RANKED: The five magical coastlines of Spain’s Andalucia
To mark Andalucia Day on February 28, let's take a look at the region's wonderful and diverse coastline.
TRAVEL: 12 beautiful places to see the autumn colours in Spain
BEFORE you know it, autumn will be here. What better way to welcome the season than a trip to see some of Spain’s most beautiful
Remains of large Roman villa found at Costa Blanca dig site in Spain
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Alicante University have found the remains of a large Roman villa on a dig site in the Sogair area of Altea. The discovery
Gibraltar ministers meet with UK Foreign Secretary and Minister for Europe in London
GIBRALTAR’S leaders have met with the UK’s new Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Minister for Europe Leo Docherty while in London. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo
Female soccer referees in Spain go on strike over low pay
FEMALE soccer referees in Spain have gone on strike over demands for increased pay. The match official’s made their move late on Thursday with the
Leading Gibraltar public figures salute Queen Elizabeth II after her death, cancel National Day
TOP members of the Gibraltar community led by the Chief Minister, have expressed their sadness over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Chief Minister Fabian
Mallorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands runs out of Honey
BEEKEEPERS in Mallorca have lost the entire summer honey harvest due to the high temperatures. The heat caused a decrease in the production of Honeydew
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Alfaz del Pi / L'Alfas del Pi with pool – € 159,000
Apartment Alfaz del Pi / L'Alfàs del Pi, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 159,000 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN ALFAZ DEL PI. Last
Valencia-based sextortion gang gets busted by police in Spain
A Valencia-based sextortion gang that netted €104,000 from users of an escort site has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The ringleader was arrested
Lightning strike kills two tourists on Mallorca beach in Spain
A lightning strike killed two tourists on a Mallorca beach on Thursday. The double tragedy happened shortly at around 3.40 pm on Cala Mesquida in
OLIVE PRESS OPINION: Ma’am, your expats salute you!
From the Olive Press editor Jon Clarke THE harrowing photo of Prince William arriving at Balmoral yesterday evening told it all. We didn’t need any
Spain sizzles in hottest summer recorded in 60 years
THE summer of 2022 will go down in the books as the hottest summer recorded in Spain in 60 years. Spain has experienced the warmest
Fourth vaccine jab in Spain to be rolled out end of September for over 80-year-olds and residents of care homes
THE autumn booster rollout for over 80-year-olds and residents of care homes will kick-start on September 26—with Spain due to start receiving the first doses
KING FELIPE: You will remain as a ‘solid and valuable legacy for future generations’
SPAIN’S King Felipe has sent a moving tribute to the British royal family on the death of Queen Elizabeth. Writing on behalf of he and
YOU WERE A WONDERFUL WOMAN:Tributes pour in from Spanish politicians and the Royal Family to Queen Elizabeth
YOU WERE A WONDERFUL WOMAN:Tributes pour in from Spanish politicians and the Royal Family to Queen Elizabeth SEVERAL leading Spanish politicians, including Prime Minister Pedro
HEART-WARMING TAILS OF LA ALPUJARRA…
THE Alpujarra is a region known for its fantastic range of fauna and flora. Its cultivated slopes play home to everything from roaming Ibex (mountain
MASSIVE FOREST FIRE IN SPAIN’S GRANADA REGION SEEN FROM ALMERIA
THE Guájar-Alto area of Los Guájares, in Granada province, is battling a devastating forest fire that started at 1.55pm and is being attended by 200
THE QUEEN IS DEAD: Expats in Spain mourn the death of the UK’s longest-serving monarch
THE Queen is dead. Official. British expats around Spain have been glued to TV screens and radio sets all day to hear the sad news:
‘Black suits and dresses at the ready’: How we dealt with royal deaths at the BBC
TODAY’S worrying news about the Queen’s health and the big gear shift among UK TV channels as they clicked into ‘rolling coverage’ reminded me of
IN PICS: Concern for ‘Aunt Lilibet’ from the Spanish Royals, who have long had an ‘amazing’ relationship with Queen Elizabeth
SPAIN’S King and Queen have long addressed Queen Elizabeth as ‘Aunt Lilibet’ and referred to the late Duke of Edinburgh as ‘Uncle Philip’. The strong
ROYAL CRISIS: National Day concern for Gibraltar as Queen’s health deteriorates
GIBRALTAR leader Fabian Picardo sent out the feelings of his entire nation when he sent good wishes to the Queen this afternoon. Fabian Picardo tweeted
Police officers jailed for running protection racket on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Torrevieja Policia Local officers have been jailed for demanding money from businesses to avoid fines for alleged law breaking. One officer was given five
NEWSFLASH: Spanish media meltdown over Queen Elizabeth sudden health crisis
SPAIN’S national media scrambled into crisis mode this afternoon as rumours filtered out about the Queen of England’s health. All the main newspapers and TV
Ryanair could be fined a whopping €72,000 for ‘ignoring’ the claims of three customers whose luggage was damaged
THE General Directorate of Consumption of the Baleares is proposing the high fine because of what it calls the ‘large number’ of complaints the airline
Canary Islands report more than a thousand migrant deaths in year so far
Spain’s Canary Islands have calculated that more than a thousand would-be migrants have either died or disappeared at sea while trying to reach land in
The cost of housing in Palma de Mallorca has soared 10.87% this year
THE average price per square metre is now €3,630, according to a report from the website pisos.com. This makes Palma the fourth most expensive province