Trump turns Ceuta migrant crisis into campaign rallying cry ahead of crucial November midterms

A CHAOTIC few days at Spain’s North African border exclave of Ceuta has become an unlikely flashpoint in America’s upcoming midterm elections. President Donald Trump

4 Aug, 2026 @ 19:04

Lead

Ceuta migrant crisis driven by mystery social media campaign urging Moroccans to ‘storm the border fence’ – and calls for second crossing in August

A NETWORK of close to half a million anonymous social media accounts organised last week’s mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, a new intelligence report has

4 Aug, 2026 @ 17:42

International Affairs·Lead

Four youths who broke into Mallorca’s Marineland to swim with dolphins hit with €360 fines

FOUR young men have been handed suspended prison sentences and fines after breaking into a Mallorca dolphinarium to swim with the mammals. The group, aged

4 Aug, 2026 @ 15:16

Animals·Lead·Mallorca

A beach in Ribadesella with surrounding mountains

Spain’s best secret swim spots revealed: New free app helps find hidden inland bathing spots

BEAT the heat this summer and cool off in some of the country’s most spectacular rivers

4 Aug, 2026 @ 13:50

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Brits pay less to holiday in Spain than stay at home this summer, new data shows

BRITS planning a summer escape can bag a bargain in Spain, where stays cost a fraction of traditional UK staycations. Data from holiday rental portal

4 Aug, 2026 @ 13:49

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Basque Country·Benidorm·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa del Sol·National News·Travel News

17 migrants die after spending 15 days adrift in small boat bound for Spain’s Balearic Islands from Algeria

17 MIGRANTS have died trying to land in the Balearic Islands by boat after spending 15 days adrift. It is one of the biggest migrant

4 Aug, 2026 @ 13:16

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Smoking ban on bar and restaurant terraces stays for now in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

The last cigarette on the terrace? Cafe owners and smokers worry new smoking ban could change one of Spain’s most familiar social rituals

THE ashtrays are still on the terrace tables at Hustle ‘n’ Flow Eatery in San Pedro Alcantara – for now. But soon, Remily, the restaurant

4 Aug, 2026 @ 12:19

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Fake jewellery with retail value of hundreds of millions of euros is seized by police in record Mallorca raid

Fake branded jewellery with retail value of hundreds of millions of euros is seized by police in record Mallorca raid

OVER 115,000 counterfeit luxury jewellery items with a total retail value of hundreds of millions of euros have been impounded after a Guardia Civil raid

4 Aug, 2026 @ 11:53

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s jobless total falls to lowest July figure for 19 years with record number of registered workers

SPAIN’S unemployment total for July stood at 2,311,499- the lowest figure for the month since 2007. The number of jobless actually rose by 0.85%- 19,517

4 Aug, 2026 @ 11:06

Lead·National News

Spain’s festival season calendar: Holy Weeks in Murcia and Albacete are standouts

THE festival calendar is packed with celebrations throughout the year. The wonderful climate, combined with the appeal of the festivals and cultural events, offers the

4 Aug, 2026 @ 10:43

Costa Blanca·Olive Press Travel·Sponsored·Travel News

The Ceuta crisis explained: Why did 60,000 migrants come, who’s to blame, and will they go on to the EU?

WHY are so many migrants trying to cross into the Spanish enclave and will your holiday plans be affected?

3 Aug, 2026 @ 19:26

Andalucia·EXPLAINER·Lead·National News

Foreign-born workers take more new jobs than Spaniards for first time ever – with rise blamed on Pedro Sanchez’s divisive migrant amnesty scheme

FOREIGN workers have accounted for over half of the new jobs created in Spain over the past year. Data from Spain’s social security has revealed

3 Aug, 2026 @ 18:38

Business & Finance·Lead

Dozens more migrants arrive in Cadiz as trafficking mafias reactivate Strait of Gibraltar route following Ceuta chaos

FOUR migrants have been arrested in Algeciras after a fast boat carrying up to 20 people landed on the coast at dawn. The arrests appear

