Outrage after German tourists mount and destroy monument in Mallorca
A PAIR of German tourists destroyed a sculpture on Sunday after climbing it to take a selfie at the Palma Contemporary Art Museum. The couple,
Radar speed traps destroyed in wave of vandalism costing €67,000 per roadside unit in Spain
SEVEN fixed speed radars have been vandalised across Spain in recent days with each unit costing up to €67,000 to replace, according to the DGT
Spain refuses to return Russian oligarch’s yacht after vessel was seized in Mallorca as part of Ukraine sanctions
MADRID’s High Court of Justice has refused to return one of three yachts seized in Mallorca due to their links to Russian oligarchs. The Sasha
Mercadona supermarket owner Juan Roig donates €1.5million to repair flood-damaged parks and squares in Valencia
JUAN Roig, the owner of the Valencia-based Mercadona supermarket chain, has donated €1.5 million to repair parks and squares damaged by last October’s floods. The
Spanish city honours two heroic illegal migrants who stopped brutal beating of gay man that sparked widespread protests
A GALICIA city has given a top honour to two illegal migrants who risked deportation to stop a vicious homophobic assault that made national headlines.
Assaults on health workers increased by nearly a third last year in Spain’s cities
PHYSICAL and verbal assaults on health staff in Spain’s cities rose by 29% in 2024- according to the Policia Nacional. The police said the big
Spain’s Karla Sofia Gascon will go to the Oscars after all- despite backlash over offensive social media posts
SPAIN’S Karla Sofia Gascon will go to the Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday despite the row over offensive social media comments she had posted.
Spain to write off regional governments’ €83billion debt amid impressive economic growth
SPAIN’S government plans to write off €83 billion of debt from the country’s regional governments before the end of the year- enabled by high GDP
Wet weekend in Spain: Rain is forecast across the country – including four days of showers on the Costa del Sol
THIS bank holiday weekend will see rain sweep the country, with four days of showers on Malaga’s coastline. While many people living in Andalucia will
Spaniard is slashed in the neck by a Syrian refugee during attack at holocaust memorial
A SPANIARD has been slashed in the neck at the Berlin holocaust memorial by a Syrian refugee. Last Friday, a 30-year-old Spanish tourist was stabbed
Spanish cops are hospitalised after ‘accidentally’ eating drug-laced sweets seized during raid of Costa del Sol cannabis club
THREE Policia Nacional officers ‘mistakenly’ ate jelly beans impregnated with a drug following a raid on a Fuengirola cannabis club. They were treated for poisoning
Estepona is now using DRONES to clean buildings: Robots ‘use 60% less water’
ESTEPONA has become one of the first public administrations in Andalucia to use drones to clean buildings. The town hall says the ‘innovative’ technology offers
Benidorm police issue important warning about car tyre puncture trick after motorist is robbed of €4,800
A THIEF has been arrested in Benidorm after stealing a bag containing €4,800 in a distraction burglary at a supermarket car park. The Algerian national,
‘I moved next door to a bakery in Malaga but the noise was too much – so I reported him’
AN expat couple have been branded ‘nasty people’ for filing a noise complaint against a bakery after deciding to move in next door. Posting in
Marbella’s iconic Los Monteros hotel to reopen after ‘luxury’ rebrand
MARBELLA’S iconic Los Monteros hotel is set to reopen this week under the luxury Kimpton brand. The 195 room hotel boasts Malaga’s Michelin star chef,
Donald Trump and Elon Musk voice support for Spain’s hard-right Vox party
US President Donald Trump and his billionaire supporter Elon Musk have backed Spain’s far-right political party Vox, with Musk going as far as predicting it
Sleepy Malaga town loved by Brits sees biggest population surge in Andalucia: Mayor faces ‘challenge’ to manage the growth
TORROX is literally Andalucia’s boom town with its population rising over by a third in just eight years. It numbers 100 different nationalities including British
Mid-air emergency in Spain: Iberia pilot with a spider allergy is bitten by a tarantula
A FLIGHT was fumigated in Madrid after the pilot was bitten by a rogue spider, causing delays to onward journeys. The pilot was allergic to
Have YOU seen him? Scottish expat ‘narco’ who escaped notorious Alicante prison 32 years ago – after daring €100m cocaine plot
Do you know more about this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the Scottish expat gangster who remains on the run after escaping from an Alicante
Outrage in Tenerife as mother and son are forced to live in car after squatters seize their home
A MOTHER and son have been forced to live in their car in Tenerife after squatters took over their home, prompting outrage from locals. La
Evil smugglers ‘throw migrant mother’s baby into the sea’ during terrifying journey to Spain – as more victims speak out
AUTHORITIES in the Canary Islands say that more boat migrants are slowly gaining in confidence to talk about abuses during journeys from Africa to the
‘Dangerous’ jihadi hairdresser is kicked out of Spain after ‘recruiting fighters for Islamic State’ from his salon in Barcelona
A MOROCCAN hairdresser based in the Barcelona area has been deported from Spain for indoctrinating and recruiting fighters for the Islamic State terror group at
British pensioner is left paralysed and fighting for his life following ‘unprovoked’ assault in Spain
A BRITISH pensioner has been left with life-changing injuries after suffering a horrific assault while holidaying in Spain. Retired carpenter Marshall Latham, 68, was ‘just
Tivoli World latest: These are the €200m plans for reopening of Costa del Sol theme park
THE director of the Tremon real estate group has unveiled plans for the new Tivoli theme park. Following the signing of an agreement with Benalmadena
Protestors fume over ‘obsolete’ controversial coastal law that threatens homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER 200 people protested in Denia on Saturday against proposed coastline boundary changes that threaten properties that have been around for decades. The move first
Valencia’s world-famous Fallas celebrations start with spectacular fireworks display
VALENCIA’S Fallas celebrations started on Sunday with a show and fireworks display at the city’s Serranos Towers. The traditional grand opening saw thousands of people