, Author at Olive Press News Spain

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?: British pound falls to EIGHT-YEAR low against Euro with some holidaymakers getting 87 cents per pound

THE pound Sterling fell to a fresh eight-year low against the Euro yesterday with an official rate of just over €1.08. For some British holidaymakers

24 Aug, 2017 @ 14:38

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

WATCH: Confrontation on Costa del Sol after driver snaps photos of double-parking offender

THIS is the moment two drivers almost came to blows in a double-parking row on the Costa del Sol. The clip shows drivers beeping furiously

24 Aug, 2017 @ 14:19

Lead·Malaga

Jihadist from Andalucia appears in ISIS’s first Spanish-speaking propaganda video which promises more attacks in Spain

ISIS has released its first propaganda video in Spanish and it features a young jihadist from Andalucia. It comes a week after terrorist attacks in

24 Aug, 2017 @ 10:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Malaga airport’s Terminal 2 to receive €8.4 million upgrade

AENA has opened bidding for a contract to renew Malaga airport’s second terminal. The works will cost at least €8.4 million and must have an

23 Aug, 2017 @ 15:51

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

60-year-old man killed in fatal Costa del Sol car crash

A 60-YEAR-OLD man has been killed in a car crash on the Costa del Sol this morning. The fatal collision occured at kilometer 151 on

23 Aug, 2017 @ 14:13

Malaga

WATCH: Arsonist throws grenade into upmarket Marbella hotel popular with celebs

THIS is the moment an arsonist launched a live hand grenade into an upmarket Marbella hotel. CCTV footage, released today, shows the attacker removing the

23 Aug, 2017 @ 13:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

POVERTY STRICKEN: Andalucia provinces fill top spots in Spain’s latest poverty assessment

CORDOBA has the highest amount of people living in chronic poverty. According to a new ranking by the AIS Group, 45.2% of Cordoba live below

23 Aug, 2017 @ 11:12

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News

Malaga foreign exports increase by 20% in just one year

MALAGA’S international exports have increased by almost 20% in just one year. In the first half of this year, the province has raked in €1.14

23 Aug, 2017 @ 10:41

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

‘NOT SATISFIED’: Irish PM says UK approach to Brexit negotiations ‘unrealistic’ and ‘lacking in clarity’

IRISH Prime Minister Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has blasted the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations for being ‘unrealistic’. Speaking to Bloomberg, the newly elected PM said

22 Aug, 2017 @ 14:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Imam mastermind behind Barcelona attack was ordered to leave Spain after prison sentence but judge let him stay to ‘protect his rights’

THE Imam accused of being the mastermind behind the Barcelona terrorist attacks was ordered to leave Spain after finishing a prison sentence for drug offences.

22 Aug, 2017 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Armed police shoot man wearing ‘suicide belt’ in Spain

UPDATE: Man shot dead confirmed as suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, a 22-year-old Moroccan-born, who officers believe was the driver in last week’s Barcelona terror attack. ARMED police

21 Aug, 2017 @ 16:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Game of Thrones’ newest location Dragonstone is in Spain and FREE to visit

FANS of hit fantasy series Game of Thrones are all too familiar with the show’s newest filming location. The current seventh season sees Daenerys Targaryen

21 Aug, 2017 @ 14:30

Entertainment·La Cultura·Travel News

WATCH: Fed up Marbella local shares video of ‘crazy’ double-parking phenomenon

A FED up local in Marbella has shared a video showing a whole street of double parked cars who he claims are constantly blocking in

21 Aug, 2017 @ 13:58

Lead·Malaga

New mother dies after being CUT IN HALF by faulty lift in Sevilla hospital

A MOTHER who had just given birth has died after being cut in half by a faulty hospital lift in Sevilla yesterday. Rocio Cortes Nunez,

21 Aug, 2017 @ 10:34

Health·Lead·National News·Sevilla

BREAKING: Fires in Mijas and Benalmadena

UPDATE: Both fires are believed to have been brought under control SEVERAL water planes and dozens of firefighters have been called to tackle blazes in

20 Aug, 2017 @ 19:14

Lead·Malaga

Andalucia-based British couple claim number one and two foodie spots on TripAdvisor

A BRITISH expat couple have claimed the top two spots on TripAdvisor in Vejer de la Frontera. James Stuart and his partner Ellie’s respective restaurants,

20 Aug, 2017 @ 17:43

Food & Drink·Lead

Seven-year-old British boy confirmed dead in Barcelona terror attack

SEVEN-year-old British-born Julian Cadman was killed in the Barcelona terror attack, according to Sky News. It comes after he was separated from his mother who

20 Aug, 2017 @ 15:41

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Firefighters and helicopters tackle Benahavis forest fire

