Fire declared in Spain’s Granada stabilised
A FIRE which broke out in Granada, seeing more than 60 firefighters battle the blaze through the night, has been stabilised. The inferno, which began
Man faces criminal charges for allegedly attempting to steal historic tile from Spain’s Alhambra
A MAN faces prosecution after he was allegedly caught red-handed trying to steal from the Alhambra in Granada. An investigation was launched on September 25
More than €72,000 found stashed in false roof of Estepona home after man, 23, arrested
A 23-YEAR-old has been arrested in Spain in connection with alleged drug trafficking. Some €72,000 in cash was confiscated from a home in Estepona on
Horsing around in Spain: Police probe after pony is seen being pulled through Almeria street by car
VIDEO footage of a pony being pulled through an Algeria street alongside a blue car has gone viral. Passersby caught the driving horsing around on
Valencia’s HUNDRED wins best hamburger in Spain for 2nd year running
A VALENCIAN restaurant has won the title of Spain’s best hamburger for the second year running. The chain of two restaurants in Valencia city only
A bright new future that saves you money, with Solar Works in Spain
By Niamh Ryan WITH electricity prices rising by more than 40% in Spain over the last year alone, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE),
FROM THE ARCHIVE: At home with Mr & Mrs Lemons – The Olive Press visits Chris Stewart in Spain’s Alpujarras
With news that a televison drama is planned for Chris Stewart's Driving over Lemons series about rural life south of Granada, here is an earlier
Expat wedding planner who scammed couples out of dream nuptials on Spain’s Costa del Sol pleads guilty
A WEDDING planner who left a trail of debts in Spain before reappearing on a reality TV show in Ireland has pleaded guilty to theft
Red-handed: Police nab bank robber who wore red gloves and twice targeted same branch in Spain’s Madrid
A THIEF who twice targeted the same Madrid bank wearing bright red gloves and threatened staff with a hunting knife, has been arrested. The 58-year-old
Surge in UK bookings to Spain’s Balearic Islands as COVID travel restrictions ease
THE Balearic Islands are hoping for a tourism boost after the UK scrapped all travel restrictions for vaccinated people in the UK. Boris Johnson made
Serial fraudster on the run from Czech authorities is arrested in Spain’s Almeria
POLICE have arrested a notorious fraudster who had fled to Spain while on the run amid a trial in the Czech Republic, in which he
Arturo Arribas, actor famous for TV and stage roles in Spain, dies in Madrid house blaze
AN ACTOR famous for his roles on the stage and in TV dramas in Spain has died after a fire broke out at his property
Mum stabbed to death by partner in shocking murder-suicide in Spain’s GranadaÂ
THE brutal murder of a mother at the hands of her husband has been confirmed as the first femicide to be reported in Andalucia this
One person seriously injured and driver cut from vehicle after A-495 head-on smash in Spain’s Huelva
FIREFIGHTERS pulled a person from the wreckage of their vehicle while the air ambulance flew overhead after a two-vehicle smash on the A-495. At about 9am on
Body of missing American/Russian woman found in shallow grave in Spain’s Valencia as husband goes on the run
THE body of an American woman missing since Christmas has been discovered in a shallow grave in woods in the town of Alzira in Spain’s
Drug gang dismantled in Spain’s Malaga as police uncover cocaine, heroin and thousands in cash
A DRUG trafficking gang based in Malaga has been dismantled by the National Police. A total of five arrests were made following an anonymous tip-off
Tragedy as woman dies after van careers off road in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del SolÂ
A 47-YEAR-old woman has died after her van careered off the road in a horror crash in Malaga. She was travelling near the junction 241
ANALYSIS: The meteoric rise of Spain’s far-right party – how far can VOX go?
Could an anti-abortion, anti-immigration party whose following is three quarters male somehow get into power in Spain, asks Heather Galloway
How Spain compares to the rest of the world over fighting corruption
THE image of how tough Spain is on corruption has barely changed in a year, according to the 2021 Corruption Perception Index(CPI). The CPI, published
IN PICS: Bizarre and beautiful ‘bear man’ festival wards off winter’s evil spirits in Spain’s Basque Country
FORGET the Three Kings, this tiny town in the Basque Country has something better – the simultaneously fun and frightening pagan celebration that takes place
ICE IS NICE: The benefits of cold water swimming even in Spain
By Niamh Ryan TAKING a dip in the icy sea over the New Year period might seem daft, but those who braved the Med for
18 stunning murals in Spain nominated for world’s Best Street Art awards
SPAIN has produced some of the world’s finest visual artists with the likes of Picasso and Dali household names. These artists not only changed the
NABBED: Police capture one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives during dog walk in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE in Spain have confirmed the arrest of one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives. Joshua Hendry, 30, was cuffed in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara
EXCLUSIVE: Body of a man discovered by hiker could match that of mystery head found last month in Spain’s Alpujarras
A BODY has been found in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The skeleton, found near Orgiva, could belong to a head located nearby in November. The
Woman takes the role of Jarramplas for first time in Spain’s bizarre turnip throwing fiesta
SPAIN has a whole host of bizarre fiestas, from jumping over babies during El Colacho in Burgos province to the gigantic flour and egg battle
Eight reasons that make Spain the best place in the world
IF you’re smugly thinking that Spain will have the most Spanish speakers in the world, you’re wrong. That’s Mexico. If you’re thinking perhaps Spain had