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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

Rabies warning issued in Spain and France after ‘illegal’ puppy in Andalucia ‘suspected’ of carrying disease

A spokesperson called on ‘any person or animal that has been bitten, scratched or licked by this dog’ to contact the health authorities

22 Feb, 2020 @ 14:00

Health·Lead·Sevilla

IN PICS: Spectacular 15,000-year-old carvings uncovered in Spanish cave

They are said to be extremely fragile and can be damaged by merely being touched

22 Feb, 2020 @ 13:00

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Dodgy money deals, mafia involvement, rent-a-squatter scams – the murky underworld of free real estate in Spain

"They want to be left in peace and to pay a rent that corresponds to their income"

22 Feb, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·Property

Spain’s Costa Blanca is home to the one of the longest aqueducts in the world

Originally, the aqueduct ran for 98 kilometres from the coastal city of Valencia to the Tuejar river

22 Feb, 2020 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Group of Costa Blanca mayors demand that busy N-332 road is raised to prevent ‘new catastrophes’ in flood-hit region

FIVE Costa Blanca mayors are demanding quick and urgent solutions to flood prevention in the Vega Baja basin. The alarm has been sounded over the

22 Feb, 2020 @ 10:32

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Mother of British man killed by police on Spain’s Costa del Sol still has questions 18 months after her son’s death

THE family of a British man killed on the Costa del Sol are still demanding urgent answers, nearly 18 months after his death.

22 Feb, 2020 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Robbers caught short in Murcia bar – three arrested whilst going equipped

POLICE have caught a trio of thieves red-handed robbing a Murcia bar in the early hours of Monday, February 17. As they tried to hide,

22 Feb, 2020 @ 09:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Why you NEED to visit Andalucia’s Benahavis this year

The entire village is an open air art gallery, littered with poetic quotes from Shakespeare, Blake and Sabines to educate and inspire walkers as they

22 Feb, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Gibraltar police act fast to arrest fine-payers on drug money suspicion

Six Spanish national were accused of paying the £10,000 fine with black money as it was all handed over in cash at Windmill Hill Prison.

22 Feb, 2020 @ 01:05

Gibraltar·Lead

Popular Costa Blanca entertainer dies of suspected heart attack before gig

DEAN ALEXANDA, expat radio presenter and Costa Blanca entertainer, shocked fans and family when he suddenly collapsed and died last night. He was busy setting

21 Feb, 2020 @ 19:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

One dead in plane crash in Spain after pilot tries to make emergency landing

Airport firefighters put out the blaze in the plane and recovered the body

21 Feb, 2020 @ 18:01

Lead·National News

Serrano reigns as Fuglsang holds onto overall after Stage 2 of the Vuelta de Andalucía in Cordoba

THE Vuelta de Andalucía brought the residents of the sleepy Cordoban village of Iznajar out in their droves as some of the world’s best riders

21 Feb, 2020 @ 17:50

Lead·Sport

Baby in intensive care after falling out of second-storey kitchen window in Spain’s Andalucia

A BABY boy is in intensive care after falling from a second-storey window in Granada. The 18-month old was with his mother when he fell

21 Feb, 2020 @ 17:22

Granada

Spain’s Renfe wins record-breaking €5.5 BILLION contract to operate new high-speed rail link in the US

RENFE has been awarded a €5.56 billion contract to operate a high-speed rail line in the US. The Spanish state-owned company will run the line

21 Feb, 2020 @ 16:57

Business & Finance·Lead

Are books losing out to video games and films in Gibraltar?

WITH children playing more video games and watching films than ever, World Book Day will try to put reading back on the map with activities

21 Feb, 2020 @ 16:38

Gibraltar·La Cultura

Catholic Church rakes in record €284 MILLION from taxpayers in Spain

THE Spanish Catholic Church earned a record €284 million from taxpayers last year, figures have claimed. Some 7,191,387 people opted to make a contribution to

21 Feb, 2020 @ 16:36