Floody hell
Junta chiefs blasted for lack of action after thousands of homes washed away in heaviest rainfall on record
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Spain rain frustrates Schumacher
Extreme Andalucia weather now thwarts former champion
Crash, bang, wallop
The Olive Press investigates if the La Cala curve is Spain’s most dangerous bend after at least 15 crashes between Christmas and New Year
14 Jan, 2010 @ 11:25
On top of the world
One of Europe’s highest resorts, for the first time ever there are more than 100kms of runs in the Sierra Nevada, writes Jon Clarke
13 Jan, 2010 @ 19:44
Novelli goes belly up
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Even Novelli’s biggest fans were disgusted with him’, as wounded hotel bites back against criticism, by Andrew Pearce
13 Jan, 2010 @ 19:34
Just a bit more sex please
Sex survey reveals that Spaniards are satisfied with their love lives... although men would prefer to have just a little bit more!
13 Jan, 2010 @ 19:25
MRI among ‘villains of 2009’
Bad press for local Costa del Sol property company
13 Jan, 2010 @ 19:17
Obama’s man
Remarkable story behind the photo of this unknown Afro-American, who fought against Franco, in advance of US president’s visit
13 Jan, 2010 @ 19:11
Expatriates march on Almeria
Hundreds of Britons protest in Almeria city against the latest bout of demolition orders
11 Jan, 2010 @ 20:19
Backfired!
EXCLUSIVE: Spanish youth in critical condition after air-up-the-backside prank goes wrong
9 Jan, 2010 @ 00:01
Snowed under
First the floods, now the snow arrives. Here conditions on the road between Grazalema and El Bosque, just 20 minutes from the Costa del Sol
8 Jan, 2010 @ 13:20
Mr Bean leads the EU
Thanks to a hacker, comic character welcomes world to new Spanish presidency of the European Union
6 Jan, 2010 @ 11:28
Lack of bull market saves bulls
Numbers of bullfights drop by 23 per cent as fans look to save money
4 Jan, 2010 @ 12:01
A hiking miracle
Walkers survive three days lost in atrocious conditions drinking water from rivers and without food
4 Jan, 2010 @ 11:17
New year drunk and disorderly
More violence and alcohol problems this year... in the capital at least, while two die on Andalucian roads
1 Jan, 2010 @ 20:44
Demolition orders for a dozen expatriates in Spain
OLIVE PRESS EXCLUSIVE. The homeowners in Almeria vow to protest against the moves that will see their homes demolished in the new year. Here, John
30 Dec, 2009 @ 12:48
Welcome to my prison office
Disgraced mayor is ‘running town hall’ from his jail cell. Here, Juan Enciso is seen leaving court.
27 Dec, 2009 @ 21:51
Crimeshare doesn’t pay
EXCLUSIVE: Multi-millionaire timeshare king Bob Trotta branded “a fraudster” in Spanish court case ambush
27 Dec, 2009 @ 20:58
Record rainfall sees worst floods since 1940s
Some of heaviest rain on record leads to flood chaos in Andalucia. Here, a submerged house in Jimera de Libar, near Ronda. Picture Karl Smallman.
So sweet a Spanish Christmas
Forget Lapland... Andalucians all head for Rute, where even the world's sweetest tooth can be satisfied. Here, the three chocolate kings arrive in time to
23 Dec, 2009 @ 19:53
Spain’s Greenpeace boss to spend Christmas in jail
Juan Lopez de Uralde was arrested protesting on the last day of the 'failed' climate summit
23 Dec, 2009 @ 19:41
Are sickly Brits asking too much?
The year started with reports on the healthcare threats for British pensioners in Spain. Now it is ending with protests over a 270 euro charge
23 Dec, 2009 @ 00:45
Fishermen unite to protect tradition
Ancient technique endangered by new fishing quotas
Boneheads!
After years of speculation, months of investigations and weeks of digging, Spanish poet Lorca's remains are nowhere to be found. A big mistake, or did
16 Dec, 2009 @ 19:48
My reality TV experience on the Way of St James
With 2010 being the Xacabeo and the year to resolve your sins by undertaking the Camino de Santiago, Tracy Saunders recalls how she started alone,
15 Dec, 2009 @ 16:17