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Spain’s Mallorca launches dog poo crackdown, using DNA testing to catch owners and fine them €300 for not clearing up

Owners are to provide veterinarians with a sample of their canines' DNA, obtained through a blood test or by swabbing a dog's mouth for saliva

24 Feb, 2020 @ 15:37

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Spain receives the most asylum claims in the EU

SPAIN has the most asylum claims out of all EU states.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 14:52

Lead·Politics

Spain’s property rentals smash records, climbing 5% in a year, while price per square metre also surges

Words by Raymundo Larraín Nesbitt

24 Feb, 2020 @ 14:15

Property

OPINION: Gas-guzzling heater ban is step in right direction in fight against climate change

The new regulations are sparking much debate on the fight against climate change

24 Feb, 2020 @ 14:05

Environment·Lead·Opinion

Gibraltar’s Prior Park School goes from strength to strength with its exam results, continuing its 100% pass rate

The school has also driven inter-schools sports competitions among schools in Gibraltar and in Spain

24 Feb, 2020 @ 13:48

Education·Gibraltar

Nearly 9 out of 10 pregnant women who want to have an abortion in Spain, get harassed by anti-abortion groups

NEARLY 90% of pregnant women who want to have an abortion have been harassed by anti-abortion groups, according a report.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 12:44

Health·Lead·Madrid

Climate change blamed for alarming rise of hornworms, destroying Mallorca’s tomatoes, peppers and aubergines

In recent years, the presence of hornworms in Mallorca has grown considerably

24 Feb, 2020 @ 12:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca

Granada’s Alhambra Palace offers FREE craft workshops on Nasrid history THIS WEEK to celebrate Dia de Andalucia

The Nasrid dynasty was the last Moorish Muslim dynasty in the Iberian Peninsula, ruling the Emirate of Granada from 1230 until 1492

24 Feb, 2020 @ 11:56

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Mayor of Nerja to appear in court for allowing raw sewage to flow into sea in Spain’s Andalucia

The Mayor of Nerja along with current and former councillors has been called to give evidence over the untreated sewage water being pumped into the

24 Feb, 2020 @ 11:19

Environment·Lead·Politics

CLIC International House is inspiring the next generation of English teachers at its Malaga and Sevilla centres

Forget mindlessly reciting from a textbook, the CLIC way is dynamic, fun and includes plenty of practice with volunteer local Spanish students

24 Feb, 2020 @ 11:02

Education·Malaga·Sevilla

Sandstorm engulfs Spain’s Canary Islands, closing airports and leaving British holidaymakers stranded

THE Canary Islands have come to a complete standstill as they become engulfed by a sandstorm.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 10:41

Lead

Andalucia’s Cameron International School offers students a global education and has just partnered with Tottenham Hotspur

“At Cameron International School we want all our children to be able to develop their talents”

24 Feb, 2020 @ 10:37

Cadiz·Education

Marbella demanding ‘urgent action’ over daily traffic hell between Puerto Banus and San Pedro as it seeks budget for third lane on A-7

MARBELLA town hall is set to ask Madrid for urgent action to tackle the daily traffic nightmare between Puerto Banus and San Pedro. The A-7

24 Feb, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Politics

TRAGIC: Baby boy dies after falling from second-storey window in Spain’s Andalucia

A BABY boy who was in intensive care after falling from a second-storey window in Granada has died. The 18-month old suffered severe brain trauma

24 Feb, 2020 @ 09:41

Granada·Lead

INVESTIGATION: Uncovering the plight of homeless British expats on the Costa del Sol

Spain promised work and a new life in the sun and they spent 17 happy years here before it all came crashing down

23 Feb, 2020 @ 11:00

Lead·Malaga

Private or state? Two Olive Press reporters compare their very different school experiences

Posh private or Joe public - is paying for an education worth it? Olive Press reporters Dimitris Kouimtsidis and Charlie Smith compare their own schools

23 Feb, 2020 @ 10:00

Education·Lead

F1 2020 roars into action during Barcelona testing

THE Circuit de Cataluña in Barcelona saw rubber hit tarmac for the first time in 2020 for the first Formula One test of the year.

23 Feb, 2020 @ 09:33

Lead·Sport

Spanish app Wikiloc revolutionising the hiking world

Spanish app Wikiloc fuels hiking resurgence with 13 million routes, writes Dimitris Kouimtsidis

23 Feb, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Travel News

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TURNING POINT: Spain on brink of sexual assault reform in new government bill to stop rapists ‘getting away’ with lighter sentences

SPAIN’S new coalition government is on the cusp of penning a dramatic reform in rape and sexual assault laws, overturning years of injustice for victims

22 Feb, 2020 @ 19:26

Lead