British lads guzzle Heineken through beer bong on flight to Benidorm as stewardess HELPS to hold it up
THIS is the moment a group of British lads used a beer bong on a flight from Stansted to the Costa Blanca. The boozers, headed
The PP take control of the Costa Blanca, winning Alicante city, Benidorm and Torrevieja
SPAIN’S conservative party (PP) has come out on top of yesterday’s municipal elections in the province of Alicante. The PP won 595 councillor seats in
Body of British diver, 69, recovered from seabed off coast of Murcia
THE Body of a British diver has been found 170ft underwater off the coast of Murcia. Phillip Evans, 69, got separated from his diving group
OPINION: Authorities in Alicante must make property developers follow safety rules without harming the promising market
The ‘save 100 lives’ petition launched in Balcon al Mar, in Javea, concerns 100 residents whose homes are literally on a cliff-edge
OPINION: Accusing a Benidorm bar of a ‘hate crime’ for renting out a midget is political correctness gone mad
If an upcoming investigation finds their dwarf to be proud of his work, and doing it without any coercion or humiliation, then we should crouch
A PUT-DOWN A DAY: New Spanish book praises ‘therapeutic’ quality of insulting
INSULTS have been branded ‘therapeutic’ in a new book by Catalonian author Sergio Parra. In Mecaguen!, published by Vox, Parra says that expletives are ‘necessary’
Pablo Escobar’s estranged British-educated son signs ‘extraordinary’ book deal in Mallorca
PABLO Escobar’s long-lost son has signed a publishing to tell the extraordinary story of his life. Roberto Sendoya Escobar is an acclaimed artist who goes
GHOSTA BLANCA: Illegal art exhibition takes over one of Spain’s most haunted buildings
ONE of Spain’s most-haunted buildings has become the scene of an illegal art exhibition by a notorious Swedish guerrilla artist. The Preventoria Agua de Busot
Expat pensioners assaulted as luxury apartment block is ‘mobbed’ by squatters on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GROUP of British pensioners are pleading for help after their block of flats descended into ‘hell’ due to squatters. The expats – who have
Tourist dies after being hit by bus in Benidorm
A TOURIST has been killed after a bus ploughed into her on a pavement in Benidorm. The woman, of Portuguese nationality, was hit on Calle
WATCH: Roads become rivers as hailstorm hits the Costa Blanca
A VIOLENT hailstorm has turned the roads into rivers on the Costa Blanca. The tempest hit Jumilla, in Murcia, earlier this evening (Tuesday). Videos on
ANOTHER British holidaymaker scammed as Spanish villa rental companies use SAME website under different names
A STRING of Spanish villa rental companies have been allegedly defrauding British holidaymakers by using the SAME website under different names. The Olive Press uncovered
Benidorm pub SLAMMED for renting out midget
A PUB in Benidorm has been slammed for asking ‘Wanna rent a midget??’ on its street-front sign. Chaplins Bar, a street away from Benidorm’s Levante
Fraudsters ‘stole €8 million’ from holidaymakers in 2018 with SPAIN among ‘most affected’ countries
More than 5,000 people fell victims to holiday booking fraud last year, with losses totalling €8 million, new research suggests. Travel association ABTA said victims
Tropical fish caught on Costa Blanca as experts fear Mediterranean temperature increase
A TROPICAL fish common to Indonesian waters has been caught off the Costa Blanca. The tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) was hooked off the Segura river estuary
Pensioners fuming as £4,000 Benidorm hotel booking turned out to be a BUILDING SITE
TWO British pensioners have hit out against a £4,000 Benidorm hotel booking that turned out to be a building site. Betty Rickerby, 87, and Barbara
WATCH: Two people saved by HELICOPTER from roof of burning building in Ibiza
TWO people have been rescued by helicopter from a burning building in Ibiza. The helicopter landed on the blazing apartment block on Carrer de Jacinta
British couple win €72,000 after retirement home never built by bankrupt Costa Blanca construction firm
A BRITISH family who lost their investment in a retirement home when a Costa Blanca construction company folded have 15 years later been paid damages.
Rapist Jeffrey Waite JAILED over 40-year-old attacks following extradition from the Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man who raped two teenage girls 40 years ago has been jailed following an extradition from the Costa Blanca. Jeffrey Waite, 66, carried
NEW TRICKS: Dog called as witness in animal abuse trial against former owner
A DOG has been called as a witness during an animal abuse trial against her former owner. In a legal first for Spain, the pit
British cafe on the Costa Blanca ‘first in Spain’ to ban single-use coffee cups
A CAFE on the Costa Blanca has become the ‘first in Spain’ to completely ban single-use takeaway cups. Caffe Milano, in Javea, enforced the ban
OPINION: Desperate British families losing thousands in Spain villa scams show that we need more dedicated fraud officers
Dedicated police officers need to be made available for these crimes, or at the very least a cyber crime hotline promising rapid action
OPINION: Are storm drains to blame for the severity of damage to British expat businesses in the Costa Blanca floods?
While many of us are still dealing with damp basements and insurance claims, we should take note of the municipal elections coming up on May
SEEN HIM? Ex-Scotland Yard detective launches Olive Press appeal to track down Most Wanted British ‘killer’ in southern Spain
A LINKEDIN page under the name of ‘Kevin Parle’ has begun taunting an ex-Met Police officer as he begins his search for the alleged murderer.
WASH OUT: Beloved English business Scallops still closed three weeks after Costa Blanca town’s worst flooding in 62 years
ONE of the Costa Blanca’s longest running expat businesses is still closed after the worst flooding hit the area for 62 years last month. British-run
The Olive Press helps take legal action after ANOTHER British victim loses €6,000 on a bogus villa on the Costa Blanca
THE Olive Press is helping victims take legal action against a Mallorca holiday rental company that scammed holidaymakers thousands for rental villas across Spain. It