3 Aug, 2026 @ 18:22

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

IN PICS: How Estepona plans to transform square home to beloved flamenco club

ESTEPONA council has announced the immediate overhaul of Plaza Fuerzas Armadas, one of Estepona’s most prominent public squares. The renovation covers the square itself and

3 Aug, 2026 @ 17:40

Estepona

Bizarre Costa Blanca discovery of urn containing human ashes in supermarket locker

Bizarre Benidorm discovery of urn containing human ashes in supermarket locker

BENIDORM police are trying to find the custodian of an urn containing human ashes which was left in a city supermarket. The surprise discovery was

3 Aug, 2026 @ 16:06

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Gruesome discovery of a skull in an Alhaurin de la Torre manhole leads to arrest for 2020 Coin murder

A MAN has been arrested over a murder that took place six years ago in Coin, Malaga, after a skull was found hidden in a

3 Aug, 2026 @ 15:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain records more than 3,000 heat-related deaths in just three months as brutal summer takes its toll

DEATHS caused by excessive heat in Spain could reach a decade-high annual level with 3,096 fatalities recorded between May and July. 3,102 deaths were attributed

3 Aug, 2026 @ 15:08

Health·Lead·National News

Estepona roadside fire near A7 destroys 50 cars and forces evacuations after bin fire spreads to mechanic’s workshop

A FIRE that started in a roadside bin has gutted a mechanic’s workshop and destroyed 50 vehicles on the Costa del Sol. The blaze broke

3 Aug, 2026 @ 15:00

Estepona·Lead

How to watch Spain’s August solar eclipse safely – and where to find special sunglasses to enjoy the spectacle

Stay safe when watching the eclipse this month. Here's how:

3 Aug, 2026 @ 14:29

Environment·Health·Lead·Olive Press Travel

DISPATCH: On the frontline of Fortress Europe – a day out in Ceuta ‘like Belfast in the 1970s’ as far right activists arrive to stir up trouble

The Olive Press sent Kirana Luna to Ceuta to test the temperature and understand just what has happened in the Spanish enclave – and what exactly

3 Aug, 2026 @ 14:24

Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Terror in Marbella’s Puerto Banus as Saudi royal family caught up in ‘bomb threat’ incident

A TERROR threat swept through Puerto Banus last night after a man shouted that he had a bomb and suddenly leaped into the water clutching

3 Aug, 2026 @ 12:54

Lead·Marbella

Ceuta crisis latest: Spanish spies believe Morocco ‘allowed’ 60,000-strong migrant surge – as 5,000 remain in the city and death toll nears 100

SPAIN’S intelligence services believe Morocco did not orchestrate last week’s unprecedented migrant surge into Ceuta – but instead deliberately stood back and allowed it to

3 Aug, 2026 @ 11:29

International Affairs·Lead·National News

‘Dangerous’ British fugitive accused of drug trafficking is arrested in Costa Blanca expat hotspot

A BRITISH fugitive described by authorities as ‘dangerous’ and how was about to be placed on the UK’s Most Wanted list has been arrested in

3 Aug, 2026 @ 10:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Red weather alert: Warning of 40C+ highs in Spanish holiday hotspot as August getaway rush begins

HOLIDAYMAKERS rushing off to the Canary Islands this week for an August break are being urged to exercise caution after a rare red weather alert

3 Aug, 2026 @ 10:04

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Escape Spain’s scorching August heat with a visit to the country’s coolest village – where temperatures regularly plunge below 0C

WITH yet another heatwave pushing the mercury above 40C, many people in Spain are dreaming of cooler climes. While Spain’s northwestern corner has escaped the

2 Aug, 2026 @ 17:40

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Weather

WATCH: Fire breaks out at entrance to Estepona near A7 as drivers film the flames and two helicopters battle the blaze

TWO helicopters are currently helping firefighters battle a blaze that has broken out near Estepona on Sunday afternoon, sending a plume of smoke across the

2 Aug, 2026 @ 16:48