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ANOTHER British holidaymaker scammed as Spanish villa rental companies use SAME website under different names

A STRING of Spanish villa rental companies have been allegedly defrauding British holidaymakers by using the SAME website under different names. The Olive Press uncovered

20 May, 2019 @ 15:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

SPOTTED: Roberto Firmino in Marbella after €23 million private jet ride before Liverpool squad arrive for Champions League training

It comes days after him and wife Larissa Pereira posted pictures of themselves lounging by the pool

20 May, 2019 @ 13:39

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga·Sport

British toddler badly hurt in cliff fall after ‘slipping from mother’s arms’ at Mallorca beach

The 19-month-old was being carried to a beach on the Spanish island's northwest coast when the freak accident occurred

20 May, 2019 @ 11:38

Lead·Mallorca

Costa del Sol expat fighting for life after feral dog attack left him naked on floor and severely wounded

The man has now been stabilised after being put on oxygen, and has had his wounds treated in surgery

20 May, 2019 @ 11:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British expat benefits cheat who stole more than €90,000 from UK coffers while living on Spain’s Costa del Sol given 900 YEARS to pay back debt

The mother-of-two, from Grimsby, claimed income support, disability living allowance and carers allowance but failed to reveal she had left the country

20 May, 2019 @ 10:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

7 times town halls in Spain had us screaming ‘what were they thinking?’

If you’re still chuckling over Estepona’s farcical ‘death slide’ then you’ll enjoy our giggle-worthy roundup of government gaffes

19 May, 2019 @ 16:21

La Cultura·Lead

Spanish study finds that eating nuts in first trimester of pregnancy improves child brain development

The nuts involved were almonds, peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts and hazelnuts

19 May, 2019 @ 11:00

Health·Lead

Left-wing government could spell trouble for property investors

A LEFT-wing coalition government may see tax breaks for property investors come under fire, experts have warned. It comes after the PSOE has begun seeking

19 May, 2019 @ 09:59

Lead·Property

HAPPY BEE-DAY: Bees are disappearing across the planet and Spain, could we be on the brink of ecological Armageddon?

As conservationists around the globe mark World Bee Day on May 20, Claire Leibovich got busy to find out

19 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead

Eating ultra-processed Spanish chorizo, cereals and pastries increases depression risk by 33%, study warns

Those who consumed ultra-processed foods were a third more likely to suffer depression

18 May, 2019 @ 11:00

Health·Lead·National News

ANOTHER chiringuito in Spain’s Andalucia faces environmental protests just weeks after blue flag losses

Miguel Diaz, the group’s mayoral candidate for Marbella also claimed the blueprints for the beach bar are ‘suspicious’

18 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Five Madrid campsites for under €50 a night that won’t leave you priced out of Champions League weekend

Over 90% of Madrid city centre is now booked up, with nowhere for two people for a two-night stay over the weekend for under €2,000

18 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Lead·National News·Sport·Travel News

GUILTY: Westley Capper and Craig Porter verdict in but ‘both will AVOID JAIL’ over Agnese Klavina disappearance, Capper to appeal

Both Brits are believed to have been ordered to pay €10,000 to the family of Agnese and pay one third of their legal costs

17 May, 2019 @ 19:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: The jobs of the past in Spain made (almost) obsolete by modern life

It can be a shame to see these vocations dwindle, as they often remind us of the past and hold a certain sentimental value

17 May, 2019 @ 14:16

La Cultura·Lead

Benidorm pub SLAMMED for renting out midget

A PUB in Benidorm has been slammed for asking ‘Wanna rent a midget??’ on its street-front sign. Chaplins Bar, a street away from Benidorm’s Levante

17 May, 2019 @ 13:29

Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News

Irish fugitive dies in Benidorm after he stripped man naked, battered him and carved up his body in wheelie bin

The victim, who was also bound in masking tape, and thus suffered PTSD, was only freed 12 hours later when a dog-walker heard his screams

17 May, 2019 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fraudsters ‘stole €8 million’ from holidaymakers in 2018 with SPAIN among ‘most affected’ countries

More than 5,000 people fell victims to holiday booking fraud last year, with losses totalling €8 million, new research suggests. Travel association ABTA said victims

17 May, 2019 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Travel News

SNIFFED OUT: Group in Spain fined €86,000 for cooking stew of protected birds after police smelt it from cliff

The group’s lawyers claimed the meat was lamb, but judges said that defence was ‘not at all credible’

17 May, 2019 @ 11:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Nature

British holidaymaker drowns off Costa del Sol while swimming at popular expat beach

Efforts to save the man through CPR failed and he was pronounced dead at the scene

17 May, 2019 @ 11:44

Lead

British father fights for life in Spain after fall onto Costa del Sol motorway

Ashley saw his father, a carer from Caerphilly in South Wales, collide with a car and fly through the air

