Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Revealed: How devious squatters pick a new target to blackmail home owners on the Costa Blanca

Revealed: The devious tactics squatters use to find empty homes and blackmail the owners on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESIDENTS in Denia’s Les Marines area say professional squatters are using clever tactics to occupy empty apartments and then extort owners. The Levante-EMV newspaper reports

8 Apr, 2025 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

As Spaniards protest unaffordable housing, wealthy foreigners set their sights on the corners of Spain that are still cheap

Spanish housing protests latest: Wealthy foreigners are now targeting the corners of Spain that are still affordable

REAL estate agencies are reporting that foreign buyers are looking beyond traditionally strong property sales areas of Spain to purchase a home. Rather than immediately

8 Apr, 2025 @ 11:04

Lead·National News·Property

Gibraltar’s controversial Eastside mega marina project finally gets the green light

THE long-awaited Eastside project has finally been given the green light, paving the way for one of the most significant developments on the Rock in

8 Apr, 2025 @ 09:23

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

Hundred of thousands of people across Spain rally for their basic right to a home

UP to 30,000 people have protested in Malaga against Spain’s housing crisis. They were joined by hundreds of thousands of people around the country over

7 Apr, 2025 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Lead·Property

Former Beckham bodyguard found dead after he went missing in Spain

DAVID and Victoria Beckham’s former bodyguard Craig Ainsworth has been found dead after he reportedly went missing in Spain. His mother Sally Ainsworth announced he

7 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

Spain’s efforts to ‘rebrand’ world’s tallest cross and Franco-era monument in Madrid meet howls of protest from the far-right

THE far-right Vox party and other radical groups say they will oppose the government’s plans to ‘resignify’ the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum with its

7 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Fuengirola’s Eurovision links – Spain’s entry Melody lives in the Costa del Sol town AND Norway’s entrant grew up there

AS Europe gears up for The Eurovision Song Contest in Basel (Switzerland) an unlikely spotlight is being thrown on modest Fuengirola on the Costa del

7 Apr, 2025 @ 17:47

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Two beaches on shores of Spain's Mar Menor get much-needed boost of extra sand

British tourists keep fingers crossed as Spanish authorities race to clear up beaches ahead of the Easter holidays in the Costa del Sol

AS Easter approaches, British tourists are hoping for pristine beaches as Spanish authorities race to clean up the coastline ahead of the holiday season. The

7 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Do Spain and the EU really charge 39% tariffs on American imports? The truth behind Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade war

“THEY charge us 39%, so we’re going to charge them 20% – we’re charging them essentially half,” is what US President Trump said about the

7 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Dwarf crocodile found in Gibraltar: Creature which grows to 1.2m was rescued from home aquarium

A DWARF crocodile native to the Amazon Basin has been rescued from a Gibraltar property after authorities discovered it was being illegally kept as a

7 Apr, 2025 @ 14:15

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

‘Narcosubs’: The new silent menace smuggling hundreds of tonnes of drugs into Spain along the now-infamous ‘cocaine superhighway’

SPAIN is facing a growing maritime threat as drug cartels embrace a new tool in the smuggling trade: the narcosub. These low-profile, semi-submersible vessels –

7 Apr, 2025 @ 13:25

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

'Don't wash your car!': Blood rain warning for Spain as Saharan dust cloud to blow in from Africa - affecting Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

WATCH: Prepare to hose down your cars: Intense Saharan ‘calima’ blood rain forecast to sweep over Spain’s Andalucia later this week

AFTER a week of settled and warm weather, a new cold front sweeping in from North Africa is forecast to bring with it the dreaded

7 Apr, 2025 @ 12:58

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Mass Arrests In Spain's Malaga Over Fraudulent Residency Applications For British Citizens Including Criminals

British expats in Spain are rushing to get their residency permits before the Entry Exit System comes in: Have you got yours?

