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Bogus soccer school fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts with top clubs in Spain

Football coach arrested for sexually abusing boy in Spain’s Madrid, two years after similar complaint

A 45-year-old Madrid area children’s football coach has been arrested for sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy. The man was detained last Friday by the Policia

24 Aug, 2022 @ 18:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Forest fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca billows smoke across AP-7 motorway

FIRE crews tackled a forest blaze next to the AP-7 motorway in the north of Alicante Province. The fire broke out at around 3.20 pm

24 Aug, 2022 @ 17:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Scandal of Spain paying 60 times the market value for Chinese PPE gowns during Covid pandemic European Pr

Legal probe into Spain grossly overpaying for Chinese PPE gowns during Covid-19 pandemic

THE European Public Prosecutor’s Office will investigate whether Spain’s Health Ministry grossly overpaid for Chinese disposable PPE gowns during the early stages of the Covid-19

24 Aug, 2022 @ 16:55

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain's government examines different options to bring in national toll road charges in 2024

Spain’s government examines different options on nationwide toll road charging in 2024

SPAIN’S government has commissioned studies at how to introduce a nationwide road toll system from 2024. The measure is in return for receiving EU Covid

24 Aug, 2022 @ 15:56

Lead·National News

No winter energy rationing in Spain, says government minister

A government minister has ruled out any energy rationing this winter in Spain. Speaking to Telecinco on Wednesday, Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera, said: “Energy

24 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show

Spain’s tourism rejoices with hotels filling up to 2019 levels

TOURISM in July returned to almost the same levels seen before the Covid pandemic in 2019. Figures from the National Statistics Institute show overnight hotel

24 Aug, 2022 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Pedestrian Killed By Lamppost Rammed By Drunk Driver In Spain's Basque Country

Pedestrian killed by lamppost toppled over by drunk driver in Spain’s Basque Country

A woman died on a Basque Country street on Tuesday after a drunk driver smashed into a lamppost that toppled onto her. The 67-year-old woman

24 Aug, 2022 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Ibiza / Eivissa town – € 795,000

Apartment Ibiza / Eivissa, Ibiza 1 beds 1 baths € 795,000 Exclusive Duplex of 180m2 distributed in 2 floors. Frontal views to the

24 Aug, 2022 @ 13:05

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Pool Death Mystery Villa With Police Cars Jon Clarke

EXCLUSIVE: Irish holidaymaker found dead in neighbour’s pool after big night out in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE are investigating the mysterious death of an Irish holidaymaker found floating in a neighbour’s pool. The man, believed to be in his late 20s,

24 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Outrage in Spain after paralysed gunslinger accused of wounding four people euthanised in prison while awaiting trial

A GUNMAN who shot three of his colleagues and wounded a police officer has been euthanised in a Spanish prison before he could face trial.

24 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Homesick Ukraine teenage refugee intercepted after starting long coach journey in Spain’s Valencia

A homesick teenage Ukrainian refugee was intercepted on a long-distance coach after his worried mother contacted police in Valencia. The boy, 16, ran away from

24 Aug, 2022 @ 12:16

Catalunya·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Travelling gang in Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain's Costa Blanca

Travelling gang enjoy Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man and woman have been arrested after robbing 55 Benidorm hotel rooms since July. They have also been charged with possessing fake documents and

24 Aug, 2022 @ 11:36

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Iberia Express cabin crew members in Spain set to protest this Friday—with calls for 10 days strike action

THE Summer of 2022 for the travel sector has become one of strike action, industrial disputes and flight cancellations and delays across Europe. In Spain,

24 Aug, 2022 @ 10:15

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Spain’s Axarquia to receive water from the Western Costa del Sol to battle ‘exceptional drought’ despite recent rainsLa Viñuela Credit Wikimedia

Water reserves in Spain continue to sink with the Guadalquivir basin at an alarming 22.5% capacity

THE prolonged hot weather has not only placed Spain on track for the hottest summer in recorded history, but is also triggering historic lows in

24 Aug, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·National News

8 Options For Casually Making Money While On Vacation

There are many ways to make some extra money while on vacation. You could take on a temporary job, sell items you no longer need,

24 Aug, 2022 @ 09:17

Business & Finance·Travel News

Forest fires are a constant threat in the Valencia region

Andalucia among 15 Communities declared catastrophic zones in Spain due to devastating forest fires

SPAIN has declared catastrophic zones to 15 regions affected by destructive forest fires. In a year in which has so far devastated more than 220,000

24 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Health boss warns that idiotic viral challenge attackers could spread HIV and hepatitis amid surge in needle-spiking reports across Spain

AN alarming summer craze for pricking unsuspecting partygoers with needles could spread Hepatitis and HIV, an expert has warned the Olive Press. There is no

23 Aug, 2022 @ 19:55

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Must Read

Ten of the best open air museums to visit in Spain

DISCOVER 10 of the best 'roofless' museums in Spain with Kimberley Mannion.

23 Aug, 2022 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

12 great books about Spain to read on the beach this summer

12 books about Spain for your holiday reading list, by Shannon Chaffers

23 Aug, 2022 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

British expat fights for life after catching Legionnaires’ disease in mystery outbreak in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat is fighting for his life after contracting Legionnaires’ Disease on Mijas in Spain’s Costa del Sol. Richard Dickman, 80, was rushed to

23 Aug, 2022 @ 16:15

Health·Lead

Slaughterhouses in Spain will use video cameras to prove animal welfare rules are followed

ANIMAL welfare in Spain’s slaughterhouses will be monitored by mandatory video surveillance systems. The Council of Ministers approved a royal decree on Tuesday establishing the

23 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Italian gang arrested for stealing luxury watches from elderly foreign tourists in Spain's Balearic Islands

Gang targeting tourists to steal high-end watches arrested in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE swooped in on a gang of six people who targeted tourists in Marbella to steal their expensive watches. Three men and three women have

23 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Ex-employee steals fuel discount card from trucking firm in €60,000 fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A former Alicante transport company driver stole a fuel discount card to defraud his ex-employer of €60,000 in just two months. The man knew the

23 Aug, 2022 @ 13:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Nueva Andalucia – € 285,000

Apartment Nueva Andalucia, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 285,000 Beautiful and spacious apartment for sale in the area of La Campana, Nueva

23 Aug, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Airport strikes in Spain are called off in huge relief for travellers ahead of December holiday

FACT CHECK: No, airport workers in Spain have NOT just called a strike for 25 days

AIRPORT workers in Spain are NOT going on strike for 25 days despite widespread reporting of it in UK media organisations. Tuesday headlines announcing more

23 Aug, 2022 @ 12:57

Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

Drunk British tourist, 21, arrested after brutal attack on Magaluf taxi driver in Spain’s Mallorca

A 21-year-old British tourist has been arrested over a brutal beating of a Magaluf taxi driver at around 2.00 am on Tuesday. Witnesses saw three

23 Aug, 2022 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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