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Masked thug who broke into Brit couple’s Spanish home and launched savage knife attack jailed for three years

A MAN who wore a ski mask as he threatened a British couple at knifepoint in a terrifying attempted murder and robbery has been jailed

11 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Free IVF up to age 45: Madrid’s Isabel Ayuso unveils grand plans to encourage motherhood as birth rates fall across Spain

MADRID’S regional premier has unveiled ambitious new plans to encourage more women to have children in a bid to reverse Spain’s falling birth rates. Isabel

10 Jan, 2022 @ 16:45

Health·Lead·Madrid

How a wonky polar bear taking part in a Three Kings’ parade in southern Spain became an internet sensation

He has captured the nation’s heart and become the butt of a thousand internet jokes.

10 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Boi–Taüll: This mountain resort in Spain has been named best in Europe for apres ski on a budget

A CATALAN ski resort in the Spanish Pyrenees has been named among the eight most affordable ski resorts in Europe by Lonely Planet. While the

10 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

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Spain’s Pedro Almodovar to make first feature film in English and with Cate Blanchett in lead role

Spain’s most acclaimed director has announced that he will make his first feature film in the English language and that Cate Blanchett will star in

9 Jan, 2022 @ 15:30

La Cultura·Lead

Exhibition in Spain: Festive favourites unwrapped in museum’s new toy story

SOME of the most sought-after stocking fillers of the past century have gone on show in a nostalgic new toy exhibition in Malaga. Vintage childhood

9 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga

Mum in Spain ‘kidnapped her two boys to avoid vaccine’

A MOTHER who abducted her two sons to avoid having them vaccinated has been granted provisional release by a court in Sevilla. The woman, who

8 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Property of the week: Buy a 19th century mansion in northern Spain for less than a townhouse in Fulham

FOR those looking for a property investment, a very special mansion house is being offered for sale in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia that costs

8 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez receives booster as population urged to keep up with COVID-19 jabs

SPAIN’S Prime Minister released a photograph showing him receiving a booster dose of the vaccine which everyone over 40 years old is now eligible for.

8 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Politics

REVIEW: One year since Brexit… still not ‘done’

Bremain in Spain campaigner Sue Wilson takes a look back at the first year since Brits were stripped of their EU citizenship and asks ‘Have

8 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·Opinion

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Fury after minister claims meat from mega farms is causing the ‘end of Spain’ – but is he right?

SUSTAINABLE meat production is dominating headlines after Spain’s minister for consumer affairs claimed livestock mega farms are causing the ‘end’ of the very country. Alberto

7 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Politics·Valencia

Fatal fire: Mother and son die in tragic house blaze in Spain’s Granada

A MOTHER and son have died in a tragic fire at a home in Granada after firefighters tried to rescue them. A woman and her

7 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Granada·Lead

Police Rescue Abused Unconcious Woman Hanging From A Curtain At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Jealous ex-boyfriend sets fire to car belonging to his girlfriend’s family in Malaga

A JEALOUS 47-year-old has been arrested in connection with arson after he allegedly set fire to the car belonging to his former girlfriend’s family. Officers

7 Jan, 2022 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Mystery over lower COVID-19 vaccinations in expat areas of southern Costa Blanca in Spain

READER’S QUESTION: When can I get a booster in Spain if I recently recovered from COVID?

SPAIN is rolling out a nationwide strategy to give a third dose of the vaccine to those already vaccinated in a bid to keep people

7 Jan, 2022 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Flight delays warning in Spain: Airport operator Aena is caught up in global IT outage

LATEST: Spain extends COVID-19 travel ban for unvaccinated visitors from most non-EU countries until end of January

SPAIN has yet again extended the existing entry ban on non-essential travel by non-vaccinated travels from a long list of non-EU countries for another month.

7 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Canadian tourist arrested and charged with illegally flying a drone over Sevilla Cathedral

A CANADIAN tourist has been charged with illegally flying a drone over Sevilla’s Cathedral. Cops in the city arrested the man after reports of a

6 Jan, 2022 @ 13:00

Lead·Sevilla

King falls off float during Fiesta de los Reyes procession in Spain’s Guadix

IF there was going to be one day of the to avoid a royal muck-up, it would be on the Three Kings. But sadly the

6 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Granada·Lead

Google Maps clue leads police to mafia fugitive on the run for 20 years and living suburban life in Madrid

POLICE tracked down one of Italy’s most notorious mobsters who had been on Europol’s wanted list for 20 years after he was spotted on an

5 Jan, 2022 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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SPAIN TRAVEL UPDATE: UK scraps need for pre-departure COVID tests for fully vaccinated arrivals

FULLY vaccinated travellers will no longer have to take pre-departure COVID tests before arriving in England in a change in the rules that comes into

5 Jan, 2022 @ 18:59

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

The new environmentally material is laid down on a Barcelona street.

Spain’s Barcelona has its first road made from non-recyclable plastic waste.

A NEW road surface has been unveiled in Barcelona using non-recyclable plastic waste in the first project of its kind in Spain.

5 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Catalunya·Lead

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Roscon de Reyes: What you should know about Spain’s traditional Christmas cake

YOU won’t find mince pies or heavy fruit cake in Spain at Christmas, instead the ubiquitous seasonal cake is a Roscon de Reyes, a deliciously

5 Jan, 2022 @ 11:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Outrage as doctor and nurses’ cars smashed up outside Malaga hospital

A MEDICAL union has told how staff had their cars vandalised by a manic and ‘unsatisfied’ patient. Three members of staff had finished long shifts

4 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain suffering chronic shortage of nurses despite 20% increase in numbers during last 10 years

Nurse in Sevilla arrested for allegedly posing as doctor to obtain drugs

A NURSE who allegedly posed as a doctor and wrote dozens of fraudulent prescriptions has been arrested and charged in Sevilla. The 45-year-old was charged

4 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Why Malaga farmers believe the humble avocado should have mass a-peel in Spain

IT is only the start of January but the first of this season’s crop of avocados from Malaga are already in high demand across the

4 Jan, 2022 @ 13:29

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Other News

REVIEW: Style and substance after stunning overhaul of Madrid hotel Rosewood Villa Magna

Big team effort behind five-star relaunch in Madrid's upmarket Barrio Salamanca, writes Jon Clarke

3 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Hotel Reviews·Hotels·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

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One person dead and another seriously injured following multiple New Year road collisions in Spain’s Andalucia

COPS in Andalucia have appealed to road users to take greater care following a number of serious road traffic collisions during the festive period. Police

3 Jan, 2022 @ 16:16

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