Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

SCHOOLGIRL FOUND DEAD IN SPAIN: Body is found in storage just 24 hours after 17-year-old reported missing

THE lifeless body of a missing 17-year-old was found stashed in a storage room just one day after her disappearance was reported to police. The

9 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

Andalucia records coldest morning of winter so far as temperatures plunge to -2C

ANDALUCIA has recorded its coldest morning of the winter so far as temperatures plummeted to -2C. Spaniards in the south of Spain woke up to a

9 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Almeria·Granada·Lead·Other News·Weather

deer laid out after the hunt. Photo: Ecologistas en accion

‘Orgy of blood and death’: Outrage over mass slaughter of trapped animals during hunt in southern Spain

THEY each paid €1000 to participate in the shoot which took place on a huge private estate in Andalucia. The 70 hunters dispatched half a

9 Feb, 2022 @ 10:15

Environment·Lead

Penelope Cruz And Javier Bardem Walk The Red Carpet Ahead Of The 'loving Pablo' Screening During The 74th Venice Film Festiva

Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz: Spain’s golden couple both nominated for Oscars as 2022 Academy Awards list revealed

THEY already each have an Oscar to their name and now Spain’s golden couple are both among those nominated for another at this year’s Academy

8 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Estrella Damned? How Boris birthday bash is proving great publicity for Catalan lager brand

THEY say that no publicity is bad publicity and while a photograph showing Boris Johnson clutching a beer during a lockdown event at Downing Street

8 Feb, 2022 @ 12:01

Food & Drink·Lead·Politics

Spanish government proposes raising minimum wage to €13,944 per year

THE Spanish government has proposed increasing the minimum salary to €13,944 a year, or €996 per month if paid in the traditional 14 installments. The

7 Feb, 2022 @ 17:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

priest church Saint John S Seminary Unsplash

Spain set to probe church sex abuse with independent commission

SPAIN’S prime minister wants to launch the first nationwide official investigation into the full extent of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy. Pedro Sanchez

7 Feb, 2022 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

LATEST: Everything you need to know about updated COVID rules for travel between Spain and the UK

IMPORTANT new rules came into force on February 1 that affect travellers between Spain and the UK. For several months now, Spain has only allowed

7 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Easyjet cabin crew in Spain reach pay deal and call off strikes

EasyJet warning for people travelling to Spain’s Balearic Islands

A MAJOR airline has warned holidaymakers of new alcohol laws in place at some areas of the Balearic Islands. EasyJet has urged customers to take note

6 Feb, 2022 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Other News·Travel News

One of Spain's top tourist attractions, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, has completion date pushed back again

Spain’s La Sagrada Família is the most reviewed tourist attraction in the world

WHAT comes to mind if you were to guess what the most popular tourist attraction in the world is? If you guessed the Eiffel Tower,

6 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Real Madrid V Manchester City Uefa Champions League Round Of 16 First Leg Santiago Bernabeu

Spain’s construction boom sees cement usage top pre-pandemic levels

CEMENT usage in Spain increased by 11% in 2021, to a level not seen in a decade as construction boomed. The recovery of the construction

6 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

10 celebrities who own hotels in Spain

CELEBRITY forays into business haven’t always ended well. Just because you can kick a ball about doesn’t mean you can launch a cologne – just

6 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

Exhibition "de Valencia A Los Goya" In Valencia, Spain 02 Feb 2022

Valencia gets ready for its first-ever Goya Awards on February 12

VALENCIA is home to some of Spain’s best-loved actors and directors. But the country’s third-largest city has never hosted a Goya Awards ceremony which celebrates

5 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Rising number of ‘unsafe’ cars causing serious accidents on roads in Spain

NEARLY one in five cars on Spanish roads involved in serious accidents in 2020 did not have a current ITV safety certificate. Figures from the

4 Feb, 2022 @ 18:40

Lead·National News

‘Maybe the vaccines have superpowers?’: Delighted Spanish fans post hilarious memes marking Rafa Nadal’s historic Grand Slam win

RAFAEL Nadal fans have unleashed a flurry of hilarious memes on social media to celebrate the tennis star’s incredible win over Daniil Medvedev at the

4 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·Other News·Sport

Police donate fruit and veg uncovered in drug raid to food bank in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Imagine the scene – you’re volunteering for a good cause, or you’re going through a rough time and you and your family are in dire

4 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain passes labour reform in knife-edge vote thanks to opposition MP error

AN opposition MP accidentally voted ‘yes’ instead of ‘no’ thereby allowing a controversial labour reforms to pass into law. Spain’s left-wing coalition government succeeded in

4 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain and Italy, only European countries to maintain outdoor face mask rule

SPAIN will be one of the last European countries to eliminate the mandatory outdoor face mask rule. On Tuesday night, February 1, the Spanish Parliament

4 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Fugitive known as ‘Galician Rambo’ nabbed by neighbours after almost a year hiding out in woods

A CONVICTED murderer, who escaped from prison and became known as Rambo because he survived in the woods using his army training, has finally been

3 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Former Spanish tennis player turned snapper smashes global photography competition

FORMER professional tennis player turned snapper Marc Marco Ripoll has been shortlisted in a list of the world’s finest landscape photographers. His snapshot of the

3 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

TRAVEL SPAIN: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 24 hours in ‘España Vacia’

Tempted by some friends to visit their pueblo, Sarah Crozier, makes a weekend journey into ‘España vacía’.

3 Feb, 2022 @ 14:59

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Ryanair adds 500 extra flights for October half-term getaway to popular EU destinations including Spain

Ryanair named worst airline for short-haul flights despite €10 flights to Spain

NO-FRILLS airline Ryanair has been named the worst for short-haul flights by a consumer watchdog. The budget airline was slammed as ‘consistently terrible’ by three-quarters

3 Feb, 2022 @ 14:31

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Barcelona named in top three of world’s most romantic cities

The MOST romantic places on earth have been named, with London, Paris and Barcelona taking the top three spots. A poll found that the buzzy

3 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Police reveal extent of water theft problem with 133 arrests and more than 1,500 illegal wells detected in drought-ridden Spain

A POLICE operation to clampdown on illegal water theft saw the arrest of 133 people and the discovery of more than 1,500 illegal wells. The

3 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead

If only this fugitive Brit was on the run in Spain: Women swoon over ‘hot’ burglar in police mugshot

JUST days after expats were asked to keep an eye out for British fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain, the mugshot of

3 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00