Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Marbella pensioner ‘poisoned neighbour’s chickens’ for interrupting his sleep

A SPANISH pensioner has been arrested for animal abuse after allegedly poisoning half a dozen chickens in Marbella. The 77-year-old is accused of using rodenticide

2 Jul, 2018 @ 20:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Sobbing Marbella cyclist picks up dead birds ‘massacred by glass wall’ designed to cancel out noise for nearby urbanisation

The five-minute clip sees the local pick up up to a dozen dead birds

2 Jul, 2018 @ 17:34

Environment·Lead

New gourmet food market opens on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Estepona’s up-market Mercado Gourmet de San Luis opened its doors on Wednesday

2 Jul, 2018 @ 13:32

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Remains of ancient Arab city in southern Spain makes UNESCO World Heritage Sites list

The well-preserved 10th century Medina Azahara settlement in Cordoba was once the de facto capital of Muslim Spain

2 Jul, 2018 @ 12:23

Lead

SUNDAY SHOPPING: You can now shop seven days a week across Spain’s Costa del Sol

Consumers will spend most of their cash on clothing and footwear

2 Jul, 2018 @ 11:26

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s rich list grows 76% in last decade

The figures surpass not only the European average of 7.3% growth but also the worldwide average of 10.6%

1 Jul, 2018 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Billions of EU money wasted on Spain’s high-speed rail

European Court Auditors ruled that €23.7 billion has ‘not been spent wisely’

1 Jul, 2018 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

SPAIN V TRUMP: US president’s tariffs set to take toll on Andalucia manufacturers

The food and drink sector, including olive and olive oil manufacturers, and the aluminium and watch-making industries have all expressed grave concerns

1 Jul, 2018 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Huge surge in Brits buying Costa homes in Spain as Brexit looms

THE number of Brits buying their dream home on the Costa del Sol has doubled in the run-up to Brexit. Estate agencies have reported a

30 Jun, 2018 @ 16:00

Lead·Property

PODEMOS: Spain must do more to protect ‘climate refugees’

SPAIN’S Podemos and Equo parties have called on the government to protect refugees fleeing climate change, now becoming a more significant migration trigger than war.

30 Jun, 2018 @ 12:57

Environment·Lead·Politics

Last summer’s Spain fires most damaging in recent history

WILDFIRES wreaked more devastation on the Iberian Peninsula last summer than at any time during its recent history, according to the World Wildlife Fund. In

30 Jun, 2018 @ 10:54

Environment·Lead

TOXIC: 97% of Spain exposed to ‘unacceptable’ levels of air pollution

ONLY 3% of the entire Spanish nation enjoy air quality that meets World Health Organisation standards. And according to the WHO’s latest shocking report, the

30 Jun, 2018 @ 09:39

Environment·Lead

EXPAT APPEAL: British mum’s desperate plea for drug that could help teenage son walk again

The mother is urging expats to donate £2 for a drug costing £125,000 per shot and the only treatment available for her son's neuromuscular disease

29 Jun, 2018 @ 13:03

Health·Lead·Other News

Travel chaos across Spain as airline strikes loom

Ryanair bosses warn that thousands more flights could face disruption during the summer months if the next stage of walkouts go ahead

29 Jun, 2018 @ 11:15

Lead·National News

NO WAY JAWS-E: Huge Great White shark spotted off coast of Spain for first time in over 30 years

The 16.5ft beast was photographed by scientists

29 Jun, 2018 @ 10:44

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Spain detects 25 forced marriages between 2020 and 2022

Four men and a BOY arrested for alleged sexual assault of underage girl at popular Spain resort

The group are still being held in Maspalomas

28 Jun, 2018 @ 17:14

Crime & Law·Lead

El Corte Ingles summer-long sales to begin TOMORROW across Spain

The discounts will begin online from 10pm tonight

28 Jun, 2018 @ 17:05

Business & Finance·Lead

Man dies from rotting flesh disease after making passengers ‘faint and vomit’ on flight from Spain

Medics believe he had begun to suffer from the condition while on holiday in Spain

28 Jun, 2018 @ 15:11

Lead

Two members of Spain's notorious 'Wolf Pack' sex attackers have their sentences reduced

‘Wolf Pack’ sexual abuser in Spain caught trying to get new passport

It comes days after he was forced to hand over his documents as a condition for being released from prison

28 Jun, 2018 @ 14:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain moves towards repealing controversial ‘gag law’

The congressional committee, chaired by the PP, has delayed the process of repeal

27 Jun, 2018 @ 16:51

Lead·Politics

WATCH: Driver savagely reverses into parked car with woman inside in Estepona

THIS is the moment a driver reversed into another parked car sending it flying down a flight of steps. https://youtu.be/hR5jsT4HaV4 The CCTV footage shows

27 Jun, 2018 @ 16:19

Lead·Sport