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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

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

WATCH: Police bust gang who pocketed €560k by supplying high-speed boats to migrant smugglers in Spain

A GANG made €560,000 by supplying high-speed boats to traffickers transporting illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain. Six members of the crew have been arrested

3 Sep, 2025 @ 13:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Calonge i Sant Antoni with garage – € 499,000

Villa with garden and pool Located in the urbanisation of Mas Pere, Calonge. This urbanization has been recently received by the Town Hall, so it

3 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05

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Gangster who ‘broke out of jail in Italy and fled to Spain’ arrested in sleepy Barcelona barrio

AN ITALIAN gangster on the run for nearly two months who faced 28 years in prison has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Barcelona.

3 Sep, 2025 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Ryanair pulls out of two airports and scraps a million seats in row over taxes in Spain

Ryanair pulls out of two airports and withdraws one million seats due to tax dispute in Spain

RYANAIR has announced on Wednesday where its axe will fall at Spanish regional airports in its ongoing dispute with airport operator Aena over tax charges,

3 Sep, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Travel News

Desperate search underway after Brit sailor, 34, vanishes 50 miles off Gran Canaria coast during round-the-world trip

FEARS are growing for a British sailor embarking on a solo round-the-world trip after his abandoned boat was discovered drifting off the Canary Islands. A

3 Sep, 2025 @ 11:06

Canary Islands·Lead

President Pedro Sanchez and Sir Keir Starmer, Chris Ratcliffe:EPA

UK’s Keir Starmer and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez meet in London today as Gibraltar deal paves way to sign historic partnership

BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez are meeting in London today to sign the first major bilateral agreement between the two

3 Sep, 2025 @ 10:43

Lead·Politics

Spain’s racial tensions simmer again as thugs assault migrant children in Madrid after reports of sex attack on girl, 14, by Moroccan asylum seeker

SPAIN’S racial tensions have been brought to the boil once again after thugs targeted a Madrid centre housing young migrants following reports one of its

3 Sep, 2025 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

This fruit grown in Spain has THREE times more vitamin C than an orange and a range of health benefits

Green kiwis can officially help you go to the bathroom – EU decision paves way for new advertising standards

GREEN kiwis help aid digestion, and now the European Commission has greenlighted the use of this argument in the advertising of the fruit. This decision

3 Sep, 2025 @ 07:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Spain’s housing market sees single biggest price surge in history – average Madrid home jumps from €464,000 to €572,300 in just 12 months

SPAIN is witnessing the most dramatic property price explosion in its recorded history, in great news for homeowners – but devastating for first time buyers.

3 Sep, 2025 @ 07:00

Lead·Madrid·Property

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

40,000 households devastated by Valencia floods to get extra aid of €3k each by mid-October

A NEW €350 million aid package for households and workers affected by last October’s Valencia flood disaster has been announced by regional president, Carlos Mazon.

2 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Lead·Valencia

WATCH: Young bullfighter dies in horror goring during his debut at Lisbon arena as thousands watch

A PORTUGUESE bullfighter has died after being fatally gored during his professional debut at Lisbon’s packed Campo Pequeno arena. Manuel Maria Trindade, 22, was taking

2 Sep, 2025 @ 18:15

Lead·Other News

Sanchez tell sceptics ‘climate change kills’ as he announces plan to tackle rising wildfires and flooding in Spain

THE Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, has announced a new plan to ready the country for future climate emergencies. Sanchez emphasized the severity of

2 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Tourist assaults British partner at Costa Blanca airport, injures four police officers, and damages two patrol cars

A MAN caused chaos at Alicante-Elche airport after an eye-witness saw him violently assault his British partner. The attacker was described by Elche City Council

2 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mass grave shock in Malaga: 73 Civil War victims exhumed – one in five were women

GRIM new discoveries have been made in a mass grave at Campillos cemetery in Malaga, where archaeologists have recovered the remains of 73 people executed

2 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Valencia's spectacular €400m Juan Roig Arena hosts its first concert this Saturday

Valencia’s spectacular new €400m Juan Roig Arena hosts its first concert this weekend

VALENCIA’S Roig Arena- named after the Mercadona supermarket boss Juan Roig- opens its doors this Saturday. The first event will see 20 artists taking part

2 Sep, 2025 @ 16:45

Entertainment·Lead·Valencia

WATCH: Activists score own goal after defacing FC Barcelona store in protest against DR Congo sponsorship – only to unfurl flag of completely different country

TWO activists scored an embarrassing own goal after spraying an FC Barcelona store with paint in protest against a new sponsorship deal with the Democratic

2 Sep, 2025 @ 16:02

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

EXPLAINER: Why house prices in Spain are rising twice as much as EU average

HOUSE prices in Spain rose by twice as fast as the European Union average in the first three months of 2025. Figures from Eurostat showed

2 Sep, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Property

Spanish climate activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group Just Stop Oil stain Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia with red powder

TWO climate activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were arrested by Catalan police on Sunday after staining Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada

2 Sep, 2025 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Woman, 45, caught ‘selling cocaine and heroin in the heart of Estepona’s old town’ as police clampdown on street-level dealing

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested for drug dealing in the heart of Estepona’s historic centre after police caught her with 21 bags of cocaine

2 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Irish crime boss John Gilligan is bailed over drug lab charges after spending eight months behind bars in Spain

IRISH mobster John Gilligan has been released from prison after being arrested in December for running a pink cocaine drug laboratory at his Orihuela Costa

2 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Jon Rahm becomes fourth Spanish golfer to win US Masters in Augusta

Spain’s Jon Rahm selected as Europe wildcard for 2025 Ryder Cup – despite playing on controversial Saudi-funded LIV Golf tour

TWO-TIME major-winning Spanish golfer Jon Rahm has been selected by European captain Luke Donald as a wildcard park for this month’s Ryder Cup, set to

2 Sep, 2025 @ 13:56

Lead·Sport

Killer whales ram TWO boats in minutes off coast of Spain

BOATERS off the coast of Spain have been left shaken after two vessels were rammed by killer whales in a double attack just minutes apart.

2 Sep, 2025 @ 13:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

3 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Paterna with pool garage – € 389,000

Renovated penthouse with spectacular terrace and garage included We present this bright and modern penthouse, renovated just 3 years ago, located in a prime area

2 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05