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Watch: Airplane’s terrifying landing at a Portugal airport where hundreds of Spaniards have been trapped for DAYS due to severe winds

THIS is the moment a passenger plane struggled to land at a Portuguese airport due to severe winds. The footage was taken on the island

20 Aug, 2024 @ 18:38

Lead·Travel News·Video

E.Coli warning in Spain: Beach of major resort is closed after potentially harmful bacteria is found in the sea

HEALTH authorities have closed off a beach in Spain after detecting E.Coli in the water. A red flag has been raised on a section of

20 Aug, 2024 @ 18:12

Health·Lead·Travel News

What happened to Bernadette Cooper? Missing Irish expat vanished after securing funds to save her Costa del Sol bar in 1993 – and her nephew fears mafia involvement

Do you have information about this case? Email tips@theolivepress.es THE family of an Irish expat who vanished more than 30 years ago have launched a

20 Aug, 2024 @ 16:46

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s oldest woman in the world dies at 117 after leaving final message: Family of Maria Branyas says she ‘left us the way she wanted to’

THE oldest woman in the world has died at 117. The family of Maria Branyas announced her death via social media on Tuesday. In a

20 Aug, 2024 @ 13:04

Lead·National News

How far-right forces in Spain used the brutal killing of an 11-year-old boy to stir up racial tensions

THE news of the brutal murder of an 11-year-old boy in Spain has been used by the far-right to stir up racial tensions. Young Mateo

20 Aug, 2024 @ 12:21

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Mocejon stabbing latest: ‘Killer’ says ‘his other self’ carried out fatal stabbing of boy, 11 – and that he showered at his grandparents’ house afterwards

THE 20-year-old suspect accused of stabbing an 11-year-old boy to death in Spain told police it was his ‘other self’ who carried out the killing.

20 Aug, 2024 @ 11:49

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

‘Nervous’ ferry passenger in Spain is caught trying to smuggle three giant lizards belonging to a threatened species

THREE giant lizards have been seized in Spain after being found among a ferry passenger’s luggage. The 52-year-old man was searched by the Guardia Civil

20 Aug, 2024 @ 11:09

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Pictured: ‘Confessed killer’, 20, who ‘stabbed 11-year-old boy to death’ during horror attack in Spain – here’s all we know

A 20-YEAR-OLD man has reportedly confessed to killing an 11-year-old boy during a horrific attack at a sports centre in Spain. The suspect (pictured above

20 Aug, 2024 @ 00:14

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Flights are diverted from major airport in Spain due to fog phenomenon: British tourists are forced to land on a different holiday island

MULTIPLE flights have been diverted from a major airport in Spain due to fog. The weather phenomenon caused a severe ‘lack of visibility’ for pilots,

19 Aug, 2024 @ 13:34

Lead·Travel News

Mocejon stabbing: Police in Spain hunt ‘white teenager’ suspected of slaying boy, 11, during a football match – as survivors recall horror attack

A DESPERATE manhunt is underway following the horrific fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old boy in Toledo. Little Mateo was knifed at least 11 times by

19 Aug, 2024 @ 13:06

Lead·National News

Volcano warning in Spain: Scientists draft emergency plans to evacuate locals and tourists after ‘alarming’ and ‘intense’ days of seismic activity

SPAIN is preparing for a volcanic eruption following a series of ‘alarming’ seismic movements, it has emerged. The La Palma volcano, on the Canary Islands,

18 Aug, 2024 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead·National News

Masked attacker stabs 11-year-old boy to death in Spain after storming football pitch: Manhunt is still underway

A MASKED attacker has stabbed an 11-year-old boy to death after storming a children’s football match. The terrifying incident occurred this morning at the Angel

18 Aug, 2024 @ 16:14

Crime & Law·Lead

Fears for missing Irish expat who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol more than two weeks ago

THE family of a missing Irish expat have launched an appeal after she vanished from the Costa del Sol more than two weeks ago. Nadiah

18 Aug, 2024 @ 16:13

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Orange weather warning for extreme heat on Spain’s Costa del Sol today with highs of 40C

