Kirsty Mckenzie, Author at Olive Press News Spain

British driver tests positive for cocaine and cannabis after high speed car chase on Costa del Sol

THE BRITISH driver who was arrested after a high-speed car chase down the Costa del Sol was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs. The

13 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Malaga

UK fugitive hunted over death of woman, 36, faces extradition from Spain

A BRITISH fugitive wanted in connection with manslaughter is facing extradition from Spain after ten years on the run. Officers captured Alison Gracey in Bizkaia

13 Sep, 2021 @ 09:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

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Marbella’s Bonnie and hide: Has scamming cake maker fled Spain to reunite with convict husband?

THEY are unlikely to go down in a hail of bullets during a police ambush, but a couple of local expats could certainly earn the

12 Sep, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead

Man ‘subjected to homophobic assault’ in Madrid could be charged with filing a false report

POLICE in Spain say a man who claimed he had been attacked by a masked gang at knifepoint and carved the word “faggot” into one of his

10 Sep, 2021 @ 16:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Watch! Sassy schoolgirl in Spain delivers priceless pep talk about the importance of masks

A SPANISH schoolgirl’s hilarious response to having to wear a mask in class has gone viral. The cheeky youngster from Murcia earned fans across the

10 Sep, 2021 @ 15:55

Education·Lead·Murcia·Other News

Tragedy as man, 54, dies from injuries after tree falls on him at work in Spain

A GARDENER in Spain has died after being injured by a falling palm tree. The 54-year-old worker passed away after he was struck by the

9 Sep, 2021 @ 17:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Man who reported ‘homophobic attack’ in Madrid withdraws claims

A MAN who told police he was left covered in blood after a masked gang sliced a homophobic slur onto his buttock cheek with a

9 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Costa del Sol hoteliers campaign for ERTE furlough scheme to be extended until April 2022

THE president of the Association of Hoteliers of the Costa del Sol (AEHCO), Jose Luque, has said that an expansion of the ERTE scheme is

8 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Valencia’s Iker Marcaide named on Forbes100 most influential people in Spain’s business world

VALENCIA’s Iker Marcaide have been named among the 100 most influential Spaniards in the business world. The founder of Flywire has been listed as one

8 Sep, 2021 @ 16:09

Business & Finance·Other News·Valencia

British tourist arrested for attempted murder after deliberately driving into two people on Spain's Mallorca

British driver arrested in Spain after high speed police chase on the Costa del Sol

A HOLLYWOOD-style police chase has ended with a British man arrested on the Costa del Sol. The young British driver was cuffed after he was

8 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Smoke seen for miles above Marbella as fire breaks out on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ON Tuesday evening a forest fire broke out in the hills in Spain’s Benahavis. The flames broke out in the affluent area, close to Marbella,

8 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga

Eight men attack young gay man in violent daylight attack in Spain’s capital

A man who was covered in blood after a daylight assault in Madrid had homophobic slurs sliced into his body with a razor. The 20-year-old

7 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Youngest bishop in Spain resigns from church to marry erotic novelist

A SPANISH bishop has resigned from his position in order to marry an erotic novelist. Xavier Novell announced his decision to leave the church just

7 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Catalunya·Lead

Police Rescue Abused Unconcious Woman Hanging From A Curtain At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Drunk dad arrested after he ‘dumped two-year-old daughter’ during Fallas festivities in Valencia

COPS have arrested a dad in Valencia over claims he deliberately dumped his two-year-old daughter during the Fallas festivities. The 39-year-old man was arrested by

7 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Other News·Valencia

Thief dresses up in costume inspired by Spain’s TV show Moneyheist to make off with $190,000 in dramatic armed robbery

FICTION became reality when a woman dressed up in a red jumpsuit inspired by the hit Spanish TV show La Casa de Papel to rob

5 Sep, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Gibraltar murder probe: Fresh appeal to find sailor Simon Parkes missing since 1986

A FRESH appeal for answers about missing Simon Parkes has been made almost 35 years after his disappearance. The sailor, 18, from Kingswood near Bristol,

5 Sep, 2021 @ 17:19

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Antonio Banderas makes Forbes list for business

ANTONIO Banderas, Elena Betes and Oscar Pierre have been named among the 100 most influential Spaniards in the business world. The actor, founder of Rastreator

3 Sep, 2021 @ 20:30

Business & Finance·Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

What a drag: Fate of Spain’s Drag Race ru-vealed

THE search for Spain’s Next Drag Superstar on Espana’s Drag Race continues. The Latin spin-off of RuPaul’s Drag Race has officially been given a second

3 Sep, 2021 @ 20:01

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Devastated family still searching for answers ten years after teen’s death in Spain

A HEARTBROKEN British family has said they are still hunting for answers ten years after their teenage son plunged to his death from a fifth-floor

2 Sep, 2021 @ 19:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Other News

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

British company open 13 new COVID-19 testing clinics across Spain as part of global expansion

A BRITISH COVID-19 testing group is expanding across the world after ‘a surge in demand for PCR tests’. DAM Health recently opened 13 new coronavirus testing clinics

2 Sep, 2021 @ 19:06

Alicante·Health·Lead·Other News

Shakira appears untroubled amid legal woes as she relaxes with family on yacht vacation in Spain

SHE’S one of the biggest pop stars in the world, with a legion of loyal fans and a happy marriage to football sensation Gerard Pique.

2 Sep, 2021 @ 17:37

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Other News

Council in Spain’s Catalunya hires bug exterminators to target sewers overrun by cockroaches

SIXTY feet below Sitges, a town close to Barcelona, cockroaches have taken over the sewers. The bugs are wading through a river of raw sewage

2 Sep, 2021 @ 17:10

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Other News

Appeal Over Kidnapped Uk Toddler Flown Into The Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Father arrested in UK following international hunt after daughter Gracie-May, 2, was abducted to Spain

A FATHER has been arrested at Glasgow Airport in connection with allegedly abducting his own daughter and jetting off to Spain. Lee Rogers was being

2 Sep, 2021 @ 16:39

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Back to school: Start dates, holidays and COVID-19 measures in Spain

WITH summer winding to an end, the kids’ batteries are recharged and ready to head back to the classrooms. And with vaccination for pupils in

1 Sep, 2021 @ 20:33

Alicante·Asturias·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Education·Lead·Other News

Three men arrested in connection to grisly murder in Spain’s Catalunya

THREE men have been arrested after police connected a missing body part discovered inside a car with the body of a man uncovered in the

1 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Irene Montero compares violence against women in Afghanistan with what is happening in Spain

SPAIN’S Equality Minister has compared the oppression faced by women in Afghanistan with violence against women in Spain. Irene Montero called for ‘alliances’ to be

1 Sep, 2021 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Politics