Dylan Wagemans, Author at Olive Press News Spain

WATCH: Spain’s economy minister dazzles America with boasts of world-leading GDP growth – and all in perfect English

AT a time of intense stress for the global economy, at the mercy of the tariff war declared by the United States and the policies

25 Apr, 2025 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Armed police at the scene of the shooting of Borja Villacis

Month of carnage on the Costa del Sol: One Brit among the executed as narco violence returns to grip the region

FIVE shootings have taken place on the Costa del Sol this month, with a handcuffed body being found and a young Brit getting executed in

25 Apr, 2025 @ 11:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

‘A Place in the Sun’ presenter takes Spain’s PM to task for plans to hike taxes on non-EU property purchases

TV-PRESENTER and property expert Laura Hamilton explained in an Instagram post why she thinks it’s still a good idea to buy a property in Spain,

24 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Celebrity·Lead·Property

Illegal housing project halted as Spain’s ‘surfer paradise’ coast battles wave of luxury developments

THE junta has halted an illegal urbanisation on rural land in the area of Ribera de La Oliva in Barbate, using orders for suspension of

24 Apr, 2025 @ 16:48

Cadiz·Lead

Tourist is KILLED by a monkey: Barbary macaque ambushed hiker in Morocco with large stone

A BARBARY macaque killed a Moroccan tourist in a popular tourist area in Setti Fatma, near Marrakech. The monkey is of the same species as

24 Apr, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·Other News

The world’s largest cruise ship is headed for Spain’s Mallorca: 7,600-passenger behemoth will boast on board water park and ‘AquaDome’

PALMA is in for a surprise next year when the largest cruise ship in the world will visit its port. Legend of the Seas, the

24 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home

Costa del Sol crime wave continues: Body found dumped in a ditch ‘tied up with signs of violence’ just 48 hours after British man shot

THE body of a handcuffed man was found in a ditch close to a farm in the Malaga town of Mijas on Wednesday, with obvious

24 Apr, 2025 @ 11:40

Crime & Law·Lead

British newspaper The Guardian hails this northern city as Spain’s ‘seafood capital’

VIGO, a vibrant port city in northern Spain, has been named the country’s ‘seafood capital’ by The Guardian, which praises its connection with the Atlantic

24 Apr, 2025 @ 10:44

Food & Drink·Lead·Travel News

Secret Spain: This hiking route takes you through a forest filled with some of the tallest trees in the world

LOCATED in Cantabria, just 3 kilometres from Cabezon de la Sal, is one of the most impressive natural corners in Spain: a forest with a

23 Apr, 2025 @ 14:31

Cantabria·Lead·Travel News

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Marbella court clerk STEALS €19 million in crypto seized from Costa del Sol fraudsters

A COURT clerk from Marbella has stolen €19 million in cryptocurrencies that were seized from scams and internet fraudsters. The crypto assets were seized by

23 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Malaga’s summer discounts for public transport are now on: Here’s how to find out if you can claim

THE Andalucia region has announced new discounts for public transport in Malaga and its surroundings, which will come into force on July 1. Young Andalucians

23 Apr, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga

Tragedy in Ronda: Body of cyclist found in ravine is third death on Malaga’s roads in a single day

A CYCLIST was found dead in a ravine in the municipality of Montejaque, close to Ronda on Tuesday. The body was discovered in a hard-to-reach

23 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s famous Almadraba tuna fishing season kicks off in Cadiz this week

THE ALMADRABA tuna fishing campaign officially got underway on Monday, with the first Atlantic bluefin tuna being hoisted onto the decks of the fishing trawlers

22 Apr, 2025 @ 16:36

Cadiz·Lead

March 2025 was the warmest on record in Europe – despite non-stop storms making it Spain’s third wettest

MARCH 2025 was the hottest ever recorded in Europe, with an average surface temperature of 6.03C, 2.41C above the March average between 1991 and 2020.

22 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·Weather

Spanish nutritionist suggested adding THIS to your breakfast in the morning

WHEN we think about a healthy start to the day, we rarely consider that it could be as simple as drinking a glass of water.

22 Apr, 2025 @ 10:58

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Who are the five contenders tipped to become the new Pontiff in the Vatican’s arcane elections?

WITH the passing of Pope Francis on Monday, the Catholic Church is getting ready to prepare for a transition that will determine its direction for

21 Apr, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Three days of mourning in Spain to follow the Pope’s death as tributes pour in from around the world

MANY reactions are coming in from politicians, celebrities and religious institutions around the world about the news of the death of Pope Francis, who died

21 Apr, 2025 @ 13:18

Lead·National News

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez looks for friends in Canada and Latin America to help resist Trump’s trade war

SPANISH PM Pedro Sanchez is visiting Canada and Latin America to look for new trade partners, following Trump’s tariffs. After his visits to both China

21 Apr, 2025 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Pope Francis, who ‘championed the poorest and most marginalised’, dies at the age of 88

POPE Francis has died on Monday at the age of 88, the camerlengo of the Vatican announced. “Dear brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I

21 Apr, 2025 @ 10:50

Lead·National News·Other News

Spain crowned best country for American retirees

SPAIN has long been one of the most popular countries for retirees from the UK, Germany, France and many other European countries, but according to

19 Apr, 2025 @ 15:54

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain bans junk food in schools: Drive towards nutritious lunches comes as a third of kids considered ‘overweight’

THE Spanish government has taken a big step towards healthier lunches for children in schools to combat overweight and obesity in children. Under new legislation

19 Apr, 2025 @ 09:00

Health·Lead·National News

Historic 58 kilometre hiking trail between Ronda and Casares in Andalucia to be restored

WORK to refurbish the hiking trail Ruta de los Viajeros Romanticos between Ronda and Casares will start after Easter, according to the provincial council. It

18 Apr, 2025 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll as tragic accounts describe what happened before belated emergency warning

More than two-thirds of all European flood deaths in 2024 occurred in Valencia

NEARLY 70% of all victims who lost their lives because of flooding in EU countries in 2024 died during the catastrophic floods in Valencia, according

18 Apr, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

UPDATE: Drunk woman without licence arrested after causing crash that left two dead, three injured in Fuengirola

THE woman behind the wheel of the car that crashed on the Fuengirola promenade – killing two people and critically injuring three others – has

18 Apr, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Malaga

Spain will get two green fuel plants in massive deal with shipping company Maersk

IMF predicts a downward trend in the global economy, while the ECB cuts interest rates for the sixth consecutive time

FACED with the ongoing trade war between the US and China, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and dozens of other international institutions have begun bracing

18 Apr, 2025 @ 11:49

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Horror crash on Fuengirola seafront leaves two dead, three seriously injured

TWO people have died and three were seriously injured in a horrific car crash on the promenade in Fuengirola on Tuesday evening. The incident also

18 Apr, 2025 @ 10:39

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga