Two teens and driver dead after car overturns on dangerous curve during police chase near Ronda
A CAR careened off the road and plummeted into a ravine during a police chase outside the Spanish town of Ronda during Tuesday night killing
Spain’s Sevilla to classify heatwaves and give them names to warn public of danger
TROPICAL storms and hurricanes have been named for years, but now Sevilla will become the first city in the world to classify and christen heatwaves.
Pressure mounts for Spain to investigate deaths of 23 migrants at Melilla border
THE United Nations has joined calls for Spain to investigate the deaths of at least 23 migrants as they tried to cross the border from
LATEST: What are the Covid-19 rules for travellers arriving in Spain?
SPAIN has dropped the need to show Covid-19 pass in early June for anyone arriving into the country from the EU or Schengen area meaning
Wildfire finally extinguished after 18 days burning in hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
OFFICIALS have finally declared that the wildfire which raged in the hills above Marbella and Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been extinguished. The
ANALYSIS: Why is Spain getting hotter every year?
This year, summer has only just begun and 2022 has already experienced record-breaking temperatures with Spain’s warmest May in 58 years, writes Livia Cockerell
Euthanasia: What we know about assisted suicides within the first year since legalisation in Spain
ON the first anniversary of the introduction of an assisted suicide law in Spain, we take a look at the facts and figures to see
Orgiva: What makes this Spanish town in La Alpujarra ‘the world’s best place to live’?
RAUL Orellana, an ex-primary school teacher and PP politician, became mayor of Orgiva in 2019, taking the helm of ‘the world’s best’ town, set in
Spain’s average salary rises but there’s still a whopping gender wage gap
THE average annual salary in Spain is now €25,165, but men are still paid 23% more than women, the latest data reveals. Spain’s National Institute
EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain allowing British travellers to use eGates at selected airports in bid to reduce border queues
SPAIN has announced that British citizens will be able to use the Automated Border Control eGates at certain airports, a measure introduced in a bid
Boom time: Spain’s property market on the up with help from foreign buyers
Mark Stücklin of Spanish Property Insight explores how foreign buyers are fuelling a property boom in Spain.
HIDDEN GEMS: Ten of the most unusual museums in Spain
SPAIN has its fair share of world-class museums and galleries to visit, but look beyond the major tourist attractions and you will find some small and
IN PICTURES: Beach clear up after San Juan revellers leave behind heaps of rubbish on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE big clear up got underway on Friday morning to clean beaches left littered with rubbish after the San Juan celebrations of the night before.
British red kites released in Extremadura to boost Spain’s population of threatened species
MORE than thirty years ago, Spain sent red kites to the UK to boost a population that was on the verge of extinction. The reintroduction
Spain’s Health Ministry denies report of first local cholera infection since 1979
SPAIN’S Health Ministry has rejected claims by regional authorities that a case of cholera has been detected for the first time in more than 40
WATCH: Chinese space junk lights up the sky across Spain sparking flurry of UFO reports
IF you looked up in the clear night sky just after midnight on Monday night you may have spotted a string of fireballs streaking across
Spanish volunteer fighter who went to frontline of Russian invasion dies in Ukraine
A SPANIARD who travelled to Ukraine to join the resistance against the Russian invasion has been killed. Angel Adrover Martinez, was killed on Saturday, possiblly
Google News resumes in Spain after eight-year shut down
EIGHT years after it shut down because of a Spanish rule insisting payment be made to publishers for using snippets of news, Google News will
Back on the road? British Ambassador promises driving licence deal with Spain is ‘very close to being finalised’
BRITS could be back on the road by the end of July, according to the latest update from British Ambassador Hugh Elliott who insists a
Cases of abuse against the elderly soar across Spain in wake of pandemic
CASES of abuse against the elderly have gone through the roof since the start of the pandemic in Spain. Approximately 5000 instances of abuse were
Pepco: Fashion store known as ‘Polish Primark’ to open first store on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE ‘Polish Primark’ has announced it will open its first store in the Costa del Sol’s Malaga. Pepco, known across Europe as ‘the Polish Primark’,
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to headline Cala Mijas music festival on Spain’s Costa del Sol
AUSSIE rockers Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have been announced as a headline act for Cala Mijas festival. Having played Primavera sound on June
Heatwave: How unseasonably high temperatures are taking a toll on Spain’s nesting birds
BABY birds are crawling out of their nests and plummeting to their deaths as they try to escape soaring temperatures one of the earliest heatwaves
Wildfires rage across different parts of Spain as ‘exceptional’ June heatwave continues into sixth day
WILDFIRES have broken out across different parts of Spain as the heatwave continued to grip the nation sending the mercury soaring above 40ºC. Three wildfires
RANKED: Spain’s 10 most popular tapas dishes
To mark World Tapas Day on June 16, here's one from the Olive Press archive celebrating Spain's favourite dishes.