ALICANTE and Malaga have emerged as the top destinations for British expats formalising their legal status in Spain through the Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero

7 Apr, 2025 @ 12:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Malaga nightclub in Spain is evacuated after ‘jealous girlfriend emptied entire can of pepper spray into her boyfriend’s face’

AROUND 300 people had to be evacuated out of a night club on the Costa del Sol on Saturday night. Revellers started coughing, having itchy

7 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·Malaga

Crypto-fraudsters scam €19m using AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CRYPTOCURRENCY scam banked over €19 million for an Alicante Province gang posing as financial advisers. They produced AI-generated bogus videos featuring celebrities endorsing their

7 Apr, 2025 @ 11:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

SPANISH RECIPE: Make gazpacho the traditional Andalucian way

COLD tomato soup might not sound particularly appetising at first, but gazpacho is an essential superfood. It’s highly nutritious, delicious, inexpensive to prepare, and when

6 Apr, 2025 @ 13:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Train wars in Spain: Government-run operator Renfe takes action against rival over 'too low' prices

‘From Madrid you can get to Barcelona or Alicante for €20’: Brit marvels at Spain’s ‘cheap and well-connected’ trains

A BRITISH man living in Spain has shared his amazement at the Spanish rail service on social media, pointing out that its advantages are ‘not

6 Apr, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

Woman found not guilty of ‘keeping dying dog in horrific conditions’ Spain’s Valencia

IN a controversial ruling, Spain’s Supreme Court has cleared a woman of any wrongdoing after she kept her pet dog in appalling conditions for three

6 Apr, 2025 @ 12:17

Lead·Valencia

Francisco De La Torre 10.09.06 Macri Visita Al Alcalde De Malaga 1

Spain’s Malaga ponders ‘total ban’ of land sale to foreigners as it cancels plans to build 1,300 tourist homes

MALAGA is turning away from property sales to non-Spaniards. The city council is cancelling plans to build 1,300 tourist homes and is contemplating a ‘total

6 Apr, 2025 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

New drug from the University of Barcelona offers hope for Alzheimer's sufferers

New drug from Spain’s University of Barcelona offers hope for Alzheimer’s sufferers

RESEARCHERS from the University of Barcelona have made a breakthrough in producing a drug for Alzheimer’s disease sufferers after testing it on mice. Though the

6 Apr, 2025 @ 07:00

Barcelona·Health·Lead

‘Housing can never be a commodity, it must be a right we protect:’ Hundreds of thousands march across Spain

WHEN 22-year-old Málaga student Elena’s parents were her age, they could easily afford to buy an apartment in the city. Now Elena cannot even afford

5 Apr, 2025 @ 20:47

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Paw-ella perfection! Brits are now pampering their dogs with Spain’s finest gourmet squid and prawn paella

MOVE over, Michelin-starred menus – there’s a new foodie craze in town, and it’s strictly for the ‘paw-sh’ crowd. Yes, Britain’s most discerning dogs are

5 Apr, 2025 @ 15:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

VAN GOGH’S Greatest Hits: Immersive art show set to wow crowds in Spain’s Estepona this summer

ART lovers, get ready for a spectacular Van Gogh extravaganza which is set to take over Estepona this summer. The Van Gogh: Greatest Hits (

5 Apr, 2025 @ 14:34

Andalucia·Estepona·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

‘My first room was €200, now it’s €500’: Protests erupt around Spain calling for radical change and a return to affordable housing

AN estimated 30,000 protestors are marching through the streets of Málaga today to demand safe, healthy and affordable housing. They join the thousands marching in

5 Apr, 2025 @ 12:39

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Coffee has ‘remarkable life-extending powers’, according to Spanish cardiologist – but only if you drink it at these times

DRINKING coffee brings positive health benefits, so long as you drink it at the right time of day- and in moderation Its benefits depend on

5 Apr, 2025 @ 07:00

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Heartless’ boss at centre of Spain’s Iberian Funerals scandal confirmed to have died in Portugal as missing millions mystery deepens

THE Olive Press can confirm the death of a beleaguered expat funeral planning boss, who vanished ‘owing millions’ to his clients in Spain. We have

4 Apr, 2025 @ 18:55

Lead·Other News

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