Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Postcard Valencia town surrounded by olive groves and vineyards wants new residents – and homes start at just €11,000

A VALENCIA region town some 60 kilometres from the coast is offering financial incentives for people to move there to stop depopulation. Enguera has just

5 Feb, 2025 @ 12:26

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Founder of Nikki Beach Marbella dies: How US businessman got his start at McDonald’s before building global empire

JACK Penrod, the visionary founder and owner of Nikki Beach Hospitality Group, has passed away at the age of 85 after a long battle with

5 Feb, 2025 @ 12:22

Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Computer whizz kid arrested in Spain for hacking NATO, US Army, and police databases

A TEENAGE hacker described as ‘dangerous’ has been arrested in Calpe(Alicante) after accessing 40 computer databases including those of NATO, the US Army, and the

5 Feb, 2025 @ 11:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Video

Heat related deaths in Spain could surge by hundreds of thousands due to climate change, experts warn

GLOBAL warming could cause over 2.3 million extra deaths in Europe by the end of this century. The study by the London School of Hygiene

4 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Weather

Benidorm faces wet wipe crisis after pulling out 300 tonnes of ‘monster’ blockages in a year

300 TONNES of wet wipes were flushed down Benidorm toilets last year causing €400,000 of repairs to pumping and treatment plants. The problem is becoming

4 Feb, 2025 @ 18:20

Benidorm·Environment·Lead

Netflix sidelines Spain’s Karla Sofia Gascon from ‘Emilia Perez’ Oscar campaign after offensive tweets resurface

THE Spanish star of Oscar-tipped movie, Emilia Perez, has been removed from promotional events film ahead of next month’s Academy Awards according to The Hollywood

4 Feb, 2025 @ 17:34

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead

Arrest is made over murder of US priest, 80, inside Malaga tourist flat: Two suspects still at large

A MOROCCAN man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an American priest was found dead inside a Malaga tourist flat in January. Father

4 Feb, 2025 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

January unemployment rate in Spain is at lowest figure since 2008

January unemployment rate in Spain at lowest figure since 2008 despite seasonal falls in retail and hospitality sectors

SPAIN’S unemployment rate went up in January compared to December, but was still at the lowest figure for that month since 2008, according to government

4 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Boombastic music festival coming to Estepona this summer has already sold 10,000 tickets

ESTEPONA’s Boombastic music festival has already sold 10,000 tickets ahead of its July premiere. Pre-sale tickets for Estepona’s Boombastic music festival were made available on

4 Feb, 2025 @ 15:49

Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead

‘How much cash can I withdraw in Spain without raising alarms with the tax authorities?’

SPAIN’S Tax Agency has a system in place to monitor large movements of money via banks to prevent tax fraud and money laundering. Fines are

4 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Marijuana growers used 31 homes for illegal farms that stole electricity- causing blackouts in Valencia coastal city

Drug traffickers used dozens of homes for illegal marijuana farms that caused regular power blackouts in Valencia

FREQUENT power cuts in Cullera were caused by illegal electricity hook-ups by a gang running a marijuana farm network. Suspecting that the outages were down

4 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Crisis at Doñana: Aquatic bird populations at vital Andalucia wetlands reach 50-year low

AQUATIC birds were at an all time low in Doñana National Park in January 2024, a new report has revealed. The Doñana Biodiversity Report showed

4 Feb, 2025 @ 13:32

Andalucia·Huelva·Lead

‘We shouldn’t encourage this!’: Robot cafe in Madrid with zero human workers sparks local backlash

MADRID’s first ‘robot cafe’ has opened in the city centre, prompting outrage from locals. Cofe+ Robot Cafe serves over 50 different drinks from the capital’s

4 Feb, 2025 @ 12:26

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Video

‘Beast from the East’ is heading towards Europe: Here’s how it will affect the weather in Spain

PARTS of Spain are set for a cold blast of weather this week following a succession of Atlantic storms impacting the country. The possible thermal

4 Feb, 2025 @ 12:05

Lead·National News·Weather

Two in five new jobs in Spain go to foreigners as unemployment falls to lowest level in 16 years

OF all the new jobs created in Spain in 2024, two out of five went to non-Spaniards. On Thursday (30 January) the Spanish Ministry of

4 Feb, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead

Body of missing Swiss footballer, 24, is discovered in Alicante port

AUTHORITIES have found the body of a Swiss amateur footballer in the waters of the Port of Alicante after he was reported missing in the

4 Feb, 2025 @ 11:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

LIFE IN SPAIN: The dark secrets behind Marisol – one of Spain’s biggest child stars

THE actress Pepa Flores from Málaga is 77 on February 4. She is known throughout Spain and Latin America as ‘Marisol’. You’ve probably done it.

4 Feb, 2025 @ 10:00

Celebrity·Lead

Gibraltar police officers honoured for bringing historical child sex offender to justice in harrowing prosecution

THREE Royal Gibraltar Police detectives have been awarded Commissioner’s commendations for their work in bringing a dangerous child sex offender to justice. Detective Sergeant Jo

4 Feb, 2025 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Wild boars storm shopping centre on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A SOUNDER of wild boars has been filmed running through a busy shopping centre on the Costa del Sol. In video footage shared online, a

4 Feb, 2025 @ 08:00

Animals·Costa del Sol·Lead·Video

Finnish expat who killed and dismembered his partner before dumping her remains in bins around Torrevieja is jailed: Victim’s head was never found

A FINNISH man, 73, has been jailed for 22 years after killing his partner, 68, before cutting her up and dumping parts of her body

4 Feb, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Locals kayak through flooded streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol following DANA storm

THIS is the moment two locals were filmed kayaking through the flooded streets of the Costa del Sol on Monday. The footage, reportedly recorded in

4 Feb, 2025 @ 06:02

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video·Weather

Rubiales trial latest: Jenni Hermoso denies giving permission for infamous kiss following World Cup victory

JENNI Hermoso told day one of a Madrid trial on Monday that she gave no permission to have the ‘infamous’ kiss planted on her by

3 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

British tourists remained Spain’s best customers in 2024 – but can they fend off the high-spending Germans in 2025?

BRITISH visitors have once again led the charge as Spain’s top spenders in 2024 in a year in which the country’s tourism industry smashed records.

3 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Travel News

DANA brings snow to Malaga as storm batters the Costa del Sol

MALAGA has welcomed snow this week as a new DANA storm batters the coast. It has been falling in various areas of the province at

3 Feb, 2025 @ 16:06

Lead·Malaga·Weather

‘Biggest’ illegal Botox trafficking gang busted in Spain after patients suffer severe adverse reactions

AUTHORITIES have smashed Spain’s biggest illegal Botox trafficking network that imported illegal medication from South Korea. Products not authorised for use due to safety concerns

3 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Delivery drivers stole €1m of clothes from Spain’s top fashion retailer to sell cut-price sales to markets and warehouses

11 PEOPLE have been arrested on the Costa Blanca after over €1 million of clothes were stolen from the Inditex fashion group and sold off

3 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00