17 May, 2019 @ 11:11

Lead

Football shirts recycled into hospital gowns in Spain to help sick children face their ‘hardest match’

La Liga football shirts have replaced the usual green hospital robes in a bid to make child patients facing their ‘hardest match' feel stronger

16 May, 2019 @ 17:20

Lead·Sport

Vista Alhaurín de la Torre desde El Lagar

REVEALED: The 5 towns in Malaga set to receive FREE public wifi thanks to EU initiative

The move is part of the Wifi4EU programme, which will see €120 million invested into providing better internet access across the continent

16 May, 2019 @ 14:24

Lead·Malaga·Politics

Madrid airport faces Champions League final ‘chaos’ with 150,000 British fans set for Spain

Staff at Madrid Airport normally handle up to 3,000 passengers an hour but the huge number of supporters flying in will see that number double

16 May, 2019 @ 12:53

Lead·Sport·Travel News

WATCH: Afilador plies his trade on Costa del Sol as one of the last to practice long-held Spanish tradition

The throwaway culture of the western world has seen their business dry up

16 May, 2019 @ 12:40

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Guardia Civil cop among 57 arrested in HUGE Costa del Sol drug bust involving 200 officers

Also seized were a number of weapons, including a submachine gun, as well as cash, and previously stolen boats and cars

16 May, 2019 @ 12:25

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga

FLAG-RANT: Fabian Picardo steps in after American cruise ship infuriates Gibraltar with ‘Welcome to Gibraltor’ message printed on Spanish flag

Fabian Picardo demanded that the captain of ship, from the US-based Holland America company, write a formal letter of apology

16 May, 2019 @ 11:09

Gibraltar·Lead

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ANOTHER British holidaymaker scammed as Spanish villa rental companies use SAME website under different names

SPOTTED: Roberto Firmino in Marbella after €23 million private jet ride before Liverpool squad arrive for Champions League training

British toddler badly hurt in cliff fall after ‘slipping from mother’s arms’ at Mallorca beach

Costa del Sol expat fighting for life after feral dog attack left him naked on floor and severely wounded

British expat benefits cheat who stole more than €90,000 from UK coffers while living on Spain’s Costa del Sol given 900 YEARS to pay back debt

7 times town halls in Spain had us screaming ‘what were they thinking?’

Spanish study finds that eating nuts in first trimester of pregnancy improves child brain development

Left-wing government could spell trouble for property investors

HAPPY BEE-DAY: Bees are disappearing across the planet and Spain, could we be on the brink of ecological Armageddon?

Eating ultra-processed Spanish chorizo, cereals and pastries increases depression risk by 33%, study warns

ANOTHER chiringuito in Spain’s Andalucia faces environmental protests just weeks after blue flag losses

Five Madrid campsites for under €50 a night that won’t leave you priced out of Champions League weekend

GUILTY: Westley Capper and Craig Porter verdict in but ‘both will AVOID JAIL’ over Agnese Klavina disappearance, Capper to appeal

IN PICS: The jobs of the past in Spain made (almost) obsolete by modern life

Benidorm pub SLAMMED for renting out midget

Irish fugitive dies in Benidorm after he stripped man naked, battered him and carved up his body in wheelie bin

Fraudsters ‘stole €8 million’ from holidaymakers in 2018 with SPAIN among ‘most affected’ countries

SNIFFED OUT: Group in Spain fined €86,000 for cooking stew of protected birds after police smelt it from cliff

British holidaymaker drowns off Costa del Sol while swimming at popular expat beach

British father fights for life in Spain after fall onto Costa del Sol motorway

Football shirts recycled into hospital gowns in Spain to help sick children face their ‘hardest match’

REVEALED: The 5 towns in Malaga set to receive FREE public wifi thanks to EU initiative

Madrid airport faces Champions League final ‘chaos’ with 150,000 British fans set for Spain

WATCH: Afilador plies his trade on Costa del Sol as one of the last to practice long-held Spanish tradition

Guardia Civil cop among 57 arrested in HUGE Costa del Sol drug bust involving 200 officers

FLAG-RANT: Fabian Picardo steps in after American cruise ship infuriates Gibraltar with ‘Welcome to Gibraltor’ message printed on Spanish flag

Finally Spain’s storm torment ends: Highs of 26C in the Costa Blanca as stable weather returns to the Med

Tragedy in Andalucia: 92-year-old man is killed by falling tree while trying to help fellow driver

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez argues Europe should invest in ‘values’ instead of nukes in confrontation with Putin

WATCH: Chaotic scenes as Spain’s Guardia Civil struggle to subdue knife-wielding madman

Did you feel it? 4.3 magnitude earthquake rocks southern Spain – quickly followed by 14 aftershocks