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18 injured – including nine children – after tourist road train overturns during Malaga tapas tour

MORE than a dozen people have been hurt after a tourist train carrying 30 passengers on a popular tapas bar crawl overturned near Malaga. A

14 Jun, 2026 @ 15:49

Lead·Malaga

Ranked: Spain’s top 10 quietest and most peaceful beaches – and how to find them

SPAIN may be one of the most visited countries on Earth, but vast stretches of its coastline remain surprisingly untouched. While millions of tourists continue

14 Jun, 2026 @ 14:25

Lead·Olive Press Travel

These are the best small villages for a weekend break in Spain – trust Gaudi, Picasso and Sartre

OF the top 20 most searched villages in Spain for a weekend away only two are in Andalucia and one in the Valencia region. Just

14 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

Lead·Northern Spain·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Alzheimer’s revelation: How the brain disease was spread between humans via a growth hormone given to children in the UK up until 1985

Article first published on January 30, 2024. A NEW study has revealed the brain disease, Alzheimer’s, can spread between humans. Experts have found evidence of

14 Jun, 2026 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Warning: Town on Spain’s Costa del Sol will cut off water and issue fines of up to €600,000 to people who disobey drought measures

British parents banned from seeing children after leaving them alone to party on the Costa del Sol – but avoid jail time

A BRITISH couple who left their children alone at a hotel on the Costa del Sol while they went partying have been handed a suspended

13 Jun, 2026 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Secret Spain: This hiking route takes you through a forest filled with some of the tallest trees in the world

LOCATED in Cantabria, just 3 kilometres from Cabezon de la Sal, is one of the most impressive natural corners in Spain: a forest with a

13 Jun, 2026 @ 17:30

Lead·Northern Spain·Olive Press Travel

Getting to know Antoni Gaudi: The Catalan architect’s masterpieces you’ve probably NEVER heard of

MOST people have been to the Sagrada Familia and Casa Batllo, but have you heard of these little-known Gaudi works? Every year, thousands of tourists

13 Jun, 2026 @ 16:45

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

The embodiment of flamenco: Celebrating the 80th birthday of a Spanish national treasure

CRISTINA Hoyos Panadero was born in Sevilla on 13 June, 1946. She is 80 today, and she is one of Spain’s national treasures. More than

13 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Must-visit: The six best places to enjoy Barcelona’s skyline – including views of Mallorca

WITH more than 12 million visitors last year, Barcelona’s tourism industry is going from strength to strength. While attractions such as Sagrada Familia and La

13 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Olive Press Travel

This fishing village on Spain’s beautiful Asturian coast is the perfect escape from the heat and crowds, according to the Guardian

THE Guardian has recommended a beautiful fishing village in Asturias for the perfect summer escape. The quiet fishing village of Luarca is an oasis just

13 Jun, 2026 @ 14:15

Lead·Northern Spain·Olive Press Travel

Popular British expat crime writer living on the Costa Blanca lands major multi-book deal

A UK author living part-time in Spain has just signed a publishing deal for several crime novels. Gordon Brown just received a publishing deal to

13 Jun, 2026 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

ON THIS DAY: The Spanish villagers who refused to go to war – and the moment Real Madrid won the first-ever Champions League final

BLINK and you’d miss it. La Nava has two bars and an auto-repair shop – and 270 inhabitants. The Spanish word for a place that’s

13 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Spain’s infamous summer colds – and how to avoid catching them

Article first published on June 22, 2025. EVEN the word ‘cold’ gives the game away. We British people can’t shake the belief that the illness

13 Jun, 2026 @ 11:20

Health·Lead·National News

Four trips you can do in Spain with your pet dog this summer – from pooch-friendly water parks in Barcelona to canine beaches in Alicante

SUMMER plans should be made with the entire family, including the dog. As of 2025, Spanish households are estimated to have a registered dog population

13 Jun, 2026 @ 11:00

Animals·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Irish expat left with nothing after €50,000 worth of belongings vanish en route from Turkey to his Andalucia home on the Spanish – Portugal border

AN Irish expat is demanding justice after a removal firm failed to deliver his belongings when he moved to Spain three years ago. Retired pharmacist

13 Jun, 2026 @ 10:00

Andalucia·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Suffering from migraines? These three medicines are far better than ibuprofen, new study suggests

Article first published December 24, 2023 THE Spanish Society of Neurology says that 1.5 million people in the country suffer from chronic migraines and experience

13 Jun, 2026 @ 08:30

Health·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of US Trump politician flees Texas to seek asylum in Spain fearing she will be branded a domestic terrorist if she returns home

THE trans daughter of a leading Trump politician has fled Texas to seek asylum in Spain in fear that she could be branded a terrorist

12 Jun, 2026 @ 18:15

Barcelona·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Gibraltar suffers three-hour power cut during international gaming summit pitching the Rock to investors

GIBRALTAR was plunged into a three-hour blackout after a cascade of failures knocked out power across the entire territory. The outage came on the same

12 Jun, 2026 @ 17:03

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

BREAKING: Facebook and Instagram go down across Spain in mass outage

FACEBOOK and Instagram have gone down in a global Meta outage that has locked millions of users — including thousands across Spain — out of

12 Jun, 2026 @ 16:50

Lead·Technology

Silicon Valley giant OpenAI targets Madrid for its first office in Spain as ChatGPT demand explodes by 40%

SILICON Valley giant OpenAI has set its sights on Madrid for its first Spanish office after a surge in ChatGPT users turned Spain into one

12 Jun, 2026 @ 16:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Technology

Walmart heiress’ spectacular €300m superyacht Kaos and its €30m support ship rock up in Puerto Banus

MARBELLA’s port has welcomed a duo of luxury yachts owned by American superstore beneficiary during her Mediterranean voyage. The heir to US megastore chain Walmart

12 Jun, 2026 @ 15:19

Costa del Sol·International Affairs·Lead·Marbella

Spain’s new driving licence rules for over-65s explained: What expat motorists need to know in 2026

SPAIN’S driving licence rules for over-65s are getting a refresh in 2026 – here’s what you need to know. Spain’s traffic authority, the DGT, have

12 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca 'Good Samaritan' is kidnapped by house guests but escapes after being thrown 'bound and gagged' into car boot

Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot

A 33-YEAR-OLD Czech woman went through a two-day kidnapping and sexual assault ordeal after letting a homeless couple- also from the Czech Republic- stay in

12 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mijas homes raided as hundreds of police storm properties across Andalucia in narco money laundering sting

HOMES in Mijas were among 18 properties raided as more than 350 Guardia Civil officers swept across Andalucia in a major crackdown on suspected narco

12 Jun, 2026 @ 14:29

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Malaga·Marbella

EXCLUSIVE: British boy, 7, born and raised in Spain is refused the right to remain in the only country he has ever known thanks to ‘grievous legal error’

A BRITISH boy born and raised in Alicante province has had his right to remain in Spain denied despite it being the only country he

12 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

British Father blames vape oil sold to their teenage son while on holiday in Benidorm for his sudden death

British father blames teenage son’s sudden death while on holiday in Benidorm on vape oil

A BRITISH teenager has died during a Costa Blanca holiday after an adverse reaction to vape oil, his family has said. Harry Whitton, 18, from

12 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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