https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/national-news/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:32:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/national-news/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/pictured-volunteer-firefighter-35-perishes-trying-to-save-his-village-as-record-breaking-forest-fires-devastate-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/pictured-volunteer-firefighter-35-perishes-trying-to-save-his-village-as-record-breaking-forest-fires-devastate-spain/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:25:22 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429241 A VOLUNTEER firefighter has lost his life to the wildfires sweeping across Leon and Zamora provinces after being engulfed by flames whilst battling to save his beloved village. Abel Ramos]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/pictured-volunteer-firefighter-35-perishes-trying-to-save-his-village-as-record-breaking-forest-fires-devastate-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/royal-navy-thanks-crew-of-spanish-frigate-for-role-in-british-carrier-strike-group-as-spain-proves-its-military-credentials/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/royal-navy-thanks-crew-of-spanish-frigate-for-role-in-british-carrier-strike-group-as-spain-proves-its-military-credentials/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:00:54 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429163 THE Royal Navy has praised the crew of Spanish frigate Mendez Nuñez following the completion of a four-month joint operation with the UK’s Carrier Strike Group. Commodore Blackmore visited the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/royal-navy-thanks-crew-of-spanish-frigate-for-role-in-british-carrier-strike-group-as-spain-proves-its-military-credentials/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/spains-suspicious-blazes-fires-at-tarifa-and-unesco-site-las-medulas-declared-intentional-while-firefighter-admits-to-starting-separate-inferno-that-burned-2000-hectares-to-giv/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/spains-suspicious-blazes-fires-at-tarifa-and-unesco-site-las-medulas-declared-intentional-while-firefighter-admits-to-starting-separate-inferno-that-burned-2000-hectares-to-giv/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429065 SPAIN is currently grappling with a series of devastating forest fires across the country that appear to have increasingly suspicious origins. Around eight major fires have destroyed thousands of hectares]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/spains-suspicious-blazes-fires-at-tarifa-and-unesco-site-las-medulas-declared-intentional-while-firefighter-admits-to-starting-separate-inferno-that-burned-2000-hectares-to-giv/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/record-breaking-mediterranean-heatwaves-risk-marine-ecosystem-collapse/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/record-breaking-mediterranean-heatwaves-risk-marine-ecosystem-collapse/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:48:31 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428934 THIS year’s ocean heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea have been the hottest to date, sparking concern among scientists about the potentially devastating consequences on marine life. Recent marine heatwaves, rises]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/record-breaking-mediterranean-heatwaves-risk-marine-ecosystem-collapse/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/rafael-nadals-long-time-tennis-mentor-joins-emma-raducanus-coaching-team/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/rafael-nadals-long-time-tennis-mentor-joins-emma-raducanus-coaching-team/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:55:21 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427754 AHEAD of this month’s US Open, the Spanish tennis player’s former coach, Francisco Roig, has joined Emma Raducanu’s team on a full-time basis.  The British no.1 has worked with Mark]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/rafael-nadals-long-time-tennis-mentor-joins-emma-raducanus-coaching-team/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/town-in-northern-spain-votes-to-revoke-honours-handed-to-fascist-dictator-franco-despite-opposition-from-far-right-vox/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/town-in-northern-spain-votes-to-revoke-honours-handed-to-fascist-dictator-franco-despite-opposition-from-far-right-vox/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:53:33 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427138 A FULL provincial council meeting in Palencia has approved the proposal to withdraw all honours and recognitions given to Francisco Franco and his associates. All but Vox MP Ricardo Carancio]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/town-in-northern-spain-votes-to-revoke-honours-handed-to-fascist-dictator-franco-despite-opposition-from-far-right-vox/feed/ 2 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/over-a-dozen-injured-palestinian-children-arrive-in-spain-for-urgent-medical-care/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/over-a-dozen-injured-palestinian-children-arrive-in-spain-for-urgent-medical-care/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:13:16 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426936 SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has led a humanitarian mission to evacuate children with heart conditions from the conflict zone to hospitals in the Basque Country, Asturias, Navarre, and Catalonia. Thirteen]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/01/over-a-dozen-injured-palestinian-children-arrive-in-spain-for-urgent-medical-care/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/costa-del-sol-faces-growing-concern-over-unreported-spiking-and-assaults/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/costa-del-sol-faces-growing-concern-over-unreported-spiking-and-assaults/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:03:20 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426544 NATIONAL Police officers in Malaga are awaiting toxicology results for an alleged spiking and sexual assault of a foreign tourist.  The incident took place at a popular city centre nightclub]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/costa-del-sol-faces-growing-concern-over-unreported-spiking-and-assaults/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/airbnb-begins-removing-holiday-rentals-in-spain-without-a-rental-registration-number/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/airbnb-begins-removing-holiday-rentals-in-spain-without-a-rental-registration-number/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:32:16 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426444 SPAIN’S Airbnb crackdown has officially begun, with a July directive from government officials ordering the removal of all unregistered holiday rentals. The American rental giant will begin identifying “irregular” listings]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/airbnb-begins-removing-holiday-rentals-in-spain-without-a-rental-registration-number/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/25/la-linea-mayor-spanish-police-carrying-out-dual-checks-at-gibraltar-airport-once-treaty-is-signed-doesnt-make-sense/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/25/la-linea-mayor-spanish-police-carrying-out-dual-checks-at-gibraltar-airport-once-treaty-is-signed-doesnt-make-sense/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:31:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425752 THE mayor of La Linea has cast doubt on whether Spanish police will actually carry out double passport checks on passengers arriving at Gibraltar airport after the treaty is signed.