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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, carrying 20 passengers, was spotted late Thursday night off the southeast coast of Cabrera. Earlier…
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 Chinese-themed cultural park. The project – unveiled at the Madrid International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in…
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 been raped by a German tourist, 19, who she met at a nightclub in the…
NEW European Union energy efficiency standards for domestic properties will start coming into force from 2030 for all member states, including Spain. Homes with a low energy efficiency rating will have to undergo renovations to reduce their energy consumption if…
THE animals at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park are enjoying a range of flavoured giant ice creams to keep them cool during the heatwave. Vegetable, meat, and fish ice creams are being supplied as well as fruit flavourings. Besides keeping the…
SPAIN’S state weather forecaster says the current heatwave will ‘probably’ continue until Monday. A few days ago Aemet stated that the excess temperatures that started on August 3 could ‘possibly’ end this midweek but has revised its projection. The current…
A FIRE broke out at Cordoba’s historic mosque-turned-cathedral at 9pm on Friday, 8 August, but it was quickly extinguished by firefighters. Mayor of Cordoba, Jose Maria Bellido, told Cadena television “The monument is saved. There will be no spread, it…
The Olive Press has exclusive videos of a ferocious wildfire tearing through Tarifa’s luxury coastline – with one villa ablaze – as more than 2,000 terrified people were forced to flee hotels and multi-million-euro homes. The new blaze erupted just…
SPAIN’S hotel industry has blasted an EU plan to nearly triple the cost of upcoming travel permits for non-EU visitors, warning it will hit British tourism hard. The European Commission wants to raise the fee for the new ETIAS travel…
BLING on the water is back in Malaga – and this time it’s on a whole new level. The yacht Yas, owned by Dubai’s crown prince Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – better known as Fazza – has…
