Hero teen praised by Government after diving into sea to rescue sunfish stranded off Gibraltar “He can be well proud, as I am of him and of all the youth who are so committed to the wellbeing of the environment 14 Oct, 2019 @ 11:20 Gibraltar·Lead
Former Catalan leaders who rallied for independence in 2017 have been jailed in Spain The government has deployed anti-riot police to Catalonia, but so far the interior ministry has refused to say how many. 14 Oct, 2019 @ 10:35 Barcelona·Lead
WATCH: First episode of new Olive Press TV show rounding up biggest news stories across Spain and Andalucia Every fortnight Olive Press journalists break down the biggest news stories of the last two weeks across Andalucia and Spain 14 Oct, 2019 @ 10:21 Lead
Drunk British mum ‘high on cannabis’ arrested after screaming ‘you can’t f*****g stop me’ on Birthday flight to Spain She was dragged off the plane by Portuguese police, before being summoned to court in the UK 14 Oct, 2019 @ 08:24 Crime & Law·Lead
From nursery nurse to owner of Europe’s best-loved cabaret theatre – British-born owner of Benidorm Palace Christine Climent in conversation with Olive Press TV LAST month Benidorm Palace received its 16 millionth guest. It was the first time the Palace had counted numbers since opening its glass doors in 13 Oct, 2019 @ 12:21 Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead
Vote for Pedro! Spain’s San Pedro now firmly holds its own against the glitz and glamour of Marbella and the heavily-invested port of Estepona, discovers Jacque Talbot Everyday is another heyday for San Pedro, as the town consolidates, businesses open and renovations get approved. 13 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00 Lead
Spain is still THE place to go following a successful January to July season – after all, 78 million tourists can’t be wrong! Tourists in July were on average spending €150 a day, 4.9% more than they were at the same time last year 13 Oct, 2019 @ 10:30 Lead·National News·Travel News
BOOK SERIAL, PART 2: A Fleet Street hack arrives and takes the paper to new heights He had picked up a copy of The Olive Press at Granada Airport and had been overcome by the feeling that we were in desperate 13 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00 Lead
Mallorca Film Festival returns to Palma in October – and it will be bigger than ever Hollywood royalty and British cult heroes team up for Mallorca’s film event of the year 13 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00 La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca
Spain’s Mallorca house prices stagnate in 2019 as prices in neighbouring Ibiza surge While the cost per square metre in Palma in 2019 sits at €2,682, in Ibiza Town it is now €3,709, making it the most expensive 12 Oct, 2019 @ 12:30 Lead·Mallorca·Property
EXCLUSIVE: The reason Larry Lamb failed to appear at Spain’s Marbella Film Festival The Gavin & Stacey actor was due to appear on the final day of the festival for the premiere of his new film Brighton. 12 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00 Celebrity·Lead
Driving, residency, passports… everything British expats in Spain need to know to prepare for Brexit “Most important for Brits living in Spain are the standard things like getting the residencia and driving license.” 12 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00 Lead·National News
LONG READ: Thomas Cook collapse leaves thousands out of jobs and €200m owed to Spain’s hotels Thomas Cook has debts of €200 million with around 1,000 Spanish firms in total. 12 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00 Lead
WATCH: Snails, filter coffee and Madonna’s fave furniture in Spain’s coolest neighbourhood Time Out named Embajadores in Madrid as the coolest neighbourhood in all of Spain, and the 9th coolest in the world. Last year, it was 11 Oct, 2019 @ 20:40 La Cultura·Lead·Travel News
Woman in Spain strangles son to death because she feared losing custody battle with the boy’s father Neighbours said the woman appeared to have a mental illness. 11 Oct, 2019 @ 15:48 Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead
‘Tourism decline, six-hour border queues and ambulances stuck in traffic’ – the predictions in Gibraltar Government’s Brexit guide OUT TODAY he daily movement of people and goods across the Frontier would be ‘abnormally disruptive’ 11 Oct, 2019 @ 14:59 Gibraltar·Lead·Politics
Earthquake rocks epicentre of Granada town in Spain’s Andalucia At 9:46am it struck the Granada town. 11 Oct, 2019 @ 14:09 Granada·Lead
Police arrest man in Spain’s Malaga who impersonated 17-year-old boy to collect indecent images of children He initially tried to befriend the children on social media sites, before asking them for sexual videos of themselves. 11 Oct, 2019 @ 13:52 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Young man arrested for carrying 870 ecstasy pills – and 550 tablets of new drug that’s FOUR times stronger than E in Spain’s Andalucia According to a police statement, the man intended to distribute the tablets to attendees at the Fuengirola fair. 11 Oct, 2019 @ 13:31 Lead
NEW law in Spain’s Andalucia allows 300,000 illegal homes AFO status, granting expats water and electricity access The development will allow some of the many expats, who were duped into buying what they thought was a normal home, connection to water or 11 Oct, 2019 @ 11:14 Lead·Property
TERRIFYING: Terrorism, killer heatwaves, deadly drought predicted for Spain as climate change study reveals Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than global average If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gases, the temperature increase by 2040 will stand at 2.2C, before climbing to as high as 3.8C by 11 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00 Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mallorca
PLEASE SHARE: How to save someone’s life if they begin choking following death of schoolgirl and near death of newborn in Spain’s Andalucia IT’S a moment we all dread to think about. Someone begins choking and there’s no one around who knows what to do. For two children 11 Oct, 2019 @ 10:07 Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca
TRAGIC: Teenage girl chokes to death on ham sandwich during break time at school in Spain’s Andalucia A TEENAGER has choked to death during break at a school in Andalucia. The 15-year-old girl died on the playground yesterday after a piece of 11 Oct, 2019 @ 09:58 Lead
Rafael Nadal’s family priest reveals ‘real Rafa’ ahead of tennis star’s secret marriage to childhood sweetheart in Spain’s Mallorca “Nadal is surrounded by people who love him – he is a person who loves and is loved” 11 Oct, 2019 @ 00:09 Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca
Dominic Raab pens open letter to British expats in Spain, pledging to ensure their needs are met following Brexit "No matter the terms of our departure from the EU, you will continue to be able to live and work in Spain." 10 Oct, 2019 @ 18:50 Lead·Politics
Mother arrested while transporting dead body of her son, 7, in Spain’s Andalucia A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of killing her seven-year-old son in Andalucia. The 38-year-old was cuffed after Guardia Civil agents pulled her over 10 Oct, 2019 @ 15:03 Crime & Law·Lead