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/25/la-linea-mayor-spanish-police-carrying-out-dual-checks-at-gibraltar-airport-once-treaty-is-signed-doesnt-make-sense/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/10/trump-threatens-eu-with-fresh-tariffs-despite-claiming-theyre-finally-treating-us-nicely/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/10/trump-threatens-eu-with-fresh-tariffs-despite-claiming-theyre-finally-treating-us-nicely/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:58:58 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423630 DONALD Trump has announced that the European Union will receive a tariff letter ‘in a couple of days’ threatening to reopen his trans-Atlantic trade war. Speaking during a cabinet meeting]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/10/trump-threatens-eu-with-fresh-tariffs-despite-claiming-theyre-finally-treating-us-nicely/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/09/heres-how-spain-would-be-impacted-if-eight-million-immigrants-were-deported-and-it-isnt-pretty/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/09/heres-how-spain-would-be-impacted-if-eight-million-immigrants-were-deported-and-it-isnt-pretty/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423503 SPAIN’S far-right party Vox was on the receiving end of a powerful backlash after it outlined a radical plan to deport all eight million immigrants in the country – including]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/09/heres-how-spain-would-be-impacted-if-eight-million-immigrants-were-deported-and-it-isnt-pretty/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/03/valencia-planning-two-huge-parks-to-absorb-future-flood-surges/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/03/valencia-planning-two-huge-parks-to-absorb-future-flood-surges/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=422552 By Brandon Cheevers THE Valencia government has announced the creation of two huge parks on the outskirts of the capital to mitigate the future effects of extreme rain on the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/03/valencia-planning-two-huge-parks-to-absorb-future-flood-surges/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/02/spanish-frigate-captain-on-defending-british-carrier-our-navies-are-learning-to-integrate/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/02/spanish-frigate-captain-on-defending-british-carrier-our-navies-are-learning-to-integrate/#respond Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=422372 A SPANISH naval captain has revealed how his frigate is tasked with protecting Britain’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier from attack whilst sailing through the Indo-Pacific. Captain Jaime Muñoz-Delgado]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/02/spanish-frigate-captain-on-defending-british-carrier-our-navies-are-learning-to-integrate/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/23/watch-calls-in-spain-to-leave-criminal-alliance-nato-and-cut-military-ties-with-the-usa/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/23/watch-calls-in-spain-to-leave-criminal-alliance-nato-and-cut-military-ties-with-the-usa/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:17:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=420519 A SPANISH Member of the European Parliament has ignited a debate on Spain’s military alliances by demanding that the country withdraw from NATO and sever its ties with the United]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/23/watch-calls-in-spain-to-leave-criminal-alliance-nato-and-cut-military-ties-with-the-usa/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/22/summer-colds-and-how-to-avoid-them-the-spanish-way-explains-michael-coy/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/22/summer-colds-and-how-to-avoid-them-the-spanish-way-explains-michael-coy/#respond Sun, 22 Jun 2025 09:20:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=420094 EVEN the word ‘cold’ gives the game away. We British people can’t shake the belief that the illness we know so well – blocked up with mucus, coughing and sneezing]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/22/summer-colds-and-how-to-avoid-them-the-spanish-way-explains-michael-coy/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/spain-officially-rejects-natos-demand-of-spending-5-gdp-on-defence-to-protect-welfare-state/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/spain-officially-rejects-natos-demand-of-spending-5-gdp-on-defence-to-protect-welfare-state/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=419933 SPAIN has formally told NATO it will not commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence, with Pedro Sanchez warning the alliance that such demands would devastate the country’s welfare]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/19/spain-officially-rejects-natos-demand-of-spending-5-gdp-on-defence-to-protect-welfare-state/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/15/life-in-spain-why-are-expats-called-guiris-it-seems-a-spanish-queen-liked-scottish-soldiers/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/15/life-in-spain-why-are-expats-called-guiris-it-seems-a-spanish-queen-liked-scottish-soldiers/#respond Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:10:45 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418732 HAVE you ever heard the term, ‘guiris’? It’s a slang term, and it means us. Foreigners. Specifically, the anglo-saxon type of foreigner. Spanish people know very well that they need]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/15/life-in-spain-why-are-expats-called-guiris-it-seems-a-spanish-queen-liked-scottish-soldiers/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/spanish-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-refuses-to-speculate-on-cause-of-the-unprecedented-blackout-and-urged-the-public-to-behave-responsibly/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/spanish-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-refuses-to-speculate-on-cause-of-the-unprecedented-blackout-and-urged-the-public-to-behave-responsibly/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:30:19 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409506 SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has refused to rule out ‘any possibility’ for what was behind the massive nationwide power cut. Speaking at La Moncloa after chairing a meeting of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/spanish-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-refuses-to-speculate-on-cause-of-the-unprecedented-blackout-and-urged-the-public-to-behave-responsibly/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/breaking-massive-power-outage-strikes-all-of-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/breaking-massive-power-outage-strikes-all-of-spain/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:06:31 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409445 SPAIN experienced a massive, nationwide power outage at around 12.30pm today. Reports came in from Madrid, Malaga, Sevilla, Bilbao and Cadiz and even Portugal, while further reports indicated other countries]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/breaking-massive-power-outage-strikes-all-of-spain/feed/ 0