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Hitting a pedestrian at just 40kmh will kill nearly HALF the time as Spain’s Guardia Civil urges drivers to obey the speed limit

THE Guardia Civil have released a new reminder of how deadly hitting someone with a car can be at different speeds. When driving at 30kmh

25 Feb, 2024 @ 09:00

Other News

Desalination plants in Spain: How do they work and are there plans to build more amid severe droughts?

AS water woes grow in Spain and elsewhere, experts have pointed to desalination — the process of making seawater drinkable — as a possible solution

25 Feb, 2024 @ 08:01

Andalucia·EXPLAINER·Lead·Must Read

The Spanish passport conquers the world! Spain claims first place podium prize in passport index for first time

SPAIN has clinched another enviable record in 2024 – none other than the world’s most powerful passport! But there’s a catch – Spain shares the

24 Feb, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Travel News

‘Ring of fire’: How the Atlantic ocean will ‘close’ in the Strait of Gibraltar and form a new mountain range filled with volcanoes and earthquakes

THE Atlantic ocean will ‘close’ in the Strait of Gibraltar and form a new volcano filled mountain range in a geological phenomenon known as a

21 Feb, 2024 @ 06:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Revealed: How much money Marbella’s Puerto Banus REALLY makes – as rumours of decline are thoroughly quashed

MARBELLA’S Puerto Banus marina is continuing to be a massive money earner generating €954 million euros per year to the Costa del Sol’s GDP, according

20 Feb, 2024 @ 16:23

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Ana Knezevich latest: US expat, 40, was using dating app Bumble when she vanished from Spain three weeks ago – as details of ‘estranged’ husband emerge

Do you know anything about this case? Email tips@theolivepress.es ANA Knezevich had just started using the dating app Bumble when she vanished from Madrid three

20 Feb, 2024 @ 16:05

Lead·Madrid

‘Cocaine chauffeur’ who spent €1million of taxpayers’ cash on drug-fuelled parties for corrupt politicians in Spain’s Andalucia is FINALLY jailed

THE so-called ‘cocaine chauffeur’ who spent €1 million of taxpayers’ cash on organising drug-fuelled parties for corrupt politicians has finally been jailed. Juan Francisco Trujillo

20 Feb, 2024 @ 15:20

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

British travel agent, 60, narrowly dodges jail in Spain’s Mallorca after repaying €325,000 she embezzled from Lufthansa, BA and other airlines

A BRITISH travel agent who fleeced customers of nearly €325,000 from her agency in Magaluf has been narrowly spared jail. Nicola Roberts, 60, was handed

20 Feb, 2024 @ 15:08

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Escaped boa constrictor is recovered by police after terrifying cyclists on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A GROUP of cyclists came face-to-face with a predator they were not expecting when they spotted a large boa constrictor lurking next to the path.

20 Feb, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Snow Mallorca Mountains Credit The Helicopter Centre

‘Polar stream’ to bring rain and drop in temperatures to much of Spain: These will be the most affected areas

TEMPERATURES are expected to drop significantly this week with Spain set to be hit by a cold weather front, high winds and rainfall. The unseasonably

20 Feb, 2024 @ 13:48

Lead·Other News·Weather

Police bike rammed and officer injured during dramatic high-speed pursuit of motorist who didn’t pay for petrol on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MOTORIST rammed two Guardia Civil motorbike riders at the end of a high-speed chase on the outskirts of Valencia City. The driver drove off

20 Feb, 2024 @ 13:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Senior home in Spain’s Madrid where three women died in fire had emergency exits blocked, no water pressure in fire hydrant and a faulty alarm system

THE part-public senior home in Spain’s Madrid region where three women died after a fire broke out there on Sunday suffered a litany of deficiencies

20 Feb, 2024 @ 13:29

Lead·Madrid

First woman to receive the Covid vaccine in Spain turns 100: Pedro Sanchez brands centenarian ‘an example to the world’

ARACELI Hidalgo, the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Spain, has turned 100 years old. The great-grandmother is celebrating her milestone birthday with

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:39

Health·Lead·Other News

This tiny village in Spain with 40 volcanoes and a secret waterfall is a must visit for 2024 – according to the Sun

READ MORE: Huge ‘crystal lagoon’ is coming to this major city in Spain’s Andalucia – featuring artificial beaches and water sports The Sun has praised

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:29

Lead·Olive Press Travel

BREAKING: Major airport in Spain cordons off terminal after ‘radioactive package’ is found on a passenger plane

EMERGENCY protocols were put into action on Tuesday at Barcelona’s El Prat airport after a possible leak of radioactive material was detected on a Swiss

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:26

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Kremlin brands Maxim Kuzminov, the Russian pilot shot dead in Spain, a ‘criminal traitor’

THE Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who was found shot dead last week in Villajoyosa in Spain’s Alicante province has been branded a ‘criminal traitor’ by

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:01

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Irish man stabbed but won't reveal attacker's name to police on Costa Blanca

New born baby is found dead in a closet in eastern Spain – after mother ‘hid her birth’

THE body of a newborn baby has been found inside a closet with the Guardia Civil arresting its 22-year-old mother for murder. Reports suggested ‘signs

20 Feb, 2024 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mark Acklom victim will not receive ANY of her stolen £750,000 – as serial fraudster enjoys his new found freedom in Spain

A VICTIM of Spanish-based serial fraudster Mark Acklom has been told that she won’t get any compensation from her bank over being conned out of

20 Feb, 2024 @ 11:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·Other News

6 bedroom Villa for sale in Tafira Alta – € 460,000

Villa Tafira Alta, Gran Canaria 6 beds 3 baths € 460,000 Spacious detached chalet with views in privileged location in Tafira Alta: In

20 Feb, 2024 @ 11:05

Featured Property

Ira von Fürstenberg dead at 83: Tributes pour in for the ‘Princess of Marbella’ and icon of the ‘Jet Set’ crowd

IRA von Fürstenberg, the rebellious Italian socialite who helped to popularise the Costa del Sol, has died aged 83. The aristocratic actress died on Sunday

20 Feb, 2024 @ 10:20

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Must Read

Fingers crossed on the Rock that Gibraltar will finally be removed from FATF’s money laundering ‘grey list’ this week

GIBRALTAR has high hopes that it will finally be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s ‘grey list’ when the group meets in Paris this

19 Feb, 2024 @ 17:00

Gibraltar

PICTURED: Russian pilot, 28, who defected to Ukraine is named as the victim of a gangland-style assassination in a car park just metres below tourist apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A YOUNG Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine has been named as the victim of a gangland-style assassination in Spain last week. Maksim Kuzminov, 28,

19 Feb, 2024 @ 16:59

Alicante·Lead·Must Read

School children who ‘created AI porn images of teenagers’ are quizzed by police in eastern Spain

FIVE Valencia teenagers are being investigated for posting images of naked females created by Artificial Intelligence. 17 females had their photos manipulated by AI- 13

19 Feb, 2024 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community