Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

‘It’s the end of the world!’: Locals in Marbella take shelter from Storm Konrad as fierce winds and rain batter Spain’s Costa del Sol

LOCALS in Marbella have compared the dramatic weather currently blasting the region to the ‘end of the world’, as 70km/hr winds and heavy rain topple

13 Mar, 2025 @ 14:27

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Video·Weather

Ryanair being taken to court AGAIN in Spain in ‘test case’ over hand luggage charges

SPAIN’S OCU consumer association has submitted a ‘test case’ to the National Court over Ryanair charging for hand luggage. The legal action seeks to stop

13 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Cancer doctor gives verdict on ‘olive oil fasting’ trend pushed by Gwyneth Paltrow and the Kardashians

AN ONCOLOGIST says there’s no scientific evidence that a new fad of consuming olive oil on an empty stomach in the morning has any health

13 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Health·Lead

For sale: Palatial hotel in the hills of Marbella loved by the Obamas and Jennifer Lopez

ONE of Spain’s most luxurious hotels that has welcomed guests like the Obamas and Jennifer Lopez is up for sale with a €150 million price

13 Mar, 2025 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

British tourist wanted in Spain for ‘slashing Mallorca bouncer’s face with a bottle’ is arrested

A BRITISH tourist wanted for slashing a bouncer’s face with a bottle in Mallorca has been caught. Interpol Agents have arrested a young Brit accused

13 Mar, 2025 @ 11:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain weather latest: Hundreds evacuated in Andalucia and schools closed as rivers surge amid ‘never-ending’ rain

MORE than 200 people have been evacuated in Andalucia after a river burst its banks amid a seemingly never-ending deluge. Homes have been vacated across

13 Mar, 2025 @ 11:33

Andalucia·Lead·Video·Weather

Shooting in Benidorm: Man is shot three times in middle of beachside apartment complex

A MAN collecting a debt in the Benidorm area was shot three times at a beachside apartment complex on Wednesday. The incident happened around 12.30pm

13 Mar, 2025 @ 11:06

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Brit drivers in Spain warned against making ‘rookie mistake’ after robbers target cars on the Costa del Sol

BRITS in Spain have been warned to ‘be on alert’ when parking their cars on the Costa del Sol. It comes after an expat had

13 Mar, 2025 @ 10:57

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Storm Konrad hits Spain: Weather alerts are issued across Andalucia – including the Costa del Sol

A SERIES of weather alerts have been issued across the southern region of Andalucia in the wake of Storm Konrad’s arrival to Spain. The yellow-level

13 Mar, 2025 @ 10:41

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Train to Gibraltar? Spain’s long-demanded costa train may actually become a reality – and with it a stop across the border in La Linea

SPAIN’S fabled costa train from Nerja to Algeciras is starting to become a more concrete reality – and it may come to Gibraltar. Long considered

13 Mar, 2025 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Brit fury in Spain after major funeral planner vanishes – hundreds of end-of-life plans at risk while crematoriums refuse to hand over ashes

BRITISH expats are demanding answers following the ‘disgraceful’ disappearing act of a major funeral planning company in Spain. Iberian Funeral Plans vanished overnight on March

12 Mar, 2025 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead

Spain threatens huge fines for not labelling AI-generated content

SPAIN will dole out big fines to companies that use artificial intelligence(AI) content without labelling it as such. Congress has passed a bill regulating how

12 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Technology

Sotogrande sees property prices surge by 30% in a year: Resort dubbed ‘Spain’s Monaco’ and once favoured by British royals becomes luxury hotspot

PROPERTY prices on the upmarket Sotogrande urbanisation in Cadiz province leapt up by 30% in 2024. The average sale price was €1.9 million putting it

12 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Lead·Property

Spain proposes crackdown on underage drinking: Breathalysers at SCHOOLS and ban on alcohol branding

SPAIN’S Council of Ministers has backed a new bill to curb underage alcohol drinking which will allow police to conduct breath tests on children in

12 Mar, 2025 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·National News

Bizarre moment tourist beach in Spain is covered by thousands of jellyfish

Mallorca’s Cala Millor was invaded by thousands of Velella jellyfish last Friday. The sea creatures washed up on the shore in a seasonal phenomenon where

12 Mar, 2025 @ 15:55

Lead·Mallorca

Search-and-rescue mission is on for five suspected ‘narcos’ who fell into the water after a collision between speed boats during police chase in southern Spain

FIVE suspected drug traffickers are missing after a narco speed boat collided with a stationary one during a high-speed chase on a river in Sevilla.

12 Mar, 2025 @ 15:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Bouncer arrested for stabbing man to death outside nightclub in Spainn

Holiday hell in Estepona: Armed thugs posing as police rob tourists of Rolex and clothes after storming Airbnb-style flat

POLICIA Nacional are investigating the violent robbery of three ‘foreign’ tourists in Estepona. In the early morning of Sunday, March 9, police responded to an

12 Mar, 2025 @ 15:16

Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar to weed out ‘fraudsters and freeloaders’ who try to claim free university tuition: ‘Those with children born here have nothing to worry about’

THE new restrictions on university scholarships for pupils in Gibraltar are targeted at ‘fraudsters and freeloaders’, the government has announced. ‘Genuine cases’ of pupils born

12 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

UK arrivals boost Costa Blanca airport to set all-time February passenger record

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport had its busiest-ever February with UK arrivals accounting for over a third of international passengers. After breaking the million mark in January for

12 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Before and after photos reveal stunning reversal in Spain’s reservoirs as ‘fierce weather front’ carves Europe in half

THE incredible turnaround in Spain’s struggling reservoir levels has been captured in stunning ‘before and after’ shots. Costa del Sol local Francisco Ruiz (@Francis46309660) captured

12 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Anger mounts in Mallorca over ‘worsening’ property crisis as locals are increasingly ‘turfed out’ by rising prices

MALLORCA protestors claim ‘nothing has changed’ one year after historic action against the island’s growing housing crisis. The Banc del Temps de Sencelles has published

12 Mar, 2025 @ 12:22

Lead·Mallorca·Video

Where is Gary Shearer? Family of Scotsman demand answers two YEARS after he vanished from Lanzarote – as they prepare to fly out to Spain

THE family of a Scotsman who vanished while in Spain two years ago have issued a fresh appeal for information. Gary Shearer, from Renfrew in

12 Mar, 2025 @ 12:12

Canary Islands·Lead

Extreme weather warning with orange alert issued for heavy rain on Costa Blanca

Storm Konrad heads to Spain: Yet more rain and snow to affect majority of the country

A NEW storm is coming to Spain in the recent wake of Storm Jana to bring heavy rain as well as snow- especially on Thursday-

12 Mar, 2025 @ 11:38

Lead·National News·Weather

Hotel stays in Spain rise modestly as German tourists stay away but British bookings soar

Spain’s new ‘big brother’ law for tourists is ‘driving hotels mad’: Technology ‘does not work’ and ‘threatens success of high season

HOTELIERS in the Valencian Community say a new computerised system to register guests is driving them mad and will cause serious problems during the tourist

12 Mar, 2025 @ 11:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Family gets investigation reopened into Benidorm death of father-of-four who plunged off cliff

THE family of a Welsh tourist who died in a Benidorm cliff fall have convinced the city’s court to reopen an investigation- as they suspect

11 Mar, 2025 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Supermarket giant Mercadona reports 'spectacular' eye-watering record profits in Spain

Mercadona reports ‘spectacular’ record profits in Spain

SPAIN’S leading supermarket chain Mercadona posted record net profits last year of €1.3 billion. That was a rise of 37% on 2023 and an all-time

11 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00