https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/author/editorcostamediaservices-com/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:57:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/author/editorcostamediaservices-com/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/medieval-shipwreck-discovered-beneath-barcelona-construction-site-stuns-archaeologists-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/medieval-shipwreck-discovered-beneath-barcelona-construction-site-stuns-archaeologists-in-spain/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 09:30:45 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409654 BUILDERS digging up an old fish market in Barcelona have stumbled upon a giant medieval shipwreck buried five metres beneath their feet. An archaeological excavation has now uncovered a 10-metre-long]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/medieval-shipwreck-discovered-beneath-barcelona-construction-site-stuns-archaeologists-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/spanish-house-of-cards-rebels-boot-out-mayor-in-manilva-power-shake-up/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/spanish-house-of-cards-rebels-boot-out-mayor-in-manilva-power-shake-up/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:23:12 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=410068 IN a turn of events more suited to a political drama than the sleepy coastal town of Manilva on Spain’s Costa del Sol, a vote of no confidence has ousted]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/spanish-house-of-cards-rebels-boot-out-mayor-in-manilva-power-shake-up/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/ai-are-you-trying-to-replace-me-the-slightly-terrifying-truth-about-our-digital-overlords/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/ai-are-you-trying-to-replace-me-the-slightly-terrifying-truth-about-our-digital-overlords/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:13:42 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409962 AI started off as a cute little assistant—autocorrecting our typos, suggesting slightly too personal Netflix recommendations, and helping us find the ‘best pizza near me  (which, somehow, is never the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/ai-are-you-trying-to-replace-me-the-slightly-terrifying-truth-about-our-digital-overlords/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/zap-squad-ukraines-zelensky-offers-shock-help-to-spain-and-portugal-after-massive-power-cut-causes-chaos/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/zap-squad-ukraines-zelensky-offers-shock-help-to-spain-and-portugal-after-massive-power-cut-causes-chaos/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:25:15 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409617 AS Spain and Portugal were plunged into chaos during yesterday’s massive blackout, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stepped up with a shock offer: help from his battle-hardened energy experts. The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/zap-squad-ukraines-zelensky-offers-shock-help-to-spain-and-portugal-after-massive-power-cut-causes-chaos/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/bus-in-death-crash-on-spains-mallorca-with-eight-injured/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/bus-in-death-crash-on-spains-mallorca-with-eight-injured/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:28:57 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409577 A MAN has died after his car smashed head-on into a bus on a road between Portocolom and Felanitx in Mallorca. The crash happened at around 6.50am yesterday (April 28)]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/bus-in-death-crash-on-spains-mallorca-with-eight-injured/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/27/the-unsung-genius-of-cordoba-how-a-medieval-spanish-city-engineered-a-sanitation-system-centuries-ahead-of-its-time/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/27/the-unsung-genius-of-cordoba-how-a-medieval-spanish-city-engineered-a-sanitation-system-centuries-ahead-of-its-time/#respond Sun, 27 Apr 2025 12:42:39 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409105 BY the time most European cities were still dumping chamber pots into the street, Cordoba was quietly revolutionising urban living. Between the 10th and 13th centuries, this Andalucian jewel –]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/27/the-unsung-genius-of-cordoba-how-a-medieval-spanish-city-engineered-a-sanitation-system-centuries-ahead-of-its-time/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/26/what-a-pair-of-melons-duo-jailed-after-1-5m-of-weed-was-found-hidden-in-fruit-lorry-from-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/26/what-a-pair-of-melons-duo-jailed-after-1-5m-of-weed-was-found-hidden-in-fruit-lorry-from-spain/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 10:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409135 TWO drug smugglers who tried to sneak more than £1.5 million worth of cannabis into Scotland disguised as a watermelon shipment from Spain have been thrown behind bars. Scott McSeveney,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/26/what-a-pair-of-melons-duo-jailed-after-1-5m-of-weed-was-found-hidden-in-fruit-lorry-from-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/booze-cruise-shambolic-seaborne-saga-as-yacht-thieves-have-to-call-coast-guard-for-help-after-getting-lost-off-spains-mallorca/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/booze-cruise-shambolic-seaborne-saga-as-yacht-thieves-have-to-call-coast-guard-for-help-after-getting-lost-off-spains-mallorca/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408775 IN a tale that sounds more like a deleted scene from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Poundshop Years, two homeless men have been nicked after commandeering a 12-metre yacht from]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/booze-cruise-shambolic-seaborne-saga-as-yacht-thieves-have-to-call-coast-guard-for-help-after-getting-lost-off-spains-mallorca/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/she-would-never-leave-her-boy-mum-of-kirsty-ward-breaks-down-in-tears-in-court-as-soldier-ex-stands-trial-for-murder-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/she-would-never-leave-her-boy-mum-of-kirsty-ward-breaks-down-in-tears-in-court-as-soldier-ex-stands-trial-for-murder-in-spain/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:39:18 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408675 TEARS, tension and trauma rocked a Spanish courtroom this week as the heartbroken mother of Kirsty Ward, the Irish woman allegedly murdered by her boyfriend on a make-or-break holiday to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/she-would-never-leave-her-boy-mum-of-kirsty-ward-breaks-down-in-tears-in-court-as-soldier-ex-stands-trial-for-murder-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/discover-the-heart-of-spanish-experience-the-spanish-language-and-rural-culture-with-aloha-vera-language-retreats-and-get-25-off-as-an-olive-press-subscriber/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/discover-the-heart-of-spanish-experience-the-spanish-language-and-rural-culture-with-aloha-vera-language-retreats-and-get-25-off-as-an-olive-press-subscriber/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407345 