The Olive Press

Marbella’s certified best beaches this summer for families, activities and dog lovers — and where you can let it all hang out

MARBELLA’S beaches are once again in the spotlight this summer, with 19 coastal areas earning quality and sustainability certifications, alongside eight Blue Flag awards for

16 Jun, 2026 @ 14:30

Lead·Marbella·Olive Press Travel

Murder victim shot dead in centre of Barcelona was ‘young man with multiple false identities wanted by Belgian authorities’

THE identity of a man shot dead on Calle Balmes has finally been revealed nearly a week after the shocking broad daylight hit. The Mossos

16 Jun, 2026 @ 13:17

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Three in four people in Spain now doubt the truth of what they read online, report finds

THREE in four Spaniards now doubt the truth of what they read online, according to a new report by The Reuters Institute. The report found

16 Jun, 2026 @ 13:15

Lead·Technology

Benidorm’s bars stock up with extra beer ahead of England’s first World Cup match on Wednesday night

BENIDORM’S bar and restaurant owners are expecting beer sales to soar by 30% as England fans watch their team’s first World Cup match against Croatia

16 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Major operation to remove tonnes of sludgy Asian seaweed blanketing Costa del Sol beaches just as summer gets underway

ANDALUCIA is scrambling to remove tonnes of invasive seaweed from its beaches amid mounting environmental and economic concerns. Striking footage published by Estepona council on

16 Jun, 2026 @ 12:06

Andalucia·Environment·Estepona·Lead

British World Cup winner recovers investment after failed Marbella property development

THOUSANDS of foreign buyers who lost money in failed Spanish developments may still have legal options available. Sir Geoff Hurst, the former England footballer and

16 Jun, 2026 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Sponsored

Malaga bracing for one of its hottest summers since records began back in 1961, Spain’s weather forecaster warns

MALAGA is bracing for one of its hottest summers since records began in 1961, according to Spain’s weather forecaster, AEMET. AEMET’s director in Malaga, Jesus

16 Jun, 2026 @ 11:37

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Spain’s fifth week of doctors walkouts begins as medics threaten indefinite strike starting in September

THE latest strike by hospital doctors in Spain started on Monday with a protest outside the Ministry of Health building in Madrid. It’s the fifth

16 Jun, 2026 @ 11:25

Health·Lead·Madrid

Spanish footballer gets eight year jail term for sexually assaulting woman that he met at Valencia nightclub

LA LIGA footballer Rafa Mir has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at his villa nearly two years ago. Mir, 28, played for

16 Jun, 2026 @ 10:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez celebrates as US-Iran peace deal agreed – but mourns 7,000 dead and slams American strikes as ‘failure’

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has hailed a peace deal struck between the United States and Iran as a reason to ‘celebrate’ – before slamming

15 Jun, 2026 @ 18:29

International Affairs·Lead

Romanian tourist knocked unconscious after ninth-floor balcony collapses onto his head at hotel pool in Murcia holiday hotspot

A ROMANIAN tourist was seriously injured after a ninth-floor balcony collapsed into a hotel pool in southern Spain, emergency services have said. The 43-year-old was

15 Jun, 2026 @ 16:56

Lead·Murcia·Property

Valencia’s Science Museum is refreshing its summer programme with groovy new exhibition ‘Dance! The Art of Movement’

THE Valencia cultural summer calendar just got more interesting with the Science Museum’s body-bending new exhibition, Dance! The Art of Movement. The announcement of this new

15 Jun, 2026 @ 16:53

La Cultura·Sponsored·Valencia

Landmark figure reached for foreign residents in popular expat area of Spain

Spain records 900,000 applications for its migrant regularization scheme – nearly double government estimates with 15 days still to go

SPAIN’s plan to grant legal status to around half a million migrants has attracted a record-breaking 900,000 applications in just two months – nearly double

15 Jun, 2026 @ 15:52

Lead·Madrid·Politics

WATCH: Armed mob ‘attacks Barcelona restaurant’ sparking mass brawl in notorious barrio popular with tourists and expats

FOUR people have been arrested after a machete-wielding mob attacked a restaurant on Barcelona’s Rambla del Raval in a violent 30-person brawl. The incident took

15 Jun, 2026 @ 14:23

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Police issue warning as Costa Blanca teenager scams woman out of €30k by pretending to be bank worker

Police issue warning as Costa Blanca teenager scams woman out of €30k in bank worker con

A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Alicante after posing on the phone as a bank employee to con a woman out of €30,000. The

15 Jun, 2026 @ 13:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tax Debt Concept. Woman With Heavy Box Full Of Tax Debt Carrying

Spain is planning to halt payments to anyone owing money to the state under new tax agency system – but does it include pensions?

SPAIN is planning to block public benefit payments to anyone who owes money to the state, under a sweeping new system being built by the

15 Jun, 2026 @ 12:23

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Thief caught red-handed at Costa Blanca pawn shop trying to sell off part of valuable Lego collection stolen from neighbour

Thief caught red-handed at Costa Blanca pawn shop trying to sell valuable Lego collection stolen from neighbour

THE Policia Nacional have recovered a large number of rare Lego collectables stolen from a house in the Torrellano district of Elche. A 31-year-old man

15 Jun, 2026 @ 10:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca airport sets new May passenger record with over two million travellers

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport reported over two million passengers in May- the first time that figure has been achieved in the fifth month of the year. The

15 Jun, 2026 @ 09:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

This Week in Spain: Cartoonists, US invasions and 800,000-year-old skulls

Welcome to a new Olive Press series, ‘This Week in Spain’. Each week, Michael Coy will guide readers through the key moments in Spanish history

14 Jun, 2026 @ 19:37

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport continues to break records with more than 10 million passengers in first five months of 2026

MALAGA Airport has continued its record-breaking 2026 after registering more than 10 million passengers across the first five months of the year for the very

14 Jun, 2026 @ 19:11

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow airport under terrorism legislation – but was far-right activist returning from Spain?

THE rabble-rousing far-right activist Tommy Robinson was detained by police under terrorism legislation at London’s Heathrow airport on Saturday evening, it has been confirmed. Robinson,

14 Jun, 2026 @ 16:29

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead

18 injured – including nine children – after tourist road train overturns during Malaga tapas tour

MORE than a dozen people have been hurt after a tourist train carrying 30 passengers on a popular tapas bar crawl overturned near Malaga. A

14 Jun, 2026 @ 15:49

Lead·Malaga

Ranked: Spain’s top 10 quietest and most peaceful beaches – and how to find them

SPAIN may be one of the most visited countries on Earth, but vast stretches of its coastline remain surprisingly untouched. While millions of tourists continue

14 Jun, 2026 @ 14:25

Lead·Olive Press Travel

These are the best small villages for a weekend break in Spain – trust Gaudi, Picasso and Sartre

OF the top 20 most searched villages in Spain for a weekend away only two are in Andalucia and one in the Valencia region. Just

14 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

Lead·Northern Spain·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Alzheimer’s revelation: How the brain disease was spread between humans via a growth hormone given to children in the UK up until 1985

Article first published on January 30, 2024. A NEW study has revealed the brain disease, Alzheimer’s, can spread between humans. Experts have found evidence of

14 Jun, 2026 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Warning: Town on Spain’s Costa del Sol will cut off water and issue fines of up to €600,000 to people who disobey drought measures

British parents banned from seeing children after leaving them alone to party on the Costa del Sol – but avoid jail time

A BRITISH couple who left their children alone at a hotel on the Costa del Sol while they went partying have been handed a suspended

13 Jun, 2026 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

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