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Malaga sets another grim weather record with 2023 officially being the driest year ever – with four days left

WITH four more days to go of the rainy season, Malaga has already recorded its driest year since records began in the 19th century. The

28 Dec, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Christmas Eve jailbreak timeline: Guards guided double killer to exit of Madrid prison in staggering display of incompetence

A COMEDY of errors by prison staff – which included guiding the prisoner to the exit – led to the Christmas Eve escape of a

28 Dec, 2023 @ 11:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Property ‘scam’ in Spain’s Andalucia: HUNDREDS of buyers pay up to €55,000 each for homes that will NEVER be built

AROUND a thousand people have lost deposits of up to €55,000 for homes in Andalucia and Murcia that are unlikely to ever be built. The

27 Dec, 2023 @ 17:30

Almeria·Andalucia·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Ceuta killer and gang member, 20, waltzes out of Madrid jail concealed among his family after they visited him on Christmas Eve

A YOUNG gang member and hitman escaped from jail on Christmas Eve after brazenly walking out of the prison gates hidden among his visiting family.

27 Dec, 2023 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Revealed: The best public and private hospitals in Spain

Two top healthcare officials quit in Spain’s Andalucia region in the midst of a waiting-list crisis

TWO of the most senior officials in Andalucia’s regional healthcare system have quit their roles, in the midst of a waiting-list crisis in the southern

27 Dec, 2023 @ 14:43

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Missing ‘vulnerable’ man, 22, who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol is FOUND in huge relief to his family

A YOUNG man who vanished from the Costa del Sol more than a month ago has finally been found by his family. Adrian Fernandez, 22,

27 Dec, 2023 @ 12:01

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Huge fire tears through business in Marbella’s Puerto Banus after ‘becoming engulfed in flames at 4am’

THIS is the moment a business in Marbella was seen engulfed by flames in the early hours of Wednesday morning. In video footage shared online,

27 Dec, 2023 @ 10:02

Lead·Marbella

Donkeys in southern Spain could provide a cure to human hair loss: Scientists are testing the animal’s blood for potential treatments

A SWEDISH university team has been extracting blood from Spanish donkeys to see what can be learnt to help humans who are losing their hair.

26 Dec, 2023 @ 15:50

Andalucia·Animals·Health·Lead

REVIEW: The food offering in Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski resort keeps getting better and better – THIS is where to eat

A PIPING hot raclette, a burger and chips and a few stale tapas used to be the basic offering in the Sierra Nevada two decades

24 Dec, 2023 @ 11:34

Granada·Olive Press Travel

Army captain who ordered Cordoba soldiers to go into a near-frozen pool of mud is suspended after two died

THE CAPTAIN of a Cordoba-based army unit that saw two men die during an exercise on Thursday has been relieved of his command while a

22 Dec, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

British expat and son are dramatically arrested at a Marbella restaurant for ‘trafficking €100m worth of cocaine across the Atlantic’

THREE British nationals have been arrested as part of an international operation against drug trafficking across the Atlantic, which has seen around 1.2 tonnes of

22 Dec, 2023 @ 16:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

The Olive Press is offering a special Christmas deal with an incredible 50% discount on our online subscription packages

For €3.49 per month or just €8.75 for three months (quarterly package), readers can have full, advert-free access to our premium content – that’s the

22 Dec, 2023 @ 15:44

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

British gangster who ‘cut off young man’s fingers and subjected him to a lie detector test’ in a bid to recover a €3m cocaine debt is arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH man has been arrested on suspicion of torturing an alleged drug trafficker over the loss of a €3million cocaine shipment. The 24-year-old victim

22 Dec, 2023 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Attacker in Darth Vader mask stabs rent collector inside popular shopping mall on Spain’s Costa del Sol before making off with €80,000 cash

A DARTH Vader masked assailant has stabbed a shopping centre rent collector in broad daylight before making off with €80,000 on Spain’s Costa del Sol.

