Narco petrol runners are arrested while attempting to flee Estepona beach in a taxi
TWO men who tried to flee police in a taxi have been arrested on the Costa del Sol amid a major probe into a surge
Spain grants free on-the-spot healthcare to all undocumented migrants
SPAIN has granted free healthcare to ‘anyone who is not a legal resident,’ the Ministry of Health has announced – sparking fears that the move
Madrid train bombings: Self-proclaimed British ‘spy’ says he warned Spanish spooks of impending terror attack – and now they are looking to silence him to cover up their error
A GRANDFATHER who insists he is a ‘former spy’ has told The Olive Press he is ready to drop ‘bombshell’ evidence proving his claims as
Tourism fears in Costa del Sol expat haven as Semana Santa bookings are down 35% – lack of high-speed trains blamed
EASTER bookings at a Costa del Sol hotspot have plunged by more than a third, tourism bosses warn, as local officials blasted Spain’s government over
Fears mounting of ‘worst energy crisis since the 1970s’ as oil prices surge beyond $100 per barrel in wake of Iran war
THE Iran war has driven oil prices to their highest levels in years, data has shown, as experts warn the conflict could trigger the ‘worst
Madrid welcomes a new massage parlour – of course The Olive Press went to try it out
OUTSIDE, Madrid’s noise is unrelenting. Café chatter swells as tourists surge past in dense waves, car engines droning beneath it all. Yet inside ZenVida, a
Traffic through vital Strait of Hormuz grinds to near-total halt: Is Spain prepared to handle the economic blowback?
TRAFFIC through the Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route for global trade, has ground to a near-total standstill as Tehran retaliates for US-Israeli
Trump has threatened to cut all trade with Spain – but with the US running a trade surplus, who is really set to lose?
TREMORS rippled through Spain on Tuesday when US President Donald Trump threatened to cut off all trade over Pedro Sanchez’s refusal to let US forces
Spain sees war-fuelled petrol price hike – with long queues spotted at gas stations in Sevilla, Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia
FUEL prices in Spain have recorded their steepest rise in eight months following the outbreak of the Iran war, new figures show. Petrol averaged €1.486
Spanish forces in Turkey supplied critical data to the US frigate that shot down Iranian ballistic missile
A SPANISH Patriot missile battery stationed in the Middle East ‘made it possible’ for US forces to intercept a missile headed towards Turkish airspace. Spanish
EU leaders close ranks around Spain after Trump’s furious threat to cut trade over Iran tensions
EUROPEAN leaders have rallied behind prime minister Pedro Sanchez after Donald Trump threatened to cut off all trade with Spain amid rising tensions over the
Top tips to avoid poisonous processionary caterpillars as the season starts on the Costa del Sol
PARENTS and dog owners should take extra care when out in the wilderness on the Costa del Sol, scientists have warned, as scores of poisonous
US planes depart bases in Andalucia after Spain refuses permission for American forces to attack Iran
US military planes have left Andalucia after the Spanish government blocked the use of its bases for strikes on Iran. Flight tracking websites showed fifteen
Legendary musician Julio Iglesias launches legal action against Spain’s deputy prime minister over shelved sexual assault allegation
LEGENDARY singer Julio Iglesias has threatened to sue Spain’s deputy prime minister after she called him a ‘sexual predator.’ Yolanda Diaz, of the left-wing party
Affordable homes scandal erupts in Alicante as wealthy son of local politician snaps up flat meant for struggling families
OUTRAGE has erupted on the Costa Blanca after the affluent son of a local politician snapped up one of the city’s few ‘affordable homes’ –
WATCH: Man uses his own baby as a ‘human shield’ in chaotic Madrid arrest that sparked police brutality row
THIS is the moment a man tried to evade arrest by using his own infant son as a ‘human shield’ in Madrid. Shocking footage shows
What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?
ALL eyes in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol were locked onto the boy – some mirthful, some scornful and some merely curious. Wearing a white wolf
The end of the winter flu? Hopes grow as researchers develop all-in-one vaccine to combat coughs and colds
A REVOLUTIONARY single vaccine could protect against all seasonal flus and colds, researchers have announced – just weeks after a severe flu outbreak brought Spanish
Malaga ‘set to lose one-fifth of its GDP by 2050 thanks to extreme weather driven by climate change’, alarming study finds
CLIMATE change is set to hamstring Malaga’s economy within the next three decades unless global temperatures are brought under control, a new study has warned.
Anger boils over as Spain’s 2030 World Cup co-hosts accused of ‘preparing massacre of three million stray dogs’ before tournament starts
OUTRAGE has engulfed Morocco amid allegations that the country is planning to cull millions of stray animals ahead of the 2030 Football World Cup. Animal
British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices
BRITISH property hunters are in for a shock as lawmakers weigh plans to ban non-residents from buying homes on the Balearic Islands. Left-wing party Mes
WATCH: Activists troll mayor with birthday cake shaped like the illegal Algarrobico mega hotel on Almeria coast he refuses to demolish
A CONTROVERSIAL hotel built illegally on Almeria’s coast decades ago is back in the headlines after Greenpeace surprised a local mayor with a birthday cake
Malaga hospitals in chaos as doctors’ strike cancels 200,000 appointments – what happens now?
MORE than 200,000 doctor’s appointments have been cancelled in Malaga following a nationwide strike over medical staff working conditions, official data shows. Roughly 4,000 surgeries
Brit found dead in Benidorm hospital ‘suffocated’ after tragically getting stuck ‘upside down’ in tight gap
A BRITISH man found dead in a Costa Blanca hospital last week ‘suffocated’ after becoming trapped ‘upside down’ in a tight gap, it has emerged.
Do price controls actually work? Madrid housing costs outstrip Barcelona’s since new regulations began, according to new report
MARKET regulation in Barcelona has pushed property prices down, a new report has shown, while Madrid continues to struggle with rising rents and purchase costs.
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez launches investigation into US tech giants X, Meta and Tiktok over AI-generated indecent images of children
SPAIN is launching a probe into AI-generated child abuse images on social media amid an escalating crackdown on tech platforms. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made