February 2024 - Page 14 of 17 - Olive Press News Spain

Footballer in Spain is poked in the bottom by a fan: La Liga star demands action over ‘sexual assault’ and suggests the reaction would be different if he was a woman

SEVILLA star Lucas Ocampos is calling on La Liga authorities to take action after a Rayo Vallecano supporter appeared to stick his finger up the

6 Feb, 2024 @ 10:12

Lead·Sport

Farmer protests cause chaos in Spain: Roads are completely blocked by tractors in Valencia

HUNDREDS of Valencia farmers took to their tractors on Tuesday morning to travel along main roads around the city to call for a better deal

6 Feb, 2024 @ 10:10

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British expat turns 103 in Spain: Ivy Rhodes says ‘chocolate and whisky’ are her ‘secret’ to a long life

‘CHOCOLATE and whisky’ are the ‘secret’ to a long life, says 102 year-old British expat. READ MORE: Want to live to 116? Top tips from

6 Feb, 2024 @ 09:55

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

WATCH: Gibraltar monkey goes viral after ‘invading’ Spain and enjoying a day out in La Linea

THE border between Spain and Gibraltar is infamous for its stringent checks and lengthy queues. But one nimble creature has managed to avoid the tribulations

6 Feb, 2024 @ 09:30

Animals·Gibraltar·Lead

British Holidaymaker Dies After Plunging From Seventh Floor Magaluf Hotel Balcony On Spain's Mallorca

British tourist who confessed to raping his son’s friend in Spain’s Mallorca is jailed

A BRITISH man who raped a woman his son had chatted up at the hotel pool in his in Mallorca has been sent to jail

6 Feb, 2024 @ 07:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Madrid premier raises ire of Rayo Vallecano fans: Isabel Ayuso suggests stadium should be moved out of the working-class district of Spain’s capital

FIRST-TIME visitors to the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas stadium will no doubt be surprised by what they see when they go to watch La

5 Feb, 2024 @ 17:01

Lead·Madrid·Politics·Sport

Property ‘scam’ in Spain’s Andalucia: HUNDREDS of buyers pay up to €55,000 each for homes that will NEVER be built

This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007

ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:59

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Gone in 60 seconds: Spain’s National Police bust Bulgarian gang that could steal cars in less than a minute

IT may sound like the plot of a Nicolas Cage movie, but Spain’s National Police have managed to bust a real-life gang of Bulgarian origin

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:27

Crime & Law·Other News

PICTURED: British expat and urbanisation president who ‘paid himself more than the deputy PM of SPAIN’ – as neighbours on the Costa del Sol defend his character

THIS is the British expat who has gone viral in Spain after allegedly giving himself a salary of more than €86,000 – for a job

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:22

Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read

Trial for ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves begins in Spain: Footballer is accused of raping a woman, 23, in a nightclub

FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves has appeared in court this Monday, January 5, charged with the rape of a woman, 23, in a

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Banco Santander ordered to pay banker €68 million just months after big staff cuts and branch closures in Spain

Santander bank plummets by 5% on Spain’s stock exchange amid reports it was used by Iran to avoid international sanctions

SPAIN’S largest bank, Banco Santander, saw 5% of its value wiped off in the Spanish stock market on Monday, after the Financial Times reported that

5 Feb, 2024 @ 15:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Catalonia to split cost of bringing in water by boat with central government, in desperate bid to combat ongoing drought

THE Catalan regional government agreed the terms of a deal on Monday with the central administration in Madrid that will see water brought to Barcelona

5 Feb, 2024 @ 15:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Other News

Hugely popular craft market in Alicante is being forced to close this year with no new site agreed

TRADERS have demanded with an urgent meeting with Alicante City Council after being told that they will have to stop selling on the city’s Esplanade

5 Feb, 2024 @ 15:01

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Top customs official arrested for ‘audacious cocaine smuggling scheme’ at a port on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Drug traffickers ‘controlled inspections for year and a half’

A MALAGA customs chief was the ‘inside man’ in an audacious scheme that saw cocaine traffickers manning the port’s container inspections. The head of the

5 Feb, 2024 @ 14:45

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

EXCLUSIVE: British expat ‘pays himself €86,700 for being president of his urbanisation’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as fuming residents take him to court

Know more about this story? Email me at laurence@theolivepress.es A BRITISH expat is under fire after allegedly paying himself €86,700-a-year for being the president of

5 Feb, 2024 @ 14:38

Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Other News·Property

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We opened our own SURF camp in a little-known town in southern Spain – now business is booming and we’re appearing on A New Life In The Sun next week’

THE latest series of A New Life In The Sun is in full swing, featuring a surf camp run by a British expat and his

5 Feb, 2024 @ 13:43

Andalucia·Cadiz·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Property fraudsters who swindled dozens of British families in southern Spain LOSE appeals against their jail terms

MURCIA’S Supreme Court has thrown out an appeal by two men behind the Trampolin Hills housing development who were convicted of fraud in November 2021.

