Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, arrives in Vietnam for historic visit amidst Trump tariff uncertainty

PEDRO Sanchez arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday in the first-ever official visit by a Spanish Prime Minister. The Spanish Air Force plane landed at Hanoi

8 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Politics

British woman arrested after ex-husband bungles kidnapping of former partner in Benidorm

British woman arrested for getting ex-husband to kidnap her former partner in Benidorm

A BRITISH woman has been arrested and jailed for allegedly getting two men- including her former husband- to rob and kidnap her ex-partner at their

8 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Kinky burglar with penchant for women’s underwear is arrested in Alicante

A MAN broke into a neighbouring home twice to steal underwear belonging to the three young female occupants. The thief has been arrested by police

8 Apr, 2025 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: The once-peaceful cove in Spain’s Almeria that is now a people smuggling corridor channelling hundreds of illegal migrants from Algeria

IT’S been reported more than 700 migrants have arrived on the Spanish shores of Almeria this year, paying up to €10,000 to cross the Mediterranean

8 Apr, 2025 @ 17:07

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

‘Take a dip with your pooch?’ This Costa del Sol town is the latest set to get its own ‘doggy beach’

MANILVA will soon open its first ‘doggy beach’. By Easter, you will be able to enjoy what the many beaches on the Costa del Sol

8 Apr, 2025 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Spain's second-hand property prices soar to biggest-ever annual rise

House prices in Spain rose three times quicker than rest of Eurozone in 2024

HOUSE price increases in Spain soared three times higher than the rest of the Eurozone. Figures produced by the European Statistics Institute(Eurostat) showed Spanish property

8 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Property

Jennifer Lopez is coming to Spain: ‘Up All Night’ tour will hit five cities this summer – including Malaga

JENNIFER Lopez has announced that she will be coming to Spain this year with her new tour ‘Jennifer Lopez: Up All Night Live 2025’. Known

8 Apr, 2025 @ 14:58

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Think airport baggage handlers toss your suitcase around? TikToker’s video might surprise you

MANY people think that baggage handlers just throw suitcases around at the airport. But a recent video posted on TikTok shows how baggage is actually

8 Apr, 2025 @ 14:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Video

Doubts grow over Malaga’s ‘Puerto Banus’ project as Qatari funders miss another payment – But what is the new mega-port?

THE San Andres Marina project faces growing uncertainty as its Qatari backers have missed another crucial payment deadline. Al Alfia, the sovereign wealth fund linked

8 Apr, 2025 @ 14:34

Lead·Malaga·Property

Michelin star chefs share their journey with local students who dream of opening their own restaurants one day

MALAGA’S Michelin star chefs are passing on their best advice to a new generation of up and coming chefs. Organised by Chefs for Children, seven

8 Apr, 2025 @ 13:50

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s seven best chefs and the restaurants you can find them in, according to The Guardian.

SPAIN’S culinary scene is renowned for its rich traditions and innovative chefs. The Guardian has spotlighted seven of the country’s most promising chefs and the

8 Apr, 2025 @ 12:25

Food & Drink·Lead

Motorcyclist, 89, dies in collision with a lorry during Gibraltar’s school-run rush hour

AN elderly man has died after he was knocked off his motorbike during the Gibraltar school run rush hour. The 89-year-old collided with a heavy

8 Apr, 2025 @ 12:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Revealed: How devious squatters pick a new target to blackmail home owners on the Costa Blanca

Revealed: The devious tactics squatters use to find empty homes and blackmail the owners on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESIDENTS in Denia’s Les Marines area say professional squatters are using clever tactics to occupy empty apartments and then extort owners. The Levante-EMV newspaper reports

8 Apr, 2025 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

As Spaniards protest unaffordable housing, wealthy foreigners set their sights on the corners of Spain that are still cheap

Spanish housing protests latest: Wealthy foreigners are now targeting the corners of Spain that are still affordable

REAL estate agencies are reporting that foreign buyers are looking beyond traditionally strong property sales areas of Spain to purchase a home. Rather than immediately

8 Apr, 2025 @ 11:04

Lead·National News·Property

Gibraltar’s controversial Eastside mega marina project finally gets the green light

THE long-awaited Eastside project has finally been given the green light, paving the way for one of the most significant developments on the Rock in

8 Apr, 2025 @ 09:23

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

Hundred of thousands of people across Spain rally for their basic right to a home

UP to 30,000 people have protested in Malaga against Spain’s housing crisis. They were joined by hundreds of thousands of people around the country over

7 Apr, 2025 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Lead·Property

Former Beckham bodyguard found dead after he went missing in Spain

DAVID and Victoria Beckham’s former bodyguard Craig Ainsworth has been found dead after he reportedly went missing in Spain. His mother Sally Ainsworth announced he

7 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

Spain’s efforts to ‘rebrand’ world’s tallest cross and Franco-era monument in Madrid meet howls of protest from the far-right

THE far-right Vox party and other radical groups say they will oppose the government’s plans to ‘resignify’ the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum with its

7 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Fuengirola’s Eurovision links – Spain’s entry Melody lives in the Costa del Sol town AND Norway’s entrant grew up there

AS Europe gears up for The Eurovision Song Contest in Basel (Switzerland) an unlikely spotlight is being thrown on modest Fuengirola on the Costa del

7 Apr, 2025 @ 17:47

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Two beaches on shores of Spain's Mar Menor get much-needed boost of extra sand

British tourists keep fingers crossed as Spanish authorities race to clear up beaches ahead of the Easter holidays in the Costa del Sol

AS Easter approaches, British tourists are hoping for pristine beaches as Spanish authorities race to clean up the coastline ahead of the holiday season. The

7 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Do Spain and the EU really charge 39% tariffs on American imports? The truth behind Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade war

“THEY charge us 39%, so we’re going to charge them 20% – we’re charging them essentially half,” is what US President Trump said about the

7 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Dwarf crocodile found in Gibraltar: Creature which grows to 1.2m was rescued from home aquarium

A DWARF crocodile native to the Amazon Basin has been rescued from a Gibraltar property after authorities discovered it was being illegally kept as a

7 Apr, 2025 @ 14:15

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

‘Narcosubs’: The new silent menace smuggling hundreds of tonnes of drugs into Spain along the now-infamous ‘cocaine superhighway’

SPAIN is facing a growing maritime threat as drug cartels embrace a new tool in the smuggling trade: the narcosub. These low-profile, semi-submersible vessels –

7 Apr, 2025 @ 13:25

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

'Don't wash your car!': Blood rain warning for Spain as Saharan dust cloud to blow in from Africa - affecting Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

WATCH: Prepare to hose down your cars: Intense Saharan ‘calima’ blood rain forecast to sweep over Spain’s Andalucia later this week

AFTER a week of settled and warm weather, a new cold front sweeping in from North Africa is forecast to bring with it the dreaded

7 Apr, 2025 @ 12:58

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Mass Arrests In Spain's Malaga Over Fraudulent Residency Applications For British Citizens Including Criminals

British expats in Spain are rushing to get their residency permits before the Entry Exit System comes in: Have you got yours?

ALICANTE and Malaga have emerged as the top destinations for British expats formalising their legal status in Spain through the Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero

7 Apr, 2025 @ 12:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Malaga nightclub in Spain is evacuated after ‘jealous girlfriend emptied entire can of pepper spray into her boyfriend’s face’

AROUND 300 people had to be evacuated out of a night club on the Costa del Sol on Saturday night. Revellers started coughing, having itchy

7 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·Malaga

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