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‘Intense’ thunderstorms and giant hailstones as DANA set to hit tourist hotspots in Spain this week

HOLIDAY chaos looms for some of Spain’s favourite tourist hotspots as severe thunderstorms threaten to unleash giant hailstones and dangerous winds by the weekend. A

7 Jul, 2025 @ 09:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

How two brothers oversaw a ‘forced prostitution empire that enslaved 500 South American women’ on the Costa del Sol

TWO Ecuadorian brothers are facing a staggering 256 years behind bars for allegedly running one of the largest human trafficking networks ever to operate on

7 Jul, 2025 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Where to find the best waves for surfing in Spain’s Basque Country

SUMMER in Spain may stir up images of gentle waves lapping on the shore as you sunbathe on the beach, but if you head north,

6 Jul, 2025 @ 16:30

Basque Country·Lead·Olive Press Travel

SPOTLIGHT: Denia in Spain has been itself for 2,000 years, being recognised by UNESCO

AS you pass the fleshpots of Benidorm and head north, you’ll feel the Spanish coastline exhale. The dense clusters of high-rises of the Costa Blanca

6 Jul, 2025 @ 14:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencian Community

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Madrid city – € 629,000

From we present this spectacular penthouse ready to move into in the heart of Cuatro Caminos. The property, recently refurbished with high quality materials and

6 Jul, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

MULLINS IT OVER: Everyone loses over Gibraltar – but the monkeys couldn’t care less

By Charlie Mullins READING the headline in the Olive Press – Surrender or Triumph I can’t help but come to the conclusion that like all

6 Jul, 2025 @ 11:45

Columnists·Gibraltar·Lead

The Olive Press takes a journey into the boiling interior of Sevilla province in search of Spain’s 46C

AS the record-breaking heatwave took hold spreading its tendrils from the Sahara into Europe, the Olive Press went heat chasing. Just as storm-chasers like to

6 Jul, 2025 @ 11:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Weather

Famous wine region in Spain unsurprisingly wins best destination for a vineyard mini-break this summer

NORTHERN Spain’s Rioja region has been named Europe’s best destination for a holiday among the vines this summer. Travel insurance experts Quotezone ranked the top

6 Jul, 2025 @ 11:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

How has Spain Become the EU’s Shining Light for Tech?

In recent years, Spain has repositioned itself as one of Europe’s leading tech hubs. Barcelona and Madrid are two of the nation’s most vibrant tech

6 Jul, 2025 @ 10:28

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Sponsored·Technology

LIFE IN SPAIN: Timeless wisdom with a Spanish twist -10 everyday proverbs to know

EVERY culture has its tradition of proverbs. Spain is no exception. Here are ten examples of proverbs that you are likely to hear every day.

6 Jul, 2025 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Spain orders famous antidepressant to be recalled after batch was found with ‘impurities’

The AEMPS (Agencia Espanola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios) has detected impurities within the drug Ludiomil, which contains the active ingredient of maprotiline and is

5 Jul, 2025 @ 20:23

Health·Other News

SCIENTISTS WARN: THE OCEAN’S ‘LUNG’ IS UNDER THREAT

Have you heard of Posidonia?It’s something we all need to know about. Posidonia oceanica is a type of seagrass that lives in the Mediterranean. Sometimes

5 Jul, 2025 @ 16:43

Environment·Lead

THIS MONTH IN SPAIN: How Spain and Morocco (almost) came to blows over an uninhabited rock

WE sometimes say “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.” What we mean is, the thing that happened might have had serious consequences, but

5 Jul, 2025 @ 16:13

Lead

Sabadell looks to sell off British bank TSB to fend off hostile takeover by Spain's BBVA

Spain’s Sabadell agrees to sell British bank TSB for €3.1bn – and dish out billions to shareholders

SPAIN’S Banco Sabadell has agreed to sell British high street bank TSB to rival Santander for €3.1 billion, in a move that could reshape the

5 Jul, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

LEARN THE LINGO: A brief A to Z of the Spanish language that a text book won’t tell you

AccentUnlike French, which has four or five squiggles that drastically change pronunciation, Spanish has just one – the tilde (~). It simply tells you to

5 Jul, 2025 @ 14:45

La Cultura·Lead

3 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Tavernes de la Valldigna with pool garage – € 345,000

Fantastic duplex penthouse for sale in Marina Azul residential with two floors. The first floor has three bedrooms, two complete bathrooms, living-dining room, kitchen, laundry

5 Jul, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Olive Press Podcast: Is it wrong to buy from street sellers? Are Ibiza workers living in shanty towns? Is animal treatment getting better in Spain?

THE Olive Press Podcast is back for its fourth episode as Walt, Caroline and Jon don the surgical gloves to really get under the skin

5 Jul, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Other News

Spain flies past both South Korea and Japan in GDP rankings as service economy is now king

SPAIN has overtaken both South Korea and Japan in GDP per capita, according to the latest figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Spain’s GDP

5 Jul, 2025 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain remains the EU country with the highest unemployment rate

DESPITE Spain’s jobless numbers dropping below 2.5 million for the first time in almost two decades, it remains the EU country with the highest unemployment

4 Jul, 2025 @ 18:34

Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Crying cop tipped off parents of Brit killed in Spain after police dismissed death as ‘blood clot’

A SOBBING female detective tipped off the parents of a British expat who had died under suspicious circumstances to look at their son’s body with

4 Jul, 2025 @ 18:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain urged to tackle obesity time bomb ‘as soon as possible’

AS persistently reported in the press, obesity has become one of the most urgent health problems in today’s world. A report published by Diario Sanitario

4 Jul, 2025 @ 16:53

Health·Lead·Other News

Spain and Morocco to be connected by zero-emission fast ferries for the first time

IN what will be the first ‘green corridor’ between Spain and Morocco, Baleària will soon sail two zero-emission fast ferries between Tarifa and Tangier. The

4 Jul, 2025 @ 16:34

Lead·Olive Press Travel

‘I knew she wasn’t going to make it’ – Brit tourist caught in ‘deliberate’ bar explosion in Spain

A BRITISH tourist has described the terrifying moment a bar exploded around her while she was ‘buying a shirt from a market stall.’ Debbie Scholefield,

4 Jul, 2025 @ 15:30

Lead·Murcia

Barcelona is preparing for 50C as summers get ‘hotter and hotter’

SPANISH meteorologist Mario Picazo is warning that Barcelona could reach 50 degrees Celsius in the coming days. On his El Tiempo media channel, Picazo said

4 Jul, 2025 @ 15:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Almost 1800 flights departing from this Costa del Sol Airport over the weekend

MALAGA-COSTA DEL SOL Airport will operate 1,798 flights starting from today over the first weekend of July. This is 29 more than the same period

4 Jul, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Remembering when Time Team came: Channel 4 archaeologists dug into Denia’s 2,000 year old history

CHANNEL 4’S Time Team packed their trowels and digging gear to swap soggy British fields for the sun-drenched Spanish coast 25 years ago. To celebrate

4 Jul, 2025 @ 14:27

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

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