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Expert robber used his pants as a mask to raid 19 restaurants in Madrid: Thief emptied cash registers and waiters’ tips

A ROBBER who used his underpants as a mask and socks as gloves has expertly raided 19 restaurants in Madrid. The Policia Nacional has arrested

27 Nov, 2024 @ 12:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Watch: Extraordinary moment three TONNES of octopi and clams are seized in Spain’s Andalucia – this is why

MORE than three tonnes of octopi and clams have been seized in southern Spain. In footage shared online, the Guardia Civil can be seen removing

27 Nov, 2024 @ 11:54

Andalucia·Animals·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Video

Spain launches crackdown on Chinese mafia: Police make 22 arrests in Catalunya

A MASSIVE police sting against a Chinese drug trafficking and money laundering gang based in Catalunya has so far resulted in 22 arrests. The swoops

26 Nov, 2024 @ 19:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Major scam warning in Spain: Organised mafia is leaving fake traffic fines on cars nationwide

BRITISH expats have sounded the alarm following the arrival of a sophisticated QR code ‘malware scam’ on the Costa del Sol. Cars across Mijas and

26 Nov, 2024 @ 18:23

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Fugitive Russian mafia mobster arrested on Costa Blanca after Italian court gave him long jail term

Police corruption in Spain latest: Guardia Civil officer and his brother are accused of leading drug trafficking ring in Campo de Gibraltar

A GUARDIA Civil officer based in southern Spain supplied his brother with vital information which helped him run a big drug trafficking network. The officer

26 Nov, 2024 @ 18:11

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Police dog in Spain finds cocaine hidden in a stripper’s vagina after sniffing the bar where she danced

A SPANISH police dog has found cocaine hidden in a stripper’s vagina after sniffing out her workplace. When Spanish police searched a Granada strip club,

26 Nov, 2024 @ 11:02

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Wanted fugitive flees to Benidorm while on prison leave for committing vile crimes against his stepdaughter in Britain

A FUGITIVE convicted and jailed for raping his teenager stepdaughter in the UK between 1999 and 2001, has been arrested in Benidorm. The 56-year-old Belgian

25 Nov, 2024 @ 17:47

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, says he gave the 'people democracy, it is my legacy'

Spain’s disgraced former King Juan Carlos faces fresh accusations of unpaid taxes

SPAIN’S former king Juan Carlos is being sued for alleged tax offences by a group of retired judges. Prosecutors closed three probes into his finances

25 Nov, 2024 @ 16:52

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain convicts four men over homophobic murder of 24-year-old Samuel Luiz: Horrific case sparked protests across the country

THE CONVICTION of four men over the homophobic murder of 24-year-old Samuel Luiz has sparked outrage across Spain. This Sunday, four men were convicted in

25 Nov, 2024 @ 16:27

Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

British expat’s warning after being targeted by vile ‘bird poo scam’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat has sounded the alarm after falling prey to ‘bird poo scammers’ on the Costa del Sol. Sue Oswick and her husband (pictured

25 Nov, 2024 @ 12:40

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British gang visited Ibiza to carry out robberies and used stolen vehicles including UK car with false plates

Black Sunday for women in Spain: Girl, 15, has her throat slit in the street while a wife is blasted to death by a shotgun and a third is stabbed

A TEENAGE boy has been arrested after the fatal stabbing on Sunday of his former girlfriend, aged 15, on the Costa Blanca. It was a

