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Ryanair threatens ‘tourism disaster’ for Spain as it directs two million seats to rival holiday destinations

RYANAIR has warned of a “tourism disaster” for Spain as it slashes flights from regional airports and diverts capacity to rival destinations such as Italy,

4 Sep, 2025 @ 12:16

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Fed signals looming rate cut — what it means for you in Spain

WHAT was said in Wyoming last month matters on the streets of Spain today. The Jackson Hole symposium, an annual gathering of the world’s most

2 Sep, 2025 @ 11:16

Business & Finance·Other News

Estepona set to expand beach cove much loved by tourists and expats with new ‘green leisure space and more parking’

THE council of Estepona has begun the process of reclaiming land next to the popular El Cristo beach, with the goal of turning it into

29 Aug, 2025 @ 12:11

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News

HAVE YOU SEEN? Search is on for British expat who vanished from Marbella over a week ago

A BRITISH man has been missing in Marbella for 11 days, with no trace of his whereabouts. Andrew J. W., 66, was last seen in

27 Aug, 2025 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Two men, both 23, appear in court charged with stabbing 21-year-old to death in Malaga in the early hours

THE victim, named locally as Angel, was attacked just before 7:40am on the Alameda de Capuchinos, near a post office and a cafe where he

26 Aug, 2025 @ 12:39

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·crime·Lead·Malaga·Málaga

Appeal for witnesses in death of German boy, 17, whose body was found next to a motorbike in Marbella

THE family of a 17-year-old boy who died in Marbella are appealing for witnesses to help find answers to the tragic incident. Eliah, a German

25 Aug, 2025 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

How Spain’s reintroduced bison are helping regrow the land amid the country’s wildfire crisis

AS SPAIN struggles in a deadly spate of wildfires, a remarkable success story in Andalucia is giving hope for the country’s scorched countryside – and

18 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Animals·Environment·Lead·Other News

Six Spanish towns are still named after Franco, and no one’s stopping them

WHILE one small Andalusian village has just scrubbed Franco from its name, six other towns across Spain continue to defy the country’s 2022 Democratic Memory

9 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

Spain to receive €23 billion in fifth round of EU funds

THE European Commission has approved a new payment of €23.1 billion to Spain as part of the EU recovery plan. The money comes from the

8 Aug, 2025 @ 16:31

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Evidence of cannibalism 5,700 years ago found in El Mirador cave in Spain

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed evidence of cannibalism in El Mirador cave, northern Spain, offering a grisly glimpse into Neolithic violence. Published in Scientific Reports, the study

8 Aug, 2025 @ 12:36

La Cultura·Lead

12 silly laws in Spain that will leave you baffled (and possibly fined)

SUNSHINE, sangria and… legal landmines? Spain may be known for its beaches and fiestas, but it’s also a hotspot for eyebrow-raising laws that can land

5 Aug, 2025 @ 13:36

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Sagrada Familia becomes the tallest building in Barcelona, surpassing two skyscrapers – but how does it compare to the rest of Spain?

CONSTRUCTION on Barcelona’s iconic basilica continues, with its height now reaching 155.58 metres, just edging out the city’s previous tallest buildings, the Torre Mapfre and

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Spain criticised for failing to act on anti-corruption reforms, says European watchdog

Spain has failed to fully implement a single one of the 19 anti-corruption reforms recommended by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body in 2019, a

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Iberia in Flames: Thousands battle raging wildfires in Spain and Portugal as mercury set to soar past 40°C

THOUSANDS thousands of exhausted firefighters are battling wave after wave of blazing infernos as scorching heat grips the Iberian Peninsula. Blazes have been tearing through

1 Aug, 2025 @ 08:46

Lead

Malaga ICU pushed to breaking point amid critical nurse shortage, unions warn

MALAGA’S Regional Hospital is facing a severe crisis in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to a critical shortage of nursing staff, according to local

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

Solar eclipse will be visible from Spain this weekend - here’s all you need to know

Spain braces for ‘Eclipse Apocalypse’ with THREE solar events in three years

SPANISH health authorities are preparing for what scientists are calling a once-in-a-lifetime celestial spectacle – a trilogy of solar eclipses in just three years, with

31 Jul, 2025 @ 13:18

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Other News

Costa del Sol Cercanias celebrates 50th anniversary, as coastal mayors raise concerns over its limitations and future expansion

TODAY marks 50 years since Malaga’s C1 Cercanias train first began operating, linking the provincial capital with Fuengirola. Stretching 30.7 kilometres along the Costa del

31 Jul, 2025 @ 12:20

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Forest fires in Spain: Growing blaze claims firefighter’s life in Avila

FOREST fires in Ávila and Las Hurdes remain highly active today, following several days of burning and the tragic death of a firefighter. The fires

30 Jul, 2025 @ 16:05

Environment

EXCLUSIVE: Beleaguered Tommy Robinson lands back in Spain, as he skips UK over assault grilling

TOMMY Robinson has fled to Spain after the British far-right extremist was filmed near an unconscious man at London’s St Pancras station, the Olive Press

30 Jul, 2025 @ 12:02

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

EXPLAINER: What is behind Spain’s big San Juan celebrations

SPAIN’S San Juan festival has its roots in a pagan celebration that takes place every year to mark the start of summer. Fire and water,

22 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Penalty heartbreak for Spain as Portugal win Nations League final in Munich

WITH a stunning Euros win in their pocket and a squad laden with young talent, Spain may be the joint-favourites for next year’s World Cup

9 Jun, 2025 @ 11:31

Lead·Sport

Yellow alerts for heavy rain and hail in popular tourist resorts of Spain

SPAIN’S sunshine may be on hold this week, as holidaymakers are being warned of severe weather across much of the country. The State Meteorological Agency,

14 May, 2025 @ 10:58

Lead·Weather

Spain tops world wine drinking charts – but global trend declines

WINE consumption across the globe has fallen to its lowest level since 1961, according to data released by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine

13 May, 2025 @ 13:28

Food & Drink·Lead