Operation in search for Maddie McCann ‘planned for long time and at a high level’ says detective Spain-based detective insists the hunt in Portugal digging up three very specific locations will run into millions 11 May, 2014 @ 08:30 Lead·National News
Spanish bus crash kills five children The bus was taking a youth football team home after a match 9 May, 2014 @ 12:27 Lead·National News
Nigel Goldman pleads for sympathy in UK local paper interview 'Mr Del Monte' admits he lives in fear of extradition to Spain, where he is being hunted by many of his victims and their lawyers 8 May, 2014 @ 13:18 Lead·Malaga
Dave Mahon back in court to face murder charge The stepfather of missing Amy Fitzpatrick has not yet entered his plea 8 May, 2014 @ 10:37 Lead·Malaga
EXCLUSIVE: Missing Andy Cunningham arrives in England safe and sound Father thanks Olive Press after his son arrives home safely, after weeks of police searching 7 May, 2014 @ 15:37 Cadiz·Lead
Cocaine-filled pineapples found on ship arriving in Algeciras Guardia Civil officers had been tipped off about the arrival of large amounts of the drug from South America 7 May, 2014 @ 12:52 Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead
Football world scorns Spain’s racist fans: Have your say… After two racist incidents at football matches in one week, do you think Spain has a problem with racism? 6 May, 2014 @ 16:21 Lead·Sport
Spain blamed for ‘wall of death’ wiping out British sharks Spanish and Portuguese fishing fleets responsible for plummeting UK shark populations 6 May, 2014 @ 15:30 Lead
Scottish businessman killed in car collision on main coastal road by Puerto Banus Billy Peterkin, 59, was on the first night of his stag holiday when he died 6 May, 2014 @ 13:12 Lead·Malaga
Mother fends off jail sentence after refusing to return her children to Spain Her Spanish army officer husband tried to have her jailed after going on the run with the children 5 May, 2014 @ 14:00 Lead
Action Fraud UK confirm Nigel Goldman complaints The news that Costa del Sol runaway conman Nigel Goldman is hiding in a quaint English village has spread through the UK press 5 May, 2014 @ 10:59 Lead
Spanish national newspaper mistakes silly blog for serious Gibraltar threats El Mundo ran the story that the radical group 'Gibraltar Messengers' had issued a series of threats to sink Spanish boats in Gibraltarian waters 4 May, 2014 @ 10:30 Gibraltar·Lead
Atletico Madrid fans’ anti-British Gibraltar poster Fans at the recent Champions League semi-final against Chelsea displayed posters proclaiming Gibraltar as Spanish 3 May, 2014 @ 10:15 Gibraltar·Lead
Max Clifford jailed for eight years Celebrity publicist and Costa del Sol regular was found guilty of eight counts of sexual assault on Monday, two of which began in Spain 2 May, 2014 @ 15:27 Lead·Malaga
Paedophile Max Clifford struck off from children’s charity The disgraced PR - here pictured with friend and fellow convicted paedophile Mike Souter - hosted an annual celebrity golf event in aid of the 2 May, 2014 @ 15:14 Lead
Massive drop-out rate in Spanish schools Spain has highest drop-out rate in the EU for the third year in a row, according to new report 2 May, 2014 @ 08:30 Education·Lead·Other News
No end to Spanish dream Despite reports that we’re all leaving in our droves, nearly 80% of Olive Press readers insist they are as happy or happier in Spain 1 May, 2014 @ 09:00 Lead
The man from Del Monte… Nigel Goldman found in disguise in English village EXCLUSIVE: The Olive Press can reveal that convicted fraudster Nigel Goldman is back in business using the false name ‘Howard Del Monte’. By Tom Powell 30 Apr, 2014 @ 11:44 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
British paedophile Robert Edward Bill finally caged for 20 years in Morocco ‘High risk’ paedophile who attempted to snatch a girl, 12, in Velez Malaga just weeks after moving to Spain convicted in Morocco of same crimes 29 Apr, 2014 @ 13:30 Lead·Malaga
Max Clifford’s conviction based on victims in Spain The victims of Max Clifford's sexual abuse in Spain formed a large part of the case against him 29 Apr, 2014 @ 10:44 Lead·Malaga
Max Clifford found guilty of eight charges of indecent assault Clifford, who sexually abused young girls on holiday with their families on the Costa del Sol, will be sentenced on Friday 28 Apr, 2014 @ 15:22 Lead
Spain still has best healthcare in Europe, claims report This is despite massive national budget cuts since the financial crisis 27 Apr, 2014 @ 15:00 Lead
Malaga’s massive Easter haul The city recorded its best Easter trading figures for years 27 Apr, 2014 @ 09:30 Lead·Malaga
Calls for education reform as Spanish teens can’t problem solve Damning report slams 'old-fashioned' teaching methods 26 Apr, 2014 @ 09:00 Lead
Former FC Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova dies, aged 45, after cancer battle FC Barcelona announced in a statement it was in "immense mourning." The club plans to open part of the main grandstand so that fans can 25 Apr, 2014 @ 20:31 Lead·Sport
EXCLUSIVE: The mystery cartel – including Vladimir Putin – behind purchase of Spanish palace The Olive Press story on Putin's Costa del Sol mansion from 18 months ago is hitting headlines once more, with construction at 90% complete 25 Apr, 2014 @ 15:42 Lead·Malaga