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Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba voted most beautiful Cathedral in Spain on Twitter

Cristina Hodgson - 29 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

THE Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba has clinched the title of the most beautiful cathedral on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The Relatando Historia profile...

Granada

Granada wins twitter vote for Spain’s most beautiful city

Cristina Hodgson - 20 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

GRANADA, the historic Spanish city nestled against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountains, has emerged triumphant in a recent Twitter vote, securing the...

Spanish FA say cyber hackers stole private conversations to pass onto media outlets

Crime & Law

British hacker arrested in Spain for taking control of Obama’s Twitter account given five years by a New York...

Simon Hunter - 26 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

A BRITISH hacker who was arrested in Spain’s Estepona in July 2021 after he managed to take control of high-profile Twitter accounts, including that...

Man jumps from air bridge in Malaga airport

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Watch: Man in Malaga falls off jet bridge onto tarmac in bid to reach missed plane

Simon Hunter - 18 Jun, 2023 @ 19:45

REGULAR AIR travellers will no doubt at some time have arrived too late for their flight, only to be faced with a closed gate....

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Twitter user in US receives thousands of responses after posting pictures of ‘Spanish-style homes’

Simon Hunter - 14 Jun, 2023 @ 10:15

ONCE AGAIN, an unsuspecting Twitter user has waded into a storm of controversy in Spain, merely by tweeting out pictures of what she described...

Betis Players With Handbags Photo From Social Media

Andalucia

Two Betis players condemned homophobic comments they received for carrying handbags to a wedding

Alberto Lejarraga - 12 Jun, 2023 @ 14:30

Two Real Betis players have condemned homophobic comments they got for carrying handbags to a wedding. Strikers Antonio Ruibal and Borja Iglesias attended the wedding...

Over half of people in Spain suffer from mood swings caused by lack of sleep

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Harvard professor left with burning question after week in Spain: When do Spaniards sleep?

Simon Hunter - 1 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

A PROFESSOR from Harvard University struck a chord this week after she came to Spain and asked a question that many visitors to the...

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Mother’s Day mishaps in Spain, with a misguided text message and a ‘sexist’ prize for a women’s running race

Simon Hunter - 9 May, 2023 @ 18:45

A SERIES of Spanish brands came under fire on Sunday for promotions that coincided with Mother’s Day, which was celebrated in Spain on May...

Food & Drink

Did this Olive Press reporter just pull off the best April Fool’s prank on Spanish Twitter ever?

Simon Hunter - 2 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

AS JAMIE Oliver found out when he put chorizo in paella, or The Times journalist Chris Haslam when he wrote a tongue-in-cheek column about...

Crime & Law

Brit arrested in Spain for allegedly hacking Biden, Obama to be extradited

Anthony Piovesan - 17 Feb, 2023 @ 15:50

Spain will extradite a baby-faced Brit wanted by the United States over a Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of president Joe Biden and...

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Why Netflix users in Spain will no longer be able to share their passwords with friends and family

Simon Hunter - 9 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

THE DAYS of sharing your Netflix account with friends and family outside your own household are over in Spain. The streaming giant has just...

Business & Finance

Social network Twitter is to sack more than 80% of workforce in Spain

Simon Hunter - 29 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

TWITTER is planning on sacking more than 80% of its workforce in Spain, as the company continues with the shake-up that began after it...

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Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas keeps quiet on alleged ‘hack’ of Twitter account after message posted saying he was...

Simon Hunter - 10 Oct, 2022 @ 16:00

FORMER Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas was today keeping quiet about a controversial tweet he posted and then deleted on Sunday in...

VIDEO: Third wildfire within ten days breaks out near Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Jorge Hinojosa - 26 Jul, 2022 @ 19:39

ANOTHER wildfire has broken out in Mijas on Tuesday (July 26) the third to have sparked near the Costa del Sol town within the...

Valencia

Franco supporter from Spain’s Valencia faces prison for making death threats against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez

Alex Trelinski - 13 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

A 51-year-old man from Paterna, Valencia Province, goes on trial on Thursday for posting social media death threats against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. Prosecutors have...

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Costa del Sol bar in Spain goes viral with its ‘secret’ codes for women to ask for help

Jorge Hinojosa - 26 Apr, 2022 @ 20:00

AN expat-run bar in Fuengirola has gone viral after it put up a poster with a ‘secret’ code for women feeling harassed to get...

