Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Young paedo groomed at least 10 children across Spain’s Alicante, Andalucia and Valencia and paid them for explicit images while posing as underage girl online

Police said he also tried to arrange to meet the girls to try and have sexual relations with them

14 Jun, 2019 @ 11:26

Famous British businessman and Premier League football star flock to new Benahavis development

THE first building project in Benahavis village for more than a decade has proven a hit with more than half of its units already sold.

14 Jun, 2019 @ 11:08

Lead·Property

Barcelona Unesco treasure hosts Scottish cancer charity’s first care centre on the continent

A NEW haven for cancer patients – the first of its kind to be built in mainland Europe – has opened in the stunning grounds

13 Jun, 2019 @ 18:47

Barcelona·Lead·Property

WATCH: British-run restaurant blocked by ‘two truck loads’ of rubble as neighbour demands 150,000 for strip of land

A BRITISH-RUN restaurant has found its entrance blocked by ‘two truck-loads of rubble’ over a land dispute in Javea. Paul Kingham came outside to find

13 Jun, 2019 @ 18:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young British rock climber dies after falling 60ft in Mallorca

A BRITISH climber has died in a fall while exploring the scenic Tramuntana mountain range in Mallorca. The man, thought to be 20, had been

13 Jun, 2019 @ 18:05

Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Barack Obama will be in Marbella TOMORROW for secret meeting at luxury hotel

The event is taking place at a hotel which has signed a confidentiality agreement with Obama's team, swearing it to secrecy

13 Jun, 2019 @ 16:50

Business & Finance·Celebrity·Lead

IN PICS: Game of Thrones stars party it up in Spain’s Benidorm for Sophie Turner’s hen do ahead of ‘official’ marriage to Joe Jonas

Northampton-born Turner married US Disney star Joe Jonas, 29, in a last-minute Las Vegas wedding in May

13 Jun, 2019 @ 16:20

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead

Gibraltar police fuming after rumours ‘falsely claim’ drunk off duty officer started late night brawl at Pig & Whistle pub

The fight was so raucous it could be heard by nearby residents, with many taking to social media to ask what was happening.

13 Jun, 2019 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Javea’s Cova Tallada to become first beach in Valencian Community with restricted visitor access due to tourism pressure

A CAVE in Javea will be the first beach in the Valencian Community to have its access restricted this summer. Cova Tallada, in the Montgo

13 Jun, 2019 @ 15:43

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Amazing conversion: how to bring a beautiful old abandoned 18th century townhouse back to life

IT started as a search for a modest bolthole in Ronda to live in during the holiday season when our country house is rented out.

13 Jun, 2019 @ 15:40

Lead·Property

How a gang sold more than €1.5 million of drugs EVERY WEEK with the help of a Breaking Bad-style family in Cadiz – and how they spent it on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Investigators soon discovered the family controlled six cocaine and heroin outlets while also supplying other local traffickers

13 Jun, 2019 @ 15:13

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Europe’s largest Lego exhibition arrives on Costa del Sol with models of Disney, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Avengers and more

A Duplo zone with building tables for little ones and an interactive 3D gallery complete the huge array on offer at this unmissable event

13 Jun, 2019 @ 13:38

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Woman leaps into sea as ‘Kontiki II’ ferry boat nearly smashes into 154-metre Balearia behemoth between Ibiza and Formentera

THIS is the moment a low-cost ferry bus nearly smashes into a 154-metre-long passenger behemoth between Ibiza and Formentera. Videos show a handful of screaming

13 Jun, 2019 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain’s La Liga fined over popular mobile app that spied on illegal match screenings

The official match-following app has been downloaded by more than 4 million fans, who were not told it could remotely activate their device’s microphone

13 Jun, 2019 @ 11:48

Lead·Sport

Homes sealed off after explosion shatters windows more than 50 metres away on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The three affected homes have been sealed off and cannot be entered for 48 hours due to the accumulation of gases potentially hazardous to health

13 Jun, 2019 @ 11:35

Lead·Malaga

‘NEVER SEEN BEFORE’: Gibraltar police amazed at attempt by three men to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of hash worth £6 million

The trio now face charges of importation, possession and possession with intent to supply and are in Magistrates Court this morning

13 Jun, 2019 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Man starved dog to avoid ‘picking up its poo’ arrested on the Costa Blanca

A MAN has been arrested in Denia on charges of animal abuse after starving his dog so he didn’t ‘have to pick up its poo’.

