‘Yesterday was bad. People died’: Urda wakes to grief and solidarity the day after deadly train crash
The quiet Toledo town was not prepared for yesterday's events, but residents are determined to get on with life.
British ‘neo-bank’ Monzo finally launches in Spain with free accounts and a 4% savings rate to take on Revolut
Customers can now open personal, joint, under-18, business and instant-access savings accounts, all free and managed at a touch of a button via a single
Gibraltar treaty will be ‘studied thoroughly’ if PP wins Spanish election as MEP warns open border could become ‘new Ceuta’
Spanish MEP Antonio Lopez-Isturiz said a study was needed to stop Gibraltar becoming ‘a new Ceuta’.
Former government minister, rising athletics star and Guardia Civil officer named among 69 dead after horror Toledo train disaster
The death toll from Wednesday's horror crash has reached 69 as rescuers find more victims in the wreckage.
WATCH: Remarkable moment strangers form human chain to rescue woman swept out to sea on beach in northern Spain
About ten people joined hands to pull the woman to safety after a wave dragged her away while she was reading.
Grieving families of the 233 Valencia DANA flood victims demand justice two years on from Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in decades
Local associations have organised several marches in memory of the victims in flood-hit areas including Chiva, Cheste, Albal and Benetusser
Madrid to get its own white-sand beach 300km from the coast as work finally begins on €29m artificial lagoon
Alovera Beach is set to open to the public in 2028 with a huge 5.2-acre lagoon and nearly 16,000-square metres of pristine white sand.
‘Cowardly’ former Brookside star who ran €16m modelling scam from the Costa Blanca is extradited to the UK and jailed for nine years
Philip Barry Foster, who played villain Christian Wright in the Channel 4 series Brookside during the 1990s, was arrested by the Guardia Civil in September.
Tommy Robinson faces jail for threatening UK journalists – three years after far-right activist told Olive Press reporters ‘I know where you live’
The case bears an eerie similarity to threats he launched against the Olive Press in 2023 after we revealed he had been staying in a
Estepona builds huge 825,000-litre underground tank to protect expat hotspot from flash flooding
A COSTA del Sol expat hotspot is building a huge underground tank to protect homes and businesses from flash floods. The 825,000-litre tank in Estepona
Teen ringleader of Valencia ‘Blocus’ group arrested ahead of planned looting and riots over Halloween
The 17-year-old boy using the name of 'Blocus Vic' is accused of inciting people to join disturbances via TikTok, WhatsApp and Telegram messages.
‘Madrid-Andalucia AVE is not safe’: Junta president promises review of all train tracks in Andalucia after ‘114 people lose their lives’ on them in 2026
The figure equals the 46 killed at Adamuz, in Cordoba province, on January 18 plus the 68 dead reported when he spoke, plus another death.
Pet dog found alive in wreckage of Toledo train disaster as family’s desperate search for missing owner goes on
The family of missing Sevilla resident Jose Angel Sanemeterio were offered a slice of comfort after Trece was found alive in the wreckage.
Mafia-style hit in Catalunya after man who survived drive-by shooting is executed in hospital bed days after police guard was lifted
The killer struck at around 3am on Thursday at the Joan XXII hospital in Tarragona, 13 days after victim was shot several times in Salou.
British grandmother drowns off Menorca beach after heroically trying to save ten-year-old granddaughter swept out to sea
The young girl, 10, was saved after strong wind gusts blew her away from the shoreline at a popular beach in Menorca.
Revealed: The last messages between Madrid controllers and the two doomed trains in the minutes before Toledo rail disaster
The control centre seemed unaware that they had issued an order for the second train to proceed.
Protesters clash with police at Madrid anti-government rally over deadly Toledo train disaster
Hundreds rallied to demand the resignation of transport minister Oscar Puente after a train crash in Toledo killed 68 people on Wednesday.
EXCLUSIVE: On the ground in Urda, the rural town at the centre of a senseless tragedy
During a day of harrowing trauma, the Olive Press was at the centre of the rescue operation in a community rocked by disaster.
Costa del Sol faces weeks cut off from Madrid again after Toledo train disaster – months after Adamuz crash and landslide shut line
Spanish rail operator Renfe has blocked the sale of all high-speed train tickets between Andalucia and Madrid until December after Wednesday's horror crash.
Madrid rail controllers gave ‘wrong’ orders before deadly Toledo crash, transport minister says
At least 64 people died and 80 were injured after a Renfe high-speed AVE ploughed into the back of a stationary Iryo train near Urda
Fears Valencia will be hit by ‘Blocus’-style rioting and looting this Halloween
Valencia mayor Maria Jose Catala calls for more police amid fears of possible Halloween riots
Toledo train crash: Everything we know as death toll reaches 68 and minister points to rail control centre error
THE Toledo train crash death toll has risen to at least 68, with the transport minister saying a rail control centre let one train restart
Toledo train crash round-up: At least 68 dead in Spain’s worst rail disaster since 2013
The crash happened around 9am near Urda station, sending three carriages plunging down an embankment. Officials fear the death toll may rise.
Hundreds of ‘Blocus’ rioters targeting luxury shops on the Costa del Sol after calls spread across social mediaÂ
Police are monitoring violent Halloween calls circulating online ahead of October 31
Toledo train crash latest: Survivors ‘climbed over blood and bodies’ to escape amid screams of the trapped
A priest who gave two last rites beside the tracks, said many of the victims were young people.
Marbella property titans Panorama Properties named Spain’s best real estate agency
Panorama Properties in Marbella claims two Five-Star wins at the European Property Awards, taking top honors for Best Real Estate Agency in Spain and Best