20 Aug, 2017 @ 13:34

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Expat warns how widely-used cancer detection method on Costa del Sol missed 30mm tumour

AN expat is demanding answers after thermal imaging of her breasts missed a life-threatening tumour. German Anke Werner, 53, claims the screening failed to recognise

20 Aug, 2017 @ 09:26

Health·Lead·Malaga

THE BAD BOYS OF BREXIT: Coming soon to a screen near you

A MAJOR Hollywood studio is poised to sign a deal with Nigel Farage and Arron Banks to make a £60million, six-part film of Mr Banks’

19 Aug, 2017 @ 18:59

Lead·National News·Politics

Despacito breaks host of records as a Spanish-speaking song

DESPACITO is the first Spanish song to top the US’s Billboard 100 in more than 20 years. The ‘song of the summer’ in dozens of

19 Aug, 2017 @ 16:39

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Illegal taxi and minibus services are putting everyone in danger, warns Costa del Sol lawyer

THE AUTHORITIES are finally beginning to clamp down on the huge growth of illegal pirate taxis in Andalucia. Olive Press sources claim that hundreds

19 Aug, 2017 @ 12:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

British-born seven-year-old still missing after Barcelona terror attack

A BRITISH-born seven-year-old boy is still missing after being separated from his mother during the Barcelona attack. The family of Julian Cadman, who was born

19 Aug, 2017 @ 12:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Rumours that three vans stolen on Costa del Sol and may be used in terror attack are FALSE, according to police

POLICIA Nacional have confirmed that rumours of several van thefts on the Costa del Sol are false. In a tweet, they covered the viral whatsapp

18 Aug, 2017 @ 17:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Spanish police shoot at doomed terrorists in Cambrils

THIS is the moment Spanish cops shot at a group of terrorists in Cambrils late last night. Police killed the five men in order to

18 Aug, 2017 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Fears for missing seven-year-old boy separated from his mother in Barcelona attack

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD ‘British’ boy has been missing since the Barcelona terror attack yesterday. His family have begged for his safe return on Facebook after he

18 Aug, 2017 @ 14:18

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?: British pound falls to EIGHT-YEAR low against Euro with some holidaymakers getting 87 cents per pound

WATCH: Confrontation on Costa del Sol after driver snaps photos of double-parking offender

Jihadist from Andalucia appears in ISIS’s first Spanish-speaking propaganda video which promises more attacks in Spain

Malaga airport’s Terminal 2 to receive €8.4 million upgrade

60-year-old man killed in fatal Costa del Sol car crash

WATCH: Arsonist throws grenade into upmarket Marbella hotel popular with celebs

POVERTY STRICKEN: Andalucia provinces fill top spots in Spain’s latest poverty assessment

Malaga foreign exports increase by 20% in just one year

‘NOT SATISFIED’: Irish PM says UK approach to Brexit negotiations ‘unrealistic’ and ‘lacking in clarity’

Imam mastermind behind Barcelona attack was ordered to leave Spain after prison sentence but judge let him stay to ‘protect his rights’

Armed police shoot man wearing ‘suicide belt’ in Spain

Game of Thrones’ newest location Dragonstone is in Spain and FREE to visit

WATCH: Fed up Marbella local shares video of ‘crazy’ double-parking phenomenon

New mother dies after being CUT IN HALF by faulty lift in Sevilla hospital

BREAKING: Fires in Mijas and Benalmadena

Andalucia-based British couple claim number one and two foodie spots on TripAdvisor

Seven-year-old British boy confirmed dead in Barcelona terror attack

BREAKING: Firefighters and helicopters tackle Benahavis forest fire

EXCLUSIVE: Expat warns how widely-used cancer detection method on Costa del Sol missed 30mm tumour

THE BAD BOYS OF BREXIT: Coming soon to a screen near you

Despacito breaks host of records as a Spanish-speaking song

Illegal taxi and minibus services are putting everyone in danger, warns Costa del Sol lawyer

British-born seven-year-old still missing after Barcelona terror attack

Rumours that three vans stolen on Costa del Sol and may be used in terror attack are FALSE, according to police

WATCH: Spanish police shoot at doomed terrorists in Cambrils

Fears for missing seven-year-old boy separated from his mother in Barcelona attack

‘Genuine massacre’: Dozens of pigeons killed as ‘super cell’ storm batters Tarragona with egg-sized hail stones and 117kph winds

Woman escapes from family home to avoid arranged marriage with man 40 years older than her as ruse to get residency in Spain

Property prices in Spain have more than doubled since 2014

Three British tourists spark Malaga chaos in late-night vandalism rampage

Endangered Egyptian vulture rescued from storm after taking shelter on Costa Blanca terrace

Create a free account, or log in.

Upgrade your subscription