Dilip Kuner, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Nasty surprise for Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as tax man boards superstar’s jet

BARCELONA superstar Lionel Messi had a miserable welcome when he returned to Spain – the Spanish tax man was waiting for his private jet to touch down. As his flight returned from

22 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Lead

Brexit deal ‘close to being finalised’ EU ambassadors told

EU ambassadors have been told that a trade deal with Britain is on the verge of being finalised. But there remains a risk that there may still be a no-deal Brexit if

22 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

From floor to ceiling: Fairway Lawyers fighting illegal bank clauses

THEY had taken out the mortgage through Bankia in 2004. The villa in Mojacar, Almeria, was the home they had always dreamed of buying for their regular trips south for the weather.

17 Nov, 2020 @ 20:30

Business & Finance·National News·Other News·Sponsored

Alora Properties: Treating people right for 22 years

ESTABLISHED in Alora pueblo since 1998, Alora Properties has been finding everything from fincas and townhouses to cortijos and villas for home hunters in the Guadalhorce valley. WITH over two successful decades

16 Nov, 2020 @ 14:44

Other News·Property·Sponsored

Flaxman estates: Helping people realise their dreams of a new life in the sun

THE south of Spain has long since been a magnet for British house hunters, with its laid-back lifestyle, tapas on tap and sunshine nearly all year round, there’s plenty of life and

16 Nov, 2020 @ 14:42

Other News·Property·Sponsored

British squaddie who ‘accidently’ glassed her best friend in neck on Magaluf holiday ‘will stand trial’

A BRITISH soldier who allegedly ‘glassed’ her friend in the throat after a heated nightclub row ‘will stand trial’ according to Spanish prosecutors. Squaddie Sydney Cole, 20, got into a fight with

15 Nov, 2020 @ 18:45

Lead·Mallorca

British teen rescued in fall drama on the Costa del Sol

A BRITISH teen girl had to be rescued when she slipped and fell down a muddy bank and knocked herself unconscious, leaving her precariously perched on the edge of a steep 10

15 Nov, 2020 @ 17:47

Lead

Instagram meltdown as 40 ‘influencers’ gather for money-spinning event in Marbella on the Costa del Sol

A SOIAL media row has broken out after 40 ‘influencers’ appeared to have flouted Andalucia’s strict COVID restrictions for a four-day ‘event’ at a Marbella villa. Despite the fact that the region’s

15 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead

€22 MILLION train vandals arrested in Spain

NEARLY 100 graffiti vandals who caused €22 MILLION worth of damage to trains in just three years have been arrested in Spain. The 99 detained men and women are said to be

14 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Woman who planned on joining terrorists in Syria arrested in Spain

A YOUNG woman who was planning to join jihadist terrorists in Syria has been arrested in Spain. Police say the woman – born and raised in Europe – had been rapidly radicalised

14 Nov, 2020 @ 15:05

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Arms smugglers who shipped Russian TANKS to Middle East and Africa busted in Spain

A GANG that smuggled arms including tanks to war-torn countries in the Middle East and Africa has been busted in Spain. Properties worth about €10 million have been seized and seven suspects

14 Nov, 2020 @ 13:42

Barcelona·Lead·Valencia

Libyan political dialogue forum in Tunisia: appointment of radicals to leadership positions will lead to a new crisis in the country

On November 9, the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum started in Tunis. It is organised by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), led by American diplomat Stephanie Williams. The Forum participants

12 Nov, 2020 @ 17:17

Other News

COVID cull threat for Gibraltar’s Barbary monkeys

GIBRALTAR’S famous Barbary macaques face a death sentence if efforts to protect them from COVID fail. The government has warned it might have to cull the iconic monkeys if the coronavirus jumps

12 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Gibraltar·Lead

1,000 migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands this weekend

SPAIN’S Canary Islands have had another wave of migrants over the weekend, with more than 1,600 either landing or being rescued at sea. One person is known to have died after their

8 Nov, 2020 @ 17:30

Lead·National News

Nowhere to hide: Spain joins European action day against internet hate speech

SPAIN has joined nine other European countries in an action day against racist and xenophobic hate speech on the internet. In the first of its kind, Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre coordinated

8 Nov, 2020 @ 13:16

Lead·National News

Former owner of Marbella’s Oasis Club jailed over BHS tax evasion charges

THE disgraced former boss of doomed UK retailers BHS has been jailed for six years for tax evasion. Dominic Chappell – who had several links to Spain including taking ownership of the

6 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Lead·Other News

HE’S THE LAW: Meet Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores

BORN in the old Quiron hospital in the heart of Marbella, Antonio Flores, 48, is a genuine Marbelli. And after attending two international schools in the town, it is perhaps not surprising

4 Nov, 2020 @ 21:09

Eight tips for good eye health

Specsavers Ópticas Marbella is celebrating a spec-tacular anniversary this year, having served its local community for all their eye health needs over the last eight year. The store had been planning bigger

4 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Health·Other News·Sponsored

SMART SERVICE: Meet Mobile Service Point, your new smartphone and computer repair specialist on the Costa del Sol

THE team at Mobile Service Point, has over 15 years’ experience in the Netherlands and Ireland, repairing everything from smartphones and tablets to laptops, and all Apple products. Mobile Service Point, in

4 Nov, 2020 @ 12:14

Business & Finance·Other News·Sponsored

Massive European border operation involving Spain recovers 352 stolen cars and nets 2,985 illegal migrants

SPANISH police have helped smash a European car theft ring and recover 352 stolen vehicles being smuggled across borders by land and sea. Another 1,077 stolen vehicle parts were also found and

2 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

Online terrorist recruitment cell with 10,000 followers broken up in Spain

A CELL of Islamist sympathisers that had 10,000 followers on social media and was recruiting potential terrorists has been broken up. Police arrested three suspects during raids at houses in San Sebastian

2 Nov, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Baby born in Spain thought to have been infected with coronavirus in mother’s womb

A BABY born in Spain is thought to be one of the first cases of a child catching the virus while still in the mother’s womb. The newborn has been put under

26 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

People in Spain must be at home between 11pm and 6am and curfew could last for SIX MONTHS in new coronavirus state of alarm

ALL of Spain is to be put under an 11pm to 6 am curfew for the next six months, the government has announced. An extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting this morning approved

25 Oct, 2020 @ 13:45

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Daesh terror suspect arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have arrested a supporter of Daesh (Islamic State) for his alleged role in radicalising young Muslims in Spain. The suspect was searching, editing and posting terrorist propaganda to youngsters online. Guardia

25 Oct, 2020 @ 09:36

Costa Blanca·Lead

€100 billion cost of COVID-19 to Spain’s tourism industry

SPAIN’S vital tourism is expected to take a €100 billion hit by the end of the year. This would mean the industry will have reverted to income levels last seen in 1995,

22 Oct, 2020 @ 21:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

PLANE CRAZY: Woman heading for Spain’s Costa Blanca ends up in Ukraine after boarding wrong RyanAir flight

A WOMAN who booked a flight from Stansted to Valencia ended up in Kiev when she boarded the wrong plane. Inka Fileva, 30, was looking forward to a romantic break visiting her

22 Oct, 2020 @ 16:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News