Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

British parents reveal son, 6, suffers deafness and rare diabetes after his face was paralysed when arcade machine fell on him on Spain holiday

Oscar was also left permanently deaf in one ear and has to take eye drops, because his eyelid has to be taped shut at night.

21 Mar, 2019 @ 09:43

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Living with Gaudi – Turkish art dealer builds home inside iconic tourist attraction

AN award-winning GAUDI building has been transformed into a stylish apartment thanks to a local design firm. Mimouca Barcelona used muted greys and blacks to

20 Mar, 2019 @ 18:38

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Property

British couple arrested for ‘leading’ huge marijuana network on Costa Blanca, caught with €216,000 of drugs including cannabis ‘jelly beans’, ‘jam’ and ‘cream chocolate spread’

GUARDIA Civil have arrested 21 people for cultivating and distributing illegal narcotics under a network of cannabis associations on the Costa Blanca, including two British

20 Mar, 2019 @ 12:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drones used for ‘first time’ in battle against toxic caterpillars on Costa Blanca

DRONES, great tits and pheromones have been used in the battle to control pine processionary caterpillar populations in the Region of Murcia. The hairy caterpillars,

20 Mar, 2019 @ 12:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Historic Malaga villa owned by ‘Schindler of the Civil War’ demolished

THE forgotten villa of Spain’s own ‘Schindler’ has been torn down despite more than 500 people finding refuge there during the civil war. Villa Maya

20 Mar, 2019 @ 11:48

Lead·Politics·Property

‘DRUG HILLS’: British expats in upmarket urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol wake up to ‘disgraceful’ graffiti

It comes just a few days after an international drug smuggling ring operating between Morocco, Mijas and France was busted

20 Mar, 2019 @ 11:47

Lead·Malaga

Westley Capper arrives at Malaga court on last day of Agnese Klavina trial after damning CCTV footage shown to court

Klavina had been in Marbella for only six months and was working at two chiringuitos as a waitress

20 Mar, 2019 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Matador in Spain flung in air by bull and gored in buttocks before being rushed to hospital for surgery

The 532-kilo bull that attacked the dad-of-two, was named Declamador

20 Mar, 2019 @ 10:33

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Spain tops global health league but all is not well for expats

A WORLD health index has declared Spain to be the fittest nation on the planet. Last year the University of Washington’s Health Metrics Institute ranked

19 Mar, 2019 @ 16:59

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

GIBRALTAR VS IRELAND: Fan zone, time, TV and everything else you need to know for Euro 2020 qualifier THIS WEEKEND

Thousands of fans are expected to fill Gibraltar on the big day, so here is everything you need to know to enjoy the match

19 Mar, 2019 @ 13:26

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Police arrest five ‘drug traffickers’ after young man kidnapped and murdered on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Brian Martos Carmona's body was found an hour and a half later in Algeciras, a single shot had hit his arm before piercing both lungs

19 Mar, 2019 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Dead body dumped on Spain’s Costa del Sol was of young foreigner, 23, and had at least 10 gunshot wounds

His body was discovered by town hall employees at around 12.45pm at the back of a treatment plant

19 Mar, 2019 @ 10:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Lady Elizabeth School, in Benitachell Alicante, is to have its grand inauguration this month

IT is certainly one of the most stunning school developments of recent years. And now with the completion of its indoor pool, the brand new

19 Mar, 2019 @ 10:32

Costa Blanca·Education·Lead

Disabled British man found unconscious after ‘intense’ gas cylinder inferno on the Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been hospitalised in a ‘serious condition’ after he was found unconscious at his Costa Blanca home. Firefighters were reportedly called at

18 Mar, 2019 @ 18:17

Costa Blanca·Lead

Guardia Civil cop who killed three people after causing pile up on Costa del Sol while driving on cocaine ordered to pay €1.4 million in compensation

The unnamed officer caused a pile up on the A-7 in Torremolinos in 2017, killing three and injuring nine

18 Mar, 2019 @ 16:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

SACRE BLOW! French smuggling gang which moved cocaine and hashish between Morocco, Malaga and Europe busted in joint operation

Ten have been arrested after Guardia Civil and French Judicial Police seized 46 kilos of cocaine and 500 kilos of hashish

18 Mar, 2019 @ 16:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Residents feel shaking as FOUR earthquakes rock Malaga

Although only measuring between 1.7 and 2.1 on the Richter scale, residents felt shaking due to the epicenter being close to the surface

18 Mar, 2019 @ 15:33

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Rain and cold wind forecast for Spain’s Malaga this week

Winds could reach up to 40km/h between tomorrow morning and Wednesday while from Thursday onward the clouds look set to clear

18 Mar, 2019 @ 15:16

Environment·Lead

La La lovin’ it! New organic olive oil ‘experience’ in Ronda

THE small picture window perfectly frames the mountain range, and reason, why this corner of Spain is almost as green as England. In the shimmering