25 Nov, 2024 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Missing teenager’s body is found in ‘difficult to access woods’ in Spain’s Mallorca A MISSING teenager has been found dead in Mallorca after a 10-day search. Pablo Alejandro, 19, disappeared from Palma, the capital, on October 16. On 28 Oct, 2024 @ 07:00 Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca This tourist city in Andalucia is the most difficult to walk around, British study finds A BRITISH study has named this city in Spain’s Andalucia the most difficult for walking around. Spain is known for its diverse landscapes, with beautiful 14 Oct, 2024 @ 14:37 Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel Economic Trends in the Global Agriculture Market There is no argument against the fact that agriculture is a vast and integral sector that plays a crucial role in the world economy. It 12 Aug, 2024 @ 10:46 Environment·Other News·Other Posts Madrid offers tourists free indoor – and air conditioned – cultural events amid crippling summer temperatures FANCY escaping the heat? Madrid is offering tourists free indoor cultural events in air conditioned venues. Madrid city council is offering tourists and locals alike 4 Aug, 2024 @ 10:00 La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel Forest fire is stabilised on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Firefighters in Casares worked through the night in ‘difficult’ terrain A FOREST fire in Casares has finally been stabilised after firefighters and aircraft worked through the night. The Andalucian fire service INFOCA first decalared the 24 Jul, 2024 @ 12:40 Costa del Sol·Lead Malaga mayor sparks fury after telling a homeless local ‘if you have a job, it’s not that difficult to rent a home’ – on eve of ‘historic’ anti-tourism protest THE Mayor of Malaga has sparked fury after telling a homeless local: ‘if you have a job, it’s not that difficult to rent a home’- 28 Jun, 2024 @ 14:59 Andalucia·Lead A Historical Journey Through the Evolution of Automobile Culture From the early days of horseless carriages to the sleek, high-tech vehicles of today, the evolution of automobile culture is a fascinating story of innovation, 28 Jun, 2024 @ 10:55 La Cultura·Other Posts A pin in a tourist bike in Valencia with the message 'Tourist go Home' Tourism will damage Spain’s heritage and culture if no action is taken, researchers warn A NEW report has warned that urgent action needs to be taken in Spain to prevent the country’s historic city centres from suffering damage due 24 Jun, 2024 @ 16:03 Lead·Travel News·Valencia Spain’s Culture Ministry starts process to outlaw foundation honouring former dictator Francisco Franco NEARLY 50 years after the death of Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco, the Spanish government has just announced that it will start the process to 20 Jun, 2024 @ 16:29 Lead·Politics 'Dangerous' cult group that controlled women and predicted the 'collapse of the world' is brought down by police in Spain ‘Dangerous’ cult group that controlled women and predicted the ‘collapse of the world’ is brought down by police in Spain THE Guardia Civil has dismantled what they described as a ‘dangerous’ cult group called EVOL- that mistreated women in the Zaragoza area of Spain. A 14 Jun, 2024 @ 18:30 Crime & Law·Lead·National News Health service warning in Spain: This summer will be ‘very difficult’ due to lack of doctors, say industry leaders Health service warning in Spain: This summer will be ‘very difficult’ due to lack of doctors, say industry leaders DOCTOR shortages will force health centre closures in Spain this summer, according to regional health ministers. They’ve accused the country’s health minister, Monica Garcia, of 6 Jun, 2024 @ 12:54 Health·Lead·National News Michael Barrymore is moving to Spain: Controversial entertainer, 72, cites ‘better quality of life’ and ‘amazing culture’ as reasons behind relocation MICHAEL Barrymore, the controversial former TV host turned TikTok star, has revealed he is moving to Spain this summer in search of a ‘better quality 5 Jun, 2024 @ 19:46 Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Lead Gypsy, 20, is acquitted after raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl in Spain because ‘it’s part of their culture’ Gypsy, 20, is acquitted after raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl in Spain because ‘it’s part of their culture’ A ROMA gypsy has been acquitted by a Ciudad Real court of raping a 12-year-old girl- who became pregnant with twins- as it was ‘normal’ 31 May, 2024 @ 14:22 Crime & Law·Lead·National News ‘This is fascism!’: British expat fury after anti-tourism activists in Spain demand a ‘list of foreign residents’ who are ‘alien’ to local culture BRITISH expats have vented their anger after an activist group called on the local council of a popular Spanish city to create ‘a list of 17 May, 2024 @ 11:40 Catalunya·Lead·Travel News Spain cancels this year’s national bullfighting prize that sees a top matador win €30,000: Culture Ministry hopes to eliminate the award for good SPAIN’S Culture Ministry has decided to cancel a national bullfighting prize and is to start the process of eliminating the award for good. That’s according 3 May, 2024 @ 10:26 La Cultura·Lead·Politics Cockroach warning in Spain: Vile bugs ‘have become resistant to insecticide’ and ‘this summer will be difficult’, warn experts EXPERTS have warned that cockroaches ‘have become resistant to insecticide’ making this summer ‘difficult’. Climate change has accelerated the metabolic cycles of certain species, leading 13 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00 Andalucia·Lead·Malaga EXCLUSIVE: Young British TikToker reveals why she LOVES living on Spain’s Costa del Sol – and how returning to the UK gives her a ‘reverse culture shock’ A YOUNG British TikToker has gone viral after revealing why she loves living on the Costa del Sol, saying she would ‘never’ move back to 9 Feb, 2024 @ 18:30 Andalucia·Lead·Malaga Farmers in Spain fire warning shot to Brussels: Agricultural workers say laws need to change or ‘anti-EU sentiment will build’ – as they join continent-wide protests FARMERS across Spain are set to join European-wide protests as agricultural organisations called for an “ambitious shock plan” to improve deteriorating conditions. The main farming 31 Jan, 2024 @ 15:37 Lead The curious history of Spain’s free and ‘illegal’ raves: How thousands turn up to hippy-style festivals around the country each year in a movement echoing England’s 1990s subculture HOW did free and ‘illegal’ raves begin? The Olive Press traces back the history of the curious parties to 1990s England. They swooped down on 27 Jan, 2024 @ 07:00 Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Other News | A Dive into the Impact of Seafood in Spanish Culture Spanish cuisine is a symphony of flavors, textures, and aromas, and seafood plays a starring role in this culinary orchestra. The country’s diverse coastline, from 18 Jan, 2024 @ 11:24 Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain Heads of cult that ‘cured homosexuality’ with heterosexual sex with leader arrested in Spain’s Caceres THE HEADS of an alleged cult that ‘cured’ homosexuality via sexual relations with one of its leaders have been arrested in Spain’s Caceres province. The 25 Dec, 2023 @ 14:45 Crime & Law·Lead Cult leader who ‘fed his followers mercury’ to ‘revitalise’ them and lived in a ‘cave with multiple women’ is finally arrested in southern Spain Cult leader who ‘fed his followers mercury’ to ‘revitalise’ them and lived in a ‘cave with multiple women’ is finally arrested in southern Spain

Yoga instructor claimed he had ‘direct line’ to God before sexually assaulting female students in Spain

A YOGA instructor who claimed to ‘speak to God’ has been arrested for sexually assaulting five women who were ordered to strip naked at a

22 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Woman spiked drinks with bleach and ammonia that could have killed her housemate in Spain

AN ALICANTE woman has been accused of attempted murder after pouring bleach and ammonia into bottles of alcohol and energy drinks consumed by her housemate.

22 Nov, 2024 @ 11:06

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British victim of doorway shooting by hooded man may never walk again according to medics in Spain

A 27-year-old British man who was shot by a hooded man outside his Murcia region home may never walk again. The La Verdad newspaper has

22 Nov, 2024 @ 09:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Crypto-fraudsters stole €19m from over 200 victims lured by AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain

Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain

CYBER criminals banked over €5 million by cloning websites selling high-end electrical products that customers never received. Three people have been arrested in the Orihuela

21 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieving factory worker ordered to pay back €529,000 for stolen Iberian ham in Spain's Andalucia

Ham heist heartbreak: €200,000 worth of Jamon Iberico stolen in Spain’s Huelva

POLICE are hunting for thieves who made off with a staggering €200,000 worth of prized Christmas ham. Some 400 legs of the nation’s finest Iberian

21 Nov, 2024 @ 15:38

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Pregnant Finnish expat issues warning about Marbella after her ‘entire life possessions’ were stolen on the day she arrived

A warning has been issued in Marbella after a pregnant woman has her ‘entire life possessions’ stolen on her first day here. An anonymous whistleblower

21 Nov, 2024 @ 11:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Police tackle Swedish teenage hitman on the streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol: Alicante family recruited Scandinavian youths to carry out murders

THIS is the moment Spanish police dramatically intercept a Swedish youth who had flown to the Costa del Sol to kill a member of a

20 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat family is attacked by armed gangsters in Spain after thugs targeted the wrong house

A CRIMINAL gang looking to steal drugs from a rival crew stormed the wrong Costa Blanca property and beat up a British man and his

20 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home

‘There is a serious problem of police corruption in the south of Spain’: Guardia Civil convicted in Sevilla is just one of 150 corrupt cops in recent years

A GUARDIA Civil officer who helped narcos steal hash worth €1.5 million from police storage is just the tip of the iceberg. The Andalucia High

19 Nov, 2024 @ 19:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Crooked carer steals €30k from dead client by using her bank account and cash cards in Valencia

Fake carer in Benidorm who ‘drugged an Alzheimer’s patient with diazepam’ is arrested

A BENIDORM carer who lied about her professional experience has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after illegally giving diazepam to an elderly client who

19 Nov, 2024 @ 18:45

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

This is the ‘pizza technique’ being used by squatters in Spain to target YOUR empty homes

SQUATTERS have been a scourge on Spain’s property market for years, with countless horror stories having been reported by the Olive Press. Unfortunately, under current

19 Nov, 2024 @ 15:02

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Property

Police find killers of two British tourists struck by loose 'narco boat' on a Mar Menor road

British tourist, 51, is fighting for his life in Spain after being hit by a ‘narco boat’ during golfing trip to Murcia

A BRITISH tourist, 51, remains in a critical condition in Murcia’s La Arrixaca Hospital ICU after the car he was travelling in was struck by

19 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Woman sets fire to boyfriend in Spain after dousing him in fuel while he was sleeping

British expat is shot in the ribs and knee while arriving home with his wife in southern Spain

A 27-year-old British man was seriously injured on Monday evening after being shot twice by a hooded man in the doorway of his Murcia region

19 Nov, 2024 @ 11:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

British police offer reward for information on father and son who mysteriously vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol five years ago

UK police have launched a fresh appeal into the disappearance of a British father and son who vanished from the Costa del Sol more than

18 Nov, 2024 @ 19:09

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

Bogus football agent charged young players €3k each to fly to Spain with promises about signing up for top La Liga clubs

Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain

AN ELCHE soccer school scam has been busted by the Policia Nacional with victims duped by promises of professional club contracts and residency visas. 12

18 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Expert robber used his pants as a mask to raid 19 restaurants in Madrid: Thief emptied cash registers and waiters’ tips

Watch: Extraordinary moment three TONNES of octopi and clams are seized in Spain’s Andalucia – this is why

Spain launches crackdown on Chinese mafia: Police make 22 arrests in Catalunya

Major scam warning in Spain: Organised mafia is leaving fake traffic fines on cars nationwide

Police corruption in Spain latest: Guardia Civil officer and his brother are accused of leading drug trafficking ring in Campo de Gibraltar

Police dog in Spain finds cocaine hidden in a stripper’s vagina after sniffing the bar where she danced

Wanted fugitive flees to Benidorm while on prison leave for committing vile crimes against his stepdaughter in Britain

Spain’s disgraced former King Juan Carlos faces fresh accusations of unpaid taxes

Spain convicts four men over homophobic murder of 24-year-old Samuel Luiz: Horrific case sparked protests across the country

British expat’s warning after being targeted by vile ‘bird poo scam’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Black Sunday for women in Spain: Girl, 15, has her throat slit in the street while a wife is blasted to death by a shotgun and a third is stabbed

Yoga instructor claimed he had ‘direct line’ to God before sexually assaulting female students in Spain

Woman spiked drinks with bleach and ammonia that could have killed her housemate in Spain

British victim of doorway shooting by hooded man may never walk again according to medics in Spain

Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain

Ham heist heartbreak: €200,000 worth of Jamon Iberico stolen in Spain’s Huelva

Pregnant Finnish expat issues warning about Marbella after her ‘entire life possessions’ were stolen on the day she arrived

WATCH: Police tackle Swedish teenage hitman on the streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol: Alicante family recruited Scandinavian youths to carry out murders

British expat family is attacked by armed gangsters in Spain after thugs targeted the wrong house

‘There is a serious problem of police corruption in the south of Spain’: Guardia Civil convicted in Sevilla is just one of 150 corrupt cops in recent years

Fake carer in Benidorm who ‘drugged an Alzheimer’s patient with diazepam’ is arrested

This is the ‘pizza technique’ being used by squatters in Spain to target YOUR empty homes

British tourist, 51, is fighting for his life in Spain after being hit by a ‘narco boat’ during golfing trip to Murcia

British expat is shot in the ribs and knee while arriving home with his wife in southern Spain

British police offer reward for information on father and son who mysteriously vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol five years ago

Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain

Solar eclipse fever grips Spain again as Costa del Sol hotel prices skyrocket ahead of 2027 spectacle

The heroic last stand of ‘La Portuguesa’ – the female soldier who fought Franco’s fascists, now found buried in a mass grave in Malaga

Ronda’s Cortijo del Canto is a true fantasy escape, where privacy is coupled with nature and history

EXPLAINER: Why does Andalucia get so many earthquakes – and should residents be worried after magnitude-5 tremor rocks Granada?

Stargazer’s dream: Spain’s top five locations for the clearest view of the night sky

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