Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

‘ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE’: Brown Algae invades beaches and waters on Spain’s Costa del Sol

In Tarifa, the issue became so large the town’s mayor, biologist Francisco Ruiz Giraldez, claimed that it was now ‘aggressively taking up the entire sea

7 Sep, 2019 @ 10:25

Environment·Lead

Wanted wedding planner Dana Twidale who ‘cheated happy couples of thousands’ spotted sunbathing in Benidorm swimming pool

A DISGRACED wedding planner wanted by Humberside Police has been spotted ‘sunning herself’ in a Benidorm swimming pool. Dana Twidale, believed to be 42, was

7 Sep, 2019 @ 08:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman arrested over three Costa del Sol wildfires RELEASED on €10,000 bail in Spain’s Marbella

Police consulted two witnesses who both claimed they saw the woman in the affected areas when the fires broke out

6 Sep, 2019 @ 19:17

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spanish government announces 21 measures to cut pollution in Murcia’s Mar Menor to ‘zero’

SPAIN’S Ministry for Ecological Transition has announced 21 measures to reduce pollution and runoff into the Mar Menor to ‘zero’. The measures will tackle dung

6 Sep, 2019 @ 18:07

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Alleged trickster caught conning Costa Blanca bar with €50 note trick

AN alleged conman has been caught tricking a Costa Blanca bar with the ‘bait and switch’ method. CCTV at the Artesano cafe and juice bar

6 Sep, 2019 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

TO BOLDLY STOW: Six British people arrested with tonne of cocaine on Spanish boat named ‘Bold’

A gang of six UK drugs traffickers have been arrested by Spanish and British police

6 Sep, 2019 @ 13:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Mallorca

Mum shot dead with shotgun on Spain’s Costa del Sol before police arrest her ‘schizophrenic’ son

At age 14 the man is believed to have obtained a weapons license and had several firearms in the house

6 Sep, 2019 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British vegan activist claims she was shot at by ‘evil’ farmers after ‘rescuing’ 16 rabbits from a farm in Spain

Mia said that their pursers then surrounded them as they came to a dead-end, before managing to escape again onto the motorway, where the enraged

6 Sep, 2019 @ 10:38

Barcelona·Lead

Benidorm Palace to hold ‘amazing’ charity night for abandoned dogs featuring top local talent from the Costa Blanca

ONE of the Costa Blanca’s biggest entertainment venues is holding an unprecedented charity night in support of abandoned dogs. Benidorm Palace will hold the Save

5 Sep, 2019 @ 15:42

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Andalucia FUMING after map of Spain’s favourite beers labels them ‘Cruzcampo-drinkers’

Many of the southern Spaniards took to social media to vent their fury at the findings.

5 Sep, 2019 @ 15:25

Lead

‘Legend’ off-duty pilot flies himself to Alicante holiday after passengers faced two-hour delay on EasyJet flight from Manchester

SUMMERTIME, and the living is easyJet! This video shows the moment an off-duty pilot flew himself to his own holiday in Alicante. EasyJet captain Michael

5 Sep, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Good Samaritan’ gives holiday home to Brit couple supporting three-month premature baby in Alicante hospital

A ‘GOOD SAMARITAN’ has offered her Spanish villa to a young Birmingham couple trapped in Alicante following the shock birth of their first child. Natalie

5 Sep, 2019 @ 14:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Disgraced Hollywood star Kevin Spacey plays mandolin with local band on streets of Spain’s Sevilla

Just a few weeks ago the Hollywood star had a groping charge against him dropped in Massachusetts - but he is still facing charges in

5 Sep, 2019 @ 14:03

Celebrity·Lead·Sevilla

Boris Johnson suffers double blow with bill stopping no-deal Brexit set to pass

The bill set to stop a no-deal Brexit is set to pass through the House of Lords on Friday.

5 Sep, 2019 @ 10:04

Lead

STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca

MALAGA is among five Andalucian provinces that have been placed on yellow alert for storms today. Cadiz, Almeria, Jaen and Granada all have warnings in

5 Sep, 2019 @ 09:50

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Woman’s body found in search for missing Olympic skier Blanca Ochoa in Spain

The 1992 Winter Olympics bronze medallist had been last seen at a shopping centre in Madrid on August 24

5 Sep, 2019 @ 09:01

Lead·Sport

‘UNITY AND STRENGTH’: With Brexit and Vox on horizon, SDGG’s Richard Buttigieg says Rock stands ‘together’ on Gibraltar National Day

“These are the very traits that our forefathers had to rely on to overcome what were extremely difficult years during the frontier closure of 1969”

5 Sep, 2019 @ 08:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Number of Spain’s ‘super rich’ millionaires surges by 74% in decade as poorest get poorer

