Young Irish man dies in freak accident during famous holy pilgrimage in Spain
AN Irish man has died following a freak swimming accident while on a pilgrimage in Spain. Timothy Kelleher, who was in his 30s, drowned late
BREXIT BARD: Read street writer’s poem for the Olive Press about B-day
For €1, street writer Marta Carmona fired off a few lines of prose on her typewriter for the Olive Press in the capital’s trendy La
Expats’ healthcare should be a right not a privilege
Many expats have paid their taxes for years and rightly expect affordable care as they age.
Thomas Cook’s collapse shows the sun has set on the golden age of package holidays
Clean but bland hotels, a little extra legroom and the convenience of airport transfers were not enough.
Three arrested for possession of 40 kgs of weed, a revolver, and thousands in cash on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Police had been alerted to a suspicious building in La Puebla, which had ‘agricultural tools’ and a ‘strong smell of marijuana’, and began an operation
€150 million luxury hotel opening on Spain’s Costa del Sol will create 700 jobs
Over 2,200 people have already applied to work in Ikos’s first hotel in Spain.
Two men arrested in botched bank robbery on Spain’s Costa del Sol were armed and disguised as couriers
“First let the hostages go, get down to the floor, everybody get to the floor,” the negotiator could be heard saying
Minor caught red-handed selling drugs at school in Spain’s Andalucia
Police chased the suspect, who attempted to hide the drugs in a bush inside the playground.
WATCH: Heavily armed police storm CaixaBank and arrest ‘robber’ who had taken ‘hostages’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol
“First let the hostages go, get down to the floor, everybody get to the floor”
Man steals over €11,000 worth of items from luxury hotel guest in Spain’s Marbella
The stolen items included luxury bags, wallets and electronic devices.
A father accused of killing his six-month-old baby attempts suicide by stabbing his neck in Spain’s Sevilla
He is alleged to have killed his own baby in June 2017, in the neighborhood of El Cerezo.
Caged Albino Tiger owner arrested for drug trafficking and firearms possession in Alicante.
THE owners of a rare Albino Tiger that was kept locked in a cage at their Alicante home, have also been accused of drug trafficking
Up to a BILLION ‘aggressive’ tiger mosquitoes ‘set to swarm Spain’s Costa Blanca’ after devastating gota fria floods create perfect breeding environment
The worst flooding in 140 years has left scores of muddy lagoons, the perfect breeding ground for the blood-sucking pests
Expat feels ‘imprisoned’ in own home after agricultural plant built without planning authorisation next door
A BRITISH expat is demanding action after a seven-metre high and potentially toxic agricultural plant was built just yards from his Costa Blanca home. David
‘Grandfather of cocaine’ arrested with his wife and daughter on Spain’s Costa Blanca as notorious drug trafficking family FINALLY caged
The family clan had more than 100 clients, of all ages, who would buy from them daily, according to police
British expat found dead on popular hiking trail on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The corpse of the unnamed expat was found between a shooting range and the Montgo Mountain at about 7pm following a short search by land
Boy gets Shinji Okazaki’s replica Malaga top in post, but only after the striker left the club
Simon Wilson gave his son the sport shirt for his sixth birthday, ordering it online, but the Japanese striker left the La Liga side just
Hunt for dead baby ‘thrown into river’ by 16-year-old father
Police indicated that a minor attempted to bury his child before opting to throw the boy into the mouth of the Bosos river. police indicated
Alcampo eclipses Mercadona as Spain’s cheapest supermarket
Sanchez Romero stores are the most expensive places to do a weekly shop.
British campaign groups urge for more ‘clarity’ and less ‘gung-ho optimism’ over key Brexit arrangements after meeting UK Brexit Secretary in Madrid
REPRESENTATIVES of campaign groups for British nationals in Spain have urged for ‘greater clarity’ after meeting with the UK’s Brexit Secretary. John Carrivick, vice-president of
LUCKY DIP: The Spanish €2 coin selling for €1,000 on Ebay
PAUSE for a moment before purchasing your next pint or pincho de tortilla – the €2 coin in your hand could be worth €1,000. This
GRAPHIC: Firefighters and Protección Civil remove 1,450 dead animals from floodwaters in the Vega Baja region Alicante
THE Spanish government is employing a hundred personnel in the flood-hit Vega Baja region to remove more than 1,400 animals killed by the floods. The
Alicante cuts speed limits to 30km/h as Spain’s DGT urges all cities to reduce traffic accidents
ALICANTE has joined Spain’s major cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Malaga in cutting speed limits to 30 km/h on one-way and single-carriageway streets in
In HUGE drug bust, 700kg of cocaine seized by authorities on Spain’s Costa del Sol
As well as the alleged crooks being obtained, police have impounded four vehicles, and around €40,000 in cash.
Thomas Cook amasses €2 million debt to Costa del Sol hotels following bankruptcy
The collapse has seen thousands of holidaymakers stranded, while the group’s aircraft have started to be impounded.
Spain’s Costa del Sol sees a surge in tourists this year
Academics have suggested that the ‘rebound’ is thanks to a lot of political unrest in other countries, such as Turkey, Egypt or Tunisia, with people