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Michelle Obama dubbed Marie Antoinette

US press claims Spain holiday trip is costing millions as Presidents wife tries a bit of flamenco and visits the Alhambra

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Was that divine insulation?

Priest has been charged with pinching his own church windows

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Granada rocked by earthquake

Early reports say there were no casualties after the 6.2-magnitude quake

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Snow haul in Sierra Nevada

Granada ski resort set to stay open until May after bumper falls

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Secret millionaire comes to Granada

Secret Millionaire Mo Chaudry visits Granada Hotel

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Granada grounded by Ryanair cutbacks

Travel chaos for thousands as Ryanair cancels four of its routes from Granada


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Buried on the beach

EXCLUSIVE BY ANDREW PEARCE IN LA MAMOLA: The funeral of the English couple killed by freak roof collapse attended by hundreds of Spanish and British mourners on the coast


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British couple killed watching television in Spain

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Andalucia record rainfall causes catastrophic roof collapse


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Gay Jesus photos spark protest

Controversial exhibition pulled down after “injuring the sentiments and convictions” of art fans


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Spain ski miracle

Lost ski instructor saved after using camera flash to guide rescuers


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Ave stop in Antequera

Stop for Antequera on the Malaga-Sevilla high-speed line


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Andalucia, Granada, Lead2 »

Pet justice

For first time, custody of a dog awarded to a charity after continual abuse. Here, a protest organised against the man

Andalucia, Cadiz, Granada, Lead2 »

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Spain’s shrinking cities

Fears grow as two of Andalucia’s biggest cities shrink in size

Granada »

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No more Lorca hunts

Hunt for dead poet’s remains to end despite new key report claiming he is buried 400 metres away

Granada, Lead2 »

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Boneheads!

After years of speculation, months of investigations and weeks of digging, Spanish poet Lorca’s remains are nowhere to be found. A big mistake, or did Franco’s troops clear the mass grave just weeks after it was used?

Andalucia, Granada »

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Three Kings come early

Award-winning tourism plan to restore King’s Path to get funding this month

Granada »

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Living the High Life

Surviving Spain at 1,500 metres. A new Olive Press blog on life in Spain´s highest village

The Olive Press is the English language newspaper for Andalucia. Local news from Costa del Sol and inland Andalucia plus national news from around Spain. A campaigning, community newspaper, the Olive Press represents the huge and growing expatriate community in southern Spain - 29,000 copies printed monthly with an estimated readership, including the website, of more than 170,000 people a month.