The net wealth of Spain’s poorest 50% has decreased by 4% since 2008

5 Sep, 2019 @ 07:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

ALL pregnant women in Malaga must be assessed, says Government after first abortion due to listeriosis on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Pregnant women will be asked if they have eaten the infected La Mecha brand of the popular Spanish food, ‘carne mechada’

4 Sep, 2019 @ 22:07

Health·Lead·Malaga

Benidorm boosting police patrols and using drones to pinpoint any trouble this Sunday as England play Spain in the Euro 2024 final

Brits rate themselves as worst-behaved country while abroad

BRITS have rated themselves as the worst-behaved country abroad, a recent YouGov survey shows. Participants from 26 countries were asked how favourably they viewed their

4 Sep, 2019 @ 17:44

Lead·Travel News

Residents light fires in homophobic protest at gay cruisers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The most common form of homophobic protests has been residents setting fires in the woodlands, with the fifth one occurring this week.

4 Sep, 2019 @ 16:50

Lead

Former Man United midfielder in court as Spain’s first major match-fixing trial gets underway

Ander Herrera was among the 42 defendants charged over a suspect match in 2011 between Real Zaragoza and Levante

4 Sep, 2019 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

CONFIRMED: Government will uprate UK State Pension for those living in the EU until March 2023 in event of no-deal Brexit

THE UK government has announced it will continue to uprate the UK State Pension paid to people living in the EU each year for the

4 Sep, 2019 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF posing as a charity worker has stolen a brand new iPhone X from a Brit expat while she was dining in a Costa

4 Sep, 2019 @ 14:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Flat tire leads to two arrests and seizure of over 600kg mangoes in Spain’s Sevilla

The police asked for a receipt for the enormous amount of mangoes in the boot and backseat, which the suspects could not provide.

4 Sep, 2019 @ 12:30

Food & Drink·Lead

Cyclists are breaking rules and endangering public on Spain’s Costa Blanca, say British expats

‘An unpopular measure as people use the promenade for mobility and not as a race path’

4 Sep, 2019 @ 12:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

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‘ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE’: Brown Algae invades beaches and waters on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Wanted wedding planner Dana Twidale who ‘cheated happy couples of thousands’ spotted sunbathing in Benidorm swimming pool

Woman arrested over three Costa del Sol wildfires RELEASED on €10,000 bail in Spain’s Marbella

Spanish government announces 21 measures to cut pollution in Murcia’s Mar Menor to ‘zero’

WATCH: Alleged trickster caught conning Costa Blanca bar with €50 note trick

TO BOLDLY STOW: Six British people arrested with tonne of cocaine on Spanish boat named ‘Bold’

Mum shot dead with shotgun on Spain’s Costa del Sol before police arrest her ‘schizophrenic’ son

British vegan activist claims she was shot at by ‘evil’ farmers after ‘rescuing’ 16 rabbits from a farm in Spain

Benidorm Palace to hold ‘amazing’ charity night for abandoned dogs featuring top local talent from the Costa Blanca

Andalucia FUMING after map of Spain’s favourite beers labels them ‘Cruzcampo-drinkers’

‘Legend’ off-duty pilot flies himself to Alicante holiday after passengers faced two-hour delay on EasyJet flight from Manchester

‘Good Samaritan’ gives holiday home to Brit couple supporting three-month premature baby in Alicante hospital

WATCH: Disgraced Hollywood star Kevin Spacey plays mandolin with local band on streets of Spain’s Sevilla

Boris Johnson suffers double blow with bill stopping no-deal Brexit set to pass

STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca

Woman’s body found in search for missing Olympic skier Blanca Ochoa in Spain

‘UNITY AND STRENGTH’: With Brexit and Vox on horizon, SDGG’s Richard Buttigieg says Rock stands ‘together’ on Gibraltar National Day

Number of Spain’s ‘super rich’ millionaires surges by 74% in decade as poorest get poorer

ALL pregnant women in Malaga must be assessed, says Government after first abortion due to listeriosis on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Brits rate themselves as worst-behaved country while abroad

Residents light fires in homophobic protest at gay cruisers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Former Man United midfielder in court as Spain’s first major match-fixing trial gets underway

CONFIRMED: Government will uprate UK State Pension for those living in the EU until March 2023 in event of no-deal Brexit

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Flat tire leads to two arrests and seizure of over 600kg mangoes in Spain’s Sevilla

Cyclists are breaking rules and endangering public on Spain’s Costa Blanca, say British expats

Remarkable archeological find in Estepona: A dozen 13th century Muslim tombs during works on new central boulevard

Elon Musk claims ‘emptied Spain’ could generate enough solar power to supply all of Europe – but politics and investment are holding it back

Spain is now the world’s second most visited country – ahead even of Italy and the US, new data shows

The ghostly history of Malaga’s ‘useless’ Montejaque dam – now a ticking timebomb as subterranean tremors force evacuations

Spain’s plan to legalise half a million irregular migrants sees huge queues at Algerian consulate in Alicante