5 Feb, 2024 @ 13:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’ve had TWO liver transplants in Spain – this is why the country is the best in the WORLD for organ donations’

FOR Eva Perez, receiving the all-important phone call kickstarted a complicated mix of emotions. “You are happy because your loved ones are celebrating that you

5 Feb, 2024 @ 13:10

EXCLUSIVE·Health·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Flames engulf a popular restaurant in Spain’s Estepona as firefighters rush to extinguish the blaze

A POPULAR restaurant in the heart of Estepona has burnt down after local residents reported hearing an explosion during the night. La Casa de Mi

5 Feb, 2024 @ 12:21

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

VERMIETEN SIE IN SPANIEN AN TOURISTEN? SO LAUTEN DIE NEUEN GESETZE IN ANDALUSIEN, DIE SIE BEFOLGEN MÜSSEN, UM EINE STRAFE VON BIS ZU 150.000 € ZU VERMEIDEN

von Laurence Dollimore Haben Sie eine Airbnb-Erfahrung in Spanien gemacht, die Ihrer Meinung nach eine Geschichte wert ist? Senden Sie eine E-Mail an tips@theolivepress.es

5 Feb, 2024 @ 11:43

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Cold snap will bring rain and snow to Spain this weekend: Storm will blow in from Greenland - these are the affected areas

Rain and strong winds to batter Spain this week: An ‘atmospheric river’ will blow in from the subtropical Atlantic

SPAIN’S weather is set to change from Wednesday with blue skies and light winds giving way to rain, strong winds, and high humidity levels in

5 Feb, 2024 @ 11:26

Lead·National News·Other News·Weather

Schlechte Oliven-Saison

Eine Reihe von Umweltproblemen hat dazu geführt, dass die spanische Olivenernte um die Hälfte zurückgegangen ist. Von einer durchschnittlichen Produktion von 1,4 Millionen Tonnen vor

5 Feb, 2024 @ 11:19

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VIER von 10 Spaniern geben an, dass sie beim Sex “fast nie” ein Kondom benutzen.

5 Feb, 2024 @ 11:12

Auf Deutsch

Langes Leben und Wohlstand!Spanien gehört zu den Ländern mit der höchsten Lebenserwartung der Welt

von Yzabelle Bostyn DIE durchschnittliche Lebenserwartung in Spanien ist die vierthöchste der Welt und liegt drei Jahre über der internationalen Norm. Die meisten Spanier werden

5 Feb, 2024 @ 11:05

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Townhouse for sale in Calpe / Calp with garage – € 435,000

Townhouse Calpe / Calp, Alicante 0 beds 0 baths € 435,000 Residencial El Paraíso, is a development of semi-detached single-family homes located in

5 Feb, 2024 @ 11:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Cork blimey! British company will pay you €600 to review luxury English sparkling wines – even if you live in Spain

DO you know your Bruts from your Demi-Secs, fancy yourself as a wine aficionado, or simply enjoy a tipple or two in the evening? You

5 Feb, 2024 @ 10:44

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

February 2024 - Page 14

Footballer in Spain is poked in the bottom by a fan: La Liga star demands action over ‘sexual assault’ and suggests the reaction would be different if he was a woman

Farmer protests cause chaos in Spain: Roads are completely blocked by tractors in Valencia

British expat turns 103 in Spain: Ivy Rhodes says ‘chocolate and whisky’ are her ‘secret’ to a long life

WATCH: Gibraltar monkey goes viral after ‘invading’ Spain and enjoying a day out in La Linea

British tourist who confessed to raping his son’s friend in Spain’s Mallorca is jailed

Madrid premier raises ire of Rayo Vallecano fans: Isabel Ayuso suggests stadium should be moved out of the working-class district of Spain’s capital

This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007

Gone in 60 seconds: Spain’s National Police bust Bulgarian gang that could steal cars in less than a minute

PICTURED: British expat and urbanisation president who ‘paid himself more than the deputy PM of SPAIN’ – as neighbours on the Costa del Sol defend his character

Trial for ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves begins in Spain: Footballer is accused of raping a woman, 23, in a nightclub

Santander bank plummets by 5% on Spain’s stock exchange amid reports it was used by Iran to avoid international sanctions

Spain’s Catalonia to split cost of bringing in water by boat with central government, in desperate bid to combat ongoing drought

Hugely popular craft market in Alicante is being forced to close this year with no new site agreed

Top customs official arrested for ‘audacious cocaine smuggling scheme’ at a port on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Drug traffickers ‘controlled inspections for year and a half’

EXCLUSIVE: British expat ‘pays himself €86,700 for being president of his urbanisation’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as fuming residents take him to court

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We opened our own SURF camp in a little-known town in southern Spain – now business is booming and we’re appearing on A New Life In The Sun next week’

Property fraudsters who swindled dozens of British families in southern Spain LOSE appeals against their jail terms

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’ve had TWO liver transplants in Spain – this is why the country is the best in the WORLD for organ donations’

WATCH: Flames engulf a popular restaurant in Spain’s Estepona as firefighters rush to extinguish the blaze

VERMIETEN SIE IN SPANIEN AN TOURISTEN? SO LAUTEN DIE NEUEN GESETZE IN ANDALUSIEN, DIE SIE BEFOLGEN MÜSSEN, UM EINE STRAFE VON BIS ZU 150.000 € ZU VERMEIDEN

Rain and strong winds to batter Spain this week: An ‘atmospheric river’ will blow in from the subtropical Atlantic

Schlechte Oliven-Saison

VIER von 10 Spaniern geben an, dass sie beim Sex “fast nie” ein Kondom benutzen.

Langes Leben und Wohlstand!Spanien gehört zu den Ländern mit der höchsten Lebenserwartung der Welt

Townhouse for sale in Calpe / Calp with garage – € 435,000

Cork blimey! British company will pay you €600 to review luxury English sparkling wines – even if you live in Spain

Spain is home to 11 types of snakes, three of them venomous vipers—but how dangerous are they?

Tourism chief slams Madrid over Christmas travel nightmare at Malaga airport

12 Spanish insults that will make you sound like a native

Take care! The main reasons people need emergency treatment on New Year’s Eve in Spain, according to a medical expert

Why New Year’s Eve is called ‘nochevieja’ in Spain – and what it says about the Spanish way of life