18 Mar, 2019 @ 14:27

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Around 100 Bremain in Spain members flying to London for huge Brexit protest THIS SATURDAY

Bremain in Spain have said that Brexit ‘was sold was a lie, a fantasy, and a pipe-dream'

18 Mar, 2019 @ 14:06

Lead·Politics

WATCH: Manhunt launched after pharmacy robbed at GUNPOINT on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The footage shows the man bursting into the pharmacy before aiming the gun at the worker behind the counter

18 Mar, 2019 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Dead body found dumped with ‘several gunshot wounds’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The body has been transferred to the Institute of Legal Medicine in Malaga with an autopsy to be carried out this week

18 Mar, 2019 @ 12:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Gibraltarians FUMING after Ronnie O’Sullivan says he’d rather ‘sleep in pig sty’ than play snooker in Gibraltar

Dozens of Gibraltarians and those living on the Rock hit back at O'Sullivan, with many calling him a ‘pig’

18 Mar, 2019 @ 12:11

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

NOT A BIN: Plastic fills river on Costa Blanca just hours after a 20-tonne clean-up

PLASTIC waste has accumulated in the old channel of the Segura river just a day after a massive a clean-up. The Confederacion Hidografica de Segura

18 Mar, 2019 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

British expats facing 12 years in prison and €84,000 in compensation costs as trial over missing Agnese Klavina begins in Malaga TODAY

Westley Capper and Craig Porter, who were the last to be seen with the Latvian woman on September 6, 2014, are each facing a 12-year

18 Mar, 2019 @ 11:22

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: ‘Woman not wearing shoes’ sparks bloody brawl on Ryanair flight from UK to Spain

A picture showed blood on one of one of the plane’s overhead lockers before the flight set off back from Tenerife

18 Mar, 2019 @ 10:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

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British parents reveal son, 6, suffers deafness and rare diabetes after his face was paralysed when arcade machine fell on him on Spain holiday

Living with Gaudi – Turkish art dealer builds home inside iconic tourist attraction

British couple arrested for ‘leading’ huge marijuana network on Costa Blanca, caught with €216,000 of drugs including cannabis ‘jelly beans’, ‘jam’ and ‘cream chocolate spread’

Drones used for ‘first time’ in battle against toxic caterpillars on Costa Blanca

Historic Malaga villa owned by ‘Schindler of the Civil War’ demolished

‘DRUG HILLS’: British expats in upmarket urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol wake up to ‘disgraceful’ graffiti

Westley Capper arrives at Malaga court on last day of Agnese Klavina trial after damning CCTV footage shown to court

WATCH: Matador in Spain flung in air by bull and gored in buttocks before being rushed to hospital for surgery

Spain tops global health league but all is not well for expats

GIBRALTAR VS IRELAND: Fan zone, time, TV and everything else you need to know for Euro 2020 qualifier THIS WEEKEND

Police arrest five ‘drug traffickers’ after young man kidnapped and murdered on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Dead body dumped on Spain’s Costa del Sol was of young foreigner, 23, and had at least 10 gunshot wounds

Lady Elizabeth School, in Benitachell Alicante, is to have its grand inauguration this month

Disabled British man found unconscious after ‘intense’ gas cylinder inferno on the Costa Blanca

Guardia Civil cop who killed three people after causing pile up on Costa del Sol while driving on cocaine ordered to pay €1.4 million in compensation

SACRE BLOW! French smuggling gang which moved cocaine and hashish between Morocco, Malaga and Europe busted in joint operation

Residents feel shaking as FOUR earthquakes rock Malaga

Rain and cold wind forecast for Spain’s Malaga this week

La La lovin’ it! New organic olive oil ‘experience’ in Ronda

Around 100 Bremain in Spain members flying to London for huge Brexit protest THIS SATURDAY

WATCH: Manhunt launched after pharmacy robbed at GUNPOINT on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Dead body found dumped with ‘several gunshot wounds’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Gibraltarians FUMING after Ronnie O’Sullivan says he’d rather ‘sleep in pig sty’ than play snooker in Gibraltar

NOT A BIN: Plastic fills river on Costa Blanca just hours after a 20-tonne clean-up

British expats facing 12 years in prison and €84,000 in compensation costs as trial over missing Agnese Klavina begins in Malaga TODAY

WATCH: ‘Woman not wearing shoes’ sparks bloody brawl on Ryanair flight from UK to Spain

PM Pedro Sanchez ends Spain’s national emergency with forest fires ‘stabilised’

UPDATE: Thousands stream into Ceuta uncontrolled as border ‘bursts’ and Spanish army is called in

Manhunt for motorcyclist who ran over a Guardia Civil officer and fled at Mijas traffic stop

The Costa del Sol has a new most in-demand hotspot as asking prices in key expat strongholds continue double digit rise

Local man ‘sets Estepona building ablaze after launching a flare from a boat’ during famous religious ceremony

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