LUCKY DIP: The Spanish €2 coin selling for €1,000 on Ebay
PAUSE for a moment before purchasing your next pint or pincho de tortilla – the €2 coin in your hand could be worth €1,000. This
Alicante cuts speed limits to 30km/h as Spain’s DGT urges all cities to reduce traffic accidents
ALICANTE has joined Spain’s major cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Malaga in cutting speed limits to 30 km/h on one-way and single-carriageway streets in
Iranian officials in Tehran remove one of 283 museum items on loan from Alicante as lithograph showed Queen Isabella II with ‘too much cleavage’
THE Iranian government has confiscated a lithograph on loan from an Alicante museum as it depicted Spain’s Queen Isabella II with ‘too much cleavage’. The
BREAKING: Judges rule that Boris Johnson’s proroguing of parliament was unlawful
THE UK’s Supreme Court has ruled Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen that parliament should be prorogued for five weeks at the height of the
WHITE STRIPES: Albino tiger believed to be ‘one of twenty’ left in the world found locked in Alicante garden
AN ALBINO tiger locked in a cage next to the swimming pool of an Alicante residence has raised alarm bells among municipal law enforcement. Alicante
World’s ’13th-most expensive’ superyacht owned by Saudi billionaire docks in Denia
ONE of the world’s most expensive superyachts has caused an internet sensation after docking in the Port of Denia last weekend. The Lady Moura, reportedly
Healthcare for Brits in the EU to be covered for six months in no-deal Brexit
The government has pledged £150m to cover healthcare costs of the 180,000 British nationals living in the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The
Olive Press journalist attacked by squatter at urbanisation home to British residents in Alicante
AN Olive Press journalist has been attacked after exposing a ‘violent’ squatter family allegedly squatting and stealing electricity from a Costa Blanca complex. Simon Wade
One man’s journey across Europe to gather hay as horses in the Vega Baja face ‘famine’ following devastating floods that decimated the region’s alfalfa harvest
A NORWEGIAN man has driven hundreds of kilometres across Europe to plead for free hay as horses and goats in the Vega Baja are set
BRA-ZILLIONS: Defect €2 coin advertised at €2.5 million on Ebay for depicting goddess Europa ‘wearing a bra’
PAUSE for a moment before purchasing your next pint or pincho de tortilla – the €2 coin in your hand could be worth €2.5 million.
Hunter heard ‘three engine explosions’ before two French pilots killed in Pedreguer plane crash
A HUNTER out stalking rabbits has claimed he heard ‘three explosions’ from the engine of an aeroplane that later crashed in Pedreguer, killing two French
‘Alternative backstop plans’ are ‘not necessary’ until the end of 2020 transition period should Britain secure a deal, Brexit Secretary tells reporters in Madrid
BREXIT Secretary Stephen Barclay has told reporters in Madrid that alternative backstop plans and ‘not necessary’ until the end of a 2020 transition period. The
WATCH: Spanish ‘angels’ travel from as far as Murcia help British woman clear ruined Costa Blanca house of mud and wreckage
A GROUP of Spanish ‘angels’ have aided a British woman clear the ‘destroyed’ ground floor of her Costa Blanca home from mud and wreckage. Subscribe
Jailed brother-in-law of King Felipe VI to be released from prison two days a week to avoid ‘de-humanisation’
KING Felipe VI of Spain’s jailed brother-in-law will be allowed out of prison for two days a week to avoid ‘dehumanisation’ and ‘desocialisation’, a court
Spain headed for fourth general election in four years
SPAIN is set for its fourth general election in as many years, after King Felipe VI said ‘no candidate’ has sufficient support in Spain’s congress.
Retired British couple with Alicante home to tell court ‘mystery businessman called Lee’ funded lavish lifestyle despite being arrested with €1 million worth of cocaine in suitcase on luxury cruise
A RETIRED British couple arrested with nearly €1 million worth of cocaine on a luxury cruise will claim a mystery ‘Jamaican businessman’ funded their lavish
Ufologists claim alien spacecraft ‘refuel in thunderstorms’ after UFO sighted over Alicante last week
UFOLOGISTS have claimed alien spacecraft ‘refuel’ during electric storms after a UFO was spotted over Alicante city last week. Subscribe to Olive Press TV A
WATCH: British couple return to Almoradà to find their house completely destroyed
A BRITISH couple have ‘lost everything’ after the Segura river burst its banks and obliterated their house in Almoradà last Sunday. Subscribe to Olive Press
WATCH: Guardia Civil helicopter comes to rescue three people trapped by floodwater in Dolores on the Costa Blanca
THIS is the moment a Guardia Civil helicopter rescued three people trapped in the house after devastating floods rocked the Costa Blanca. Subscribe to Olive
WATCH: British family with two toddlers ‘trapped’ for 12 hours as floodwaters smashed ground floor windows of Costa Blanca holiday home before rescued by Spain’s army
A BRITISH family holidaying with their two toddlers in Alicante have been rescued by the Spanish army following flash floods that left them trapped indoors
British father with two 10-year-olds describes ‘fleeing for his family’s life’ after flash floods 4ft-deep struck on Friday morning following deadly Costa Blanca storms
A BRITISH father-of-two has described the moment he ‘fled for his families’ life’ after flash floods hit his home outside Dolores, in Alicante, at 5am
After surprise births and tragic deaths, peacocks are now firm favourites at the Easy Care Horse Rescue Centre, writes columnist Susan Weeding
WHEN Rod and I started the Easy Care Horse Rescue Centre in Rojales 11 years ago, we assumed we would simply be rescuing horses. It
Segura river breaks its banks in numerous locations as Costa Blanca south is hit by torrential rains and flash floods
THE Segura river has broken its banks at numerous locations between Orihuela and Guardamar del Segura. Subscribe to Olive Press TV Footage from just after
British family with two toddlers trapped near Orihuela as police say flooded neighbourhood is ‘inaccessible’
A BRITISH family with two toddlers is ‘trapped’ in a house in Benferri, near Orihuela, as police say the neighbourhood is inaccessible. Subscribe to Olive
RÃo Clariano bursts its banks in Ontinyent after more than 400 l/m² of rainfall recorded in two-day period
THE Clariano river yesterday burst its bank in the Alicante town of Ontinyent, trashing houses and ruining cars. More than 400 l/m² of rain was
Four people rescued from AP-7 tunnel in Pilar de la Horadada after it flooded in just 20 minutes following Costa Blanca storms
FOUR people have been rescued from an AP-7 motorway tunnel in Pilar de la Horadada, near San Pedro del Pinatar on the Costa Blanca. Subscribe