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Former British soldier arrested in Barcelona

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The ex-Special Forces member is believed to have used his military skills to carry out several armed raids in Spain

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50,000 cigarettes seized at Gibraltar’s Eastern Beach

Andalucia, Crime & Law, Gibraltar  •  1 Comments

Eight men detained in Spain following disrupted cigarette exportation operation

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Pay-back for former showgirl

Andalucia, Crime & Law  •  0 Comments

A former Moulin Rouge dancer who fled to Spain has been forced to pay €40,000 or face another year in jail

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Look out for your Seat Leon in Spain!

Andalucia, Crime & Law  •  2 Comments

New report finds car models such as the Seat Leon and VW Golf are the most likely to get stolen

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Five police officers accused of stealing impounded drugs

Andalucia, Crime & Law, Malaga  •  0 Comments

Prosecutors allege that the Mijas-based officers stole 175 kilos of hashish

VIDEO: Andrew Moran – one of UK’s most wanted criminals – arrested in Spain thumbnail

VIDEO: Andrew Moran – one of UK’s most wanted criminals – arrested in Spain

Crime & Law, National News  •  1 Comments

One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been captured on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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Expat families devastated by rape claims

Andalucia, Crime & Law  •  0 Comments

EXCLUSIVE A father has spoken out to the Olive Press over a shocking child abuse scandal in Spain


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Barcenas accuses PP lawyer of Watergate style break-in

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The former treasurer embroiled in the national slush-fund scandal claims computers and documents were taken from his office


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Husband of Marbella wedding planner quizzed for fraud

Andalucia, Crime & Law, Lead2, Malaga  •  8 Comments

Howard Danker, husband to infamous wedding planner and brother-in-law to Justice Minister has been arrested in Ireland


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Corrupt ex-mayor avoids four-year jail sentence for granting an illegal licence

Andalucia, Crime & Law  •  6 Comments

Jose Manuel Aranda fined €3,600 and banned from office for ten years


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British woman sees dog beaten to death on her own drive

Andalucia, Crime & Law  •  35 Comments

A British expat in Almogia witnessed a man kill his pet mastin ‘because it wouldn’t go back to him when when he called it’ (This article contains pictures some people may find distressing)


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Jail for former Moulin Rouge dancer

Andalucia, Crime & Law, Malaga  •  2 Comments

Dawn Orton has been found guilty of benefit fraud and sentenced to 12 months in prison


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Police arrest man in connection with theft of priceless vase in Spain

Crime & Law, National News  •  0 Comments

Antiquity dating from second century BC found in a cardboard box


Mugger who used Yorkshire terrier to scare victims arrested in Spain thumbnail

Mugger who used Yorkshire terrier to scare victims arrested in Spain

Almeria, Andalucia, Crime & Law  •  3 Comments

A man has been arrested in Almeria after commiting a string of violent attacks with his pet dog


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VIDEO: Barcelona thieves in action

Crime & Law  •  1 Comments

Watch as thieves target tourists in broad daylight on Barceloneta Beach


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Jail for former Moulin Rouge dancer

Andalucia, Crime & Law, Malaga  •  2 Comments

Dawn Orton has been found guilty of benefit fraud and sentenced to 12 months in prison

Crime & Law, National News »

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Crackdown on sex offenders working in Spain

New certificate will help improve safety of children in Spain

Crime & Law »

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Scaremongering tactics and the facts

Antonio Flores uncovers the truth behind some of the rumours surrounding non-resident tax issues

Andalucia, Crime & Law »

IU boss ‘tremendous disappointed’ after ERE report rejected by Junta thumbnail

IU boss ‘tremendous disappointed’ after ERE report rejected by Junta

Ignacio Garcia and his committee spent five months drawing up the 200-page document

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“The best English newspaper in southern Spain,” according to the Rough Guide. 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. 33,000 issues a fortnight are printed plus up to 100,000 downloaded online giving an estimated readership of around 300,000 people per month.

From The Archives »

There’s only one direction for boy band fans

March 7, 2013 | Entertainment, National News

The biggest British band since the Beatles is set to play to hoards of Spanish fans during two gigs in Spain this summer.

Real Madrid’s cup runneth over

April 21, 2011 | Lead2, Sport

Copa del Rey trophy dropped under bus during victory parade

Fat cat boss bagged

February 6, 2007 | Crime & Law, Malaga

A FAT-CAT boss who sacked his staff by text message when his compensation firm went bust has been tracked down to Marbella. Inland Revenue investigators hit Accident Group boss Mark Langford and his wife Debbie with writs totalling £4.1 million as they got onto their luxury yacht in Puerto Banus marina at the weekend. In [...]

Meeting of European finance ministers this week

January 23, 2012 | Business & Finance

It will be held against a backdrop of deteriorating economic data for the region

Vejer de la Frontera – dining capital

July 30, 2012 | Andalucia, Cadiz, Features, Food & Drink, Travel

Dining Secrets of Andalucia editor Jon Clarke traces the reasons Vejer has become a true frontier for cooking

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