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Expats in Spain urged to save money by switching bank mortgages thanks to interest rate cuts

EXPAT homeowners in Spain are being urged to review their mortgage arrangements as more people switch their home loans to different banks. The trend has

16 Jul, 2025 @ 10:10

Lead·Property

Spain confirms Brits DON’T need travel insurance after reports they could be fined €7k

BRITISH tourists heading to Spain do not need to take out private medical insurance in order to enter the country, Spanish health authorities have confirmed.

16 Jul, 2025 @ 08:57

Health·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain's reservoir levels fall but no drought worries compared to a year ago

Spain’s reservoir levels fall but no water supply worries compared to a year ago

RESERVOIR levels in Spain have fallen to their lowest level since mid-March but are still comfortably better than a year ago, with drought fears banished-

15 Jul, 2025 @ 18:10

Lead·National News

Six in ten Spaniards favour the UK rejoining the EU – but only if it takes up the euro and Schengen

WHILE reality indicates the UK won’t return to the EU anytime soon, a new survey shows they would be welcomed back by Western Europeans from

15 Jul, 2025 @ 17:57

Lead

‘No one disrespected us, let us work in peace’: Artist with dwarfism defends Lamine Yamal’s birthday party

BARCELONA winger Lamine Yamal will be investigated after he reportedly hired people with dwarfism to perform at his 18th birthday party. Yamal hosted the party

15 Jul, 2025 @ 15:37

Lead·Sport

Three popular Costa Blanca beaches closed to swimmers due to sewage contamination

THREE Denia beaches were closed for swimming on Tuesday after fecal contamination was discovered in the water. Red flags have been hoisted at Les Marines,

15 Jul, 2025 @ 14:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Man viciously attacked elderly women and pawned off their jewellery in Alicante area

Thief viciously attacked elderly women and pawned off their jewellery in Alicante area

A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for assaulting elderly women in Callosa de Segura and stealing jewellery which he then pawned off. The detainee committed

15 Jul, 2025 @ 13:09

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

3 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Aledo with pool – € 219,000

Charming country house in Aledo (Murcia) This magnificent rustic property is for sale, located in a privileged natural setting in Aledo, Murcia. The property sits

15 Jul, 2025 @ 13:05

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British man dies in hospital after seven-metre fall at Ibiza supermarket car park

British man 25, fights for his life after seven-metre plunge at Ibiza supermarket parking lot

A BRITISH man sustained serious life-threatening injuries after falling seven metres from a supermarket parking lot in Ibiza on Monday evening. The accident happened at

15 Jul, 2025 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Looking to get a dog in Spain? You may have to take a four-hour course on how to care for it

THOSE looking to get themselves a dog could soon find themselves forced to take a four-hour online course before they can bring the pet home.

15 Jul, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Other News

‘Tourism is not misery, it’s the engine of solutions’: Mallorca minister fumes at graffiti on official building

THE Mallorcan government has strongly condemned the tourism-criticising graffiti spray painted onto the walls of its Ministry of Tourism. The graffiti, signed by the name

15 Jul, 2025 @ 11:53

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Record high temperatures cause heat-related deaths to rise tenfold in Spain

Spain’s record high temperatures cause TENFOLD rise in heat-related deaths

UNSEASONALLY high temperatures have been responsible for 1,180 heat-related deaths in Spain over the last two months. The figures were released on Monday by the

15 Jul, 2025 @ 11:19

Health·Lead·Weather

British pensioner arrested for trying to smuggle drugs onto ferry in Spain

A BRITISH man, 69, has been arrested for trying to smuggle over 62 kilos of cannabis resin onto a ferry in Spain’s North African enclave

15 Jul, 2025 @ 10:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Skyscrapers costing €156m with over 3,200 homes will be Valencia’s biggest-ever development

PLANS for 3,204 new homes linking Valencia’s Turia Gardens with the port were announced on Monday. Valencia mayor, Maria Jose Catala, said the Grao Park

14 Jul, 2025 @ 18:24

Lead·Valencia

Have a picture paw-fect day with your pooch at Andalucia’s best beach for dogs

COOL OFF with your furry friend after a ruff day at Motril’s dog beach on Granada’s Costa Tropical. The beach, located in a specially designated

14 Jul, 2025 @ 18:09

Andalucia·Lead

Sea turtle almost died after swallowing balloon on Costa Blanca beach

Sea turtle almost dies after swallowing balloon on Costa Blanca beach

A TURTLE is recovering at Oceanografic Valencia after swallowing a balloon which nearly killed it. Bathers at Torrevieja’s Los Locos beach spotted the in-distress loggerhead

14 Jul, 2025 @ 17:03

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish mayors voice support for tourist tax in their cities

THE mayors of Malaga, Sevilla and Granada have voiced their support for a tourist tax in Andalucía. During a meeting in Granada, mayors Marifrán Carazo,

14 Jul, 2025 @ 16:28

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Week-long blitz underway to stop drunk and drugged up motorists on Spain's Costa Blanca

Week-long blitz against drunk and drugged-up motorists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has started a week-long campaign to catch drink-drivers on Valencian Community roads. The push- focusing on Alicante province- will also target drugged-up

14 Jul, 2025 @ 15:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New monthly passenger landmark recorded for busy Costa Blanca airport

UK sunseekers boost Costa Blanca airport to all-time June record

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new passenger record for June with 1.9 million travellers- up 8.4% on a year earlier. Over a third of the passengers

14 Jul, 2025 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two missing after red alert storms cause flooding in Catalunya and shut down Barcelona

SEVERAL Spanish tourist hotspots battled severe floods and thunderstorms over the weekend, with roads turning into rivers. The military deployed a disaster relief unit to

14 Jul, 2025 @ 13:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

4 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Denia with pool garage – € 550,000

Spectacular duplex penthouse with sea & mountain views – just 6 minutes from the beach – Dénia This exclusive duplex penthouse with private parking and

14 Jul, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Spain rocked by third night of violence as agitators ‘hunt immigrants’ after ‘Moroccan youths beat up old man for fun’

ANOTHER night of violence has rocked the Moroccan community in Torre Pacheco, in Murcia, with men dressed in black hunting North African immigrants. The rioting

14 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Murcia

Lamine Yamal shocks at his ‘gangster-themed’ 18th birthday in Barcelona by hiring ‘dwarf entertainers’

FC BARCELONA winger Lamine Yamal has been slammed for hiring people with dwarfism for his 18th birthday ‘gangster’ theme party over the weekend. The Association

14 Jul, 2025 @ 12:38

Barcelona·Celebrity·Lead

A colourful night of the songs, dance and soul of Spain’s true flamenco comes to Sotogrande

THE gypsy caves of the Albaicin and Sacramonte barrios of Granada have for centuries chimed with the most authentic strains of flamenco. Now, for one

14 Jul, 2025 @ 12:07

Costa del Sol·Entertainment·Other News

UPDATE: Brits advised to get travel insurance when visiting Spain amid claims they could be fined nearly €7k without it

MEDIA in the UK and Spain are widely reporting that British citizens travelling to Spain are now required to have private travel insurance covering all

14 Jul, 2025 @ 11:57

Health·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Earthquake shakes homes from Malaga to Alicante and briefly triggers tsunami alert in the Mediterranean

AN EARTHQUAKE of magnitude 5.4 centred off Cabo de Gata in Almeria was felt in large parts of eastern Spain on Monday. A tsunami alert

14 Jul, 2025 @ 11:02