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My night of bedlam in Bilbao: Richarlison, friendly locals and a slick police operation that kept 80,000 English fans from harm – but couldn’t keep the buses and trains running

By Jon Clarke in Bilbao AT 5am on Thursday morning when the heavens opened at the taxi rank at Plaza Moyua in central Bilbao, I

23 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Basque Country·Bilbao·Lead·Sport·Video

Pedro Sanchez sends Christmas message to Spain's armed forces based overseas and those involved in Valencia flood clear up

Pedro Sanchez sends Christmas message to Spain’s overseas-based armed forces and those helping in Valencia flood clear up

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has sent Christmas greetings to Spain’s armed forces at home and abroad. Sanchez in a special videoconference on Tuesday praised the

24 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Valencia

Black Friday deal: 50% off annual Olive Press subscription – enjoy a year of unlimited, ad-free access for just €25

THE Olive Press is today launching a special Black Friday deal on its annual subscription package. For just €25 you can enjoy 12 months of

15 Nov, 2024 @ 16:20

Lead·National News

Exclusive: Fed-up Gibraltar teachers blast ‘toxic’ 1300-pupil school and threaten to strike over unruly kids who ‘think they can get away with anything’

THE start of a new academic year for 1300-plus pupils at a popular Gibraltar school is under threat as teachers complaining of ‘anarchy, chaos and

3 Sep, 2024 @ 19:00

EXCLUSIVE·Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Thugs who ‘gassed and robbed British radio star Nick Grimshaw’ in Ibiza are arrested

THUGS accused of gassing British radio DJ Nick Grimshaw before robbing the villa he was staying in have been arrested in Ibiza. Grimshaw and his

1 Sep, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Video

Spain's war on tourist apartments continues with new law set to come into effect this week

New tourist apartments in Spain may soon need the approval of residents, as government takes more steps to combat negative effects of sector on locals

ANY new tourist accommodation in Spain that is located in an apartment block could soon require the approval of the homeowner’s association before it can

24 Jul, 2024 @ 17:02

Lead·Travel News

Michael Douglas at a local fiesta in Mallorca for 80 year olds

Michael Douglas goes native in Spain: Hollywood legend enjoys traditional festival and local food in Mallorca ahead of his 80th birthday

HOLLYWOOD legend Michael Douglas will turn 80 this coming September 25, but judging by the latest video he shared via his Instagram account, he is

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Rich get richer in Spain: Number of taxpayers declaring income of more than €601,000 rises 25% compared to previous year

SPAIN’S economy may have suffered some serious blows in recent years, from the pandemic to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, but these factors don’t seem to

2 Jul, 2024 @ 11:48

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OPINION: ‘Guiris’ should NOT go home… in fact most of us AGREE with the activists’ tourism and housing concerns

AS Spain enters the summer months, a wave of anti-tourism protests are popping up across the country. Some 10,000 locals took to the streets of

1 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Opinion

Two men branded as 'selfish' in Benidorm for using more than one sun lounger

Are sunbed wars kicking off in Spain? Tourists in Benidorm are branded ‘selfish’ for laying on stacks of chairs by a hotel pool

TWO men enjoying the sun in Benidorm have been slammed as ‘selfish’ by other holidaymakers, after they were snapped lying by their hotel pool on

22 May, 2024 @ 16:11

Benidorm·Lead

OPINION: I’m so tired of ‘luxury’ venues on the Costa del Sol… is this REALLY what we moved to Spain for?

THE number of ‘luxury’ venues popping up along the Costa del Sol is becoming tiresome. You know the type, they have a weird one-word name

6 May, 2024 @ 11:42

Costa del Sol·Opinion

Sales of Spain's famous sparkling wine suffer due to drought-hit vineyards and inflation

Drought latest in Spain: Wine giant Freixenet to furlough 615 workers due to lack of water in Catalunya

THE Freixenet Group, which is one of Spain’s biggest wine producers, announced on Monday that it is going to temporarily lay off more than 600

23 Apr, 2024 @ 11:30

Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Queen Sofia, 85, admitted into Madrid hospital to treat infection

SPAIN’S Queen Sofia, who is 85 years old, has been admitted into a Madrid hospital, the Royal Household reported. She is being treated for a

10 Apr, 2024 @ 12:23

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SPRING SALE: Enjoy 50% off all Olive Press subscription packages for a YEAR

THE Olive Press is launching a huge spring sale with an incredible 50% off all of our subscription packages. The huge discount is availble through

11 Mar, 2024 @ 16:10

Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

Drivers in Spain beware: Mobile cameras and helicopters deployed in crackdown on speeding during Semana Santa

Warning for drivers in Spain: Make sure you have these documents in your car to avoid fines of up to €500

SPAIN’S traffic authority has warned of fines of up to €500 for drivers who fail to carry vital documents in their car. In a press

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:40

Lead·OP Money Tree

EXCLUSIVE: Chaos on first day of Christian Brueckner trial: Madeleine McCann suspect, 47, sees court case postponed over a judge’s bizarre tweets

By Jon Clarke in Braunschweig A TECHNICALITY over a rogue tweet of a lay judge has postponed the opening day of the trial of Madeleine

16 Feb, 2024 @ 15:44

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Other News

Rail users get great news with €85m of improvements coming to busy commuter route in Spain’s Valencia

A BUSY commuter rail line in Valencia province is to get an major upgrade, costing €85 million. Valencian politicians and business groups have long called

1 Feb, 2024 @ 16:14

Valencia·Valencian Community

Man gets ten years in jail after WhatsApp threats to teenage boy leads to his suicide in Spain's Valencia area|

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THE Olive Press is today launching its WhatsApp channel, making it even easier to stay informed about everything happening in Spain. By following a few

30 Jan, 2024 @ 12:04

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Renfe launches new high-speed rail route in Spain connecting Madrid with Alicante and Murcia|

Renfe hacks: The many ways you can make BIG savings on high-speed train travel across Spain – and even into France

TRAVELLING by train across Spain is, for many, a much preferred option compared to flying. But while prices have been falling in recent months, flights

23 Jan, 2024 @ 14:16

EXPLAINER·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

Explainer: Why Wednesday’s marathon 12-hour debate could be a taste of things to come in Spain’s fragmented parliament

‘GROTESQUE’, a ‘humiliation’, a ‘dishonour’, and farcical. Those were just some of the adjectives used by the leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP),

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Princess Leonor will swear allegiance to the Constitution on Tuesday, but several key figures will be missing from the ceremony

SPAIN’S Princess Leonor, who is the heir to the Spanish throne, will swear allegiance to the Constitution in the Congress of Deputies on Tuesday, October

29 Oct, 2023 @ 12:53

Lead·Politics

American jazz legend to play one of his last concert at festival in Spain

Legendary Jazz musician to play one of his final concerts at major festival in Spain

AMERICAN bass legend Ron Carter will be one of the headline acts at this November’s Cartagena Jazz Festival. Ron Carter’s visit last year to the

14 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Entertainment·Lead·Murcia

‘We’re not leaving without our boys’: Families of missing paddle surfers Maxi, 29, and Emmanuel, 34, demand the search continues off Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE FAMILIES of two missing paddle-surfers have met with Malaga mayor, Francisco de la Torre, and pledged ‘not to leave Malaga without the boys’. Argentines

6 Sep, 2023 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga