Why motorists in Spain could be fined €200 for wearing a winter coat
RIVERS in Spain are being warned to be careful what they wear this winter behind the wheel because some warm clothing could see them hit with
New pastures: 12 of Spain’s most exciting restaurants to try in 2022
The Olive Press’s chief foodie Jon Clarke selects a wishlist of exciting places to graze around Spain now the pandemic is easing
ANALYSIS: Will new animal welfare laws do enough to change attitudes in Spain?
As Spain introduces a raft of new animal protection laws, Jo Chipchase explores what it really means for animal welfare.
Granada pensioner faces 40 years in prison for sex trafficking tourists in Spain
A SPANISH man has been charged for alleged sex trafficking involving tourists who came to Spain in search of hospitality work. The Granada resident was
Female fugitive arrested in Spain’s Manilva in connection with €10,000 fraud
A ROMANIAN woman accused of a €10,000 fraud has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. She was cuffed on February 10 close to her
Drying up: Water disputes springing up as major drought stares Spain in the face
THE crumbling walls of a once-submerged village rising from the cracked mud of a dried up reservoir have become a powerful symbol of the water
Police arrest parents in Spain’s Almeria for faking kidnap of son, 13, in sick drug revenge plot
PARENTS of a 13-year-old in Almeria staged a fake kidnapping in a sick revenge plot against drug thieves, police said. The mother of the teen,
Praise for police who helped save baby’s life in Spain’s Sevilla
QUICK-THINKING police officers in Sevilla sprang into action after being called to Calle Feria following a report that a father was in a state of distress
Power struggle: Bitter row erupts between Spain’s conservative Popular Party leaders Isabel Diaz Ayuso and Pablo Casado
MADRID’s conservative regional premier has accused the leader of her own party of plotting to destroy her in a bitter row at the top of
UPDATE: UK requests further extension to driving licence exchange for Brits in Spain post-Brexit
THE British Ambassador in Madrid confirmed that the UK has requested Spain to extend the post-Brexit driving licence exchange deadline yet again while negotiations for
EXPLAINED: How Andalucia’s new land law reform could allow construction of homes on rural land across southern Spain
ANDALUCIA is pressing ahead with reforms to land laws that will allow construction of new homes on rural land. The new bill – which reforms
German jailed for life for beating wife and son to death in Tenerife cave in Spain’s Canary Islands
A German man has been sentenced to life in prison for beating his wife and ten-year-old son to death with a rock in a cave
Singer India Martinez to perform at Spain’s Cadiz Carnival 2022.
SINGER India Martinez has announced she will perform at the Cadiz Carnival 2022. The Andalucian star was announced as the headline act on Wednesday evening
Four top tips to step up your Spanish this year
LEARNING a language is hard. Luckily for us living here in Spain, Spanish is one of the easier languages to pick up. But we are
Oscars adds ’fan favourite’ prize voted by Twitter after several Spanish blockbusters were snubbed for Best Picture
NEXT month’s Oscars will include a new ‘fan favourite’ prize for the year’s most popular film as voted for by Twitter users. The Academy announced
Time running out as deadline approaches for driving licence exchange for Brits resident in Spain
AFTER February 28, British residents in Spain will no longer have an automatic legal right to drive using their British licence unless there is another
Inside Novak Djokovic’s Spanish mansion renovation
WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic has been busy since his deportation from Down Under renovating a sprawling €6.4 million mansion on the Costa del Sol. The tennis star
Firefighters save life of pensioner, 72, as candle fire leaves her trapped at home in Spain’s Malaga
FIREFIGHTERS in Malaga saved a woman’s life during a terrifying blaze caused by an unsupervised candle. The quick-thinking crew guided the pensioner, 72, to safety
EXCLUSIVE: Expat pensioners left without water and electricity as Iberdrola cut off ‘unsafe’ supply in Spain’s Jalon
EXPAT pensioners living in a rural urbanisation in Jalon on the Costa Blanca are struggling without piped water and electricity after Iberdrola cut off their
IN PICS: Ghost village becomes tourist hot spot as it remerges from drought-hit reservoir in northwestern Spain
A VILLAGE that was flooded to make way for a reservoir 30 years ago in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region has reappeared thanks to receding waters
Six ships damaged in devastating blaze in Spain’s Huelva
SOME six ships have been damaged in a fire at a port in Huelva. Firefighters were called to the ??Isla Cristina port at around 2pm
Woman dies and one injured in horror crash which left car embedded in tree in Spain’s Cadiz
A 30-year-old woman has died in a horror crash that left her car embedded in a palm tree in Cadiz. One other was injured in
Man knifed in face during attempted robbery in Spain’s Jaen
A YOUNG has been hospitalised after being knifed in the face during a violent robbery in Jaen. Police were called to Plaza del Corte Ingles
WORTH A VISIT: The Charterhouse in Valldemossa has reopened after three months of closure
TOURIST attraction The Charterhouse in Valldemossa has reopened having been closed to the public for three months. Mayor Nadal Torres said he hoped that visitor
Serial sex offender who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’
A FOOTBALL coach labelled as one of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand years’ prison sentence over the abuse of
OPINION: Isn’t it time Spain had a Royal visit from Her Majesty?
AS Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the Platinum Jubilee becoming the first monarch ever to mark 70 years on the throne, isn’t it about time she