22 Dec, 2023 @ 08:46

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Malaga

Nearly100 deer die in a natural park in Spain’s Andalucia due to weather-related lung disease

‘Illegal’ hunter who ‘beheaded majestic deer in the dead of night after slaying them with a gun and silencer’ is arrested in southern Spain

A MAN who hunted deer with a silencer and night-vision goggles in Spain’s Andalucia to use their heads as trophies was arrested in a police

22 Dec, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law

Fears for two soldiers who disappeared while performing a drill in a near-frozen lake in Spain's Andalucia - just days before Christmas

Two soldiers die while performing a drill in a near-frozen reservoir in Spain’s Andalucia – just days before Christmas

TWO SOLDIERS were found dead on Thursday after an extensive search following an exercise by a near-frozen reservoir in Andalucia. The Guardia Civil, Policia Local,

21 Dec, 2023 @ 18:45

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

‘Radioactive water’ scandal: Up to 70% of water consumed in this area of Spain’s Andalucia has been contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals, warns expert – but what is the cause?

Do you live in the affected areas? Contact tips@theolivepress.es UP to 70% of water consumed in this area of Andalucia is contaminated with potentially cancerous

21 Dec, 2023 @ 13:32

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Family’s anguish over missing son, 22, who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol almost a MONTH ago – before being seen in background of a YouTube video

FEARS are growing for a missing 22-year-old who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol almost a MONTH ago. Adrian Fernandez was last seen in Fuengirola

21 Dec, 2023 @ 12:31

Lead·Marbella

Revealed: The EU’s ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ train will carry passengers from southern Spain to UKRAINE and connect up to 10 countries – but misses out a MAJOR resort loved by Brits

PLANS for a new ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ train will take passengers all over Europe, but misses a big Spanish resort. EU ministers have agreed plans for

21 Dec, 2023 @ 11:11

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Gale force winds uproot trees and blow down Christmas decorations on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Costa del Sol was rocked by gale force winds last night which uprooted trees and blew over Christmas decorations. Despite most weather apps predicting

21 Dec, 2023 @ 09:31

Lead·Marbella·Weather

Heatwave 'ends' in parts of Spain from Sunday but some areas will notice little change

What will the weather be like on Christmas Day in southern Spain? Forecasters predict zero rain and above 20C – but warn that is NOT good news

A SUNNY Christmas holiday weekend has been predicted by forecasters for the Costa del Sol, but without the unseasonably high temperatures recorded earlier this month.

20 Dec, 2023 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Gibraltar’s political leaders travel to Spain’s Madrid for ‘practical discussions’ on post-Brexit EU treaty

GIBRALTAR’S top two political leaders are in Spain’s Madrid ‘for technical and practical discussions’ as hopes rise for a deal to settle the territory’s post-Brexit

20 Dec, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Madrid

Christmas miracle: Newborn baby survives after being dumped in a rubbish bin in Spain’s Andalucia

A NEWBORN baby has survived after being dumped in a rubbish bin in Andalucia. The baby was found on Monday when a neighbour heard the

20 Dec, 2023 @ 11:24

Andalucia·Sevilla

WATCH: ‘I’m going to murder innocent people!’ Dramatic moment crazed man, 70, is arrested after hijacking taxi armed with two shotguns on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN intent on revenge and armed with two shotguns hijacked a taxi on the Costa del Sol and told the driver to take him

20 Dec, 2023 @ 11:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Spanish journalist accuses actor Gerard Depardieu of rape dating back to 1995

French actor Gerard Depardieu, 74, is accused of rape by a journalist on Spain’s Costa del Sol – bringing number of his alleged victims to 13

JOURNALIST and writer Ruth Baza has reported the French actor Gerard Depardieu to the police in Torremolinos for raping her in Paris 28 years ago.

20 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Water in this Malaga village has been declared unfit for human consumption due to RADIOACTIVITY as council declares ‘state of emergency’

RADIOACTIVITY has made water in one Malaga village ‘unfit for human consumption’ leading to a ‘state of emergency’ in the local council. Do you live

19 Dec, 2023 @ 15:27

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

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