OUR MAN IN QATAR: First impressions of the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East
THE WORLD Cup in Qatar 2022 has well and truly landed, and the Olive Press’ man in Qatar has been there soaking in the mood
OUR MAN IN QATAR: Video Blog
Our man in Qatar is back with a video update from his accommodation 30km south of Doha – £50 a night, supermarket with everything they
OUR MAN IN QATAR: The beer is flowing in Qatar as the fans flock in anticipation of a World Cup unlike any other
EXCITEMENT is building for the ‘greatest show on earth’ as fans have started flocking to Doha ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The
Russian soldier implicated in war crimes flees to Madrid and claims asylum in Spain
A Russian soldier who was part of a brigade accused of war crimes in Ukraine has claimed asylum in Spain after fleeing to Madrid. Nikita
Pensioner knife fight in Spain’s Benidorm leaves Irishman dead at the hands of his British flatmate
An Irish pensioner in Benidorm was stabbed to death by his British flatmate in a ferocious knife fight on Thursday morning. Emergency responders found the
Granada Number One: Three Andalucian cities in Spain in top ten cheapest getaway destinations in Europe
For those who are struggling to figure out how they can still squeeze in that dash to New York or Bali to hard-pressed budgets, it
Stay away! Mallorca tourism boss in hot water after telling Brits they are not welcome
THE HEAD of the Mallorca tourism board has been slammed for telling Brits they are not welcome on the island this summer. Lucia Escribano, the
Dope! Palma drug dealer in Spain’s sunny isle of Mallorca tries selling coke to cops
An unfortunate drug dealer committed the cardinal sin among narcos when he attempted to sell cocaine to police officers. The bumbling pusher, 39, from Senegal,
Massive Europe-wide piracy network based out of Malaga in Spain smashed by joint operation
A CRIMINAL network based out of Malaga that illegally streamed TV channels and films to users around Europe has been dismantled in a joint operation
Public transport to be free for all Balearic Islands residents in Spain next year
PUBLIC transport throughout the Balearics will be free next year, it has been announced, in a massive boon to the islands. Whether taking the train,
Convicted child murderer on Spain’s Mallorca arrested for violently robbing an old women months after his release from jail
A Mallorca man convicted of murdering his eight-year-old stepdaughter in 2011 has been arrested for brutally robbing and assaulting a pensioner in Palma. Miguel Ángel
Malagueños among the most squeezed in all of Spain by shocking jump in food prices
The cost of the weekly food shop is ripping through the purses and wallets of the people of Malaga at a rate unseen for over
NOT GRINNING NOW: Ex-President of Andalucia Jose Griñán given ten days to hand himself in to go to jail
A FORMER Andalucian leader has been given ten days to check himself into prison. Jose Griñán must hand himself over after his bid to dodge
Heavily-armed gang of youths caught red-handed attempting home invasion in pretty Andalucian town in Spain
A GANG of heavily-armed youths in hoodies were foiled in their plot to carry out a home invasion on a property that they believed was
Marbella father in Spain arrested for child neglect after his baby taken to hospital high on weed
A MARBELLA father whose baby daughter nearly died after getting high on his cannabis smoke has been arrested for child neglect. The father, 42, rushed
‘Shaman priestess’ arrested carrying out spiritual ‘Ayahuasca ceremony’ in Spain’s Barcelona
A self-proclaimed ‘medicine woman’ was among two people arrested in Barcelona province for holding mind bending Ayahuasca ceremonies modelled as a form of spiritual and
Embassy launches missing persons poster for Levi while concerns grow over his Only Fans account
THE mother of missing X Factor star Levi Davis landed in Spain last night to help in the search for her missing ‘vulnerable’ son. After
Discovery by Spanish team indicates neanderthals came to Spain much earlier than thought
Scientists have discovered that neanderthals were trampling around southern Spain 200,000 years earlier than previously thought, thanks to a researcher and scientist from the University
Burglary spree in sleepy Malaga area town in Spain sees four arrested
Four people have been arrested over a series of break-ins in the town of Ronda in Malaga province. The gang targeted two businesses and one
‘Hellhound’: The delightfully-named new Covid variant sweeping across Spain
The new Covid variant that is sweeping through Spain has unofficially been given the delightful moniker of ‘Hellhound’ by social media users. It is certainly
Elon Musk’s email late on Friday to sack his Spanish workforce declared null and void by unions
Tech titan Elon Musk is facing challenges in his efforts to fire 26 employees of Twitter Spain after he bought the social media company two
Nine arrested in Marbella raid in Spain as part of nationwide anti-drugs operation
NINE people have been arrested in an anti-drugs raid in Marbella after police kicked their doors down in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Machine
No to dressing like a giant penis: Malaga City Hall takes aim at stag and hen parties
THE days of dressing up like a giant penis and walking down the streets of Malaga could be doomed under new proposals put forward by
Remembrance Day events to be held across the Costa del Sol and inland this weekend
EVENTS will be held across the Costa del Sol and inland this weekend to honour Remembrance Day, which this year falls on a Friday. Royal
Google’s plans to make Malaga the new ‘Silicon Valley’ see a surge in demand for luxury homes along Spain’s Costa del Sol
GOOGLE’S plans to position Malaga as a new ‘Silicon Valley’ of the Med have triggered a surge in demand for luxury homes along the Costa
Malaga bars in Spain protest ‘unaffordable’ energy bills with symbolic five minute blackout
PUNTERS enjoying the sights and sounds of Malaga’s old town on Tuesday might have had a spooky encounter as they stumbled upon a typical Malagueña