newspaper - Olive Press News Spain

Feel rewarded, stay protected: Generali’s €30 cashback campaign for expats in Spain is now running

LIVING in another country already involves enough decisions. Insurance should not be one of the stressful ones. Generali Expatriates specialises in protecting foreign homeowners, drivers

18 Feb, 2026 @ 14:54

Old investment rules don’t work for Spain’s country-hopping expats – that’s why you need a financial planner

By Peter Dougherty MOST investing advice assumes we live our life in one country, with one currency, one language, and one tax system. But as

18 Feb, 2026 @ 14:44

Business & Finance·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Barcelona pickpocket pipeline revealed as driver is caught smuggling over 150 stolen phones to Morocco

A TRUCK driver carrying a backpack stuffed with stolen phones has been arrested in the suburbs of Barcelona. The 51-year-old Moroccan national was found with

18 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Crime & Law

Spain’s highest ranking police chief resigns amid allegations he sexually assaulted junior female officer

SPAIN’S top copper has resigned in disgrace after being accused of sexual assault by a junior colleague, with a court appearance pencilled in for March

18 Feb, 2026 @ 13:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Bid to enforce three-year jail sentences for wearing the burqa in Spain’s public spaces is narrowly defeated in Spanish parliament

A PROPOSED bill that would have banned the burqa in public spaces will no longer become law after it was narrowly voted down in Spain’s

18 Feb, 2026 @ 13:07

La Cultura·Lead·Politics

36 hours in Segovia: Join The Olive Press’ Fiona Govan on a whirlwind tour of its ancient wonders, medieval charm and Castillian traditions

Segovia is the sort of place that takes your breath away - with its iconic Roman aqueduct, impressive gothic cathedral and fairy tale castle all

18 Feb, 2026 @ 12:50

Lead·Olive Press Travel

WATCH: Europe’s biggest fake perfume factory offering knock-off Chanel, Dior and Gucci is uncovered in northern Spain

AUTHORITIES in Catalunya have busted Europe’s biggest counterfeit perfume factory with 1.2 million bottles valued at €94 million seized. Four warehouses were used to produce

18 Feb, 2026 @ 11:10

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

5 bedroom Villa for sale in L'Eliana with pool garage – € 597,000

A modern house is for sale in L'Eliana, one of the most comfortable suburbs of Valencia. This 313 m2 residential building sits on a 730

18 Feb, 2026 @ 10:00

Featured Property

WATCH: Incredible moment nine-metre dead whale is scooped out of Valencia port

THE dead body of an enormous sea creature was found floating in a Valencia port. The finding of the nine-metre whale – the second largest

18 Feb, 2026 @ 08:00

Environment·Other News·Valencia

Spain paves way for 310 square-km offshore wind farm as close as 25km from the Costa del Sol shore

SPAIN is set to roll out offshore wind energy projects, with AndalucIa’s coast likely to host the first. The wind farm, dubbed Nao Victoria, would

17 Feb, 2026 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

Spain’s TENTH named storm arrives: Pedro will bring winds of up to 110km/h – and more insurance claims

SPAIN is bracing for its tenth named storm of the year as violent winds and dangerous seas prepare to batter the peninsula. Storm Pedro has

17 Feb, 2026 @ 17:54

Lead·Weather

Home sales in Spain fall for the eighth month running — but prices keep rising fastest in the Balearics and Andalucia

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 13.52% of sales in Spain during the last quarter of 2025, with Alicante province the hotspot on overseas share of

17 Feb, 2026 @ 17:45

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Property

Spain’s La Liga is offering a €50 reward to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence

A €50 reward is being offered by Spain’s La Liga to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence. This new measure has been

17 Feb, 2026 @ 17:45

Lead·Sport

Leaked police report claims Spanish government is ‘massively underestimating’ scale of new migrant amnesty plan with up to 1.35 million applying

A LEAKED police report suggests that the number of undocumented migrants in Spain that will be legalised under a new amnesty could be more than

17 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s reservoirs reach levels that were unthinkable last year after six weeks of storms

SPANISH reservoir levels are at their highest level in 13 years after a month of heavy downpours across the country. All but two regions are

17 Feb, 2026 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead

Successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona hospital chalks up another impressive medical operation after historic face transplant

THE successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona has been labelled another impressive medical operation after another hospital in the city performed a historic face

17 Feb, 2026 @ 15:15

Barcelona·Health·Lead

Do price controls actually work? Madrid housing costs outstrip Barcelona’s since new regulations began, according to new report

MARKET regulation in Barcelona has pushed property prices down, a new report has shown, while Madrid continues to struggle with rising rents and purchase costs.

17 Feb, 2026 @ 15:11

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Property

WATCH: Horrified hiker gets trapped in mud up to the waist for EIGHT hours before rescue teams in Malaga finally pull him out

VIDEO footage shows rescue teams’ eight hour struggle to save a hiker trapped in mud up to his waist. The 53-year-old man had been adventuring

17 Feb, 2026 @ 13:45

Lead·Malaga

What lies behind Spain’s curious and ancient tradition of holding a funeral for a SARDINE during Carnaval?

In what is surely one of Spain’s most bizarre traditions, people will gather across Spain this week to attend a solemn burial of a symbolic

17 Feb, 2026 @ 13:20

La Cultura·Madrid·Murcia·Olive Press Travel

Five teenagers dead after fire rips through apartment building near Barcelona

CATALUNYA is in mourning today after five teenagers were killed and at least five others injured when a fire tore through an apartment building. The

17 Feb, 2026 @ 13:05

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Bored in Barcelona? Why not check out one of Europe’s largest photo exhibitions

BARCELONA’S Photo Forum Fest returns this week with a programme that goes beyond trade stands and camera demos, placing a strong focus on exhibitions open

17 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

Spanish region which banned phones from schools says grades are UP and bullying is DOWN

Police investigate claims of school and cyber bullying in case of 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena

POLICE are investigating claims of both school and cyber bullying in the case of a 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena

17 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Lead·Malaga

No UK passport, no entry: Dual British nationals could be forced to renounce citizenship under new rules

DUAL British nationals could be denied entry to the UK from next week if they are not carrying their British passport, warns the Home Office.

17 Feb, 2026 @ 11:45

Lead·Travel News

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait

HIGH-SPEED train services resumed on Tuesday between Madrid and Andalucia following the suspension caused by the Adamuz disaster on January 18. State operator Renfe said

17 Feb, 2026 @ 11:18

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez launches investigation into US tech giants X, Meta and Tiktok over AI-generated indecent images of children

SPAIN is launching a probe into AI-generated child abuse images on social media amid an escalating crackdown on tech platforms. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made

17 Feb, 2026 @ 10:06

International Affairs·Lead·National News·Politics

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Olivella with pool garage – € 625,000

Villa with a large garden, pool and barbecue in Olivella, near Sitges Discover this beautiful Mediterranean-style villa located in the peaceful Mas Mestre urbanization of

17 Feb, 2026 @ 10:01