If you’re a history enthusiast and curious about Spain’s rich and complex past, three significant anniversaries are just around the corner. Here’s a closer look at the figures and events behind them: 16 September 1498 – The Death of Tomás…
A MASSIVE gas explosion has ripped through a bar in Madrid’s Vallecas district, leaving 25 people injured and forcing residents to flee their homes as the building partially collapsed. Video captured the aftermath of the blast, which tore through the…
A DANISH man was shot twice in his van by fake police officers in a brazen armed robbery that investigators believe could be an old fashioned mafia settling of scores. Criminals even returned in the middle of the night to…
THE Secretary General of NATO has delivered a stark warning to Spain that Russia poses a threat to all member states. Speaking in Luxembourg on Friday following recent Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace, Mark Rutte dismissed the notion that western…
SHACKLETON International School in Burjassot, Valencia has recently reached a major milestone, officially joining the global network of IB World Schools. From September 2026, Sixth Form students in Years 12 and 13 will be able to study the renowned International…
THOUSANDS took to the streets across Catalunya on Thursday to celebrate the region’s national day, known as La Diada, but the estimated total turnout was the lowest on record as support for independence from Spain continues to plummet. Around 28,000…
A FIRE that broke out this afternoon in Marbella, sending plumes of smoke into the skies above Puerto Banus, has been stabilised thanks to the fast work of Infoca firefighters. The blaze was first reported near the Marbella Arena bullring…
MARBELLA is braced for a weekend of high drama as local police carried out a full security and logistics inspection ahead of the much-anticipated Davis Cup tie between Spain and Denmark. The tournament, set for September 13–14 at Club Tenis…
FABIAN Picardo has warned that the incoming new agreement with the EU will see prices changes in Gibraltar – ‘but there will always be a balance’. Speaking to the Olive Press after giving a rousing speech to the sea of…
BRITISH buyers continue to dominate property searches in southern Spain, but Germans now cast the biggest shadow across the market as a whole. New figures from property portal Idealista reveal that Alicante (33.2%), the Balearics (31.5%), Malaga (27.1%) and Santa…
