Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Exclusive: Brits blast campervans for ‘polluting’ Spain’s Costa del Sol and ‘spoiling their views’ – as ‘vanlifers’ blame a ‘few bad apples’

EXCLUSIVE By Yzzy Bostyn WHEN Cor Vandenhoek moved to Torrox Costa nine years ago, he invested in one of the most expensive properties on the

2 Mar, 2025 @ 09:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Fury after mayor of cash-strapped village in Spain uses public funds to pay for €400 ‘feast’ – featuring oysters, jamon and king prawns

A SPANISH mayor is facing calls to step down after it emerged he used public funds to wine and dine himself and friends. Partido Popular

1 Mar, 2025 @ 12:41

Lead·Politics

British ex-soldier who vanished in Tenerife is found

A FORMER solider who disappeared during a trip to Tenerife has been found, his family said this morning. Fears were growing for Jake, 34, after

1 Mar, 2025 @ 11:16

Lead·Tenerife

Victim Kenneth Jobe (left), and (right) his €400,000 Mijas home that has been taken over by squatters (COPYRIGHT OLIVE PRESS)

Exclusive: Brit’s retirement to Spain is ruined after BRITISH squatters seize €400k Costa del Sol home

A DESPERATE grandfather is pleading for help after his Costa del Sol home was taken over by British squatters FIVE YEARS ago. Birmingham native Kenneth

1 Mar, 2025 @ 11:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

‘One of the best shots I’ve ever seen’: JON CLARKE watches the world’s top golfers at the Staysure Marbella Legends tournament in Aloha

AS they walked up towards the 11th green, they were unmistakably two of the greats of the game. And one of them helped design the

1 Mar, 2025 @ 09:00

Lead·Sport

DNA tests confirm missing woman, 24, was incinerated after being trapped inside waste bin in Mallorca

THE Policia Nacional in Mallorca have closed their investigation into a missing Argentinian woman after DNA analysis confirmed that two bones found at a waste

28 Feb, 2025 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Hospital in Spain FREEZES breast cancer cells as part of new treatment technique

AN ALICANTE hospital has carried out a pioneering procedure that destroys breast cancer cells via freezing. It was successfully performed on a 90-year-old woman at

28 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Health·Lead

Rubbish clear up off Benidorm coast results in specialist divers removing a 300 kilo trawler net and dozens of tyres

Rubbish clear up off Benidorm coast sees divers remove 300 kilo trawler net and tyres from seabed

750 KILOS of rubbish including tyres and a trawler net have been removed from the seabed off the Benidorm coast. The discoveries came in a

28 Feb, 2025 @ 17:30

Benidorm·Environment·Lead

Must visit: This Alicante town loved by Brits has beaches to rival Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro

CALPE on the northern Costa Blanca offers beautiful beaches and the stunning sight of the Peñon de Ifach which leads to comparisons with Rio de

28 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Grant Barr: Family of missing New York banker fly out to Spain to assist search on the Costa del Sol

THE family of missing US citizen Grant Barr have arrived to the Costa del Sol to assist the ongoing search. The New York-based banker disappeared

28 Feb, 2025 @ 16:41

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead

Major tourist destination in Spain will DOUBLE its tourist tax

A MAJOR Spanish tourist destination is set to double its tourist tax amidst increasing tensions between locals and visitors. The Catalan government announced new legislation

28 Feb, 2025 @ 16:04

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Drugs gang copied 'Breaking Bad' TV series by laundering money via a car wash business in Spain

Drugs gang copied ‘Breaking Bad’ narco TV drama by laundering money via a car wash business in Spain

A BULGARIAN drugs gang took a leaf out of the hit US TV drama Breaking Bad by laundering the profits of a marijuana operation via

28 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Fears for missing British soldier in Tenerife after he was ‘refused boarding on Ryanair flight home’

READ UPDATE: British ex-soldier is found ‘alive and well’ after disappearing in Tenerife A BRITISH ex-soldier is missing from Tenerife after allegedly being refused boarding

28 Feb, 2025 @ 15:32

Lead·Tenerife

High-speed rail link between Spain and Portugal to be completed by 2032

SPAIN and Portugal will be connected by a high-speed train by 2032, according to Portugal’s infrastructure minister. The high-speed line will link the popular Portuguese

28 Feb, 2025 @ 15:22

Galicia·Lead·Travel News

‘I’ve never been happier’: US expat says she feels ‘freer’ and ‘more at peace’ in Spain – and pays just €300 in rent

A WOMAN from the US has found a new lease to life after packing up and relocating to Spain. Shawna Lum is a 31-year-old from

28 Feb, 2025 @ 14:43

Barcelona·Lead

Feminism row erupts in Barcelona after expat baker refuses to take down adverts featuring half-dressed women

A RUSSIAN baker has refused to take down photos of half-dressed women in his Barcelona shop- sparking fury from feminist organisations. Local residents of Calle

28 Feb, 2025 @ 14:25

Barcelona·Lead

Chances of SNOW in Spain this weekend as temperatures plummet across the country

THE first weekend of March will have a wintry feel about it with parts of Spain set to suffer a mixture of snow and rain.

28 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Weather

Mallorca agent slams Spanish sellers for ‘profiting from foreigners while moaning about them’

Property prices rise much faster in the Balearics than in any other region of Spain

THE cost of buying a property in the Balearic Islands rose by 15.2% last year- the biggest rise anywhere in Spain. Figures from the College

28 Feb, 2025 @ 12:56

Balearic Islands·Lead·Property

Malaga to pedestrianise these streets with the help of EU funding

THESE Malaga streets will soon be pedestrianised thanks to EU investment. EU urban regeneration funds will be used to pedestrianise Malaga’s historic centre, the council

28 Feb, 2025 @ 12:47

Lead·Malaga·Property

Breeders accused of toy poodle scam by charging over €6,000 for a puppy with fake pedigree documents in Spain

A VALENCIA gang that sold toy poodle puppies with bogus claims over their pedigree has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Seven people were allegedly

28 Feb, 2025 @ 11:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Outrage in Tenerife after squatters seize house of 87-year-old woman while she was in hospital

AN 87-YEAR-OLD Tenerife woman with no immediate family has been left homeless after squatters took over her property when she was in hospital. The victim

28 Feb, 2025 @ 11:14

Canary Islands·Lead

What is Balearic Islands Day? How the annual festival is celebrated with the party starting TODAY

BALEARIC Islands Day 2025 will be marked by a range of activities across Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Celebrations will begin on February 28 and

28 Feb, 2025 @ 08:00

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive holiday destinations for 2025, according to hotel prices

THESE are Spain’s cheapest and most expensive holiday destinations according to hotel prices this year. The Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) has calculated the country’s

28 Feb, 2025 @ 07:00

Lead·Travel News

‘Extreme case of ofendiditis!’: Spanish museum sparks backlash after removing mummy from display over fears it will ‘offend’ visitors

A SPANISH museum has sparked backlash after it removed a mummy from display over risk of ‘offence’. Madrid’s National Archaeology Museum (MAN) removed a mummy

27 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Tenerife

Spanish region which banned phones from schools says grades are UP and bullying is DOWN

MURCIA’S ban on children using mobile phones in public schools has seen a significant improvement in their behaviour and a better exam pass rate. The

27 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Education·Lead·Murcia

Redemption for England Women as they beat Spain with a vengeful performance

JESSICA Park’s first-half goal secured a memorable victory for England against reigning world champions Spain. After suffering a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to Spain in the

27 Feb, 2025 @ 17:18