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Deadly rabies warning in popular tourist region of Spain after alarming surge in bat attacks

HEALTH authorities in Catalunya have issued an urgent warning urging residents to avoid all contact with bats following a spike in potentially dangerous encounters across

16 Aug, 2025 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Health·Lead

WATCH: How Malaga plans to transform itself with a ‘series of garden bridges’ criss-crossing dry river bed

MALAGA City Council has unveiled ambitious plans to turn the dry bed of the Guadalmedina River into a chain of landscaped pedestrian ‘plaza bridges’ linking

16 Aug, 2025 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Costa Blanca community ‘living in fear’ after squatter gang – including two pregnant women – move in and threaten to kill their pets

WHAT began as a quiet summer for one gated community on the Costa Blanca has turned into a nightmare its residents – both expat and

15 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

We’re all poorer: Food prices in Spain shoot up at three times the rate of wages since 2019

THE price rises of food in Spain has far outstripped the boost in wages over the last six years, leaving everyone poorer. Filling a shopping

15 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

‘Tinder date’ horror in Spain: Woman is strangled to death with a dog leash and set on fire

Top Spanish anti-drugs cop in Mallorca remanded in custody over links to mafia-style drug and money laundering gang

A SENIOR Spanish police inspector has been thrown behind bars without bail over claims he leaked top-secret information to a ruthless European drug gang. Inspector

15 Aug, 2025 @ 16:07

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Migrant flood hits Spain’s Balearic islands: 351 arrive in just 48 hours

THE Balearic Islands faced another wave of migrant arrivals, as 351 people reached the archipelago in 20 separate pateras within 48 hours. The latest boat,

15 Aug, 2025 @ 15:50

Balearic Islands·Lead·National News

MALAGA FERIA: Southern Spain’s biggest Summer party kicks off tonight with fireworks, drones and dancing

HOLD onto your sombreros! The famous Malaga Fair, southern Spain’s biggest summer blowout, explodes into life tonight. Even though the full fiesta officially runs from

15 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spare a thought for those with ‘cold allergy’ during Spain’s current heatwave – unable to cool themselves down

WHILE most of Spain seeks refuge from sweltering temperatures through cold drinks, air conditioning and refreshing dips in the sea, around 24,000 Spaniards face a

15 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Health·Lead

Man arrested for punching pregnant girlfriend in the stomach at Malaga home

TESTING TIME: Driving instructor fails alcohol test in Spain’ Mallorca in middle of exam

WHAT should have been the most nerve-wracking day of their lives turned into an outright fiasco – when their driving instructor was caught over the

15 Aug, 2025 @ 12:47

Balearic Islands·Lead

British crime boss Jamie Rothwell who ran UK shootings from Barcelona luxury apartment jailed for 43 years

A notorious British gang leader who hid out in a Barcelona apartment with sweeping city views while directing violent attacks in the UK has been

15 Aug, 2025 @ 12:07

Barcelona·Catalunya·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Cops bust ‘holiday car jackers’ who stripped 50 motors from Madrid airport car park for black market in Morocco

BRAZEN thieves stole up to ten cars a week from airport and holiday parking spots – then stripped them in a secret rural chop shop

15 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

VJ Day: Remembering Spain’s shadowy role in the war against Japan

TODAY marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day – Victory over Japan Day – when the Second World War finally came to an end on

15 Aug, 2025 @ 11:26

Lead·National News·Other News

Mijas wildfire extinguished by forest firefighters in Spain

A WILDFIRE in Mijas that started yesterday afternoon has been controlled. The fire started in the Cortijo de Los Ortejones area near Santana Golf and

15 Aug, 2025 @ 11:03

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Arrests made as arsonists blamed for torching huge swathes of Spain – firefighters are still battling several blazes

SPAIN’S countryside is burning — and police say arsonists are to blame for many of the blazes tearing through forests, farmland and even areas close

15 Aug, 2025 @ 10:38

Lead·National News·Other News

Fancy a tipple? Spanish winery pays homage to pioneering 19th century British railway engineer

A SPANISH vineyard has paid homage to a British engineer behind the first railway line from Madrid to the south of the country. In its

15 Aug, 2025 @ 10:30

For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Seized narco-boat with powerful engine starts new life as police vessel on Costa Blanca

Seized narco-boat with powerful engine starts new life as Costa Blanca police vessel

A NARCO-BOAT seized from drug traffickers has been given a new lease of life in patrolling Costa Blanca waters. The 7.40-metre long vessel- worth €75,000-

15 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s first cycling star Bernardo Ruiz dies aged 100 in his home city

SPAIN’S first cycling legend, Bernardo Ruiz, died aged 100 on Thursday in his home city of Orihuela. He won La Vuelta in 1948 and was

15 Aug, 2025 @ 09:30

Lead·Sport

EXPLAINER: Why does Spain have a national bank holiday on August 15?

Why does Spain have a national bank holiday TODAY, August 15?

THE ASSUMPTION of the Virgin Mary is a public holiday in Spain celebrated every August 15 alongside other the world’s other major Catholic countries. It

15 Aug, 2025 @ 08:51

Lead·National News·Other News

BBVA goes to Spain's Supreme Court to fight government conditions over Sabadell Bank takeover

BBVA goes to Spain’s Supreme Court to fight government ‘meddling’ in Sabadell Bank takeover

THE BBVA bank is going to the Supreme Court to challenge the Spanish government’s pre-conditions for its hostile takeover of Sabadell Bank. The legal challenge

15 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·National News

Costa del Sol town sparks row with plans to demolish historic bullring for Chinese-themed park

A ROW has erupted in Benalmadena over plans to demolish the town’s historic bullring to make way for a car park for a €15 million

14 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Two young American tourists sexually assaulted within hours in Spain's Valencia

Two young American tourists sexually assaulted in separate incidents in Spain’s Valencia

TWO female American tourists- one aged 17- have allegedly been sexually assaulted in separate incidents in Valencia. One of the victims, 21, reported she had

14 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

BREAKING: Wildfire breaks out in Spain’s Mijas, prompting helicopter emergency response

A WILDFIRE has been declared in Mijas, on the Costa del Sol, shortly before 16:00 on Thursday 14th August. The blaze is affecting the La

14 Aug, 2025 @ 16:43

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Málaga·Other News

Animal abuse horror after cat is thrown out of car and repeatedly run over in Spain

A MAN who threw a cat out of his car and repeatedly run it over has been arrested in Torrevieja. The Guardia Civil have charged

14 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Animals·Lead·Murcia

Residents of Malaga street ‘confined to their homes’ due to ‘plague of disease-ridden cats’

RESIDENTS of Rincon de la Victoria in Malaga claim that the local cat colony has become “completely out of control,” causing frequent disturbances to their

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:47

Lead·Malaga

This is the most beautiful town to visit in Spain this August, according to National Geographic

FOR this month’s issue, the travel magazine turned towards the Catalonian coast, choosing a fishing village on the Costa Brava as August’s most beautiful Spanish

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:44

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Ana de Armas and Tom Cruise spotted on romantic boat trip in Spain’s Menorca

HOLLYWOODS’S rumoured new A-list couple, Ana de Armas and Tom Cruise, have been caught soaking up the sun on a summer getaway in Menorca –

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:43

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca