New email scam claims to be Apple and Amazon offering free gifts – what to do if you get it in Spain
EMAIL users in Spain are being warned to look out for potential scam emails. The National Institute of Cybersecurity in Spain (Incibe) has said email
Dark side to the Costa del Sol: Why Marbella has become the perfect hideout for Swedish criminals
JUST yards from the hotels and high-end bars in the glamorous tourist resorts, Swedish gangs run riot in the south of Spain. All summer long
Father’s arrest offers hope in finding answers for missing Yeremi Vargas 14 years after schoolboy vanished in Spain
A SICK dad who was grilled by police over child abuse charges will now be interviewed by Spanish detectives in connection with the disappearance of
Decomposed body of father who murdered toddler son in Barcelona hotel found in woods near airport
By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona
Police arrest 17 involved in underage prostitution ring targeting children in care in Spain’s Mallorca
POLICE in Mallorca have arrested 17 people involved in an underage prostitution ring that ‘recruited’ troubled girls, many of whom were in care at centres
Anyone found making racist, sexist or homophobic comments in public could face €3,000 fine in Spain’s Valencia
Under a new proposal to tackle the scourge of street harassment, Valencia City Council hopes to put a stop to conduct that 'threatens a person's freedom'
Have you seen Michal? Family search for Polish engineer missing on Costa del Sol
IN a desperate search to find her missing brother Michal, Maria Jagier has sent out appeals to police forces, social media groups and even national
Nine firearms dumped in reservoir by criminal gang in Spain’s Valencian Community
Diving specialists were called in to search the body of water and here they located all of the missing weapons
Gang of 15 youths violently attack man in Mallorca street to steal just €10 and a mobile phone
A man was beaten and robbed in Palma by fifteen youths for €10 and a mobile phone Police are investigating the attack in Palma after
Spread the message on the dangers of laughing gas in Spain
POLICE seized more than 1.5 million marijuana plants, almost 38 tons of cocaine and nearly 350 tons of hashish from Spanish dealers, as drug arrest
The six sex crimes Madeleine suspect Christian Brueckner is facing in Portugal, Belgium and Germany
EXCLUSIVE: German is being probed over abuse of a 10-year-old just 4 weeks before Maddie went missing - and 12kms away!
Three British expats investigated in €50 million international fraud ring based in Spain’s Mallorca
AT least three British expats are under investigation into the €50 million fraud case following police raids across Mallorca. The British landlord of a crew
UK fugitive hunted over death of woman, 36, faces extradition from Spain
A BRITISH fugitive wanted in connection with manslaughter is facing extradition from Spain after ten years on the run. Officers captured Alison Gracey in Bizkaia
EXCLUSIVE: British sailor reveals how she was confronted with Spain’s armed police during fraud raids in Mallorca
A BRITISH yachtie has told the Olive Press how her front door was kicked down by police with assault rifles and pistols during a series
New book explores 14 years of investigating Madeleine McCann case by the Olive Press in Spain and Portugal
In new book My Search for Maddie, Olive Press editor Jon Clarke explains how he probed the Maddie mystery from the beginning
Burglar steals over 40 antique workday items from an exhibition in Spain’s Murcia
A burglar stole over 40 antique items dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries from a Murcia City workshop-exhibition. The 40-year-old man even took
Resident, 90, of Costa Blanca care home in Spain loses €10,000 as employee steals her bank card
A Costa Blanca care home worker almost cleared out a savings account belonging to a 90-year-old resident. A 45-year-old woman at a Calpe home stole
Man ‘subjected to homophobic assault’ in Madrid could be charged with filing a false report
POLICE in Spain say a man who claimed he had been attacked by a masked gang at knifepoint and carved the word “faggot” into one of his
‘I’m sure he did it’: Best pal of prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case reveals all in new book
In a soul-searching new book, Olive Press editor Jon Clarke takes a deep dive into the seedy world of ‘van lifer’ Christian Brueckner, the prime
Thief rents Benidorm holiday apartment and keeps keys to steal bank cards on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A thief rented a Benidorm holiday apartment and kept the keys to steal credit cards belonging to the property owners. A 36-year-old man has been
EXCLUSIVE: Holiday fraudsters in Spain’s Mallorca rip off British victims in – yet another – rental scam
A SURPRISE 50th birthday party in Mallorca has been ruined by holiday rental scammers. At least two other victims have also lost money to the
Ex-Venezuelan spy chief accused of massive cocaine trafficking is arrested after hiding in a Madrid flat in Spain
A former Venezuelan spy chief has been arrested in a Madrid flat after disappearing in defiance of a Spanish extradition order. General Hugo Carvajal is
Knife-wielding man threatened boys to steal phones and cash in Costa Blanca area of Spain
AN Alicante man used an abandoned factory as a base to collect money from children that he violently threatened. The Guardia Civil have arrested the
Tragedy as man, 54, dies from injuries after tree falls on him at work in Spain
A GARDENER in Spain has died after being injured by a falling palm tree. The 54-year-old worker passed away after he was struck by the
Man who reported ‘homophobic attack’ in Madrid withdraws claims
A MAN who told police he was left covered in blood after a masked gang sliced a homophobic slur onto his buttock cheek with a