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This city in Spain is the fourth best in the world to live in, data suggests

DATA has revealed the world’s most sought after places to live and a Spanish city has made it into the top five. Madrid is the fourth most popular city with people considering

8 Nov, 2023 @ 12:42

Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia

Marbella gang who ‘stole more than €4.5m’ thanks to their safe-cracking skills are finally brought down after raiding a hotel near the Eiffel Tower in Paris

POLICE in France and Spain have joined forces to arrest three men who allegedly broke into safes at luxury hotel complexes in Paris and different areas of Andalucia. Guardia Civil agents detained

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:54

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Malaga·Marbella

Dutch captain speaks of ‘scary moment’ when orcas attack yacht in Straits of Gibraltar off Spain’s coast

A DUTCH captain described the ‘scary moment’ when a pod of orcas started to bite at the rudder of his yacht in the Straits of Gibraltar. A video he took showed the

25 Jun, 2023 @ 09:06

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Almost 40% of workers in Spain do not receive overtime compensation

FOUR out of 10 workers in Spain receive no compensation for their overtime work. A study carried out by Infojobs and Adecco exposed businesses in Spain for not complying with the regulations

22 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Firefighters put out Tarifa blaze that charred over 50 hectares in Spain’s Andalucia

AUTHORITIES in Spain’s Andalucia have now put out most of the Tarifa blaze that burnt over 50 hectares to a cinder since Wednesday. The Forestry Fire Service reduced the alert level from

11 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Other News

Largest ever drug trafficking trial of Castanas gang starts in Spain’s Andalucia

THE largest drug traffic trial ever in Spain started Monday in Andalucia as members of the Castanas clan were brought to justice. Prosecutors will now be trying a total of 75 defendants

10 Apr, 2023 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Man tries to suffocate his partner and threatens her with gun in Spain's Valencia

Courts in Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic violence in 2022 compared to 2,000 men

COURTS in the province of Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic and gender violence during 2022 compared to more than 2,000 men, latest figures revealed. The Spanish justice system only

16 Mar, 2023 @ 16:05

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Police arrest 43 people who allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE arrested 43 people as they busted a group of criminals that allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in the Malaga province. The criminals drew up fake contracts for the workers

6 Jan, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Dog bites several police officers trying to arrest drug-trafficking gang leader on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police dog sniffs out hash in tyres of luxury Merc going from Spain’s Ceuta to Algeciras

A POLICE dog foiled an attempt to smuggle over 28 kilos of hashish hidden inside the tyres of a luxury car in Spain’s Ceuta driven by two men as they tried to

29 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Other News

Spain looks to pass new temporary wealth tax to help fight inflation after the Ukraine war, its treasury minister said

SPAIN’S left-wing coalition government is hoping to slap a two-year tax on the richest 1% of the population by next year to fight inflation, its treasury minister announced. Minister Maria Jesus Montero

22 Sep, 2022 @ 18:53

Lead·Madrid·National News

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 they believe to be responsible for the

15 Sep, 2022 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

New Catalan body will buy coastal areas to save them from property developers in Spain

CATALUNYA is taking a leaf out of the French book by creating an institute to buy natural coastal areas to free them from speculating property developers. The Catalan Coastal Conservatory is the

17 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

Alicante·Almeria·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

Missing 15-year-old British girl found ‘alive and well’ in Spain’s Mallorca

THE missing 15-year-old British girl has been located after disappearing for over three weeks in Mallorca. The teenager, Emina Ilora Alice Winterbottom, was last seen on August 31, and reported missing to police by

23 Sep, 2021 @ 14:22

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Police investigate ‘disturbing’ disappearance of 15-year-old British girl in Spain’s Mallorca

A SEARCH is underway in Mallorca for a 15-year-old British girl who lives with her family in Palma and has gone missing. The teenager, Emina Ilora Alice Winterbottom, was last seen on August 31,

22 Sep, 2021 @ 15:49

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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Food prices rise alongside soaring electricity costs in Spain’s Balearic Islands

THE rise in electricity costs is responsible for an increase on average of 1.5% in food prices throughout the Balearic Islands. According to Consumer Price Index (CPI) prepared by the National Institute

2 Sep, 2021 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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Expat Dad discovers his vintage Petrus (wine worth €3,000) was used to make sangria by daughter’s friends at house party in Spain

PETE Jones is one hell of an understanding father. When he woke up last Saturday morning to discover that his daughter and her friends had imbibed his most treasured bottle of wine

26 Jun, 2021 @ 08:00

Lead·Madrid·Other News

Spain postpones introduction of nationwide road toll scheme in 2024

Spain’s PM agrees 12 month deadline to submit road toll reform

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as brought the nationwide toll road reform a step closer after agreeing with the EU to a 12 month deadline to submit its proposal to implement fees

18 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

INDUSTRY HOPE: US tariffs on Andalucian olives scrapped for FIVE years after EU truce

THE tariffs placed on Andalucian table olives and olive oil, as well as many other European food produces, have been scrapped for five years after a new agreement between the US and

18 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead

GIS A LIFT: Car share giants Uber expand its services on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE American taxi company Uber is expanding its presence across the Costa del Sol, giving summer tourists unrivalled access to the region’s top attractions. Three years after its introduction to the area,

16 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga

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JUST THE START: El Melillero acid attack suspect on trial this week for gun crimes

THE man currently accused of the sickening acid attack on two females in Malaga is to sit trial this week for gun crimes relating to an incident back in 2018. Jose Arcadio

14 Jun, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

TAKEN ITS TOLL: Popular Costa del Sol toll road records lowest traffic in 22 years during COVID-19 pandemic

THE Ministry of Transport has released traffic figures for the AP-7 and AP-46 Autopista toll roads for 2020 showing its lowest usage since its construction in 1999. The stretch of highway recorded

14 Jun, 2021 @ 14:45

Lead·Malaga

NO CHOKE: Criminal chokes out Policia Local officer after car-jacking arrest on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A DARING thief has turned himself into the police after choking unconscious a police officer during his arrest. The Policia Local of Malaga revealed that the dramatic incident occurred last week after

9 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Malaga airport welcomes easyJet to its new base on Spain’s Costa del Sol

MALAGA’s mayor and various councillors inaugurated British budget airline easyJet’s new base at the Costa del Sol airport yesterday in a ribbon cutting ceremony. Britain’s largest low-cost airline’s European division has chosen

9 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: Cristiano Ronaldo’s new luxury hotel opens its doors in Spain’s Madrid

CRISTIANO Ronaldo’s luxury brand CR7 opened its new flagship hotel on Madrid’s Gran Via on Monday. The soft rollout of the third hotel bearing the CR7 brand took place to coincide with

8 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Madrid

AGENT ORANGE: Oliviera claims stunning victory in drama-filled Barcelona MotoGP

NEW factory KTM rider Miguel Oliveira claimed his third victory in the premier class in a drama-filled Catalan grand prix on Sunday. Using chassis upgrades and a new fuel supplier, the young

7 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Sport

Malaga’s Sierra de las Nieves becomes Spain’s 16th National Park after unanimous vote

MALAGA’s Sierra de las Nieves has become Spain’s 16th official National Park, gaining the country’s highest level protection after a congress vote last week . The congressional council known as the The

5 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga