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Man in Spain’s Malaga arrested for threatening his neighbours and the police after a denuncia was filed against him...

A MAN in Malaga has been arrested for threatening neighbours after they called the police complaining he was playing loud music.

Former city mayor to be tried for embezzling over 70,000 euros of public funds on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BIGASTRO will see it’s former mayor, Jose Joaquin Moya, brought before a public jury next week for two crimes of embezzling public funds. His alleged...

WATCH: Vile video shows SEWAGE flowing onto popular beach in southern Spain

Locals commented on the video branding it a 'disgrace' and 'embarrassing'

Revealed: The regions in Spain which take in the highest number of boat migrants

THE ANDALUCIA region has the largest number of foreign immigrants housed by Spain's central government, accounting for 9,874 people. That's followed by the Canary Islands...

Underage girl suffers outdoor sex assault by three boys in Spain’s Alicante area

THE Policia Nacional are investigating an outdoor sex assault on a 16-year-old girl committed by three minors in Petrer last Friday. The teenager was attacked...

Electric scooter riders to face fines ‘up to €500’ for riding without helmets and on city pavements in Alicante

POLICE in Alicante will have powers to fine electric scooter riders up to €500 for riding without a helmet or using city pavements, according...

Police investigate death of Brit found bound and semi-naked at Malaga airport

The body of the 51-year-old man was found lying face-down and bound with cable ties. His trousers and underpants were lowered

Waves 8m high predicted off Costa Blanca as storm Gloria batters eastern Spain

SPAIN'S met office (AEMET) has predicted 8m-high waves will rock the Costa Blanca as storm Gloria sweeps south today. Denia, the capital of the Marina...

Belgian fugitive, 78, faces extradition for child sex abuse following arrest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Belgian man wanted in his country for child sex abuse and pornography charges faces extradition after being arrested on the Costa Blanca. The 78-year-old...

Italian mafia crime boss and two henchmen arrested in Valencia area of Spain

AN Italian mafia drugs lord and his two lieutenants have been arrested in Valencia Province. The leader has been detained by the Policia Nacional in...

Spain’s Malaga port set to welcome 13 cruise ships in August

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE newly started month of August will see minimal cruise activity, with 13 dockings scheduled by 10 different...

Spain pioneers new Covid skin test that shows immunity and whether third vaccine is needed

SPANISH scientists have developed a new low-cost skin test that shows COVID-19 immunity and determines whether a third vaccine dose is required. The test which...

Junta will not restrict entry of visitors to Spain’s Andalucia

Junta Vice-President , Juan Marin, has said the possibility of restricting entry to Andalucia on forthcoming public holidays ‘is not being considered’, and ‘the important thing is to maintain normality’.

Balearic Islands to suffer 60% drop in seasonal Christmas work contracts with hospitality industry worse affected

CHRISTMAS usually requires plenty of helpers to get the job done, but there will be a 60% drop in festivity fuelled employment in the...

Cruise quintet call at Spain’s Malaga Port

A QUINTET of cruise ships have called at Malaga Port this Tuesday, October 18; the fourth so far in 2022. In full high season of...

VIDEO: ‘Serious incursion’ as Spanish boat operates within metres of Gibraltar’s shoreline

At around 18.30, a Spanish customs vessel (SVA), the Aguila IV, chased a Gibraltar-registered pleasure boat within BGTW and inside the demarcated buoys at Camp Bay

Police discover 21 kilos of cannabis at secret weed plantation in Gibraltar Campo town

POLICE have raided an illegal weed plantation in an Algeciras neighbourhood and seized more than 20 kilos of marijuana. Policia Nacional agents arrested a man...

Serial fraudster on the run from Czech authorities is arrested in Spain’s Almeria

POLICE have arrested a notorious fraudster who had fled to Spain while on the run amid a trial in the Czech Republic, in which...

Bossano: How National Day came about and the challenges ahead

THE founder of National Day told The Olive Press Gibraltar could be in for a tough time on the day of the celebration he created.

Moment motorcyclist swerves between lanes before colliding with a truck in Spain’s Ibiza 

AN erratic biker has been seriously injured after colliding with a truck in Spain’s Ibiza.  A driver filmed the 28-year-old motorcyclist recklessly invading the oncoming...

Torremolinos Town Hall approves plans for Andalucia’s largest shopping complex

Intu Properties win bid for €550 million site

Must-visit: The snow-topped hills of Spain’s Andalucia where Netflix filmed its latest hit film Society of the Snow

NETFLIX’S latest film, Society of the Snow, has featured this must visit location in Spain’s Andalucia.  The snow capped mountains found in the Granada area...

VACCINATIONS for 40 year olds in the Valencian Community start today, TEN days ahead of schedule

Vaccination against Covid-19 for people between 40 and 49 years old in the Valencian Community starts today, June 7, a whole ten days ahead...

Spain aims to become climate neutral by 2050

SPAIN, one of Europe's most polluted countries, aims to become climate neutral by 2050, according to new plans revealed yesterday. The second National Plan for...

BREXIT ROW: Spain still prepared to ‘veto’ deal and accuses UK of ‘treachery’ over Gibraltar

Sanchez revealed in a late-night tweet that the UK and Spain's positions 'remain far away'

EXCLUSIVE: Expat who died with family in Gibraltar ‘had been about to fly back to UK’

The expat family lived in Estepona 'for a year' before borrowing Gibraltar apartment from an Australian family friend on way home

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