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Nearly 12,000 holiday rental properties purged from official registry in Valencia

Nearly 12,000 holiday rental properties purged from official register in Spain’s Valencia region

THE Valencian government has removed 11,952 holiday home rentals in the last 12 months from its official regional registry, after owners failed to follow tougher

8 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Property·Valencia

Spain criticises Israel for stepping up military offensive in Gaza and repeats backing for two-state Palestine solution

Spain criticises Israel for escalating military offensive in Gaza

SPAIN’S Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has slammed Friday’s decision by the Israeli government to escalate their military operations in Gaza. Israeli forces are getting

8 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Politics

Tourist in Spain’s Ibiza busted after skipping €17,600 hotel bill and trying to flee with fake ID

A SHAMELESS holidaymaker has been arrested in Ibiza after racking up a €17,600 hotel bill – then doing a runner without paying a cent. The

8 Aug, 2025 @ 15:35

Balearic Islands·crime·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Other News

Spain trump US to regain No.1 spot in latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings

THEY may have lost out to England in this summer’s Euro 2025 final, but Spain are now officially the best women’s national team in the

8 Aug, 2025 @ 15:10

Lead·Sport

Malaga Feria 2025 – everything you need to know about the Costa del Sol’s biggest party

MALAGA is getting ready to party like never before as the Feria de Agosto 2025 returns from August 16 to 23, transforming the city into

8 Aug, 2025 @ 14:59

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey signs for Spain’s Villarreal – despite UK court appearance over sexual offence charges

FORMER Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has signed for La Liga club Villarreal – despite a UK court appearance this week over sexual offences allegedly committed

8 Aug, 2025 @ 14:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Sturgeon Moon set to light up Spanish skies this weekend

GET ready to moon-gaze! This weekend, Spain’s night skies will put on a dazzling show as the August full moon – known as the Sturgeon

8 Aug, 2025 @ 14:34

Lead·National News

Nine million appointments missed in Spain’s hospitals every year

SPANISH public hospitals are losing around nine million outpatient appointments every year from no shows. And the main culprits are ‘young men’ who can’t be

8 Aug, 2025 @ 14:07

Health·Lead

Bogus crowdfunding scheme cheated small investors out of €7.7m in Spain

DOZENS of small investors in Spain were conned out of €7.7 million via a bogus crowdfunding scheme between 2022 and 2024. Six people have been

8 Aug, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Apartment for sale in Roquetas de Mar with pool – € 195,000

The apartment will be sold furnished, is situated on the 2nd floor (without lift), facing south and it has got a constructed area of 66.78m²

8 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Minister slams Jumilla council for “xenophobic” religious ban

SPAIN’S Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Minister, Elma Saiz, has criticised the town council of Jumilla (Murcia) after it passed a motion to stop religious

8 Aug, 2025 @ 12:58

Lead·Murcia

Evidence of cannibalism 5,700 years ago found in El Mirador cave in Spain

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed evidence of cannibalism in El Mirador cave, northern Spain, offering a grisly glimpse into Neolithic violence. Published in Scientific Reports, the study

8 Aug, 2025 @ 12:36

La Cultura·Lead

Young electric scooter rider caught speeding at 135km/h on busy street in Costa Blanca city

Electric scooter rider clocked speeding at 135km/h on busy Costa Blanca city street

AN electric scooter rider was clocked doing 135km/h on a busy Torrevieja street on Tuesday. The Ukrainian, 24, was pulled over by the Policia Local

8 Aug, 2025 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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Has the tourist tax gone too far in Spain?

THERE is no single, nationwide tourist tax in Spain, but several tourist hotspots have opted to charge its visitors a per-night fee to mitigate the

8 Aug, 2025 @ 11:52

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Sevilla’s sacred Virgin statue to get emergency makeover after ‘botched beauty job’ – but can you tell the difference?

DEVOTEES of one of Spain’s most venerated religious icons, the Virgen de la Esperanza Macarena, have overwhelmingly voted to greenlight a full-blown restoration – after

8 Aug, 2025 @ 11:40

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Ex-government Valencia flood tsar who quit over bogus CV allegations is hospitalised after suicide attempt

THE former Spanish government special commissioner appointed to oversee reconstruction following last October’s floods in Valencia is in hospital after trying to take his life.

8 Aug, 2025 @ 11:18

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Police arrest British-Irish Costa del Sol gang which smuggled tons of marijuana to Ireland- hidden in animal feed

WATCH: Police arrest British-Irish gang on Costa del Sol that smuggled tons of marijuana to Ireland

A COSTA del Sol-based gang with British, Irish, and Spanish members that exported marijuana inside animal feed pallets has been arrested by the Policia Nacional.

7 Aug, 2025 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Loggerhead turtles hatch on Benidorm beach in party-going area of resort

DOZENS of loggerhead turtles hatched on Thursday just after midnight on Benidorm’s Levante beach. Several passers-by on Avenida de Madrid contacted emergency services and the

7 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Benidorm·Lead·Nature

Angry camper van buyers across Spain are fleeced by conman who sends them nothing for their money

Camper van buyers across Spain are fleeced by conman who doesn’t deliver their purchases

A MAN running an online camper van sales business has been arrested for defrauding at least a dozen people across Spain. The 46-year-old Spaniard from

7 Aug, 2025 @ 16:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil rescues 18 migrants from illegal tobacco factory

EIGHTEEN men from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia have been rescued from an illegal tobacco factory in Andalucia, where they were forced to roll up

7 Aug, 2025 @ 16:22

Andalucia·Cordoba·crime·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella Named Official Medical Provider for Marbella FC

HOSPITAL Quirónsalud Marbella has been officially appointed as the new medical services provider for Marbella Football Club following an agreement between the two organisations. José

7 Aug, 2025 @ 16:19

Andalucia·Health·Other News

Global investment diversification matters more than ever

MANY expats in Spain rely on investment portfolios, pensions, and savings plans that are still heavily exposed to markets thousands of miles away. Most of

7 Aug, 2025 @ 16:03

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Sponsored

Irish teens arrested for brutal assault on elderly tourist and his grandson in Mallorca

TWO teenage Irish tourists were jailed and then bailed after a brutal attack on a 71-year-old man and his grandson, 20, in Santa Ponsa, Mallorca.

7 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Entertainment giants Disney set to stream Spanish football matches in UK

AMERICAN media giants Disney are in advanced talks to broadcast Spanish top-flight football matches in the UK and Ireland. Currently, pay-television company Premier Sports are

7 Aug, 2025 @ 15:55

Entertainment·Lead·Sport

Brit tourist, 16, arrested in Spain’s Tenerife over ‘attempted hotel sex attack’

A 16-YEAR-OLD British tourist has been arrested by police in Tenerife on suspicion of typing to rape a fellow Brit holidaymaker. The male teenager is

7 Aug, 2025 @ 15:20

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Government gives Spanish council one-month deadline to reverse Islamic prayer ban in municipal facilities

Spain steps up social media ‘hate speech’ monitoring after council bans Islamic festivals from its properties

SPAIN’S government has increased monitoring to track ‘hate speech’ on social media after a Murcia region council banned Islamic festivals from using municipal property and

7 Aug, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Murcia·National News

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