WILDFIRES have destroyed thousands of hectares of land this year, accelerated by drought and heatwaves
2017 is the third worst year for wildfires this decade destroying thousands of hectares of arable land.
Spain facing fines from the EU after failing to control pollution in urban areas
The European Commision have sent a 'final warning' to Spain for failing to comply with EU air pollution levels.
Mallorca sailor picked for elite crew to navigate globe in Volvo Ocean Race
Ugo Fonolla to take part in elite regatta sailing from Spain to Australia and back to Europe
LONG READ: Hanging with Andalucia’s most notorious hippie commune to see if they spread more than peace and love
Following last month’s police raid on a long-time hippy colony near Granada, the Olive Press sent Jed Neill to discover whether these New Age veterans
Blacktower Financial Management expert Sandy Paterson looks at pension transfer market
Why move your money to a SIPP or a QROPS scheme?
Rare book printed by Spanish Civil War Republicans goes on display
Soldiers made books from bandages in Catalunya’s Montserrat monastery in 1938
EC president Jean-Claude Juncker blasts UK’s ‘nonsense’ on citizens’ rights post-Brexit
Britain should have accepted deal to maintain current citizens' rights, says Juncker
NOT ALONE: Social network for widows sets up an Andalucian branch
WOMEN in Andalucia who have suffered the heartbreak of losing their husbands no longer have to suffer alone. There are more than 250 Jolly Dollie
As Mallorca summer crowds fade, property expert Amanda Butler looks ahead to 2018
Sustainable model needed for Balearic island 'jewel'
COSTA DEL CLUES: Pieces of puzzle coming together to solve 1960s death riddle of gay expat mink breeder
IT was a heartfelt plea from Down Under to help find a trace of her vanished father. Now, after Gina Harris, 61, made an appeal
TRAGEDY: Greek economy to grow faster than the UK in DEVASTATING new IMF forecast
FIGURES released this week by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have painted a damning picture of the future of the UK’s economy. The IMF singled
Potentially record-breaking HURRICANE heading towards Spain
Category 1 storm is building in the Atlantic approximately 760 miles southwest of the Azores and moving northeast.
UP IN SMOKE: Tobacco giant claims illegal cigarette sales from Gibraltar have doubled in Spain
A LEADING tobacco company claims the number of illegal cigarettes being sold in Spain, via Gibraltar, has doubled in a year. Altadis insists 30.3% of
WATCH: TERRIFYING moment brave Spanish woman attacks GUNMAN with handbag in Andalucia store
A SPANISH woman has defended a store and its customers from a gunman in Sevilla. The unbelievable 1.5 minute clip shows a man in red
Mariano Rajoy gives Carles Puigdemont eight-day deadline to drop Catalan independence bid
Human Rights Watch calls for investigation over police referendum 'excessive' force
British girl who spent hundreds to meet Spanish holiday romance told it was ‘all a joke’ after arriving at airport in cruel ‘pull a pig’ prank
A DUTCHMAN has denied tricking a British woman he met in Spain into flying to Amsterdam for a ‘pull a pig’ joke. Sophie Stevenson claims
WATCH: Smoke bellows from crashed plane in southern Spain, pilot confirmed dead
FOOTAGE has emerged of the crash site of the military jet plane in southern Spain. The pilot has died the combat jet plane went down
BREAKING: Military plane crashes in southern Spain after taking part in National Day celebrations
A EUROFIGHTER combat jet plane has crashed near a military base in southeastern Spain. It went down after taking part in a parade in Madrid for
MORE MORE MORE: Spain is going to smash all tourism records…again
MORE than 57 million tourists visited Spain up until August this year. The figure is a 9.9% increase on the same period last year. According
Former Marbella mayor given two more years in jail for using town hall building materials to fix up own home
FORMER mayor of Marbella Marisol Yague has been sentenced to another two years behind bars. It comes after the 67-year-old, who is already serving a
CONTRACT CRISIS: Spain is Europe’s worst for getting workers into full-time jobs
FEWER than one in 10 temporary workers in Spain are ever offered permanent contracts. The shocking figure makes Spain the worst out of 28 EU
OUT OF LINE: Huge £200 million haul of cocaine seized by the Spanish after UK tip off
ONE of the world’s biggest hauls of cocaine has been intercepted and landed in Cadiz. The £200 million seizure was found on a tug-boat sailing
UK Junior Padel tennis team going for gold at world championships on Costa del Sol
GREAT Britain’s Junior Padel team have arrived for the world championships in Malaga. The XI World Junior Padel Championships began with an opening ceremony on
TOP DRAWER RAID: Cocaine and hash worth €4 million found in second-hand furniture heading from Marbella to London
SPANISH cops have busted a second-hand furniture drug smuggling ring between the Costa del Sol and London. It comes after 59 packets of cocaine and
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Pet killer’ poison in ANOTHER area of Marbella as British expat’s dog killed in just 20 minutes
POLICE are probing at least two parks linked to the deaths of over a dozen dogs on the Costa del Sol by poisoning. According to
CLUELESS: Theresa May says she ‘doesn’t know’ what will happen to British expats in Spain if there’s no Brexit deal
THERESA May has admitted 1.2 million Brits in the EU would be left in limbo after a Brexit no-deal. The UK prime minister said the