WHEN you learn a language in an immersive environment, you retain almost twice as much of what you learn. Aloha Vera offers a warm, welcoming environment to learn Spanish. Located]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/discover-the-heart-of-spanish-experience-the-spanish-language-and-rural-culture-with-aloha-vera-language-retreats-and-get-25-off-as-an-olive-press-subscriber/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/100-spanish-football-fans-descend-on-tiny-non-league-harborough-town-fc-to-lend-their-support/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/100-spanish-football-fans-descend-on-tiny-non-league-harborough-town-fc-to-lend-their-support/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:50:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407974 LOCALS in sleepy Market Harborough in the UK were left gobsmacked when more than 100 Spanish football fans descended on their non-league ground – chanting, singing, and turning a routine]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/100-spanish-football-fans-descend-on-tiny-non-league-harborough-town-fc-to-lend-their-support/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/shameless-belfast-swindler-jay-cartmill-who-scammed-stephen-nolan-and-eamonn-holmes-now-fears-facing-justice-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/shameless-belfast-swindler-jay-cartmill-who-scammed-stephen-nolan-and-eamonn-holmes-now-fears-facing-justice-in-spain/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:36:52 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407921 HE blagged his way through a £1.3million banking scam, duped household names like Irish journalist and presenter Stephen Nolan and Eamonn Holmes – and now Jay ‘King Con’ Cartmill is]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/21/shameless-belfast-swindler-jay-cartmill-who-scammed-stephen-nolan-and-eamonn-holmes-now-fears-facing-justice-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/20/407527/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/20/407527/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 13:59:21 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407527 POLICE  have busted a secret underground shooting range buried three floors beneath a suburban house in Granada believed to be the brainchild of a ruthless gang arming violent drug cartels.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/20/407527/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/from-coal-to-culture-barcelonas-forgotten-power-plant-tres-xemeneies-to-get-epic-makeover/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/from-coal-to-culture-barcelonas-forgotten-power-plant-tres-xemeneies-to-get-epic-makeover/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:33:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406900 ONCE a towering titan of industry, the iconic Tres Xemeneies power plant is set to become the beating heart of Barcelona’s cultural future. The 1970s relic, named after its three]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/from-coal-to-culture-barcelonas-forgotten-power-plant-tres-xemeneies-to-get-epic-makeover/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/doggie-delights-malaga-opens-first-bakery-for-pups-and-its-absolutely-paw-some/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/doggie-delights-malaga-opens-first-bakery-for-pups-and-its-absolutely-paw-some/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407471 FORGET your croissants and cronuts – Malaga’s latest sweet spot is for four-legged foodies! Dulces para Perros, the city’s first-ever bakery dedicated entirely to dogs, has opened its doors –]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/doggie-delights-malaga-opens-first-bakery-for-pups-and-its-absolutely-paw-some/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spains-hottest-young-football-star-nico-williams-nets-himself-a-marbella-mansion/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spains-hottest-young-football-star-nico-williams-nets-himself-a-marbella-mansion/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406589 SPANISH football sensation Nico Williams has just bagged himself a swanky new pad in Marbella’s ultra-exclusive Sierra Blanca – joining the A-list ranks of Novak Djokovic and Erling Haaland who]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spains-hottest-young-football-star-nico-williams-nets-himself-a-marbella-mansion/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/mystery-blaze-guts-costa-del-sol-beach-club-as-cops-probe-arson-link/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/mystery-blaze-guts-costa-del-sol-beach-club-as-cops-probe-arson-link/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:41:19 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407501 A RAGING inferno has reduced a popular beach hotspot on the Costa del Sol to ashes – and now police are investigating if it was a targeted attack. Holidaymakers and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/mystery-blaze-guts-costa-del-sol-beach-club-as-cops-probe-arson-link/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/locals-fume-as-junta-slams-coins-e267m-water-park-madness-in-spains-andalucia/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/locals-fume-as-junta-slams-coins-e267m-water-park-madness-in-spains-andalucia/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407373 A LUXURY water park billed as a ‘paradise for tourists’ has turned into a nightmare for locals in Coin, Malaga – and now an explosive new technical report has confired]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/locals-fume-as-junta-slams-coins-e267m-water-park-madness-in-spains-andalucia/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spain-is-set-to-lose-its-mediterranean-climate-by-2050-as-swathes-of-the-country-turn-to-desert/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spain-is-set-to-lose-its-mediterranean-climate-by-2050-as-swathes-of-the-country-turn-to-desert/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407267 A SHOCKING new study reveals that by 2050, Spain will no longer have its iconic Mediterranean climate. Instead, much of the country will fall under the harsh classification of ‘steppe’]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spain-is-set-to-lose-its-mediterranean-climate-by-2050-as-swathes-of-the-country-turn-to-desert/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spains-hidden-gem-in-madrid-out-of-bounds-royal-park-el-pardo-could-be-set-to-open-to-the-public/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spains-hidden-gem-in-madrid-out-of-bounds-royal-park-el-pardo-could-be-set-to-open-to-the-public/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407234 MADRID’S  best-kept secret could soon be open to the public in a move that could ruffle a few feathers at the royal palace. El Pardo, the sprawling 15,100-hectare forest just]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spains-hidden-gem-in-madrid-out-of-bounds-royal-park-el-pardo-could-be-set-to-open-to-the-public/feed/ 0