Former Murcia president sentenced to three years in jail for rigging auditorium tender
The former president of Murcia has been sentenced to three years in jail for rigging the tender of an auditorium project during his time in
Lock up your dogs and kids: The the pine processionary caterpillar has been spotted around Spain sooner than expected
The scourge of kids and pets has returned with force to Spanish population centres earlier than expected this year, alarming health experts. Systematic steps should
Recriminations in Madrid over Spain’s ‘business environment’ as giant Ferrovial plans Holland move
The proposed departure of Spanish construction conglomerate Ferrovial to Holland for ‘a better business environment’ has set off a firestorm of finger pointing in Madrid.
Dengue fever outbreak announced on Ibiza with summer season on the horizon
Alarm bells are ringing on Ibiza over a dengue fever outbreak striking German tourists last summer that has shocked health officials. Two separate outbreaks affecting
Light at the end of the cable: Spain and France finally set to agree funding for undersea electricity link
SPAIN and France are set to resolve their long-running dispute over the cost of their first undersea electricity link. The 400 km-long cable link from
EXCLUSIVE: Under-fire Avanza bosses pull their socks up over wastage at Marbella bus station
BOSSES accused of wasting ‘thousands of euros’ at a bus depot have taken action after the Olive Press pointed it out to them. Users of
Foldable phones, rollable screens and augmented reality some of the highlights of this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
The latest gadgets and gizmos in the tech sector have been on display at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Some of the
Russians still benefiting from Spain’s under-threat ‘Golden Visa’ scheme
Spain’s so-called ‘Golden Visas’ scheme comes under further fire as Russian nationals continued to be granted residency perfmits despite European Union sanctions being imposed on
Go out into the and world spread your wings with CLIC International House’s CELTA English teacher training in Cadiz
More and more in this interconnected world, language skills are an integral part. And big business, too. At CLIC International House, a network of over
Long Read: The tragic story of the American woman compelling her Pakistani father to take a paternity test in a Costa del Sol court
FOR Tamara Hibbs, growing up in the 70s and 80s in a white family among white communities in Baltimore and Kentucky had always been a
Inflation rate in Spain is on the up again as electricity bills and food and drink get more expensive
Inflation is still stalking the Spanish economy as the latest data puts price increases from February last year at an annualised rate of 6.1%. This
Two men and a girlfriend arrested for kidnapping and torture over missing drugs and weapon stash in Spain’s Malaga
Three people have been arrested for kidnapping and torturing two men for four hours over a missing stash of drugs and weapons. The two victims
Over half a tonne of cocaine smuggled into Spain among bananas found in Malaga port
Over 600 kilos of cocaine worth €21 million were seized in the port of Malaga on Monday, hidden among a shipment of bananas from South
The funeral plan provider that rolls with the punches to deliver the best value in Spain
IT was down a leafy corridor between the colonial-style balustrades of a commercial centre that the Olive Press found Compare Funerals offices. Just a stone’s
LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT ON THE COSTA DEL SOL IS DRIVING TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS MAD
OVER half a million people live along the Costa del Sol, not counting Malaga city, a number that is said to triple during the summer.
People trafficker handed suspended sentence for bringing dinghy with five people to Mallorca on perilous 38-hour journey
A YOUNG Algerian man has been given a two-year suspended sentence for skippering a dinghy that brought five other people to Mallorca illegally. The boat
Mallorca’s plans to reduce visitors this summer crashes head first into airline plans to fly 30 million people to the island
Airlines are planning for a blockbuster 30 million passengers to visit Mallorca this summer, smashing the pre-Covid record set in 2019 by one million. They
‘Let it fail and go under’ Iberia warned off buying indebted Air Europa
The owners of British Airways have been advised to swerve the acquisition of Air Europa, Spain’s third-largest airline, and let the company ‘fail and go
‘Leave tourism alone!’ Spanish tourism boss demands compensation over EU’s new Brit-hitting ETIAS tourist tax
Spain’s tourism industry is demanding compensation for the loss of competitiveness once the new European Union’s ETIAS tourist tax comes into effect at the end
Otero begins mass lay-offs and blames war in Ukraine and inflation on construction company’s collapse
DISGRACED construction magnate Ruben Otero has blamed the collapse of his company on the war in Ukraine in a letter to employees. The embattled developer
British Government: Be wary of unpredictable entry requirements when visiting Spain with ETIAS tourist tax on horizon
Brits planning a trip to Spain are being advised to check rapidly changing entry requirements being thrown up by Spanish authorities. Various restrictions and new
Countdown is on until Spanish airports abolish requirement to remove liquids and electronics at security
Entering Spain is about to become a lot less of a hassle as new security scanners are set to be trialled that will remove the
German hikers managed to get lost in the Mallorcan outback
A MIDDLE aged German couple’s pleasant hike turned into a nightmare after they got lost in the Mallorcan wilderness. The couple, both 58, had set
Grand theft auto: Fleet of stolen luxury American cars hidden in shipping containers discovered in Spain’s Algeciras Port
A huge batch of luxury American automobiles stolen in the USA have been recovered from the Port of Algeciras. Authorities uncovered 24 high-end cars, including
Hallelujah! Dust off your shorts and reserve your favourite terrace – warm weather finally on its way for Malaga
FORECASTS of temperatures in the mid-twenties this week will finally give expats reason to gloat to friends and family members back home after a storm-wracked
Spain to take in hundreds of vulnerable Syrian earthquake survivors left homeless by the disaster
Spain is set to take in over a hundred Syrian survivors whose homes were destroyed by the deadly earthquake that has already claimed over 38,000