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Best of Brazil: São Paulo’s food scene is booming so why have none of its restaurants been awarded three Michelin stars?

AS Luiz Filipe explained his pairing of chicken broth with eel tartlets, he spoke like a classically trained French chef fresh from a three-Michelin-star kitchen in northern Spain. In fact, the owner of São Paulo’s leading restaurant Evvai is entirely…

Horror on the Costa Blanca: Father kills his three-year-old daughter before taking own life in suspected ‘vicarious violence’ case

A SUN-DRENCHED city on the Costa Blanca is in mourning this weekend after a three-year-old girl was killed by her own father in a suspected act of so-called ‘vicarious violence’. The unnamed man, 40, is believed to have murdered his…

New Sevilla exhibition uncovers the wealth and fabulous empire of estates, palaces and castles belonging to the late Duquesa de Alba

WITH an estimated wealth of €3.5 billion and more than 40 official titles, she was the world’s most noble aristocrat and one of Spain’s wealthiest.  The Duquesa de Alba’s vast holdings included over 40 estates, palaces, and castles, notably Palacio…

BRAVO PEDRO! Taking a stand against Donald Trump’s illegal war makes me proud to call Spain my home

OLIVE Press columnist Charlie Mullins finally agrees with the Spanish president on something. Taking a stand against Donald Trump’s illegal war makes me proud to call Spain my home, insists Charlie Mullins. You must admire Pedro Sánchez for having the…

Finalissima is cancelled: Money-spinning clash between Spain and Argentina is axed over Iran war safety fears

THE much-anticipated ‘Finalissima’ match between European champions Spain and Copa America winners Argentina has been cancelled due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The two sides were due to face off against each other in Qatar on March…

Spain to pardon over 50 women locked up by wife of dictator during Franco regime

MORE than 50 women locked away for being ‘rebellious’ or spending too much time outside by Francisco Franco’s wife are set to receive an official pardon from the Spanish government. The recognition will take place during a ceremony in Madrid…

From Gibraltar to the Costa del Sol: How the region must ‘integrate to form a global super city and control a crucial world chokepoint in a new age of great power rivalry’

A STRETCH of coastline from Gibraltar to Malaga could one day transform into a powerful Mediterranean ‘super city’, experts have claimed. The ambitious vision, put forward by El Confidencial journalist Fernando Caballero Mendizabal, would see towns and cities across the…