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A 65-YEAR OLD nurse died on Monday at Castellon General Hospital, after her ex-boyfriend stabbed and injured her at Benicassim Health Centre. Benicassim Policia Local has arrested the 70 year old attacker after several witnesses subdued the assailant in the waiting area. Ana Sorribes was the nurse at the Medical Centre at the time. READ MORE CASTELLON HOSPITAL GENERAL Her …

The new sovereign fund in SPAIN will pay for up to 15,000 rental homes that are affordable each year. Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, pledged the money on Monday at the official launch of the fund. España Crece(Spain Grows) aims to create a pot of up to €120 billion in public and private funds. READ MORE SANCHEZ, MONDAY Of …

On Sunday, a man died after falling from his motorcycle in Marbella.  The 54-yearold man had been driving down Calle Guadalete on Sunday when he fell onto the road.  Witnesses

The first in a series nationwide of five-day strike dates have been announced for June. The medical unions want a special law that suits their working conditions. This includes regulating 24-hour shifts, and improving wages. The proposed reforms to the Estatuto Marco, the law governing the health workforce, are not supported by the opposition. READ MORE DOCTORS GO ON STRIKE …

The main foreign language in UK schools should be SPANISH and not French. This is the opinion of a journalist in The Guardian, who argues that the lingo is more globally relevant – and much cooler than its neighbour across the Pyrenees. With the massive success of Bad Bunny (KAROL G), Rosalia, and KAROL G coinciding in a shift in …

In 2022, nearly 35% of teens aged 15-18 reported having had sexual relations. Condom usage fell to its lowest levels since records began in 2003. According to the Ministry of Health’s latest Health Behaviour in School Aged Children (HBSC), almost one third of teenagers in Spain have had sexual relations by the time they reach the age of 18. The …

OLIVE Press Editor Jon Clarke filed a must watch dispatch from the stunning City of Ronda. The weather forecast has finally begun to show a more sunny outlook. Jon shares some good news with the beautiful Puente Nuevo in the background. After weeks of storms, sun, clear skies, and warmer temperatures have finally returned. In some parts of southern Spain, …

The safety of a British holidaymaker who has been missing for four days on the Costa del Sol is causing concern. Iain Stanley is being sought by officers from the Guardia Civil. He was last seen around 2pm, on the 11th of February, near the Perla Marina Hotel in Nerja. Nerja is a popular tourist destination located approximately 50km to …

BRITS was again Spain’s top foreign home buyer last year. They purchased thousands of homes as overseas purchases edged closer to 100,000 despite rising prices. The UK is still Spain’s largest market overseas. Buyers continue to prefer established hotspots on the Costa del Sol and in the province of Alicante, as well as the Balearic Islands. Agents report that the …

CATALAN figure skating Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate narrowly misses qualifying for Olympic free-skate with Minion after controversy. Although the Spanish skater received a huge amount of support, the judges did not clap for him to move on to the next round. The 26 year old has a reputation of performing flamboyant and crowd pleasing routines. This season, he performed fully dressed …