https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/madrid/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:34:38 +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/madrid/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/two-window-cleaners-left-dangling-outside-the-53rd-floor-of-a-madrid-tower-block-as-more-harrowing-blackout-tales-emerge-from-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/two-window-cleaners-left-dangling-outside-the-53rd-floor-of-a-madrid-tower-block-as-more-harrowing-blackout-tales-emerge-from-spain/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:34:36 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409976 AS Spain continues to assess the impact of the nationwide blackout, two window cleaners in Madrid have spoken out about the terrifying moment they were left dangling 200 metres above]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/two-window-cleaners-left-dangling-outside-the-53rd-floor-of-a-madrid-tower-block-as-more-harrowing-blackout-tales-emerge-from-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/stay-put-in-case-the-lift-starts-working-as-you-try-to-escape-a-day-in-the-life-of-an-elevator-technician-company-in-spain-during-the-great-blackout/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/stay-put-in-case-the-lift-starts-working-as-you-try-to-escape-a-day-in-the-life-of-an-elevator-technician-company-in-spain-during-the-great-blackout/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:08:11 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409918 AS darkness descended on mainland Spain during the widespread power outage on April 28, elevator technicians became emergency responders.  For Fain Ascensores, a Madrid-based lift company, the night turned into]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/stay-put-in-case-the-lift-starts-working-as-you-try-to-escape-a-day-in-the-life-of-an-elevator-technician-company-in-spain-during-the-great-blackout/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/housing-crisis-latest-spanish-tenants-are-spending-nearly-half-of-their-income-on-rent/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/housing-crisis-latest-spanish-tenants-are-spending-nearly-half-of-their-income-on-rent/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:13:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409387 SPAIN’S housing crisis shows no signs of easing, with new figures revealing that tenants are now spending nearly half of their income just to keep a roof over their heads.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/housing-crisis-latest-spanish-tenants-are-spending-nearly-half-of-their-income-on-rent/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/26/watch-the-secret-gem-just-one-hour-from-madrid-in-the-spanish-heartlands-that-you-should-visit-because-its-untouched-by-tourism/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/26/watch-the-secret-gem-just-one-hour-from-madrid-in-the-spanish-heartlands-that-you-should-visit-because-its-untouched-by-tourism/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409033 IN a country increasingly overrun by selfie sticks and package tours, finding a place that still feels authentically Spanish can feel like winning the lottery.  But social media star Maria,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/26/watch-the-secret-gem-just-one-hour-from-madrid-in-the-spanish-heartlands-that-you-should-visit-because-its-untouched-by-tourism/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/mother-who-had-her-six-children-taken-away-is-arrested-after-selling-baby-for-e2k-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/mother-who-had-her-six-children-taken-away-is-arrested-after-selling-baby-for-e2k-in-spain/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409086 A WOMAN who sold her newborn baby for €2,000 has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. A Cordoba couple undergoing fertility treatment who bought the girl have also been detained]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/mother-who-had-her-six-children-taken-away-is-arrested-after-selling-baby-for-e2k-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/spanish-influencer-and-friend-of-the-bad-boy-of-spains-royal-family-is-arrested-in-scheme-to-rob-mexican-businessman-at-five-star-hotel-in-madrid/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/spanish-influencer-and-friend-of-the-bad-boy-of-spains-royal-family-is-arrested-in-scheme-to-rob-mexican-businessman-at-five-star-hotel-in-madrid/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408568 SOCIAL media influencer, Marta Hermoso, has been arrested with three others over a Madrid hotel robbery last September. Hermoso from Sevilla counts a number of celebrities as friends including the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/spanish-influencer-and-friend-of-the-bad-boy-of-spains-royal-family-is-arrested-in-scheme-to-rob-mexican-businessman-at-five-star-hotel-in-madrid/feed/ 0 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 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/mad-rum-madness-booze-bonanza-hits-spains-madrid-with-week-long-daiquiri-fuelled-fiesta/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/mad-rum-madness-booze-bonanza-hits-spains-madrid-with-week-long-daiquiri-fuelled-fiesta/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407116 RUM lovers, get ready – Madrid’s about to go full pirate mode.From May 7-12, Spain’s capital will be swimming in sugarcane spirits as ‘Mad Ron Week’ rolls into town –]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/mad-rum-madness-booze-bonanza-hits-spains-madrid-with-week-long-daiquiri-fuelled-fiesta/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/all-aboard-the-future-driverless-trains-set-to-take-over-madrids-busiest-metro-line/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/all-aboard-the-future-driverless-trains-set-to-take-over-madrids-busiest-metro-line/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:18:04 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406923 MADRID’S iconic Metro is getting a sci-fi-style makeover – and you can get a sneak preview at the bustling Plaza de Colon. From 2027, a fleet of 40 sleek new]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/all-aboard-the-future-driverless-trains-set-to-take-over-madrids-busiest-metro-line/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/watch-spot-inspection-catches-chinese-restaurant-in-spain-serving-pigeons-as-roast-duck-among-other-horrors/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/watch-spot-inspection-catches-chinese-restaurant-in-spain-serving-pigeons-as-roast-duck-among-other-horrors/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:20:39 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405016 A CHINESE restaurant in Madrid has been closed after a police inspection found two dead and plucked street pigeons awaiting to be cooked and served to unsuspecting customers.Products without sanitary]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/09/watch-spot-inspection-catches-chinese-restaurant-in-spain-serving-pigeons-as-roast-duck-among-other-horrors/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/03/spain-keeps-using-the-wrong-british-flag-iceland-hybrid-union-jack-has-been-rolled-out-for-uk-officials-three-times/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/03/spain-keeps-using-the-wrong-british-flag-iceland-hybrid-union-jack-has-been-rolled-out-for-uk-officials-three-times/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=404013 FOR the third time since 2021, an ‘Iceland-hybrid’ Union Jack has been rolled out for UK Officials. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid displayed the wrong British flat at]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/03/spain-keeps-using-the-wrong-british-flag-iceland-hybrid-union-jack-has-been-rolled-out-for-uk-officials-three-times/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/02/real-madrid-boss-carlo-ancelotti-testifies-in-tax-fraud-trial-that-could-see-him-jailed-for-nearly-five-years/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/02/real-madrid-boss-carlo-ancelotti-testifies-in-tax-fraud-trial-that-could-see-him-jailed-for-nearly-five-years/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=403786 REAL Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti testified in court on Wednesday in his tax fraud trial where he’s accused of illegally pocketing €1 million over a decade ago. Prosecutors want him]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/02/real-madrid-boss-carlo-ancelotti-testifies-in-tax-fraud-trial-that-could-see-him-jailed-for-nearly-five-years/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/28/major-airport-in-spain-grappling-with-500-people-living-in-its-terminals-wants-to-make-passengers-show-their-boarding-pass-to-use-toilets/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/28/major-airport-in-spain-grappling-with-500-people-living-in-its-terminals-wants-to-make-passengers-show-their-boarding-pass-to-use-toilets/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=402710 PASSENGERS flying through Madrid’s Barajas Airport may soon need to scan their boarding pass to use the toilet under a new system being trialled by airport authorities. Aena, the airport]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/28/major-airport-in-spain-grappling-with-500-people-living-in-its-terminals-wants-to-make-passengers-show-their-boarding-pass-to-use-toilets/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/21/homeless-man-dies-at-madrid-airport-60-year-old-was-one-of-500-people-sleeping-rough-inside-the-travel-hub/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/21/homeless-man-dies-at-madrid-airport-60-year-old-was-one-of-500-people-sleeping-rough-inside-the-travel-hub/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:50:50 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=401499 A HOMELESS man who was sleeping in Madrid airport has passed away in the travel hub- the 60-year-old was one of 500 sleeping using the airport for shelter.  Madrid police]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/21/homeless-man-dies-at-madrid-airport-60-year-old-was-one-of-500-people-sleeping-rough-inside-the-travel-hub/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/20/watch-madrid-is-forced-to-open-dam-as-police-warn-locals-of-potential-flooding-just-as-storm-martinho-arrives/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/20/watch-madrid-is-forced-to-open-dam-as-police-warn-locals-of-potential-flooding-just-as-storm-martinho-arrives/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:23:43 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=401292 MADRID’S emergency services have issued a stark warning to residents as authorities were forced to release water from the El Pardo dam due to dangerous river levels.  With Storm Martinho]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/20/watch-madrid-is-forced-to-open-dam-as-police-warn-locals-of-potential-flooding-just-as-storm-martinho-arrives/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/20/club-shut-down-in-madrid-after-police-discover-drug-den-and-exotic-shark/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/20/club-shut-down-in-madrid-after-police-discover-drug-den-and-exotic-shark/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:03:59 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=401326 A MADRID smoker’s club has been shut down for selling drugs and keeping an exotic shark in a fish tank.  Some three people have been arrested for crimes against public]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/20/club-shut-down-in-madrid-after-police-discover-drug-den-and-exotic-shark/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/19/businessmen-cleared-of-fraud-after-charging-e6m-commission-for-covid-19-ppe-deal-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/19/businessmen-cleared-of-fraud-after-charging-e6m-commission-for-covid-19-ppe-deal-in-spain/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=401079 TWO businessmen have been acquitted of defrauding Madrid City Council by charging €6 million in commission for securing a PPE contract in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Alberto]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/19/businessmen-cleared-of-fraud-after-charging-e6m-commission-for-covid-19-ppe-deal-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/18/ponzi-scheme-with-thousand-of-victims-smashed-with-raids-in-malaga-murcia-and-madrid/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/18/ponzi-scheme-with-thousand-of-victims-smashed-with-raids-in-malaga-murcia-and-madrid/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:06:42 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=400714 A CRIMINAL fraud scheme worth 37 million euros has been broken up by the Spanish National Police. Perhaps as many as four thousand people could be victims of the scam.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/18/ponzi-scheme-with-thousand-of-victims-smashed-with-raids-in-malaga-murcia-and-madrid/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/15/spanish-gems-are-named-among-the-worlds-top-100-travel-destinations/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/15/spanish-gems-are-named-among-the-worlds-top-100-travel-destinations/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399589 SPAIN has three of the top 100 cities in the world for travel, according to a new ranking.  Madrid claimed second place in the list, made by data analytics company]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/15/spanish-gems-are-named-among-the-worlds-top-100-travel-destinations/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/14/ex-footballer-gerald-pique-dramatically-breaks-down-in-tears-during-corruption-hearing-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/14/ex-footballer-gerald-pique-dramatically-breaks-down-in-tears-during-corruption-hearing-in-spain/#respond Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=400051 FORMER Barcelona defender Gerard Pique broke down in tears when quizzed by a Madrid judge on Friday over an alleged corrupt business deal. It involved a lucrative agreement that saw]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/14/ex-footballer-gerald-pique-dramatically-breaks-down-in-tears-during-corruption-hearing-in-spain/feed/ 0