Tragedy as winery worker inhales deadly toxic gas and falls into tank in central Spain
A WORKER died at a winery after inhaling toxic gas and falling into an empty silo in Spain. The incident happened on Thursday evening at
TWENTY NOT OUT: How two decades apart the Olive Press exposed two shocking golf mega-projects threatening to upend the lives of hundreds
WHAT do one and 485 have in common? For most people, the answer is probably nothing. But for the Olive Press, both are rich with
Tragedy as blind man falls 60m to his death from footbridge on well-known hiking trail in Malaga’s Gaucin – friends ‘unable to grab him in time’
A LARGE-SCALE rescue operation ended in tragedy last week when a blind hiker, 47, was found dead at the bottom of a ravine in Malaga
Broken rail preliminarily confirmed as cause of Cordoba train disaster that killed 45 – after previous convoys ‘narrowly escaped’ disaster
AS long suspected, a broken track weld has been identified as the probable cause of the tragic Iryo train crash in Cordoba. The official preliminary
Amsterdam drug mule gets busted at airport in Spain with a kilo of heroin in a 100 separate bags in his stomach
A DRUG mule who flew from Amsterdam to Valencia swallowed over 1.1 kilos of heroin in a failed bid to evade authorities. The 37-year-old man
Fuengirola horror: Mute son ‘witnessed brother murder father and stab mother in the eyes before leaping to his death’
NEW details have emerged regarding the tragic events in Fuengirola on Thursday, where a 36-year-old is reported to have killed his father and left his
Most athletes believe it’s fine to use illegal pirating services in spite of crackdown in Spain and UK
DESPITE major TV deals and broadcasters bankrolling their salaries, many professional athletes view illegal streaming of live sports as harmless. A blunt conclusion from the
Over 100 tractors are set to blockade Valencia centre over farmer’s rage at ‘unfair’ EU-South America ‘Mercosur’ deal
FARMERS will take to Valencia City’s streets on Monday in protest against the signing of the European Union’s agreement with Mercosur, the South American trade
Storm Ingrid brings big freeze to Spain with snow in Andalucia and red alerts for 9m waves – dozens of roads affected
WINTER has returned with a vengeance as Storm Ingrid puts 14 regions on alert this weekend. The Atlantic front is bringing a polar freeze, heavy
Barcelona’s Rodalies trains back up and running three days on from deadly crash
BARCELONA’S Rodalies commuter rail network is slowly returning to normal service three days on from a deadly crash. A train driver was killed and nearly
Donald Trump calls Spain a ‘freeloader’ for not spending enough on defence
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump branded Spain a ‘freeloader’ on Thursday in relation to it not spending enough on defence. Trump was in Davos, Switzerland at
BREAKING: Spain sees third rail crash in a week – six injured in minor incident
SPAIN sees its third rail crash in one week as a commuter train hits a construction crane in southeastern Spain. Close to Murcia’s Cartagena, the
‘Lovely property, plenty of light, comes with squatters’: How the problem is driving home owners across Spain to sell at a loss
A GROWING number of homeowners across Spain are putting their properties on the market after giving up on ever getting squatters out. And many are
AND WE’RE OFF: Olive Press first monthly national issue is heading your way, from the Costa de la Luz to Castellon!
THE first national monthly issue of the Olive Press is out! With a fresh new look and better quality paper, we’re now Spain’s first-ever English-language
Murder-suicide horror in Fuengirola: Man, 36, ‘stabs father and mother before throwing himself from rooftop’
A MAN has reportedly killed his father, stabbed his mother and thrown himself off a roof top terrace in Fuengirola this morning. The 36-year-old allegedly
Spain’s under-the-radar rural property market is booming – here are the areas where you need to move fast to still get a bargain
FROM sun-drenched hill villages to quiet inland towns, buyers are waking up to the fact that Spain’s rural property market is fast becoming the country’s
Happy ending after missing dog in Spain’s Adamuz train disaster is found safe and sound
A DOG that went missing in the aftermath of the Adamuz train disaster has been found safe and well on Thursday morning. An Infoca forest
WATCH: Police arrest Swedish mafia gang members who held ‘millionaire’ hostage in Spain- but are freed after victim said they were ‘friends’
FOUR members of a Swedish mafia gang called ‘Dalen’ have been arrested but subsequently released after holding a Norwegian man hostage for nearly three days
EXCLUSIVE: British expats among hundreds facing eviction to make way for ‘corporate greed’ mass-tourism complex on the Costa del Sol
HUNDREDS of Costa del Sol residents face losing their homes to make way for a luxury golf development that critics say is an outdated and
How Marbella’s criminal class dine out in Puerto Banus one day – and carry out daylight robberies the next
MARBELLA has long been home to a wide and eclectic community of people from all over the world, drawn by its climate, lifestyle and international
EXCLUSIVE: Expat shock as vanished funeral firm found to have ‘no funds left’ in accounts
THE accounts at a collapsed funeral planning company have been bled dry, it can be revealed. Victims chasing compensation from beleaguered firm Iberian ‘will struggle’
Fake cigarette factory raided with €3m of products set for black market sales in Spain
AUTHORITIES have shut down an illegal Alicante province cigarette factory and seized materials worth over €3 million. Two men aged 22 and 51 have been
Yellow alert: Storm Ingrid to batter Spain’s southern coast with snow expected inland
A NASTY weather front is set to batter Andalucia and the Strait of Gibraltar as a ‘polar’ air mass sweeps across the peninsula. The State
Death toll in Cordoba train disaster reaches 43 after a new body is found – with a further 45 people still unaccounted for
THE Cordoba train crash death toll has risen to 43 as searches continue for the 45 reported missing. The Servicio de Criminalistica de la Guardia
Chilean burglary gang terrorised expat hotspots on the Costa del Sol – and had Estepona and Marbella in their sights
GANG members were busted after carrying out a string of robberies that targeted popular expat regions on the Costa del Sol. Police have arrested four
WATCH: Malaga-born football star goes from hero to zero with shocking Panenka penalty to lose the African Cup final
HOPES were high for the home nation at Afcon (Africa cup of nations). Morocco were going from strength to strength in the tournament. The country