Health warning: Cheese product sold across Spain is taken off the shelves after harmful bacteria is detected – including ‘listeria monocytogenes’

A GORGONZOLA cheese sold by the Aldi supermarket chain in Spain has been withdrawn from shelves after it was found to contain listeria. The Spanish

16 Jan, 2024 @ 12:30

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Apartment for sale in Marbella – € 349,000

Apartment Marbella, Málaga 0 beds 1 baths € 349,000 FIRST LINE BEACH WITH SEA VIEWS IN MARBELLA Studio with sea views, completely renovated

16 Jan, 2024 @ 12:05

Featured Property

International ‘Croqueta’ Day: How the French elite first invented the much-loved potato dish – before Spain went on to master it

It’s International Croqueta Day today, but do you know the curious history behind the now emblematic Spanish dish? Paella, jamon, olive oil, croquetas, these are

16 Jan, 2024 @ 11:56

Food & Drink·Lead

EXPLAINED: How to register to vote in UK general elections as a British expat in Spain – and which documents you will need

FOLLOWING the removal of the arbitrary 15-year limit, British citizens living abroad are now eligible to vote in UK general elections and referendums regardless of

16 Jan, 2024 @ 11:40

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Must Read·Politics

Tourist warning: Person gets fined for buying sunglasses from illegal street seller in Mallorca

Are your designer sunglasses FAKE? Supplier to ‘prestigious’ nationwide opticians in Spain is arrested for ‘selling knock off luxury shades’ as police raid 12 stores in popular tourist areas

A DISTRIBUTOR who supplied fake Italian sunglasses to a ‘prestigious’ nationwide chain of opticians in Spain has been arrested following a complaint from the manufacturer.

16 Jan, 2024 @ 11:05

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Woman with Down syndrome is praised around the world after being sworn into parliament in Spain following historic election win

Woman with Down’s syndrome is praised around the world after being sworn into parliament in Spain following historic election win

SPAIN’S first elected parliamentarian with Down’s syndrome has said that ‘society can now see that people with Down’s have a lot to contribute’. 46-year-old Mar

16 Jan, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Sotogrande Beach With Gibraltar In Background Flickr Gailhampshire

Gibraltar on high-alert for plastic pellets washing up on its beaches after sightings were reported in nearby Tarifa

THE recent environmental crisis on the shores of northern Spain, marked by the spill of plastic pellets into the ocean, has prompted immediate action from

16 Jan, 2024 @ 09:30

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

New Gibraltar minister continues to work occasional shifts with his former ambulance service colleagues

A GIBRALTAR minister is continuing to take occasional shifts with his beloved ambulance service three months after being voted into government. Minister for Sports, Industrial

16 Jan, 2024 @ 09:09

Gibraltar

Upcoming Malaga Film Festival set to dazzle with the best of Spanish cinema – and plenty on offer for the expat community

THE Costa del Sol is set to be transformed into the epicentre of Spanish and Ibero-American cinema cinema when the 27th Malaga Film Festival lands

16 Jan, 2024 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead

BREAKING: British expats can now vote in UK elections and referendums as ‘long overdue’ law change comes into effect TOMORROW

MORE than three million British expats have regained their right to vote in UK General Elections and referendums following the implementation of the Elections Act

15 Jan, 2024 @ 23:30

Lead·Politics

Ryanair wins political battle in Spain over its controversial luggage policy

RYANAIR emerged victorious in its legal battle to be able to decide its own cabin baggage policy. Thursday’s landmark ruling by a court in La

15 Jan, 2024 @ 19:15

Lead·Travel News

Young woman wins 'right to die' case following first euthanasia law challenge in Spain

Serial fraudster Mark Acklom is living in Spain with his family following his early release from prison – as courts in the UK attempt to recover some of the money he swindled

A UK court trying to recover some of the money swindled by British fraudster Mark Acklom has heard that he’s living in Spain with his

