Kidnapper from Kazaksthan wanted by Germany arrested on Costa Blanca
A MAN wanted by German authorities to serve a jail term for kidnapping and robbery has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Quesada. The
Spain’s highest court rules that employees are entitled to 15 minutes of ‘coffee break and settling in time’ at the start of the working day
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has ruled that the time taken for a morning coffee break and period employees take to settle into the working day should
Knife-wielding British schizophrenic jailed for attempted murder of young schoolboy in Spain’s Madrid
A mentally-ill British dual-national has been jailed for 10 years after stabbing a six-year-old boy outside the British International Hastings School in Madrid. The assault
WATCH: Bikini Beach Club in Estepona caught alight ‘while workmen sealed the roof with blowtorches’ – as witnesses describe hearing ‘loud bang’
A BEACH restaurant on the Costa del Sol caught fire and burned down in front of the eyes of it stunned owners on Thursday afternoon.
Top men’s tennis players coming to Valencia and Malaga for 2024 Davis Cup finals in Spain
VALENCIA will once again be a host city for the world’s premier men’s tennis team competition, the Davis Cup. The Fuente de San Luis arena
Pressure grows on Madrid regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit, after revelation that her partner admitted tax fraud over sale of Covid-19 masks
OPPOSITION parties in the Madrid regional government ramped up the pressure on Partido Popular (PP) premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit on Thursday, after it
BREAKING VIDEO: Bikini Beach chiringuito in Estepona destroyed by fire
THE Bikini Beach chiringuito in Estepona has gone up in flames. As this exclusive video taken by the Olive Press shows, firemen are on the
New man in Madrid named as UK appoints new Ambassador to Spain
THE UK has appointed a new Ambassador to Spain- Alex Ellis- who will take up his post this summer. Ellis, 56, will replace Hugh Elliott
Leading pollster in Spain who misjudged regional elections in Galicia blames nuns for skewing the vote
SPAIN’S leading pollster who was widely ridiculed after misjudging the recent Galician regional elections has blamed nuns for boosting the right-wing vote. Jose Felix Tezanos,
Temperatures in Spain this past winter were ‘warmest on record’, says state meteorological agency Aemet
THIS winter just past in Spain was the joint warmest since records began, and is likely to be followed by a spring that is also
Crucial victory for Pedro Sanchez as controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists gets parliamentary backing in Spain
CONGRESS in Madrid on Thursday backed an amnesty bill for Catalan separatists by 178 votes to 172. The lower house of parliament result is good
Priest forced to apologise in Spain’s Tenerife after ordering 300-year old frescoes to be painted over during restoration of a church
A PRIEST in the Canary Islands has been forced to apologise to angry locals after accidentally ordering workers to paint over historic frescoes during a
WATCH: Rogue wave terrifies passengers on Lanzarote ferry as it crashes into lounge area and washes furniture away
HOLIDAYMAKERS were thrust into a scene of panic when a freak wave breached the sides and barreled through the vessel shortly after it had set
Senate votes to end ‘unique’ coastal homes being classified as being on public domain land in Spain BUT decision could be overturned
SPAIN’S upper house of parliament, the Senate, has passed an amendment to the Coastal Law to protect the ‘unique homes’ on the coast. The measure
Could the Socialist-led government in Spain collapse? After snap elections called in Catalunya, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez abandons plans to pass 2024 budget
SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has abandoned efforts to reach a cross-party deal to pass a budget for this year, after snap elections were
Spain’s fashion giant Inditex- owners of Zara- reports record profits in 2023
FASHION chain Inditex- owners of branded stores like Zara- reported record profits last year. The Spanish company achieved a net profit of €5.3 billion- up
5 bedroom Villa for sale in Calpe / Calp with pool – € 595,000
Villa Calpe / Calp, Alicante 5 beds 4 baths € 595,000 Fantastic large villa in Maryvilla with sea, mountain and Peñon views. It
Snap election called in Spain’s Catalunya region after parliament rejects budget proposal
VOTERS in Spain’s Catalunya region will be going to the polls on May 12, after regional premier Pere Aragones yesterday called a snap election. The
WARNING: Man survives being stabbed in the head while walking his dog on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Teenager said nothing as he plunged the knife in
A MAN was stabbed in the head in an unprovoked attack while out walking his dog in a popular resort on the Costa del Sol.
Oh la la! Iconic French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing stage show of his life to Barcelona
THE outrageous agent provocateur of French fashion design – and late night British 90s TV – Jean-Paul Gautier is bringing the story of his life
Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia
A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various
Landlord in Marbella is arrested for sexually assaulting his female tenant: Police fear victim was drugged
A MARBELLA landlord has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for an alleged sex assault on his tenant. The police are trying to clarify whether
Family of missing man, 64, are in shock after being told by a hospital on Spain’s Costa del Sol that he died weeks prior and was buried
A RELATIVE of a missing Malaga man discovered by sheer chance on Tuesday that he had died and been buried. The 64-year-old disappeared on February
Is charging a ‘premium’ for tables in the sun – or shade – legal in Spain? All you need to know as new trend sparks outrage in Sevilla
THE latest method for extracting another buck from residents and visitors to Sevilla alike has been to charge extra for tables in the sun –
Queen Camilla’s secret holiday to Spain: How the British monarch enjoyed a luxury finca as she took a break from the media frenzy back home
CAMILLA, the Queen consort, enjoyed a well-earned break in a luxury Spanish finca as crisis continues to engulf the UK’s Royal Family, it has emerged.
Rafael Nadal, 37, buys brand new €4million luxury apartment in Spain’s Madrid
TENNIS star Rafa Nadal has bought a €4 million luxury Madrid apartment in the city’s Colon y Serrano district. The property is one of 11