AN orange-level alert for extreme heat has been issued for the majority of Malaga province today. According to state weather agency AEMET, temperatures will reach

18 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Weather

‘We don’t want you!’: Locals in Spain react to influencer posing next to ‘tourists go home’ graffiti – and offer tips on how to be an ‘ethical’ holidaymaker

LOCALS in Spain have given their verdict after a holidaymaker posed sarcastically next to provocative ‘tourists go home’ graffiti. A yoga instructor under the username

17 Aug, 2024 @ 23:17

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Revealed: These seven cities in Spain are the hottest property locations for 2024 after witnessing ‘never-before-seen’ price increases

SEVEN cities in Spain are currently experiencing never-before-seen booms in property prices, it has emerged. According to property portal Idealista, the average price for a

17 Aug, 2024 @ 21:56

Lead·National News·Property

Spain’s West Nile ghost town: Residents in Sevilla village ‘fear going out at night’ after string of deaths caused by mosquito-borne virus

FEARS surrounding a deadly outbreak of West Nile virus have turned a village in southern Spain into a ghost town. Residents in La Puebla del

17 Aug, 2024 @ 13:31

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Sevilla

Watch: Hammerhead shark is spotted swimming in port of major tourist resort in Spain

A HAMMERHEAD shark has been spotted swimming in the port of a major tourist resort in Spain. The sighting occurred this week at the Las

17 Aug, 2024 @ 11:25

Animals·Canary Islands·Lead

Severe heat alerts are sent to mobile phones across Spain’s Andalucia ahead of 40C temperatures

MOBILE phone users across Andalucia were last night sent an alert for extreme temperatures today. The warning was sent by state weather agency Aemet, warning

17 Aug, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Emergency water restrictions are announced for 5,500 people in Spain’s Tenerife – stoking anti-tourism sentiment online

AN ongoing drought on the holiday island of Tenerife has forced the local government to bring in emergency water restrictions for more than 5,000 people.

17 Aug, 2024 @ 07:00

Lead·Tenerife

British woman, 39, dies after plunging over side of lookout spot in Spain

Horror in Spain after 90-year-old woman has her throat slit by ‘drug addict’ inside her home: Police make one arrest

A 90-YEAR-OLD woman has died in southern Spain after having her throat slit inside her own home. Police arrested a 52-year-old man on Thursday following

17 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

Lead·Murcia

Lionel Messi demands €50,000 compensation from eco-warriors who spray-painted his luxury villa in Spain

LIONEL Messi has demanded environmental activists pay him €50,000 in damages after they spray-painted his luxury Spanish villa. Last week, members from Futuro Vegetal daubed

16 Aug, 2024 @ 22:43

Celebrity·Environment·Ibiza·Lead

British influencer is warned to leave Spain by fuming locals after putting her used thong in a Mercadona bread tray

A BRITISH influencer has been warned she faces legal action in Spain after putting her used underwear among loafs of bread at a supermarket. In

16 Aug, 2024 @ 22:18

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Jellyfish warning in southern Spain: Almost 100 swimmers are stung off popular tourist beach

ALMOST 100 swimmers have been stung by jellyfish off a popular tourist beach in southern Spain this week. The sea creatures tend to be more

16 Aug, 2024 @ 21:29

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Watch: Dramatic moment police in helicopters rescue locals and pets trapped by freak summer floods in Spain – including a 102-year-old woman

THIS is the dramatic moment police in Spain launched a rescue operation amid freak summer floods in the Balearic Islands. Videos shared by the Guardia

16 Aug, 2024 @ 15:18

Balearic Islands·Lead·Weather

Exclusive: British diners praise Michelin-approved restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia after receiving discounts for ‘smiling’ and ‘arriving on time’

BRITISH diners have praised a restaurant in southern Spain after receiving a series of unexpected discounts. Annabel and Andy Graham told the Olive Press they

16 Aug, 2024 @ 14:08

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Huelva·Lead·Olive Press Travel

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