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Marbella to open new 140-space car park next week to ease parking headaches near bus station

DRIVERS struggling to find a suitable space near Marbella’s bus station should find parking easier from next week after the city council said work to

29 Apr, 2026 @ 13:49

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Spain's inflation rate falls due to lower electricity prices- countering fuel cost rises caused by Iran war

Spain’s inflation rate falls due to lower electricity prices – despite rise in petrol rises caused by Iran war

SPAIN’S annual inflation rate fell to 3.2% in April, down by 0.2.% on the March figure, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). The INE

29 Apr, 2026 @ 13:00

Lead·National News

The unsettling final image from inside Malaga to Madrid carriage moments before Spain’s Adamuz train disaster claimed 46 lives

AUTHORITIES have released disturbing new images from inside one of the trains involved in the deadly Adamuz crash – in what proves the disaster was

29 Apr, 2026 @ 12:55

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

‘Kamikaze driver’ dies after head on collision while driving the wrong way down A7 motorway in Andalucia

A MAN has died in Almeria after driving the wrong way along the A7 motorway and crashing head-on with another vehicle. Authorities were alerted to

29 Apr, 2026 @ 12:15

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

New Hotel101-Madrid boasts over €5m of bookings since March opening

MADRID’S new Hotel101 has reported brisk bookings since the 680-bedroom establishment opened for business in March. It’s the first Hotel101-branded property to operate outside the

29 Apr, 2026 @ 11:53

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

WATCH: Chaos in Spanish football as goalkeeper absolutely loses his mind and decks opposing team’s captain in heated derby

THIS is the moment a fiery Spanish derby boiled over into chaos after a goalkeeper punched his rival captain in the face. Shocking footage captured

29 Apr, 2026 @ 11:42

Lead·National News·Sport

A majority of apartments for rent in Spain are owned by landlords with multiple properties – especially in large cities where rents are highest

OVER 60 per cent of rental properties in Spain are owned by landlords with multiple properties, especially in major cities. Landlords with at least two

29 Apr, 2026 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Horror in Torrevieja as drugged up man ‘smashes ex-partner’s cat to death against a wall’ as angry mob forms to confront him

A MAN under the influence of alcohol and drugs has been arrested for kicking a cat to death in the middle of a Torrevieja street

29 Apr, 2026 @ 11:05

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Gandia with pool garage – € 299,000

We are pleased to present a beautiful apartment in the Athenea residential complex in Playa de Gandia. With a floor area of 101 m2, it

29 Apr, 2026 @ 11:01

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Madrid placed under orange alert for severe storms and flash flooding: Avoid unnecessary travel; flights may face diversions

ANYONE in Madrid is being urged to avoid all unnecessary travel today as severe storms, hail and flash flooding threaten to batter the capital. State

29 Apr, 2026 @ 10:57

Lead·Madrid·Weather

Brit, 24, dies after tragic ‘face-first’ stairwell plunge in Tenerife

A BRITISH holidaymaker has died after a ‘face-first’ plunge down a stairwell at an apartment complex in Tenerife. The 24-year-old, who police told The Olive

29 Apr, 2026 @ 10:57

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Guernica: The horror behind Picasso’s masterpiece – and Hitler’s decision to decimate the Basque town in 1937

THERE is an invisible glue that holds civilised society together: ordinary human decency. It is the instinct that makes you run a sick neighbour to

29 Apr, 2026 @ 08:15

Basque Country·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Wizz Air boss tells holidaymakers not to panic as jet fuel shortages ‘won’t ground summer flights’ despite EU warnings

JUST weeks after European officials and Spanish oil companies issued warnings of a jet fuel shortage, one budget airline has ensured summer flights will not

28 Apr, 2026 @ 18:30

Entertainment·Getting Around·International Affairs·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

Horror in Granada as local woman stabs Korean tourist taking photos of the Alhambra UNESCO site

A SOUTH Korean tourist has been stabbed in the ankle while taking photos at a viewpoint of Spain’s world famous Alhambra World Heritage Site. Policia

28 Apr, 2026 @ 18:15

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Troubled Malaga barrio under lockdown as police launch massive ‘land and air’ operation following wave of shootings

A NEIGHBOURHOOD in Malaga has been placed under lockdown after police launched a major operation following a recent wave of shootings in the city. Around

28 Apr, 2026 @ 17:30

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police station in Costa del Sol expat hotspot is battling rat infestation with rodent numbers skyrocketing in last month

A POLICE station in Mijas has been battling a growing rat infestation, with numbers said to have increased dramatically over the past month. Civil Guard

28 Apr, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s nationwide blackout one year on: How the day unfolded, what caused it and who’s paying for it?

ONE year ago today, at 12.33pm, the Iberian Peninsula lost power in under five seconds. The great apagón (blackout) of 28 April, 2025, remains the

28 Apr, 2026 @ 16:30

Green·Lead·National News·Other News

Mocromafia ‘gangsters’ walk free after jury acquits them of murdering ‘Butcher of Amsterdam’ police informer on Spain’s southern coast

TWO men accused of murdering a Dutch criminal linked to the Mocromafia, one of the most feared drug mafias operating in Spain, have been acquitted

28 Apr, 2026 @ 14:30

Cádiz·crime·Crime & Law·Lead

Two out of three adults under 34 still live with their parents as Spain breeds an entire generation of poor people

TWO-THIRDS of young people in Spain were living with at least one of their parents in 2025 with high property prices cited as a key

28 Apr, 2026 @ 14:00

Lead·National News·Property

The story behind Spain’s iconic Seat Ibiza – the best-selling runaround thanks to a touch of American marketing and German engineering

THE very first SEAT Ibiza rolled off the assembly line at Martorell, Barcelona on 27 April, 1984. Marketing had come to Spain. SEAT (the Sociedad

28 Apr, 2026 @ 13:45

La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Technology

Get ready for Spain’s once-in-a-century total eclipse with a dress rehearsal this week while the sun is in the same position in the sky

THOSE in Spain can prepare for the once-in-a-century total eclipse by holding a dress rehearsal this week thanks to the sun’s position in the sky.

28 Apr, 2026 @ 13:41

Environment·Lead

Tourism summit set for Malaga after drawing 600+ attendees last year

EUROPE’s leading flexible accommodation summit is set to return next month and it will be hosted in Spain. Vitur Summit 2026 will bring together operators,

28 Apr, 2026 @ 13:00

Lead·Travel News

‘Tongue of Saharan dust’ sweeps across Spain: These regions can expect the dreaded ‘blood rain’ this week

HOMEOWNERS and drivers are being warned to keep their hoses packed away as a massive ‘tongue of Saharan dust’ sweeps across Spain, bringing the dreaded

28 Apr, 2026 @ 12:27

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Costa Blanca property prices soar by average of 12.9% in first three months of 2026

HOUSE prices rose by an average of 12.9% in Alicante province during the first quarter of 2026, according to real estate appraisal company Gesvalt Tasaciones.

28 Apr, 2026 @ 11:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Take a peak at the remarkable towns along the Spanish coast where British expats make up nearly half the population

A STRIKING new map has revealed where British expats have clustered on Spain’s costas – including several towns where they make up about half of

28 Apr, 2026 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain moves back into double-digit unemployment rate after losing 170,000 jobs in first three months of 2026

SPAIN’S unemployment rate climbed back to a double-digit percentage in the first quarter of 2026. Job losses nearly doubled compared with the same period last

28 Apr, 2026 @ 11:04