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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Watch as wildfire causes chaos in Spain’s Tarifa – flames threaten millionaire villas as 2,000 flee

The Olive Press has exclusive videos of a ferocious wildfire tearing through Tarifa’s luxury coastline – with one villa ablaze – as more than 2,000

11 Aug, 2025 @ 21:52

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

UK visitors boost January foreign tourist numbers to new record in Spain

Spain’s hotel sector slams ‘price-gouging’ 300% hike in cost of new ETIAS travel permits for Brits

SPAIN’S hotel industry has blasted an EU plan to nearly triple the cost of upcoming travel permits for non-EU visitors, warning it will hit British

11 Aug, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Horror in Malaga as Nigerian man smashes champagne bottle over Swedish girlfriend’s head during hotel room brawl

A MALAGA hotel room brawl saw a woman stab her boyfriend after he smashed a champagne bottle on her head. Both have been arrested by

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bullfighter tossed into the air during controversial event in Marbella

RENOWNED bullfighter Morante de la Puebla has been released from hospital after being thrown in the air at Marbella’s bull ring on Friday. In Marbella’s

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:14

Lead

WATCH: Police frogmarch one of Europe’s most wanted narco kingpins out of his luxury villa on Spain’s southern coast

IT was just after dawn when elite Guardia Civil officers swept into a quiet hillside neighbourhood of Almuñecar on Granada’s Costa Tropical. Moments later, one

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

New wildfire hits Spain’s Tarifa: flames rage near famous Bolonia and Atlanterra beaches

A NEW blaze has broken out in Tarifa close to the popular beaches of Bolonia and Atlanterra. Around six forestry firefighter squads, specialist technicians, and

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:54

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Spanish football team parts with head coach Tome

THE Spanish women’s national football team is parting ways with head coach, Montse Tome, following defeat to England. Tome will be replaced by former player,

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:53

Lead·Sport

The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Wikimedia Commons

Spain’s UNESCO World Heritage Site dubbed the ‘eighth wonder of the world’

BRITISH tourists seeking a cultural escape near the capital have rediscovered Madrid’s hidden gem, bringing it back into the spotlight as a must-visit destination. Nestled

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:26

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spanish council hires private detectives to crack down on sick leave abuse

FUENGIROLA Town Hall is hiring private detectives to spy on council workers off sick – in a bid to tackle what it calls ‘sky-high’ absenteeism.

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:12

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Gibraltar teens arrested in Spain after sneaking into long-closed Tivoli amusement park

TWO 16-year-old Gibraltarians have been caught breaking into Benalmadena’s long-shuttered Tivoli World amusement park in the early hours. Security cameras picked them up forcing open

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:03

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Lead

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with wild boar on Valencia area road

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with wild boar on Valencia road

A MOTORCYCLIST died on Friday after crashing into a wild boar crossing a Valencia province road. The accident happened at around 10.50pm on the CV-675

11 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New 'low noise' zone setback as court says bars and restaurants can return to longer late-nights in Alicante's Old Town

Alicante gets tougher on overnight noise for rest of summer after complaints from residents

ALICANTE City Council has toughened up enforcement of noise limit rules after complaints from residents about excessive levels- especially at night. A campaign is running

11 Aug, 2025 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Just six provinces dominate Spain’s luxury property market – with one tourist hotspot accounting for nearly a quarter

THE vast majority of Spain’s million-euro homes are concentrated in just six provinces, with the Balearic Islands commanding the top spot in the country’s luxury

11 Aug, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Property

British tourist robbed of €40k Rolex watch in Mallorca street as young daughter screams in horror

A BRITISH tourist had his Rolex watch wrenched off his wrist while walking down a Mallorca street with his wife and young daughter. The violent

11 Aug, 2025 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

3 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in Velilla with pool garage – € 299,000

A 3 bedroom townhouse with garage and community swimming pool for sale in Las Terrazas Velilla, Almuñécar, Costa Tropical. Located in the desirable Las Terrazas

11 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Benidorm luxury villa rented by French fugitives wanted for murder and drug trafficking

TWO fugitives on the run from French justice have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The men were wanted for a string of

11 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Youth stabbed in front of shocked diners during mass brawl in Marbella’s Puerto Banus

A VIOLENT street fight in Puerto Banús, Marbella, left a teenager in hospital and one person under arrest in the early hours of Saturday morning,

11 Aug, 2025 @ 12:31

Andalucia·crime·Lead·Marbella

Spiritual retreat in Costa Blanca villa supplied psychotropic drugs to high-paying guests

THREE people have been arrested for providing banned psychotropic drugs at a spiritual retreat operating out of a Pedreguer villa. Five others are also being

11 Aug, 2025 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Light plane crashes and explodes in flames- killing two people in Valencia

THE son of a former Valencian Finance Minister died in a light aircraft crash on Saturday. Two men lost their lives at around 11.25am, shortly

11 Aug, 2025 @ 11:04

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

More parts of Spain under red alert as heat wave peaks TODAY with highs of 42C in these regions

SPAIN’S weather forecaster has issued red weather warnings for two more regions as a punishing heatwave continues to grip huge swathes of the country. Interior

11 Aug, 2025 @ 10:37

Lead·Weather

Dubai prince’s €160M ‘Dolphin Yacht’ turns heads as it docks in Spain’s Malaga

BLING on the water is back in Malaga – and this time it’s on a whole new level. The yacht Yas, owned by Dubai’s crown

10 Aug, 2025 @ 16:47

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Sunset From The Rooftops In The Medieval City Of Toledo In Castilla La Mancha, Spain

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Journey to Spain’s Imperial City – Toledo

AFTER two days on a British car ferry in the Bay of Biscay trying to spot elusive whales, I was in need of some firm

10 Aug, 2025 @ 14:52

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

3 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Riudarenes with garage – € 240,000

Total surface area 121 m², house plot area 2114 m², usable floor area 93 m², single bedrooms: 1, double bedrooms: 2, 1 bathrooms, age between

10 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Malaga’s population booms thanks to foreign influx – now nearly 1.8 million

MALAGA is booming – and it’s mostly down to foreigners moving in. The province has seen its population grow to nearly 1.8 million, thanks largely

10 Aug, 2025 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Alert for holidaymakers in Spain’s Canary Islands: Rare red weather warning issued for extreme heat – with temperatures surpassing 40C

AUTHORITIES in Spain have issued a rare red weather alert for the Canary Islands as a heatwave brings sky-high temperatures to the archipelago. The red

10 Aug, 2025 @ 10:12

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

British girl, 11, dies after drowning in 30cm deep kids swimming pool in Spanish tourist hotspot

AN 11-YEAR-OLD British girl has tragically died after drowning in a children’s swimming pool while holidaying in the Canary Islands. The unnamed youngster was pulled

10 Aug, 2025 @ 09:49

Canary Islands·Lead

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