15 Jan, 2024 @ 18:48

Crime & Law·Murcia·National News

Spain’s tourism industry exploded in 2023 with a record-breaking 283 million passengers landing at its airports

SPAIN clocked up a record number of airline passengers in 2023 to exceed levels recorded before the Covid pandemic. Figures from the Aena operated network

15 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Outrage as three beaches lose 70% of their sand on Spain’s east coast following the expansion of a nearby port

SATELLITE images have been analysed to show that three beaches in the port area of Valencia lost 70% of their sand over three decades. The

15 Jan, 2024 @ 17:40

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

American expat divides opinion after blasting her landlord in Spain: Young woman ‘is told to use her neighbour’s bathroom’ as she will have no water supply during planned construction work

A YOUNG expat has divided opinion after being told to use ‘her neighbour’s bathroom’ as planned construction work will cut off water supply. The American

15 Jan, 2024 @ 17:06

Lead

Quad bike user accused of exposing himself to passersby on Spain’s Costa del Sol is vindicated: Woman ‘made a FALSE allegation because she was sick of bikes using the same path as her’

A QUAD biker has been vindicated after allegations that he exposed himself to passersby were revealed to be ‘false’ and motivated by a neighbour who

15 Jan, 2024 @ 17:05

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

'Don't wash your car!': Blood rain warning for Spain as Saharan dust cloud to blow in from Africa - affecting Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Storm Irene is coming to Spain: Rain is forecast for much of the country from tomorrow – including on the Costa del Sol

RAINFALL is set to hit the Costa del Sol as Storm Irene sweeps across Spain from Tuesday, January 16. The Atlantic tropical storm, christened Irene

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY, Catalunya, and the Madrid region received the largest number of foreign immigrants in 2022 according to figures released by the National Institute

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Young woman dead and several injured in Spain’s Murcia after lorry crashes into bus and leaves 17 people trapped

A 21-YEAR-OLD woman died in the Murcia region on Monday when a lorry collided with a bus taking agricultural workers home after completing a shift.

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:01

Lead·Murcia

Thief caught with €10,000 timepiece on his wrist preparing to board flight after pinching it from security scanner tray at Spain’s Ibiza airport

A TRAVELLER at Ibiza airport underwent an ordeal when he found that his luxury watch had vanished from his belongings tray after going through the

15 Jan, 2024 @ 15:00

Ibiza·Lead

Julio Iglesias is ‘almost arrested’ at the airport: Spain’s ‘King of Latin’, 80, is quizzed over the bizarre contents of his suitcases

SPANISH superstar Julio Iglesias was ‘almost arrested’ last week after falling foul of the Dominican Republic’s stringent import rules. The ‘King of Latin’, now 80,

15 Jan, 2024 @ 14:32

Lead

Budget airline launches a mega-sale with flights from Spain starting at just €10 – but you’ll have to be quick

BARGAIN-LOVING expats can find cheap flights to the UK for under €10 after a Spanish low-cost airline launched a new January sale. From today until

15 Jan, 2024 @ 14:17

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain is the best country in the WORLD for a road trip holiday, according to new ranking

SPAIN has been named the best country in the world for road trips, according to new data. The perfect holiday for adventurers, road trips offer

15 Jan, 2024 @ 14:09

Olive Press Travel

It’s officially the most depressing day of the year: An expert offers some tips to lift the gloom on ‘Blue Monday’

HOW are you feeling today? In case you’re a little bummed, it’s worth noting that today is officially ‘Blue Monday’; the most depressing day of

15 Jan, 2024 @ 14:00

Health·Lead

These five cities in Andalucia have been named among the 10 ‘most beautiful’ provincial capitals in Spain – with one taking first place

ANDALUCIA has five of Spain’s ten ‘most beautiful’ provincial capitals- including the first place winner. A study by ElectoPanel surveyed some 4,000 Spaniards to reveal

15 Jan, 2024 @ 13:27