Staff Reporter, Author at Olive Press News Spain

CODE RED WARNING: Careful of the QR scam – dubbed ‘QRishing’ in Spain – to stop fraudsters emptying your bank account

ORDERING in a restaurant, renting a city bike or routinely paying as you enter a train station car park…these are just some of the day

31 Oct, 2025 @ 12:10

Business & Finance·Property

Spain introduces changes to its pension system from today: What is partial, active and delayed retirement?

What’s your option?: When it comes to retirement plans, Spain keeps it simple

By Peter Dougherty COMPANIES in the US can offer a wide range of retirement plan options that provide tax advantages to themselves and their employees.

23 Oct, 2025 @ 15:47

Business & Finance·Columnist·Columnists·Other News

Don’t be late: Non-resident Spanish Property tax deadlines & Latest Tax Updates for 2025/2026

Owning a property in Spain as a non-resident offers sunshine and opportunity – but also a clear set of tax obligations. As Spanish authorities step

23 Oct, 2025 @ 15:34

Business & Finance·Other News

Timeless homes, trusted team: AREA Costa Blanca brings you real estate with heart and expertise

IN the heart of the Costa Blanca North, AREA Costa Blanca has become a trusted name in real estate for more than 12 years. Based

23 Oct, 2025 @ 14:08

Property·Sponsored Article

New traffic signs in Spain: What drivers should know in 2025

SPAIN’S new traffic signs are finally hitting the roads. Approved in July 2025, they are now being introduced step by step – first in urban

16 Oct, 2025 @ 15:18

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Property

MULLINS IT OVER: Who’d have thought? From leaving school at 15 to award-winning columnist on an award winning newspaper!

THERE’S not much that pulls me back to the UK these days. Visiting family is the main exception – but my son Scott and grandson

13 Oct, 2025 @ 16:17

Columnists·Lead

The Rise of Video Diaries Among Expats and Travelers

Video diaries weren’t really a thing until smartphones got good enough to shoot decent footage, but now they’re everywhere. Your cousin in Berlin is probably

3 Oct, 2025 @ 14:40

BIG WIN: Olive Press awarded as Best English newspaper in Spain at key awards ceremony

THE Olive Press has been described as the ‘best English newspaper in Spain ‘for its honest, incisive reporting and professionality’. It came as the newspaper

26 Sep, 2025 @ 13:43

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

Why September is a dream month to travel while pregnant

FOR expectant mums, this month might just be the perfect time to escape – cooler weather, fewer crowds, and a more relaxed pace. That’s the

25 Sep, 2025 @ 16:05

Andalucia·Health·Other News

Make your pensions work smarter

INHERITANCE tax rules are changing for UK pensions from 2027 and Expats with these need to plan. OpesFidelio network is providing a no-jargon presentation created

25 Sep, 2025 @ 13:35

Business & Finance·Other News·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

The U.s. Navy Ohio Class Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Uss Tennessee Returns To Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay After A Three Month Deployment February 7, 2013 In Kings Bay, Georgia

What has been the impact of nuclear weapons on international relations?

By Alisa Perekopskaya NUCLEAR weapons have been a controversial topic for many years since the first nuclear weapon was created in the 1940s. In the

25 Sep, 2025 @ 10:51

Opinion

War zone in Madrid: 14 arrests after clashes with violent squatters terrorising neighbourhood

By Alessio Ghirlanda in Madrid TENSIONS have exploded in a north Madrid neighbourhood after fed-up residents confronted a violent gang of squatters over the weekend

23 Sep, 2025 @ 15:19

Lead·Madrid·Other News·Property

Shackleton International School joins prestigious IB World Schools

SHACKLETON International School in Burjassot, Valencia has recently reached a major milestone, officially joining the global network of IB World Schools. From September 2026, Sixth

12 Sep, 2025 @ 16:20

Education·Sponsored·Valencia·Valencian Community

Reasons Countries Update Their ID Cards

NATIONAL identity (ID) cards are central to everyday identification worldwide. From accessing banking services to crossing borders, they are as essential as driver’s licenses. But

9 Sep, 2025 @ 16:49

Business & Finance·Other News

8.5 million car journeys predicted over five days in Spain's big weekend ending with national bank holiday this Tuesday

These are the new speed cameras in Malaga province that come into effect TODAY

THROUGHOUT Spain, the General Director of Traffic (GDT) seven fixed radars and 25 road speed cameras aimed at reducing car accidents caused by illegal speeding

1 Sep, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga

Missing: Taylor did not catch his flight home from Tenerife

Fears for missing British tourist in Tenerife: Family of Taylor say he is injured and ‘in a bad state’ after missing flight home

A BRITISH tourist has vanished from Tenerife after missing his flight home. An online appeal has been launched to track down Taylor (pictured above), who

26 Mar, 2025 @ 13:59

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Watch: Malaga town becomes a ‘winter wonderland’ as freak hail storm turns streets white

A MALAGA town resembles a winter wonderland today after being blanketed by hail and sleet. Roads and terraces across Alhaurin el Grande have been turned

25 Mar, 2025 @ 16:52

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Spain extends weather alert to the Costa del Sol as hail and storms sweep across Andalucia

THE clouds have once again darkened above southern Spain as hail, rain and thunderstorms sweep across Andalucia. The Costa del Sol was placed on an

25 Mar, 2025 @ 16:36

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Missing German carer is FOUND almost two weeks after vanishing from Spain’s Costa del Sol

A GERMAN carer who vanished from the Costa del Sol almost two weeks ago has been found alive and well. Martina Renate, 61, and her

25 Mar, 2025 @ 14:02

Costa del Sol·Lead

It’s NOT over! Weather alerts are issued for parts of Malaga and Cadiz tomorrow – before scorcher this weekend

A SERIES of weather alerts have been issued for Andalucia tomorrow, dashing hopes that the worst of the weather was officially over today. The yellow

24 Mar, 2025 @ 16:31

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Weather

Scorcher in Spain’s Andalucia this weekend with highs of 27C – including on the Costa del Sol

THE heat will finally return to southern Spain this weekend with forecasters predicting highs of up to 27C in Andalucia and along the Costa del

24 Mar, 2025 @ 16:14

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Zero weather alerts in Spain from Wednesday for the first time in WEEKS after onslaught of rain and storms

THERE are zero weather alerts in place for Spain on Wednesday. For the first time in weeks, no province, city or town is being warned

24 Mar, 2025 @ 11:43

Lead·National News·Weather

TWO earthquakes in the Gulf of Cadiz rattle southern Spain

AN earthquake has been detected off the coast of southern Spain this morning. According to Spain’s National Geographic Institute (ING), the tremor measured 4.3 on

24 Mar, 2025 @ 10:36

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead

‘It’s gut wrenching’: British pub owner in Spain fumes after thugs break in and steal charity tins – and ‘police say there’s nothing they can do’

A BRITISH pub owner on the Costa del Sol is demanding better police presence after suffering three break-ins in the past six months. The Rose

23 Mar, 2025 @ 14:55

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Flooding on the AP-4 motorway in Sevilla, Andalucia, this week

When will the miserable weather in Spain end? Experts deliver the GOOD news

THE wet and windy weather that has darkened the clouds of Spain for the past several weeks are finally coming to an end, experts have

23 Mar, 2025 @ 14:25