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Benidorm-based British paedophile given 133 year prison term by court in Spain

Catalunya judge orders insurance pay-out over enforced restaurant closure during Spain’s first State of Alarm

A court in Spain’s Catalunya region has ordered an insurance company to pay €6,000 in compensation to a restaurant forced to close during the country’s

11 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

OPINION: The Olive Press is the English-language paper in Spain you can trust – and has actually got your back

THE Spanish Government was ONCE AGAIN forced to counteract misleading reporting after a slew of national papers in the UK claimed foreign tourists would be

11 Feb, 2021 @ 12:20

Lead·National News

BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY: Iberian wolves expected to return to Spain’s Valencia region within the next five years

WOLVES are expected to return to the Valencia region. Leading biologists believe that the combination of dwindling population figures in rural areas and the increasing

11 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Nature·Valencia

Police search for two missing Lynx after ‘ripped off’ geo trackers discovered in Spain’s Cordoba

SEPRONA are on the hunt for two missing Lynx after their geo tracking collars were discovered in different locations across the Cordoba province. The Nature

11 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Cordoba·Lead

Scandal in Spain’s Marbella as Mayor’s husband, step-son and bodyguard under investigation for money laundering and drug trafficking

THE husband of the mayor of Marbella has been arrested after undercover police raided his office. The events took place on Tuesday morning when police,

11 Feb, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga city could open bars and shops this weekend

MALAGA city could reopen its non-essential activity this weekend. Following the meeting held on Wednesday with the committee of experts, the Junta has given the

11 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TWO-THIRDS drop over two weeks for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE Valencian Community last night(February 10) reported 3,031 new COVID-19 cases over 24 hours. That’s a fall of 1,279 on the Tuesday total and is

11 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police bust child prostitution ring in Spain’s Mallorca

Policia Nacional took three men, aged 22, 25 and 30, into custody this morning as part of their investigation into a criminal gang

10 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Princess Leonor to study at Hogwarts-style college in the UK – all you need to know

PRINCESS Leonor is going to a college in Wales, the Spanish royal family has announced. The 15-year-old will complete the International Baccalaureate programme at the

10 Feb, 2021 @ 18:52

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Active COVID-19 cases in Gibraltar down to 85 today with no deaths

COVID-19 cases have fallen to more acceptable levels ten days after the social lockdown ended and life started to return to normal.

10 Feb, 2021 @ 18:42

Gibraltar·Lead

An online challenge was the first hypothesis investigated by the National Police

One child dies and another is critically injured in unrelated suicide attempts in Valencia within 12 hours of each other

A CHILD aged 13 committed suicide just 12 hours after another 10-year-old boy reportedly attempted to take his own life in Valencia city this week.

10 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Valencia

CON MAN with a British passport enjoys hotel stays across Spain thanks to bogus credit card bookings

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Mallorca for scamming 12 hotels across Spain with bogus credit card details. The Algerian national made reservations worth

10 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: Recoveries from COVID-19 outnumber new cases in Spain’s Andalucia Wednesday – but region records second-deadliest day of pandemic

THE number of people to overcome coronavirus has outpaced new cases in Andalucia for the first time in weeks. Junta figures released today show there

10 Feb, 2021 @ 16:49

Coronavirus·Lead

Dutch beer giant Heineken to cull 8,000 jobs worldwide – Spain’s workforce in danger

HOLLAND’s famous beer brand Heineken has announced it is to cut 8,000 jobs worldwide after a year of heavy losses due to the pandemic. The

10 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Sale of alcohol to be BANNED in Spain’s Andalucia after 6pm in bid to fight COVID-19

ANDALUCIA has announced it will soon be illegal to sell alcohol past 6pm. The new measure is aimed at lowering the risk of coronavirus transmission

10 Feb, 2021 @ 15:50

Coronavirus·Lead

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Surge in COVID-related hospital refuse triggers storage chaos in Valencia

THE huge increase in disposable hospital refuse due to the COVID pandemic is causing severe storage and disposal problems. In Valencia city, six refrigerated lorries

10 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Environment·Lead·Valencia

Brits are shelling out 20% more for summer holidays – with trips to Spain the top destination for 2021

LOCKDOWN has Brits dreaming of their next escape, with trips to Spain top of their wish list. TUI said families are shelling out an extra

10 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Spain’s new gender bill will allow trans people to self-identify without medical intervention

SPAIN has drafted new gender recognition legislation which would allow transgender people to self identify without medical intervention. Current legislation which requires an individual to

10 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Spain’s Valencian Community president Ximo Puig set to announce extension of most COVID-19 restrictions through to March

MOST of the current restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Valencian Community are set to be extended until the end of the

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

The almond tree, the star of February in Malaga’s Botanical Garden

MALAGA’S Botanical Garden is a tropical paradise of 250000 square metres, first created in 1855 by the Marquis and Marchioness of Loring. READ MORE: A

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Malaga·Nature

BREAKING: Restrictions could be lifted sooner as Andalucia to update COVID-19 restrictions once a week – but president warns of ‘explosion’ in British variant cases

JUANMA Moreno has warned of an ‘explosion’ in the number of cases of the British coronavirus variant in the coming weeks. The leader of Andalucia,

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:29

Coronavirus·Lead

LISTED: Municipalities which can open bars and restaurants from TODAY in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Junta de Andalucia has updated its list of municipalities which must close all non-essential businesses owing to their coronavirus figures. The updated list relates

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:08

Coronavirus·Lead

Why did the Minister of Finance refuse to lower the VAT on electricity in January after prices reached an all-time high? An EXPLAINER on VAT electricity and gas rates in Spain, the UK and the EU

IT has been an expensive start to the year for taxpayers in Spain. The combination of the coronavirus pandemic and storm Filomela, which blanketed parts

10 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Four Members Of Drugs Gang Led By Irish Criminal John Gilligan Are Arrested On Spain S Costa Blanca

Four members of drugs gang led by notorious Irish criminal John Gilligan are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Four people who posted marijuana to the UK from the southern Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. They are members of a

10 Feb, 2021 @ 12:38

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

LISTED: The municipalities closing or opening their borders in Spain’s Andalucia TODAY after Junta updates list

THE Junta de Andalucia has officially updated its list of municipalities which exceed the 500 cases per 100,000 people threshold. Published in the state gazette

10 Feb, 2021 @ 12:14

Coronavirus·Lead

Taxis in Spain’s Andalucia will be shared and have a closed price

SHARED taxis with closed price and obligatory payment by credit card are some of the new modifications to Andalucia’s taxi sector. Marifran Carazo, Andalucian Minister

10 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Other News

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