Albanian ‘great escape master’ who broke out of four European prisons is finally captured in Spain
THE fugitive sawed through bars, climbed down knotted sheets, and even scaled a human pyramid to escape prison.
Four Spaniards and dozens of Brits missing after hundreds killed in devastating Nepal flash floods
AT least 177 people have died after a catastrophic flash flood struck the border area between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday.
The phone company winning over expats in Spain – here’s why more people are switching to Lobster
LIVING in Spain means getting used to the unexpected. You might miss the right motorway exit, catch the wrong bus or accidentally order something completely
WATCH: Ryanair mocks Spain’s transport minister with bizarre AI video amid ongoing spat over airport fees
RYANAIR'S war of words with Spain's Transport Minister, Oscar Puente, has taken a fresh twist with the carrier's CEO, Michael O'Leary posting a mocking video
IN PICS: Small Spanish town welcomed 22,000 people to annual ‘La Tomatina’ tomato fight
Over 150,000 tonnes of overripe tomatoes - thirty thousand more than last year - were brought in by seven lorries from Badajoz province.
Mystery deepens in case of Irish couple found dead in a Valencia jacuzzi as police rule out double murder
Investigators definitively ruled out a violent break-in after finding no signs of forced entry and reviewing security cameras.
EXCLUSIVE: The hunt for a lion roaming the wilds of the Spanish heartlands was very real – but local residents weren’t concerned
IT’S not every day you wake up to the news that a lion is on the loose. While it was, admittedly, silly season, the mid-August
Spain prepares raft of new asylum and immigration laws to speed up deportations after Ceuta migrant crisis
The headline measure is a strict 72-hour border triage system for anyone arriving irregularly without the right to enter.
Spain’s infrastructure at the limit as it finally heads towards the 100 million tourist mark in 2026
SPAIN received a record 46.5 million tourists in the first six months of 2026, placing it on course to smash through the 100-million mark by
WATCH: ‘Migrant taxi’ speed boat drops dozens more people on a beach in southern Spain – the second in a week
AROUND another 50 migrants have been intercepted after landing a high-speed boat on a beach in southern Spain. The group disembarked at Cala de los
Orihuela Costa ‘colony’ of 30,000 mostly Brits and expats launches independence bid to break away from Costa Blanca town
A COSTA Blanca ‘colony’ of around 30,000 residents – including a large British expat community – is taking steps to break away from Orihuela and
WATCH: Fireworks shoot into crowds injuring dozen during festival in northern Spain as ‘small field hospital set up’ to treat wounded
AT least 47 people have been injured after fireworks accidentally exploded into the crowd at a popular town festival in northern Spain. Three men, aged
Barcelona wildfire contained after dozens of people were forced to evacuate homes in city outskirts
A LOCKDOWN has been lifted and residents have returned to their homes after firefighters contained a wildfire threatening Barcelona’s northern suburbs. The blaze ripped through
WATCH: Chaos as mini-tsunamis batter Valencia, Costa Blanca and Balearics – with waves pushing up to 200m inland
MONSTER waves pushed as far as 200 metres inland across tourist hotspots including Mallorca, Gandia, and Javea.
Spain says sorry for ‘abandoning’ the people of Ceuta after July’s unprecedented migrant border crossing
SPAIN’S government has apologised to Ceuta’s residents for the migrant crisis inflicted on the country’s North African enclave since late July. Defence Minister, Margarita Robles,
Nearly 100 firefighters work overnight to stabilise wildfire near Nerja on the Costa del Sol
THE fire threatened to engulf the Sierras of Tejeda natural park, a protected area spanning 400 square kilometres across the provinces of Malaga and Granada.
Gibraltar looking to combat flood of cars crossing border with parking in Spain ahead of new European fights in 2027
A number of airlines have shown interest in launching new routes from Gibraltar to Spain, France, Holland and other parts of Europe from next summer.
Direct flights between the U.S. and Spain’s Valencia to resume in 2027 after 15-year gap
DIRECT flights to the United States from the Valencia region will return next year for the first time since 2012. United Airlines will run the
MISSING: Brazilian girl, 25, vanishes from Malaga area
A SEARCH is underway for a Brazilian woman who has gone missing in Malaga. Laiza Valeria, 25, is around 165cm tall and thin, with dyed
Bodies of Irish couple are found by their children in Valencia villa
THE Irish couple were found by their children in a popular Valencia holiday resort with suspicious injuries that 'appeared to be caused by a sharp
Spain’s transport minister accuses Ryanair of using airport fee row to hide aircraft shortage
SPAIN’S Transport Minister, Oscar Puente, has accused Ryanair of using a global shortage of new aircraft as an excuse to pressurise governments to cut airport
Landmark Madeleine McCann suspect appeal date set as German high court takes over
Germany’s highest court will hear appeals in January 2027 against Christian Brueckner’s acquittal on five sex offence charges linked to Portugal.
‘Paintings swung wildly and furniture shifted across the room’: How Granada’s terrifying 4.8 earthquake shattered an otherwise ordinary day
REPORTER Alessio Ghirlanda recalls how the 4.8-magnitude tremor 'rudely' intruded on an Olive Press editorial meeting.
Marbella average house price breaks €800,000 for first time as number of buyers under 30 falls below 10%
THE average house price in Marbella has broken the €800,000 mark for the first time, leaving huge swathes of the local population unable to get
Spain to send 45,000 vaccines to Ceuta to prevent spread of diseases among migrant population
VACCINES will be available to both migrants and Ceuta residents, with authorities stressing there is no public-health emergency in the enclave.
Robotaxis are coming to Spain: Google’s Waymo sets up Madrid base ahead of self-driving car trials
THE robotaxi giant, which like Google is owned by parent firm Alphabet, established a Spanish branch on the capital’s glitzy Calle Serrano on July 17.