Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Missing Dutch expat is found in ‘squalid, pitch-black basement’ in Tenerife – after ‘unknown man’ denied he was inside

A MISSING Dutch expat has been located in Tenerife more than a week after he vanished following a trip to the hospital. Fears were growing

6 Mar, 2025 @ 13:06

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Watch: Panic on flight from Spain as passenger tries to open emergency door

THIS is the moment a passenger tried to open the emergency door on a flight from Spain to South America. Footage shared on X shows

6 Mar, 2025 @ 12:27

Lead·Madrid·Travel News·Video

How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge

‘Worse than a mafia don’: Spain is a ‘tax trap’ that ‘fleeces’ British expats, financial experts claim

WEALTHY foreigners who move to Spain are facing financial headaches as Spanish authorities launch what one law firm describes as a ‘tax inquisition’. International law

6 Mar, 2025 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Female patient, 70, hurls xenophobic abuse at ‘foreign’ doctor trying to treat her in southern Spain

Doctors in Alicante suffer a 37% rise in verbal and physical attacks

ASSAULTS on doctors in Alicante province rose by 37% in 2024, according to the Alicante College of Physicians(COMA). 58% of the victims were male doctors-

6 Mar, 2025 @ 11:56

Alicante·Health·Lead

Storm Jana is heading to Spain: Experts warn of rain, snow and winds exceeding 100km/hr

THE wet and windy weather affecting much of Spain is set to continue into the weekend as Storm Jana rolls into the country. The weather

6 Mar, 2025 @ 11:49

Lead·National News·Weather

Father goes to court to stop daughter ending her life in landmark challenge to Spain’s euthanasia law

A PARAPLEGIC woman, 24, has told a Barcelona court during a landmark case that she wants a dignified death under Spain’s euthanasia laws. It’s the

6 Mar, 2025 @ 11:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Luxury Cars Towed Away As Major European Cryptocurrency Fraudster Is Arrested In Valencia Area Of Spain

Here’s how to pick up a luxury car for just one euro: The catch? They’ve been confiscated in Spain’s war on the narcos

CAR enthusiasts and bargain hunters have a unique opportunity to own high-end vehicles at an unbelievably low price. But what’s the catch? Well, they were

5 Mar, 2025 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Official Valencia Day celebrations are cancelled or postponed due to DANA Alice

Drought-starved Malaga revived: Reservoirs jump over 10% after recent rains to beat levels not seen since 2023

RESERVOIRS in Malaga province hold more water than at any time in the last two years. The province now contains over 200 million litres of

5 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga

Ryanair makes welcome changes to carry-on luggage size after bruising battle with Spain’s airports

Ryanair announces new date when paper boarding passes will be abolished

BUDGET airline Ryanair has delayed its plans to scrap paper boarding passes in May. The Irish carrier says it will now introduce the measure at

5 Mar, 2025 @ 17:37

Lead·National News

Blood rain beckons: Storms are sweeping across Spain with these areas most affected

CALIMA rain is sweeping across southeastern Spain and heading towards Malaga province, according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). Aemet has identified the southeastern peninsula

5 Mar, 2025 @ 17:09

Lead·Weather

New Trump agricultural tariffs set to hit Spain’s €3.5 billion in exports to the USA

SPAIN’S agricultural exporters are bracing for a potential €3.5 billion blow when new US tariffs come into effect. Donald Trump announced that he will soon

5 Mar, 2025 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

'Cowboy mechanic' accused of swindling British expats out of thousands of euros flees Spain

‘Cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling British expats out of thousands of euros quits Spain

AN alleged ‘cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling dozens of British expats out of thousands of euros has left Spain for a new life in the

5 Mar, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Irish expat in Spain says his mental health is ‘far better’ despite ‘much lower’ salary

AN IRISH man who set up a new life for himself on the Costa Blanca, says it has been great for his mental health and

5 Mar, 2025 @ 15:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Britain launches mandatory ETA register for visitors from the EU – here’s all you need to know

PEOPLE living in Spain and the rest of the European Union who want to visit the United Kingdom from April 2 will have to get

5 Mar, 2025 @ 13:25

Lead·National News

Spanish doctor praises this ‘super seed’ that can lower cholesterol and is packed with nutrients

A DOCTOR has recommended chia seeds as part of a diet to lower cholesterol and glucose levels in the body as well as best way

5 Mar, 2025 @ 12:37

Health·Lead

Daughters of man missing since 1984 discover he was living in Valencia before being killed in last year’s DANA disaster

A GRANADA man who vanished without trace in 1984, died 40 years later in October’s Valencia floods. Miguel Morales, 72, was declared officially dead in

5 Mar, 2025 @ 11:13

Granada·Lead·Valencia

Watch: Narco boat washes up on tourist beach in Estepona

ONE of the Strait of Gibraltar’s notorious narco boats was discovered washed up on a tourist beach in Estepona province yesterday The vessel was found

5 Mar, 2025 @ 10:26

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

Revealed: The number of emergency calls made about Valencia floods before warning was sent by regional government

