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Asian ‘murder’ hornet spotted in the Costa del Sol for the first time: Experts race to find nest of 4cm beasts

THE deadly Asian hornet has been confirmed in Malaga province for the first time this summer. It has sparked an urgent hunt by environmental authorities

5 Sep, 2025 @ 10:56

Costa del Sol·Lead

Bars and restaurants say turnover is 15% down despite record tourist numbers in Valencia

TOURISTS tightening up spending and heatwaves are two of the reasons why bars and restaurants in the Valencia area say turnover is down by as

4 Sep, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia

‘That’s how you deal with narco traffickers’: Spain’s police union stokes controversy by lauding US strike on drug boat that killed 11

A HEATED social media debate sparked after the National Police Union spokesperson publicly defends the United States’ methods in combating drug trafficking in the Caribbean.

4 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Lead·National News·Other News

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Spain’s olive groves face crisis as farmers fly in migrants to pick the fruit

SPAIN’S olive oil industry is running out of hands – and farmers are now looking abroad to fill the gaps. In the rolling hills of

4 Sep, 2025 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

BREAKING: Armed men storm ship off Portugal coast

ARMED men have stormed a merchant ship off Portugal’s Algarve coast in the early hours of Thursday, taking crew members hostage in a dramatic high-seas

4 Sep, 2025 @ 16:10

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Malaga’s ‘tourist-free’ tapas bars… now on the tourism map thanks to National Geographic

REMEMBER those quaint little tapas bars in Malaga city where locals sipped their wine and nibbled boquerones in peace, far from selfie sticks and tourist

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Travel News

Man fatally shot three times at 'point blank range' amidst town centre shoppers in Valencia area

Man is shot dead at ‘point blank range’ in front of shocked town centre shoppers in Valencia

A MAN was shot dead in the centre of Xirivella- outside Valencia City- amidst multiple eye-witnesses at around 9.45am on Thursday. The brazen assassin escaped

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

‘Champagne’ scammer who fizzed-up cheap Spanish wine jailed

A FRENCH winemaker has been jailed for selling fake champagne, which was in fact cheap Spanish plonk with fizz added. Didier Chopin, 56, spent 2022

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:32

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Tranquil Costa del Sol resort town has seen a shocking rise in crime – with sex attacks jumping 133% in a year

ESTEPONA, long considered one of the quieter corners of the Costa del Sol, has seen crime rise sharply in the first half of 2025. The

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:12

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Digging up Malaga’s Phoenician roots: archaeologists unearth secrets of a 3,000-year-old city

BEFORE there were the Romans there was another ancient civilisation that was putting down roots in Spain. The University of Malaga has launched a fresh

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:03

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

17 dead and 23 injured as famous funicular tram derails in Portugal’s Lisbon

TWO Spaniards were injured when the landmark Lisbon funicular tram derailed, killing 17 people and injuring another 23. The accident struck the Ascensor de Gloria,

4 Sep, 2025 @ 14:47

Lead·National News·Other News

‘Hasta la vista, baby!’ Arnold Schwarzenegger heads to Malaga Comic-Con in Spain as guest of honour

HE’S the cyborg assassin who made ‘I’ll be back’ and ‘Hasta la vista, baby’ two of the most iconic lines in movie history – and

4 Sep, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Rental pressures are actually dropping across Barcelona, Malaga and Spain’s most popular cities – but dozens of people still compete for each room

SPAIN’S overheated rental market is finally showing signs of easing off in some of its most important cities, with several key destinations beginning to offer

4 Sep, 2025 @ 13:55

Lead·Property

2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Mijas Costa with pool – € 435,000

Beautifully renovated 2-bedroom townhouse with direct pool access at Mijas Golf This beautiful and bright 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom townhouse is located in a quiet, well-maintained complex

4 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Spanish PM Sanchez forced to turn around mid-flight to Ukraine summit in Paris due to fault in rickety official plane

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez cancelled his visit to Paris on Thursday after his official plane was forced to return to Madrid due to a ‘technical’

4 Sep, 2025 @ 13:02

Lead·National News

Spain cracks down on ‘power-hungry’ data centres with tough new eco rules

SPAIN is set to slap strict new green rules on data centres – the vast server farms that burn up electricity to keep the internet

4 Sep, 2025 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Ryanair threatens ‘tourism disaster’ for Spain as it directs two million seats to rival holiday destinations

RYANAIR has warned of a “tourism disaster” for Spain as it slashes flights from regional airports and diverts capacity to rival destinations such as Italy,

4 Sep, 2025 @ 12:16

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Travel News

American servicemen in Spain warned about trying to drive huge 4x4s or pickups on Spanish roads

AMERICAN sailors at the Rota naval base in Cadiz province have been warned about using 4x4s and pìckup trucks on Spanish roads. The advice has

4 Sep, 2025 @ 11:56

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Stunning blood moon and total eclipse to darken Spanish skies this month – all you need to know

A LAST chance to witness a total lunar eclipse in Spain for over three years takes place this Saturday. The eclipse is known as a

4 Sep, 2025 @ 11:22

Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Friendly’ youngster killed near isolated ‘hippy’ beach in southern Spain is named, as police search for ‘four mystery men’ in connection with his grisly murder

A YOUNG man found bashed to death near an isolated ‘hippy’ beach in Almeria has been named as 23-year-old Mario Belmonte, the Olive Press can

3 Sep, 2025 @ 18:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Avian flu fears in Andalucia: Dead birds turn up in Malaga park days after outbreak in Sevilla

HUELIN Park in Malaga has been closed after around 20 dead birds were discovered over the weekend. The discovery has sparked fears of an avian

3 Sep, 2025 @ 17:28

Health·Lead·Malaga

Bank scammers operating from Costa Blanca conned victims across Spain out of €100k

Costa Blanca bank phone scam conned victims across Spain out of €100k

SEVEN people have been arrested on the Costa Blanca for being part of a phone scam where 42 victims across Spain were conned out of

3 Sep, 2025 @ 17:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

'Miracle' diet warning about rapid post-summer weight loss issued by nutritionists in Spain

‘Miracle’ diet warning about rapid post-summer weight loss made by nutritionists in Spain

NUTRIONISTS in Spain have warned about people embarking on ‘miracle diets’ after the summer holiday to lose some much needed kilos. The Valencian College of

3 Sep, 2025 @ 16:29

Health·Lead

Glam, grit, and giving back: Triple A’s star-studded Gala returns to Marbella!

DUST off your cocktail dresses and get your credit cards ready – Marbella’s most heart-tugging, tail-wagging night of the year is back! The Triple A

3 Sep, 2025 @ 15:11

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Poorer Andalucia leads charge against €83bn debt relief for wealthy Catalunya as Spain’s historical internal wounds reopen

SPAIN’S age-old regional tensions have once again reared their head as historically poorer Andalucia leads a rebellion against plans to forgive the debt of wealthier

3 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Politics

The top 10 European airports most likely to suffer travel chaos when the EES kicks in next month

BRITISH travellers could face severe disruption at some of Europe’s busiest airports when the EU’s long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES) finally comes into force. The scheme

3 Sep, 2025 @ 14:15

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