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Squatter eviction on the Costa del Sol turns nasty as woman assaults police officer while being removed from property

MIJAS Policia Local have arrested a woman who was occupying a Costa del Sol house and assaulted an officer during her removal. The agents found

10 Mar, 2026 @ 13:17

Lead·Malaga

‘Professional’ female pickpockets banned from entering Valencia during Fallas festivities

TWO female pickpockets have been banned from Valencia City for the remainder of the Fallas celebrations after stealing a wallet from an Italian tourist. The

10 Mar, 2026 @ 12:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s deputy prime minister accuses Germany of being a ‘vassal state’ after the German chancellor failed to defend Madrid during Trump rant

SPAIN’S deputy prime minister has launched a furious tirade at Germany after chancellor Friedrich Merz sat in silence while US president Donald Trump slammed Spain

10 Mar, 2026 @ 12:26

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

‘Spain has lost its way’: Republican senator Lindsey Graham calls on Donald Trump to abandon Rota and Moron bases in Andalucia

REPUBLICAN Senator Lindsey Graham has called on Donald Trump to shut down military bases in Andalucia. Graham, a heavyweight in U.S. foreign policy, responded to

10 Mar, 2026 @ 12:00

International Affairs·Lead

Thieving carer ordered to pay back €191k stolen from elderly Costa Blanca couple or face imprisonment

A DISHONEST carer who stole nearly €191k from an elderly Benissa couple has been convicted of misappropriation. The Alicante Provincial Court has ordered her to

10 Mar, 2026 @ 11:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Find the cheapest petrol station near you in Spain with this handy portal – as regional prices push €2 mark and oil continues to fluctuate

A TOOL created by the Spanish government allows you to find the cheapest petrol station nearby as the price of oil continues to fluctuate. Since

10 Mar, 2026 @ 10:45

Lead·Travel News

French ‘wolf pack’ is jailed for 73 years for sexual assault they filmed and posted to social media of British girl, 18, in Mallorca hotel

A COURT has sentenced eight men to a total of 73 years in prison for the gang rape of an 18-year-old British woman at a

10 Mar, 2026 @ 10:40

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Ciudad Quesada with pool – € 389,000

Exclusive apartment (2024) located in the prestigious Adhara residential complex in Ciudad Quesada. The property offers a modern and functional design, with two spacious double

10 Mar, 2026 @ 10:01

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

‘I’ve visited loads of castles in Spain and this is my favourite’: Olive Press travel guru Fiona Govan reveals a Moorish gem

With so many castles found atop hillsides across Spain it's hard to have a favourite. But this one overlooking the olive groves of Jaen is

9 Mar, 2026 @ 22:29

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Jaen·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain has the highest number of births to mothers over 40 in Europe – how the housing crisis, tourism and cost of living has pushed the figure ever upwards

THE full extent of Spain’s fertility crisis has become apparent after it was revealed that more than one in ten children are born to mothers

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:50

Business & Finance·Health·Lead·National News·Property

Taxi driver sexually assaults British tourist and tells her ‘that’s how things are done in Spain’

A MALLORCA taxi driver has pled guilty to sexually assaulting a British passenger and received a €2,880 fine. The 29-year-old cabby told the victim ‘that’s

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Bryan Adams returns to Valencia with his ‘Roll With The Punches 2026’ tour

BRYAN Adams returns to Valencia in 2026! Following the success of his concerts in 2025, the Canadian singer will bring his ‘Roll With The Punches

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:15

Entertainment·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Valencia

Barcelona mayor wants to ban non-EU residents from purchasing property – but the number they actually buy is tiny

THE Barcelona mayor’s bid to scapegoat non-EU foreigners as one of the causes of the city’s housing crisis has been met with a barrage of

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Malaga cruise ship recovery sees passenger numbers boom to rival the city’s entire population

A POST-pandemic cruise ship recovery has seen almost one cruise passenger per Malaga inhabitant enter the city in 2025. This means that the number of

9 Mar, 2026 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Tourism fears in Costa del Sol expat haven as Semana Santa bookings are down 35% – lack of high-speed trains blamed

EASTER bookings at a Costa del Sol hotspot have plunged by more than a third, tourism bosses warn, as local officials blasted Spain’s government over

9 Mar, 2026 @ 16:06

Lead·Malaga·Politics

BREAKING: Macron announces ‘defensive’ EU mission to unlock millions of vital barrels of oil stuck in the closed-off Strait of Hormuz

FRENCH president Emmanuel Macron has said France and its allies are preparing a ‘purely defensive’ mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and facilitate the

9 Mar, 2026 @ 15:32

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Spain is left out of Europe’s new post-US security architecture – while the UK is included

SPAIN is sidelined from Europe’s new security framework, as European nations grow more cautious about relying on Trump’s United States. In the wake of Russia’s

9 Mar, 2026 @ 15:15

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·National News

Europe could be facing an inflation crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks – here are five scenarios for how it might play out in Spain

EUROPE could be facing an energy crisis that dwarfs the 1970s oil shocks, bringing back the nightmare post-Covid years of rampant inflation and supply chain

9 Mar, 2026 @ 14:27

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·National News

Undermatched Spanish police have just ONE functioning vessel to patrol long stretch of narco-infested Andalucian coastline

IT has been revealed that Spanish police have only one vessel to patrol along the stretch of narco-infested Andalucian coastline. This news comes from a

9 Mar, 2026 @ 13:20

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Two members of violent luxury watch robbery gang operating in Spain are arrested and jailed in the UK

Knife found in man’s skull after he confronted thief stealing his car in Malaga beachfront enclave

A MAN is fighting for his life after a brutal confrontation ended with a knife blade embedded in his skull in a normally quiet Malaga

9 Mar, 2026 @ 12:19

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Fears mounting of ‘worst energy crisis since the 1970s’ as oil prices surge beyond $100 per barrel in wake of Iran war

THE Iran war has driven oil prices to their highest levels in years, data has shown, as experts warn the conflict could trigger the ‘worst

9 Mar, 2026 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Ibex stock market slides again as Middle East conflict continues to spook investors

SPAIN’s stock market is bracing for a brutal start to the week as Middle East conflict sends the Ibex 35 tumbling. The Ibex 35, Spain’s

9 Mar, 2026 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Cancer creeps into first place as the biggest killer in Malaga province after knocking cardiovascular illnesses off the top

CANCER continues to be the biggest killer in Malaga after knocking cardiovascular illnesses off the top spot. It is this deadly disease that took first

9 Mar, 2026 @ 11:44

Health·Lead·Malaga

Yellow alert for heavy rain as temperatures are set to fall 'below average' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Yellow alert for storms coupled with lower temperatures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DANA weather front is heading towards Spain’s eastern coast with state forecaster Aemet issuing a yellow alert for Alicante province on Tuesday. Heavy rain

9 Mar, 2026 @ 10:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

2 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Manilva with pool garage – € 290,000

Exceptional 2-bedroom penthouse with sea & Gibraltar views near Sotogrande This magnificent 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom penthouse offers 115 m² of living space and is sold fully

9 Mar, 2026 @ 10:01