Budget for Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia is frozen for third successive year
SPAIN’S government has frozen what it gives to the country’s royals for a third successive year. The General State Budget(PGE) will pay out just over
Freak accident sees car mechanic in induced coma after large tyre bursts in Valencia area workshop in Spain
A car mechanic was seriously injured at his Utiel workshop after a large tyre burst when he was inflating it. The incident happened last Thursday
Europe’s biggest producers of fake €500 notes arrested across Spain with Costa Blanca printing press seized
POLICE in Spain have smashed what has been described as Europe’s ‘most important’ criminal gang producing fake €500 notes. 12 people have been arrested including
Man dies and another seriously injured in Formentera as small inflatable boat crashes into rocks on Spain’s Balearic Islands
A seven-metre long inflatable boat with five Dutch nationals aged between 24 and 48 crashed into rocks at Punta Gavina, Formentera on Thursday morning. The
Man coshes wife with saucepan in row over playing slot machines on Spain’s Mallorca
A man has been arrested for hitting his wife on the head with a saucepan at their home in the Son Gotleu area of Palma.
Spain and Portugal welcome Ukraine to joint bid to host football’s World Cup finals in 2030
SPAIN and Portugal’s football associations have confirmed that Ukraine has been added to their joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The three nations
Murcia carer tries to flee Spain after stealing €18,000 from elderly client
POLICE intercepted a thieving Murcia region care giver as she was about to flee the country, having stolen €18,000 from her client’s bank account. The
Two men on trial for causing 2013 train disaster in Spain that killed 80 passengers
THE trial of two men who are accused of being responsible for the death of 80 people in the 2013 Santiago de Compostela train disaster
Mother of sexually abused child arrested in Spain’s Valencia for not stopping her boyfriend carrying out assaults
A mother who allegedly allowed her 10-year-old daughter to be sexually abused by her boyfriend has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The
Written driving test scam had answers beamed in from parked minivan in Spain’s Valencia
FIVE people have been denounced by the Guardia Civil for cheating in a written driving test at a test centre in Alzira. They were all
Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear
THE trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan and eight other people was suspended on Tuesday in Torrevieja after one of the defendants- his son Darren-
Cut-price shopping voucher scheme launched in Spain’s Valencia City
CUT-PRICE shopping vouchers worth a total of €1.6 million are now available to Valencia City residents. The vouchers have a value of €100 each with
One of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested in Calpe after being on the run for four years. An Estonian man, 56, was part
Naked demonstration opposing controversial housing project for Spain’s Costa Blanca
AROUND 80 people ‘bared all’ on Friday in an artistic naked protest against controversial plans to build over 2,000 homes at Cala Mosca on the
Boy injured in classroom stabbing at Murcia region school in Spain
A 14-year-old boy was stabbed in the back at the Alfonso Escamez secondary school in Aguilas on Monday morning. The young attacker went back to
Woman in restaurant bathroom discovers hidden camera flashing behind plastic plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante waiter has been arrested for placing his phone in a restaurant toilet to take footage of a regular female customer. The man’s ruse
Stranded boat passengers did not have enough life jackets on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NINE people were rescued from a pleasure boat after bad sea conditions left it a mile adrift off Santa Pola. The Guardia Civil have reported
Tragedy of baby girl choking to death on a nut in Spain’s Alicante area
A baby girl aged 15 months died in Villena on Sunday after choking on a nut. The parents were with their child at her grandparents’
Handyman convicted again of murdering British granny on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Dutch handyman has been found guilty again of murdering a British pensioner to steal €550 from her purse. The body of Margaret McNulty, 70,
Helicopter hoists out trapped horse from ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIREFIGHTERS used a helicopter on Sunday to lift out a horse trapped in a seven-metre deep ditch in Pinoso, Alicante Province. The rescue took place
Costa Blanca’s Big FM celebrates ten years of broadcasting in Spain with charity ball
THE southern Costa Blanca’s top radio station, BIG FM, will celebrate its tenth anniversary this month with a charity ball raising money for the Elche
HOW WE DEALT WITH ROYAL DEATHS: Olive Press reporter on getting his ‘black suit at the ready’ when presenting at BBC
THE death of the Queen and the way the British TV channels clicked into ‘rolling news coverage’ many hours before the official announcement yesterday reminded
Remains of large Roman villa found at Costa Blanca dig site in Spain
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Alicante University have found the remains of a large Roman villa on a dig site in the Sogair area of Altea. The discovery
Female soccer referees in Spain go on strike over low pay
FEMALE soccer referees in Spain have gone on strike over demands for increased pay. The match official’s made their move late on Thursday with the
Valencia-based sextortion gang gets busted by police in Spain
A Valencia-based sextortion gang that netted €104,000 from users of an escort site has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The ringleader was arrested
Lightning strike kills two tourists on Mallorca beach in Spain
A lightning strike killed two tourists on a Mallorca beach on Thursday. The double tragedy happened shortly at around 3.40 pm on Cala Mesquida in