Benidorm set to BAN boozy Brits in crackdown on drunken behaviour
BENIDORM is set to ban boozy Brits as authorities begin a crackdown on drunken behaviour. A blacklist will reportedly be handed out to bars, restaurants
LISTEN: Which singer in Spain made the ‘top 10’ list of songs in the first half of 2019?
The track by the genre-defying Catalan artist, 25, was described as a mashup of ‘dembow, hip-hop and flamenco’
Police arrest 15-year-old after school boy knifed in back by love rival on the Costa del Sol
A four-centimetre knife was found in a yard near the bathroom in which the incident took place
Group of 14 ‘drunken’ Brits dragged off Jet2 flight by police in Spain and now face €500,000 fine
The passengers were apparently walking in the aisles when the seat belt signs were on, and refused to obey the orders of staff
Leeds striker investigated as police in Spain swoop on La Liga match fixing ring
POLICE in Spain have arrested a number of La liga players and executives as part of an investigation into match-fixing. Current and former players from
British lads guzzle Heineken through beer bong on flight to Benidorm as stewardess HELPS to hold it up
THIS is the moment a group of British lads used a beer bong on a flight from Stansted to the Costa Blanca. The boozers, headed
DID YOU FEEL IT? 3.5 magnitude earthquake shakes Spain’s Andalucia early this morning
Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN) provided the data on the tremor
Top Costa del Sol legal firm flying high with new Marbella office launch
The new look office will accommodate 30 members of staff and features a living ‘green’ wall alongside state of the art conference rooms
Spain’s PSOE claim victory in historic EU ballot while Brexit party and Lib Dems surge in UK
The European results saw euro-sceptic parties gain ground and far-right Vox MEPs entered the EU parliament for the first time
The PP take control of the Costa Blanca, winning Alicante city, Benidorm and Torrevieja
SPAIN’S conservative party (PP) has come out on top of yesterday’s municipal elections in the province of Alicante. The PP won 595 councillor seats in
Young man shot on Spain’s Costa del Sol in suspected gang warning
It comes after just a fortnight after the Office of the Public Prosecutor in Malaga expressed ‘serious concern’ about the rise in murders on the
Body of British diver, 69, recovered from seabed off coast of Murcia
THE Body of a British diver has been found 170ft underwater off the coast of Murcia. Phillip Evans, 69, got separated from his diving group
Serial British conman who preyed on elderly and vulnerable arrested on Costa del Sol after 15 years on run
The judge in the case labelled him a ‘amoral fraudster’ as he was found guilty of swindling a dozen clients
Brit family arrested after funding Spain holiday through ‘high quality’ fake cash spree
Officers alleged the relatives had obtained €400 by swapping fake pound notes in currency exchanges, and seized £850 in ‘high-value counterfeit £50 notes
Spain’s Andalucia won by PSOE in municipal elections as Vox decimated and PP take control of Costa del Sol
THE PSOE has achieved the largest share of Andalucia’s municipal votes, continuing its upward rise. The Socialist party achieved 37% of the region’s votes, compared
AND THEY’RE OFF: Expats across Spain head to the polls
Registered foreigners hold the key to elections in many key tourist resorts
Lib Dem leader Vince Cable issues stark Brexit warning for Gibraltar in EXCLUSIVE Olive Press interview
He also insisted he had no regrets about the coalition that brought the Tories and David Cameron to power in 2011
A PUT-DOWN A DAY: New Spanish book praises ‘therapeutic’ quality of insulting
INSULTS have been branded ‘therapeutic’ in a new book by Catalonian author Sergio Parra. In Mecaguen!, published by Vox, Parra says that expletives are ‘necessary’
Marbella has never lost its charm – in fact it’s only getting better, writes Laurence Dollimore
SMOKING sardines, bikini-clad roller skaters and children with ice cream-covered faces… this is Marbella in full seasonal swing. Forget the odd TOWIE nonsense and celebrity
Spain’s environmentalists issue doomsday warning as groundbreaking study reveals alarming levels of micro-plastic in the Pyrenees
One of the main problems is the lack of ready, cheap alternatives to the imperishable material that is now part of the air we breathe
Pablo Escobar’s estranged British-educated son signs ‘extraordinary’ book deal in Mallorca
PABLO Escobar’s long-lost son has signed a publishing to tell the extraordinary story of his life. Roberto Sendoya Escobar is an acclaimed artist who goes
Open letter from PP’s Javier Quero to people of Casares, as he bids to become mayor and ‘return Casares to its former glory’
Dear Neighbours of Casares, Secadero and Casares Costa,
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Jet2 removes Costa del Sol beaches from its website after Olive Press probe into raw sewage pumped into sea
Other package holiday firms TUI and Thomas Cook, are still promoting the affected beaches on their websites
Claire Leibovich delivers a masterclass on Spain’s most astronomically-priced paintings you can’t afford
Les Femmes d´Algers (Version O) set a world record price when it was sold for US$179 million (€125 million) at Christie's New York in 2015