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Ryanair

Ryanair pledge not to cancel flights to and from Spain after announcing mass losses

Charlie Smith - 28 Jul, 2020 @ 15:11

Cabrera

German tourist ‘raped’ in Mallorcan dive instructor’s boat as friends swam nearby

Charlie Smith - 24 Jul, 2020 @ 13:44

Gibraltar Border

Business & Finance

Gibraltar-based 888Holdings continue to thrive but it’s more bad news for Aston Martin

Charlie Smith - 16 Jul, 2020 @ 11:46

Benidorm Beach Man Sea

Spain reports 391 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours – highest daily total for EIGHT WEEKS

Charlie Smith - 15 Jul, 2020 @ 21:08

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WATCH: What Brits living in Spain need to know about residency – Brexit message from British Ambassador Hugh Elliott

Charlie Smith - 14 Jul, 2020 @ 23:12

Benidorm Beach Man Sea

Spain reports three deaths and 263 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours – almost 100 MORE than yesterday

Charlie Smith - 14 Jul, 2020 @ 19:23

Omar Montes

MASK ROW: Gig on Spain’s Costa del Sol axed as Spanish reggaeton singer ‘refuses’ to cover face while donating...

Charlie Smith - 14 Jul, 2020 @ 17:26

Breaking

BREAKING: Spain reports 2,045 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths since Friday as ‘120 active outbreaks’ push ‘highest numbers...

Charlie Smith - 13 Jul, 2020 @ 19:16

Benidorm Woman Mask 2

Some 870,000 people in northern Spain return to Phase 2 after nearly 200 new COVID-19 cases in region since...

Charlie Smith - 13 Jul, 2020 @ 16:54

Malaga Zipline

At 1,300 metres long, this is Andalucia’s longest zipline set to open in August

Charlie Smith - 13 Jul, 2020 @ 13:39

Playa De La Malagueta

Man found dead near chiringuito at popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Charlie Smith - 13 Jul, 2020 @ 11:39

Olive Press one of a handful of Spanish newspapers to win key journalism award from Google

Charlie Smith - 12 Jul, 2020 @ 14:00

Breaking

Wedding in Spain sees 23 people test positive for COVID-19

Charlie Smith - 10 Jul, 2020 @ 15:42

Re Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers announced for Madrid’s Mad Cool festival as 70% of lineup revealed

Charlie Smith - 9 Jul, 2020 @ 17:18

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‘FIND THEM’: Manhunt for ‘Mercedes driver’ after top Marbella cyclist killed in hit and run on Spain’s Costa del...

Charlie Smith - 5 Jul, 2020 @ 23:15

Benidorm Woman Mask 2

Spain to lock down 70,000 people in Galicia – country’s second COVID-19 confinement in 24 hours

Charlie Smith - 5 Jul, 2020 @ 15:40

Segria

Spain locks down 200,000 people in Catalunya after local coronavirus spike

Charlie Smith - 4 Jul, 2020 @ 16:49

Mata Mua Online

Multi-millionaire rocks art world with removal of Mata Mua painting from Madrid gallery as talks with Spanish Government crumble

Charlie Smith - 4 Jul, 2020 @ 10:00

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‘Covid taxes’, hotel deals and the price of a pint – what can Brits expect on holiday in Spain...

Charlie Smith - 3 Jul, 2020 @ 13:49

Breaking

BREAKING: Spain registers 84 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in last 24 hours

Charlie Smith - 29 Jun, 2020 @ 18:33

Easyjet Jet2 Ryanair

LISTED: Spain’s airports Brits can fly to on Ryanair, EasyJet, Jet2 and TUI

Charlie Smith - 28 Jun, 2020 @ 21:28

Covid Barcelona

Spain reports 118 COVID-19 cases and two deaths in 24 hours as Malaga sees new outbreak

Charlie Smith - 28 Jun, 2020 @ 19:56

heatwavve

ORANGE heat warnings for Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow with highs of 41°C

Charlie Smith - 28 Jun, 2020 @ 18:28

Calahonda

Man found dead in manhole near AP-7 on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Charlie Smith - 27 Jun, 2020 @ 23:21

Playa Del Acequion Torrevieja

Pensioner drowns at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Charlie Smith - 27 Jun, 2020 @ 21:29

Military Disinfection Team After Disinfecting A Care Home 7

Spain sees 191 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in 24 hours as some 50 outbreaks reported across country

Charlie Smith - 27 Jun, 2020 @ 20:12

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Scammers used moonshine to make fake sterilising gels for hospitals in Spain

Dilip Kuner - 3 Aug, 2020 @ 17:39

TWO people have been arrested for selling sterilising hydro-alcohol gels they made out of moonshine. They supplied hospitals and...

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Masks should be removed every hour and should NOT be kept around your wrist or neck, warn experts on...

3 Aug, 2020 @ 17:31

Phone Scam Qatarliving

British woman warns of the cruel scam that all expats need to look out for

3 Aug, 2020 @ 17:06

Police seize ancient treasure from man illegally collecting Spanish artefacts

3 Aug, 2020 @ 17:00

Camouflaged traffic van in Spain’s Malaga detects dozens of traffic violations a day – including SHAVING and having one...

3 Aug, 2020 @ 13:29

WATCH: Sky-high scrap on flight from Netherlands to Spain after drunk passengers refuse to wear masks

3 Aug, 2020 @ 12:37

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Voted Spain‘s number one expat newspaper and ‘second in the world’, by 27,000 people polled by UK marketing group Tesca. Also dubbed “The best English newspaper in Spain,” according to the UK’s Rough Guide. The Olive Press is the English language newspaper for Spain. Local news, in particular, from the Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Alicante, Murcia and Mallorca, plus national news from around Spain. A campaigning, community newspaper, the Olive Press launched in 2006 and represents the huge and growing expatriate community in Spain – with over 100,000 printed copies monthly, 50,000 visitors a day online we have an estimated readership of more than 500,000 people a month.

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Anti-bullfighting protesters battle for a total ban after first corrida in Spain following coronavirus lockdown

30 Jul, 2020 @ 17:14

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Masks should be removed every hour and should NOT be kept around your wrist or neck, warn experts on...

3 Aug, 2020 @ 17:31

TRAGIC: Young Irish tourist dies after being hit by car on Spain’s Costa del Sol

28 Jul, 2020 @ 17:48

Son Llatzer Hospital

New COVID-19 outbreak detected in Spain’s Mallorca infecting at least 10 people

28 Jul, 2020 @ 14:33

Playa De La Malagueta

UK’s quarantine on arrivals from Spain could cost the country 2.3 million jobs

29 Jul, 2020 @ 16:51

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Ex councillor sees motorhome torched outside his home after hate campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol

30 Jul, 2020 @ 16:18