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Earthquake measuring 4.4 on Richter scale shakes people awake in Galicia in northwestern Spain

AN earthquake with a magnitude registering 4.4 on the Richter scale shook people awake in Spain’s northwestern most corner on Friday morning. The epicentre was

29 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News

British Embassy warns expats against submitting fraudulent residency applications – even through third parties

THE BRITISH EMBASSY has taken to social media this week, warning Brits against submitting fraudulent residency applications – either directly or through a third party.

29 Oct, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·Lead·National News

How To Provide Financial Assistance For Those Who Need An Addiction Treatment

Addiction, or substance abuse, has always been an ever-growing concern since time immemorial. In centuries past, it was the human fixation to herbs and fruits

28 Oct, 2021 @ 22:24

Business & Finance·Health

Old Man Conned By Young Female Fraudster's 'love Scam' In Valencia Area Of Spain

Italian man found dead in suspicious circumstances in Spain’s Valencia

SPAIN’S national police have launched an investigation after discovering the body of a 31-year-old man, thought to be an Italian national, in the city of

28 Oct, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Catholic church in Spain asks forgiveness from child abuse victims

THE Catholic Church in Spain has offered an apology to victims of child abuse and the church’s failure to investigate and punish the culprits, after

28 Oct, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Barcelona issues ‘abusive rent’ fine for the first time since new regulations came into effect

Fines and costs of up to €90,000 will apply to private landlords who illegally increase rents prices, under new regulations in Catalunya. The Barcelona City

28 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Property

Thug who tried to flee Spain caught for brutal attack on off-duty police on board bus

A MAN has been arrested after launching a brutal attack on an off-duty police officer on a bus. The victim was traveling onboard a bus

28 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

3D virtual environment to improve local commerce in seaside city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA City Council is to implement a €30,000 virtual world where shoppers can navigate around over 20 local businesses. In conjunction with the

28 Oct, 2021 @ 17:30

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish court hands jail sentence to ex-treasurer Luis Barcenas for using slush fund to pay for refurb at Popular Party HQ in Madrid

SPAIN’S National court has handed down a two-year prison term to the former treasurer of Spain’s conservative party for using illicit funds to pay for

28 Oct, 2021 @ 17:20

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain to ban adverts for sweets and fatty foods aimed at children from 2022

SPAIN will ban adverts for high-sugar content foods which target children in bid to slow down high obesity rates. Consumer Affairs minister, Alberto Garzon, said

28 Oct, 2021 @ 17:17

Health·Lead

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INTERVIEW: Meet the brave Gibraltar breast cancer survivor raising money on The Rock

A GIBRALTARIAN breast cancer survivor has raised more than £10,000 after bravely baring her chest and revealing her scars for a photograph to boost awareness

28 Oct, 2021 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

700 kilos of cocaine seized in Spain’s Valencia

TAX Agency officials and Guardia Civil officers have seized 700 kilos of cocaine in a joint operation in the Port of Valencia. On October 26

28 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Famous wine and sherry producer known for Tio Pepe is voted the decade's best winery in Spain

Famous wine and sherry producer known for Tio Pepe is voted decade’s best winery in Spain

ONE of Spain’s most famous sherry and wine producers has been voted ‘Best Spanish Winery of the Decade’. The AEPEV association of wine journalists gave

28 Oct, 2021 @ 14:45

Food & Drink·Lead

€3.2 million windfall for Madrid’s Prado Museum

MADRID’S world-famous Prado museum has just cashed in to the tune of €3.2 million after selling a home bequeathed to it by a long term

28 Oct, 2021 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Robbers flee with just €500 after bank stick-up on Spain's Costa Blanca

Sabadell Bank in Spain boosts profits thanks to TSB subsidiary plus massive job cuts and branch closures

SABADELL Bank profits have leapt up by 82.4% between January and September compared to the same period last year. Spain’s four-largest bank has recorded a

28 Oct, 2021 @ 13:40

Business & Finance·Lead

EXPLAINER: The sex industry in Spain and why PM Pedro Sanchez wants to ban prostitution

IT MAY be the oldest profession in the world, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged on Sunday to criminalise prostitution in Spain insisting the time

28 Oct, 2021 @ 13:37

Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

2 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Portals Vells – € 249,000

Penthouse Portals Vells, Majorca 2 beds 1 baths € 249,000 This penthouse apartment offers wonderful sea and landscape panoramic views and is located

28 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Olive Press editor Jon Clarke talks Madeleine McCann case on leading British podcast

OLIVE PRESS editor Jon Clarke has appeared on one of Britain’s leading true crime podcasts to discuss the Madeleine McCann case. The appearance comes a

28 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Inflation rate shows marginal fall in December according to latest figures in Spain

Inflation rate in Spain soars back up to the days of the peseta

SPAIN’S inflation rate has soared to 5.5% due to steep energy price rises. Figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) for October were 1.1% higher than

28 Oct, 2021 @ 11:26

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Construction of new superyacht marina in Spain’s Malaga underway

WORK on one of the biggest projects in Malaga—a new marina for megayachts in the city’s port— has commenced. A stroll around Malaga port will

28 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Mayor of expat and tourist area on Spain's Costa Blanca attacks 15-month silence over land offer for a new medical centre

Mayor of expat and Costa Blanca tourist area of Spain slams Valencian silence over medical centre land offer

ORIHUELA council says it’s had no reply over an offer of land that could site a second health centre for the Orihuela Costa. Orihuela mayor,

27 Oct, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

The cost of dying is lower in southern Spain compared to the rest of the country

COFFIN UP: The price of death is lower in southern Spain with funeral and cremation charges far higher in the north

SOUTHERN Spain is the cheapest part of the country to die, according to the OCU consumer association. The highest prices for funerals and cremations were

27 Oct, 2021 @ 19:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Mercadona launches new ‘Kinder Bueno nougat’ bites – and they have already gone viral in Spain

SHOPPERS in Spain are going wild after spotting ‘fake Kinder Bueno nougat’ in supermarkets ahead of Christmas. When it comes to dessert, Mercadona certainly doesn’t mess

27 Oct, 2021 @ 19:30

Entertainment·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s Renfe network set to challenge struggling Eurostar for tunnel route with possible link from Costa to London in 24 hours

RENFE, Spain’s state-owned rail operator, is having talks about operating a high-speed passenger service between London and Paris that would compete against Eurostar. Since its

27 Oct, 2021 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·National News·Travel News

Un Juzgado De Madrid Ordena El Ingreso En Prisión De Lucas Hernández Por Romper La Orden De Alejamiento Que Tenía Sobre Su Mujer

What a result!: Bayern Munich and France star Lucas Hernandez has jail sentence in Spain suspended

FRANCE international footballer Lucas Hernandez has escaped a jail sentence in Spain after he broke a restraining order to marry his girlfriend. The case dates

27 Oct, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Sport

KEEPING CONTROL: Spain’s government plans restrictions on rent rises

SPAIN is to bring in rent controls to stop landlords of multiple properties hiking prices and hitting low income families as housing becomes more unaffordable.

27 Oct, 2021 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

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