OVER 15,000 people made calls to the 112 emergency number in Valencia on October 29 before Carlos Mazon’s regional government issued a flood warning to

4 Mar, 2025 @ 18:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain sets January record for foreign tourists-boosted by rise in UK visitors

SPAIN set a new international tourist record for January with 5.1 million foreign visitors resulting in a 6.1% increase compared to the same month in

4 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Stolen €400k Aston Martin rams police car during high-speed Madrid chase as officers leap to safety

A MOVIE-STYLE car chase in Madrid involving a stolen €400,000 Aston Martin saw the driver ram a Guardia Civil vehicle with officers jumping out to

4 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain's November unemployment figures hit lowest total since 2007

Unemployment falls to lowest February rate in Spain for 17 years

SPAIN’S February jobless total stood at just under 2.6 million- the lowest figure for the second month of the year since 2008. Unemployment fell month-to-month

4 Mar, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Spanish border town cooks up contingency plans for its survival as hopes dwindle over a Gibraltar post-Brexit deal

THE Junta de Andalucia is attempting to ride in to the rescue for border town La Linea as it faces calamity over the potential failure

4 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Weather chaos in Cadiz sees 40 people trapped in cars while Jerez racing circuit ‘is underwater’

THIS is the moment Cadiz firefighters rescued 40 people from 20 vehicles after they became trapped on the motorway. Heavy rains over the weekend and

4 Mar, 2025 @ 13:43

Cadiz·Lead·Video·Weather

Brits among dozens injured in horror bus collision in Barcelona – as potential cause emerges

BRITISH tourists were among more than 50 injured in a horror bus crash supposedly caused by a wandering pedestrian. Just before 3pm on Monday, two

4 Mar, 2025 @ 13:06

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Roads and schools closed as heavy rain lashes across Valencia

Valencia weather latest: Mass school and road closures due to heavy rain and flooding – as orange alerts are extended to Thursday

HEAVY rain caused road and school closures in Valencia and Castellon provinces on Tuesday with more bad weather on the way. 16 roads have been

4 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia·Weather

‘There’s someone inside!’ Panic as car is swept out to SEA during floods on Spanish holiday island

Footage shared on X shows a black vehicle bobbing and swirling in the sea as panicked locals film the moment from their balcony in Telde,

4 Mar, 2025 @ 12:43

Canary Islands·Lead

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Missing Dutch expat is found in ‘squalid, pitch-black basement’ in Tenerife – after ‘unknown man’ denied he was inside

Watch: Panic on flight from Spain as passenger tries to open emergency door

‘Worse than a mafia don’: Spain is a ‘tax trap’ that ‘fleeces’ British expats, financial experts claim

Doctors in Alicante suffer a 37% rise in verbal and physical attacks

Storm Jana is heading to Spain: Experts warn of rain, snow and winds exceeding 100km/hr

Father goes to court to stop daughter ending her life in landmark challenge to Spain’s euthanasia law

Here’s how to pick up a luxury car for just one euro: The catch? They’ve been confiscated in Spain’s war on the narcos

Drought-starved Malaga revived: Reservoirs jump over 10% after recent rains to beat levels not seen since 2023

Ryanair announces new date when paper boarding passes will be abolished

Blood rain beckons: Storms are sweeping across Spain with these areas most affected

New Trump agricultural tariffs set to hit Spain’s €3.5 billion in exports to the USA

‘Cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling British expats out of thousands of euros quits Spain

Irish expat in Spain says his mental health is ‘far better’ despite ‘much lower’ salary

Britain launches mandatory ETA register for visitors from the EU – here’s all you need to know

Spanish doctor praises this ‘super seed’ that can lower cholesterol and is packed with nutrients

Daughters of man missing since 1984 discover he was living in Valencia before being killed in last year’s DANA disaster

Watch: Narco boat washes up on tourist beach in Estepona

Revealed: The number of emergency calls made about Valencia floods before warning was sent by regional government

Spain sets January record for foreign tourists-boosted by rise in UK visitors

Stolen €400k Aston Martin rams police car during high-speed Madrid chase as officers leap to safety

Unemployment falls to lowest February rate in Spain for 17 years

Spanish border town cooks up contingency plans for its survival as hopes dwindle over a Gibraltar post-Brexit deal

Brits among dozens injured in horror bus collision in Barcelona – as potential cause emerges

Valencia weather latest: Mass school and road closures due to heavy rain and flooding – as orange alerts are extended to Thursday

‘There’s someone inside!’ Panic as car is swept out to SEA during floods on Spanish holiday island

Grim end of year for violence against women in Spain: Six deaths in 15 days – will 2026 be the worst on record, asks MICHAEL COY

Scientists at high-security lab in northern Spain ‘experimented with African swine fever’ when first cases appeared just metres away

British man survives hail of bullets hitting his car and is ‘out of danger’ at Costa Blanca hospital

Police seize 32 pieces carved from elephant ivory worth €3.6m from Valencia home

British ‘narco’ fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after getting life prison sentence