12 Jun, 2019 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Messi start: Football ace’s restaurant finally gets green light after 12 month construction ban

LIONEL Messi’s latest restaurant venture has finally been put back on track after being blocked by the town hall for a YEAR. The Argentina football

12 Jun, 2019 @ 18:41

Food & Drink·Lead·Property·Sport

Doctors in Spain perform ‘miracle’ on British dad after he was hit by TWO cars, broke 26 bones and had money and trainers knicked as he lay in the road

Millers, who was holidaying with his partner Emily and their two young children, will now have to learn to walk again

12 Jun, 2019 @ 16:01

Lead

Spanish bar bills customer €10 for ‘taking the piss’

A RECEIPT from a Spanish bar has gone viral for billing a customer €10 for ‘taking the piss’. The bizarre surcharge appeared on a bill

12 Jun, 2019 @ 15:08

Lead

British expat admits to tax evasion fraud after stealing almost €400,000 while enjoying life on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hill was arrested in September 2016 following searches at his home and hotels, with investigators seizing computers, business and personal records

12 Jun, 2019 @ 14:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mum on holiday in Spain kills only son by accidentally running him over in car park

After another couple’s car broke down and was being towed, the mum offered to move her vehicle, an SUV

12 Jun, 2019 @ 13:40

Crime & Law·Lead

NASA images reveal ‘sea of plastic’

Clearly visible from space, the man-made structures stretch where first snapped by crew aboard the International Space Station

12 Jun, 2019 @ 13:23

Environment·Lead

REVEALED: Two NEW skyscrapers will be tallest on Spain’s Costa del Sol

If completed, the buildings would be Spain’s 17th tallest, as well as the highest in Malaga City and the rest of the coast

12 Jun, 2019 @ 12:48

Lead·Malaga·Property

Romanian woman found beheaded while six months pregnant in Costa Blanca apartment

A WOMAN has been found beheaded while six months pregnant in her apartment in Xativa, on the Costa Blanca. The woman, named Isabell Elena Raducanu,

12 Jun, 2019 @ 11:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The road you live in might just be one of Spain’s ‘official’ prettiest postcodes

IF Spain’s streets could talk they would tell incredible stories about their original architects – the Roman, Moorish and Christian conquerors who once lived among

12 Jun, 2019 @ 10:32

La Cultura·Lead

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Young paedo groomed at least 10 children across Spain’s Alicante, Andalucia and Valencia and paid them for explicit images while posing as underage girl online

Famous British businessman and Premier League football star flock to new Benahavis development

Barcelona Unesco treasure hosts Scottish cancer charity’s first care centre on the continent

WATCH: British-run restaurant blocked by ‘two truck loads’ of rubble as neighbour demands 150,000 for strip of land

Young British rock climber dies after falling 60ft in Mallorca

BREAKING: Barack Obama will be in Marbella TOMORROW for secret meeting at luxury hotel

IN PICS: Game of Thrones stars party it up in Spain’s Benidorm for Sophie Turner’s hen do ahead of ‘official’ marriage to Joe Jonas

Gibraltar police fuming after rumours ‘falsely claim’ drunk off duty officer started late night brawl at Pig & Whistle pub

Javea’s Cova Tallada to become first beach in Valencian Community with restricted visitor access due to tourism pressure

Amazing conversion: how to bring a beautiful old abandoned 18th century townhouse back to life

How a gang sold more than €1.5 million of drugs EVERY WEEK with the help of a Breaking Bad-style family in Cadiz – and how they spent it on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Europe’s largest Lego exhibition arrives on Costa del Sol with models of Disney, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Avengers and more

WATCH: Woman leaps into sea as ‘Kontiki II’ ferry boat nearly smashes into 154-metre Balearia behemoth between Ibiza and Formentera

Spain’s La Liga fined over popular mobile app that spied on illegal match screenings

Homes sealed off after explosion shatters windows more than 50 metres away on Spain’s Costa del Sol

‘NEVER SEEN BEFORE’: Gibraltar police amazed at attempt by three men to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of hash worth £6 million

Man starved dog to avoid ‘picking up its poo’ arrested on the Costa Blanca

Messi start: Football ace’s restaurant finally gets green light after 12 month construction ban

Doctors in Spain perform ‘miracle’ on British dad after he was hit by TWO cars, broke 26 bones and had money and trainers knicked as he lay in the road

Spanish bar bills customer €10 for ‘taking the piss’

British expat admits to tax evasion fraud after stealing almost €400,000 while enjoying life on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mum on holiday in Spain kills only son by accidentally running him over in car park

NASA images reveal ‘sea of plastic’

REVEALED: Two NEW skyscrapers will be tallest on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Romanian woman found beheaded while six months pregnant in Costa Blanca apartment

The road you live in might just be one of Spain’s ‘official’ prettiest postcodes

EXCL: Notorious Costa Blanca advisor leaves expats with fines and debt after failing to pass on tens of thousands in tax payments

Marbella mayor’s son fights court order to seize villa in €230,000 Mocromafia money laundering probe

Free special sunglasses are being handed out in Malaga ahead of next month’s solar eclipse

Filling up a car in Spain to cost €5-€10 more within weeks as Middle East oil crisis reignites

Three bodies wash up on beaches along the Costa del Sol wearing wetsuits and flippers

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