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Where are the Spanish going this bank holiday weekend – and should you think about following them?

THE Spanish are setting off to exciting destinations this bank holiday weekend – take a look at where they are going and why expats should

2 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Christmas is the perfect time to visit this town on Spain’s northern coast crammed full with UNESCO and Historic-Artistic sites

IF you are dreaming of a Christmas escape that feels like stepping into a storybook, you just cannot go wrong with Santillana del Mar –

2 Dec, 2025 @ 11:27

Lead·Northern Spain·Olive Press Travel

Anti-ageing cream heist with €500k of cosmetics stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca

Anti-ageing cream heist as €500k of cosmetics are stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca

FIVE people have been arrested after nearly €500k of anti-ageing cream was stolen from a lorry in Alicante while the driver was asleep. The shipment

2 Dec, 2025 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch out on the roads: Spain gives Tesla green light to test unmanned cars all over the country without restrictions

ELON Musk’s car brand Tesla has been handed a significant boost after the government approved tests of its self-driving vehicles on Spanish roads – without

2 Dec, 2025 @ 10:02

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Valencia City could lose €150m of European money after failing to agree on a Low Emission Zone

VALENCIA could lose €150 million of European funding for not introducing a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) banning polluting vehicles from the city centre as of

2 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Environment·Lead·Politics·Valencia

Spain dishes out fresh travel advice for citizens visiting the UK as major visa overhaul comes into effect next year

SPAIN’S foreign office has published fresh advice for those wanting to visit the UK from next year – with big changes to how visas work

1 Dec, 2025 @ 18:37

Lead·Travel News

The big EES digital border system rolls out on Sunday to great fanfare... at just one airport in Spain

Malaga police now tell Brits who are resident in Spain they should NOT join the EES queue at the airport – and doing so by mistake could have nasty consequences

POLICE at Malaga Airport have issued new instructions telling British residents in Spain that they must not use the EES queues or automatic gates when

1 Dec, 2025 @ 18:35

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

The McGrail Report – The unlikely role that British TV cop classics played in Gibraltar’s inquiry into the police and the politicians, by F Oliva

Ex-Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva muses on what can be divined from the pop culture references that cropped up sporadically during the hearings for the

1 Dec, 2025 @ 18:15

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Hilarious moment white-haired man resembling Richard Gere is mobbed at hospital in Spain by people wanting selfie with surprised ‘Hollywood legend’

YOU would think being a lookalike of Hollywood legend Richard Gere would be a cause for celebration. After all, the dashing Pretty Woman star, now

1 Dec, 2025 @ 18:09

Celebrity·Lead·Murcia

Spain is ghettoising: New data shows how immigrant groups are hiving off into parallel societies

NON-EUROPEAN residents in Spain are gravitating towards some of the country’s poorest districts, new data has shown, amid concerns that the trend could lead to

1 Dec, 2025 @ 17:53

Lead·Property

New ‘low noise’ zone setback as court says bars and restaurants can return to longer late-nights in Alicante’s Old Town

A COURT has suspended Alicante’s Old Town new low-noise zone after hospitality businesses said they were being unfairly penalised. The ZAS started in October after

1 Dec, 2025 @ 17:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm ‘best in Europe’ coffee shop and a bar are busted for selling drugs in city’s tourist zone

A BENIDORM coffee shop and a bar have been raided for selling drugs in the tourist area of the city. Six people have been arrested

1 Dec, 2025 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Earthquake shakes Costa del Sol awake at dawn with 3.2 magnitude registered just off coast of Estepona

EARLY risers across the Costa del Sol got an unexpected wake-up call this morning when a 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:49

Estepona·Lead

Police find dead pig in back of van travelling on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

Spain hit by first swine fever outbreak in 30 years as ‘high percentage of GDP’ at risk in multi-billion pork export sector

SPAIN has been hit by its first outbreak of African swine fever in more than 30 years, triggering fears for the country’s multi-billion euro pork

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Health·Lead

WATCH: Endangered gorilla gives birth in front of stunned visitors at Bioparc Fuengirola – the only birth in Spain this year

VISITORS to a Spanish zoo got to witness an early Christmas miracle when a gorilla gave birth before their very eyes. This heartwarming arrival marks

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:18

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Other News

New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident

THE family of a Welsh holidaymaker who claim he died in Benidorm as a result of foul play has revealed new evidence to back their

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responds to Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs

Spain’s housing crisis is squeezing renters in Madrid to bursting point – can Pedro Sanchez’s government build their way out of it in time?

FAMILIES in Madrid’s lowest-income district are spending more than half of their annual earnings on rent, new data has shown – as experts renew warnings

1 Dec, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Madrid·Property

Who should be offended here: The country that The Economist thinks is most similar to Britain is Spain

A NEW analysis by The Economist has delivered a surprise that may bruise egos on both sides of the English Channel: the country it says

1 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

International Affairs·Lead·National News

Shock as two nuns are arrested for flogging priceless works of art from their monastery in northern Spain

TWO former nuns have been arrested in northern Spain after priceless works of art from their rebel monastery were spotted on-sale in an antiques market.

1 Dec, 2025 @ 14:31

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Neo-Nazi terror group The Base is trying to get foothold in Spain – to ‘bring down liberal democracy’ from its stronghold in Russia

A VIOLENT neo-Nazi terror group banned throughout the western world has targeted Spain for expansion. A three-man cell has been accused of preparing for attacks

1 Dec, 2025 @ 13:58

Crime & Law·Lead

The Olive Press Podcast comes roaring back with a vengeance: Police violence in Portugal, police negligence in Almeria, and curious tsunami drills in Cadiz

EPISODE 10 of the Rest is Spain, the Olive Press’ flagship podcast, has been out for a few days and is definitely worth a listen.

1 Dec, 2025 @ 13:23

Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Andalucia in for a wet and cold start to December as series of Atlantic storms to hit region

RESIDENTS across Andalucia face a wet and cold start to December as a series of Atlantic storm fronts move in from Tuesday, bringing days of

1 Dec, 2025 @ 10:37

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Two teenage girls found dead in a park in southern Spain ‘took their own lives after a campaign of bullying’

TWO teenage girls who were found dead in an Andalucia park over the weekend took their own lives after suffering bullying at school, heartbroken friends

1 Dec, 2025 @ 10:34

Andalucia·Education·Jaen·Lead

Expat embarks on epic 24 hour solo hike across the Costa del Sol to see what he was made of – and how far he could get

HOW far do you think you could go if you headed west along the famous Costa del Sol footpath from Malaga for a full 24

30 Nov, 2025 @ 17:15

Costa del Sol·Lead

Marbella homes now three times pricier than Spain’s average as city becomes Europe’s ultra-luxury real estate capital

AVERAGE property prices in Marbella are now more than three times the Spanish national average, confirming its status as Europe’s new ultra-luxury capital. According to

30 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News·Property

The 12 absolutely non-negotiable questions you MUST ask your Spanish agent

Buying a house in Spain is great, but the process relies heavily on paperwork. While the estate agent is there to facilitate the sale, your

30 Nov, 2025 @ 11:00