Business & Finance

Spain announces crackdown on cryptocurrency adverts that ignore investor risks

Alex Trelinski - 17 Jan, 2022 @ 16:44

SPAIN is clamping down on the advertising of unregulated cryptocurrency investments. Concerns about investors being ripped-off by bogus claims have prompted a new rule that...

Costa Blanca

‘Fake news’ ignites new social media push from Costa Blanca and Valencia area health bosses in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 8 Nov, 2021 @ 14:45

VALENCIA'S health region has opened up new social media accounts to fight 'fake news'. It wants to increase the number of people that access important...

WATCH Olive Press live on Sky: ‘It’s great to see the Brits coming back to Spain’

Katherine Brook - 21 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

THE Olive Press reported live from a beach on the Costa del Sol with an appearance on UK television news on Wednesday morning. Editor Jon...

Landlord blasted over €750 rent for tiny flat with a staircase for a countertop in Spain’s Madrid

Alex Oscar - 4 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

AN APARTMENT in Madrid with a staircase on top of the kitchen countertop is being advertised for an eye-watering €750 a month in...

Celebrity

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez and former Disney star, Miley Cyrus tweet each other regarding coronavirus and its impact...

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 15 Jun, 2020 @ 15:07

PEDRO Sanchez and American pop star Miley Cyrus have tweeted each other regarding the coronavirus and its impact on minorities.

Costa Blanca

SPEXIT: Twitter users urge far-right Vox to call for Spain style Brexit – but how popular is the idea?

Laurence Dollimore - 23 Dec, 2019 @ 14:33

SPEXIT has been trending on Twitter after the European Court of Justice ruled a jailed Catalan separatist leader should have parliamentary immunity. Far-right supporters are...

Crime & Law

Sevilla inmate thanks judge for prison sentence, saying it’s given him ‘whole new life’

Jacque Talbot - 19 Sep, 2019 @ 10:04

The inmate hopes to personally thank the judge when he is released from prison.

Business & Finance

I’LL NEVER RETURN: Man in Spain denied entry to supermarket at 21:59, as it shut at 22:00, sparks national...

Charlie Smith - 8 May, 2019 @ 15:43

The supermarket giant issued an apology, surprising many, as people are often turned away from businesses just before closing time

Food & Drink

Mercadona shopper in Spain baffled after best before date printed on ‘houmous itself’ and not packaging

Charlie Smith - 7 May, 2019 @ 18:10

"The date is printed on the houmous itself"

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Spanish government furious after PP party post video on Twitter ‘wishing’ Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to die

Elisa Menendez - 7 Jan, 2019 @ 13:54

Government officials have threatened legal action over the tweet which saw a father reading out his son's Three Kings wish list

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Play and Prosper: Exploring the Exciting World of Bitcoin Roulette Online Games

Staff Reporter - 4 Oct, 2023 @ 21:16

The outcome of a rotating roulette wheel can be bet on in the game of Bitcoin roulette, which is offered by online casinos. The...

Drink driver is ACQUITTED of killing British expat, 39, in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca – despite being TWICE over...

4 Oct, 2023 @ 17:33

Carer ‘steals €20,000 watch from woman, 94, on Spain’s Costa Blanca before melting down her jewellery for cash’

4 Oct, 2023 @ 16:44

Zig-zagging ‘nine times over alcohol limit’ lorry driver chased by police on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

4 Oct, 2023 @ 16:06

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet for one of the biggest fights in boxing history

4 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

Iconic Southport Gates at entry to Gibraltar’s Main Street get major facelift, restoration and clean-up

4 Oct, 2023 @ 15:20

Five top new UK authors will star at Gibraltar International Literary Festival as tickets go on sale

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:42

Hotel in Estepona is branded the number one in Spain and among the best in the world

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:37

A Place in the Sun star Jasmine Harman moves to Spain’s Costa del Sol – where the property expert...

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:12

Autistic ‘Irish’ boy, 11, ‘is sexually assaulted in front of his family’ at hotel in Spain’s Tenerife

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:42

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Costa de la Calma with pool – € 749,000

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:05

Record-breaking summer for Spain’s Costa del Sol as more than 6 million tourists spend over €8 billion between June...

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:03

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