Walter Finch, is the Digital Editor of the Olive Press and occasional roaming photographer who started out at the Daily Mail.
Born in London but having lived in six countries, he is well-travelled and worldly. He studied Philosophy at the University of Birmingham and earned his NCTJ diploma in journalism from London's renowned News Associates during the Covid era.
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WATCH: Manhunt in Spain’s African enclave after migrant paraglides over 30ft border fences into Ceuta

A MIGRANT is on the run in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta after soaring over its 30-foot (12-metre) border fences in a paraglider. The

6 Oct, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·Other News

Woman in Malaga stabs partner multiple times while he is ‘fast asleep in the middle of the night’

A WOMAN has been arrested in Malaga after allegedly stabbing her partner as he slept in the middle of the night. The incident happened inside

6 Oct, 2025 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Marbella’s new police bodycams are already helping clean up the streets – and save cops from accusations of brutality

MARBELLA police’s new bodycams have already secured convictions for violent criminals in their first five months of operation, including a towering Russian man who was

4 Oct, 2025 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Police make multiple arrests to bring down family-led drugs gang in Spain

Horror in Marbella: Man, 25, is riddled with bullets in broad daylight while chatting on phone in glitzy Puerto Banus – 38-year-old shooter arrested

A YOUNG man was brutally shot to death in broad daylight as he strolled through well-heeled Puerto Banus while chatting on the phone. The 25-year-old

3 Oct, 2025 @ 20:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Spain now boasts among the cheapest energy in Europe – and its thanks to renewables (which were NOT to blame for the blackout), new report claims

SPAIN has become one of the cheapest places in Europe for electricity, thanks to a surge in solar and wind power that has broken its

3 Oct, 2025 @ 14:35

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Body of elderly Brit, 88, found on Spain's Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol property prices soar 17% as two-bed flat reaches an eyewatering €318,000

AN average two-bed flat on the Costa del Sol now costs an eyewatering €318,000. It makes Malaga province the most expensive place to buy in

2 Oct, 2025 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Scorching temperatures to hit Costa del Sol in final goodbye blast of summer heat

THE Costa del Sol is set to experience a final goodbye blast of summer heat this weekend, with temperatures soaring above 30C across Malaga province

2 Oct, 2025 @ 12:49

Lead

Estepona working to finally complete coastal footpath with a new stretch planned for the Bahia Dorada area

A NEW tender for works to build a wooden boardwalk connecting La Galera Beach with the dirt trail at Bahía Dorada has been put out.

1 Oct, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

Want to be on TV? British drama is looking for extras ‘of all nationalities between 20 and 65’ in Benidorm – but hurry up

BENIDORM is about to play host to the cameras once again, with a new British television drama looking for extras as shooting gets underway in

1 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead

Boozy Brit dragged off Spain-bound Ryanair flight after ‘trying to open door’ parties in Benidorm hours later

A DRUNK British holidaymaker who forced a Spain-bound Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing has been identified. Daniel Ashley-Laws was filmed being hauled off

1 Oct, 2025 @ 14:50

Benidorm·Lead

Is Morocco is ending its role as one of the last remaining safe havens for international cocaine traffickers?

ONE of Europe’s most wanted cocaine traffickers has been arrested in Morocco, bucking the country’s trend as a safe haven for gangsters. Younes El Ballouti,

1 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead

Renting on the Costa del Sol gets more and more unaffordable – but don’t ‘criminalise landlords’

RENTERS on the Costa del Sol are facing the highest costs in Andalucia, with a typical two-bedroom apartment now setting tenants back €1,494 per month

1 Oct, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

TBrussels rules out suspending new EES border controls at Spain's airports - and blames local management for bottlenecks

EXPLAINER: Here’s how the new EES border system will work for Brits entering Spain and other EU countries from next month

BRITISH travellers will face fingerprinting, photos and binding questions at EU borders from October once the new Entry/Exit System (EES) comes into force on October

1 Oct, 2025 @ 08:00

EXPLAINER·Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca has two of Spain's poorest big city areas based on income tax payments

EXPLAINER: How to claim the new €1,200 tax deduction for renters in Andalucia (and who’s eligible)

RENTERS in Andalucia can now claim back a cool €1,200 on their annual tax bill – here’s how to do it. Who qualifies for €1,200?

30 Sep, 2025 @ 18:15

Andalucia·EXPLAINER·Lead

Costa del Sol toll summer price hike ends today: Outrage as govt rakes in €30m from ‘most expensive highway in Spain’

THE controversial summer price surge on the Costa del Sol’s AP-7 toll road ends today (September 30). It will mark a four-month summer season in

30 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Two of the best cities in all of Europe are to be found in Andalucia, according to new ranking

TWO Andalucian cities have been crowned among the top three destinations in Europe, beating Spain’s traditional heavyweights Madrid and Barcelona in a prestigious new ranking.

30 Sep, 2025 @ 14:28

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

WATCH: Ibiza airport waterlogged, streets flooded and port under water as RED ALERT batters holiday island

IBIZA and Formentera have been placed on red alert after torrential downpours left large parts of the islands under water on Tuesday. The state weather

30 Sep, 2025 @ 14:19

Ibiza·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Spain’s largest port again in the spotlight as 11 tonnes of hash hidden among melons enters from Morocco

POLICE have busted a major hashish smuggling ring between Morocco and Spain, seizing more than 11 tonnes of the drug worth €60 million and arresting

30 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

UPDATE: Missing British woman who ‘got on train to Malaga airport but never arrived’ is found

A DESPERATE search had been launched for a missing British woman who vanished after boarding a train towards Malaga airport. Charlotte, whose family say she

30 Sep, 2025 @ 12:29

Lead·Malaga

Arnie and Jared Leto draw 120,000 fans to the Costa del Sol for Malaga’s first Comic-Con spectacular

HOLLYWOOD heavyweights Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jared Leto helped Malaga’s debut Comic-Con smash all expectations. The four-day extravaganza at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos, which

30 Sep, 2025 @ 09:36

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

This perfect October getaway town in northern Spain is desperate for visitors after devastating wildfires ravaged region

ONE of Spain’s most picturesque medieval towns is pleading with tourists to return after catastrophic wildfires decimated the surrounding countryside and sent visitor numbers plummeting.

29 Sep, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain has become Europe’s standout economy, according to the FT

SPAIN has emerged as Europe’s star economic performer, growing at triple the rate of the Eurozone, according to a Financial Times editorial. Since the start

29 Sep, 2025 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Flurry of naval activity as Russian submarine near Gibraltar Strait faces ‘explosive hazard after fuel leak’

A RUSSIAN submarine has reportedly declared an ‘explosive hazard’ after being spotted surfacing in the Strait of Gibraltar. The 74-metre Novorossiysk is said to have

29 Sep, 2025 @ 15:10

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

A destination more important than Rome or Jerusalem: The fascinating history of Spain’s Santiago de Compostela

SANTIAGO de Compostela was once the most important destination in the Christian world, rivalling even Rome and Jerusalem for sheer pulling power. By the late

29 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Basic food prices have soared by over 38% since 2019 in Spain

REVEALED: Where you can find the cheapest supermarkets in Spain – and save over €1,000 a year

TOWNS in Cadiz and Valencia have been named as the cheapest places in Spain to do the weekly shop, according to a new report. The

29 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain on red alert: Torrential rains shut schools and workplaces in Valencia as PM Sanchez urges caution

VALENCIA’s Civil Protection service has issued a red weather alert for the region as the remains of ex-Hurricane Gabrielle sweep across the Mediterranean coast, bringing

28 Sep, 2025 @ 16:53

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

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