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Policeman goes on parking ticket rampage in Spain’s Andalucia

The prolific officer racked up the haul - with a pace of almost one every two minutes

Spain footy star Diego Costa handed eight-match ban and €6,000 fine after red card for telling referee,’I s*** on...

He is also accused of grabbing the referee’s arm to stop him showing a yellow to his teammates Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin

British expat handed ‘lethal painkiller’ Nolotil after routine operation in southern Spain despite new regulations

Nolotil has been found to cause sepsis and a rapid drop in white blood cells leading to the deaths of several british holidaymakers.

Lower income tax for workers in Andalucia, new regional president vows

RESIDENTS in Andalucia are set to pay less income tax under new Junta laws. Despite claims that a drop will impact social services, leader Juan...

SHELL SHOCKED: Unexploded BOMB found on property in Spain’s Malaga

AN unexploded bomb has been found at a finca in Andalucia.  Policia Nacional were called to the farm house in Antequera on Wednesday after the...

RISE OF THE RIGHT: How the rhetoric of Vox risks normalising violence

After a dangerous neo-Nazi was captured in Mallorca, the Olive Press investigates the growing threat from far right terror in Spain and abroad

British expat boss of suspect investment company which ‘lost expats €20 million’ fails to turn up at court on...

The Olive Press exclusively revealed how CWM abruptly folded in 2017, losing hundreds of expats’ life savings in the process

LONG READ: Meet the collective facing jail after trying to save a Spanish town from extinction as depopulation becomes...

Known as’ the Ground Zero of rural depopulation’, Guadalajara province covers 4,200 km2 but has only 8,900 inhabitants, the equivalent of 2.1 people to every km2

British expat fuming after town hall charges him for having ‘sports facility’ after he put up football goal in...

The business owner, in his 40s, received a letter from Javea Town Hall saying he had an outstanding debt of €12 added to his local property tax (IBI) for owning a ‘sports facility’

REVIVAL: World embraces Spain’s ancient art of grass weaving

Esparto is no longer just for espadrilles as the world warms to the eco credentials of Andalucia’s ‘green’ grass of home

WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley has new message for expats in Spain following Brexit extension

https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/videos/430619174172277/?v=430619174172277 "I’m sure you have been following recent developments in the Brexit negotiations very closely, so I wanted to give you a quick update about...

IN PICS: The stunning and highest villages in Spain at risk of abandonment

Spain’s cliff-hanging enclaves hark back to the times of medieval conquest and even Roman occupation

World Dance Day Saturday 13th April 2019

COME and take part of this silent world festival that will take place in more than 100 cities around the world at the same...

IN PICS: British family and Madrid studio restore gorgeous period house in Spain into B&B

The 18th century private home, considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the town of Villalba de Los Barros, has been lovingly restored to its former glory

British expat fuming after chairs and tables don’t fit into ‘tiny’ new terrace Mallorca town hall painted outside her...

The mother-of-one told the Olive Press she was ‘shocked’ to discover her seating area had been confined to a tiny painted box on the pavement

Take That and Tom Walker announced for Gibraltar Calling 2019 as government promises ‘biggest festival the Rock has ever...

The iconic British band will join a host of big names set to take centre stage on the Rock on September 7th and 8th this year

British woman glassed in neck while partying on Spanish island

The 22-year-old was struck in the neck with a glass in the Bananas de Magaluf nightclub after an argument with another reveller

Authorities accused of ignoring systematic abuse in Spain’s strawberry industry

‘Samira Ahmad’ has been in hiding and living on handouts with the nine other Moroccan women after they faced human trafficking and sexual assault

WATCH: ‘Bonkers’ British expats fly from Spain to UK to support Nigel Farage’s new Brexit party and the internet...

The couple, known only as Barry and Diane, appeared on BBC news last week

IN PICTURES: Easter processions kick off in fine weather in Spain

THE fabulously named 'gypsies' procession got off to a fine start in Ronda last night. The Hermandad de Los Gitanos led the way across the...

Mystery deepens for British father and son who vanished from Costa del Sol two weeks ago as expat reveals...

Daniel described himself as a business owner in his profile and said he was not looking for hook ups but was 'up for meeting people'

Witnesses describe ‘bloodbath’ after British soldier ‘glassed by her pal’ in Mallorca club

They told the Olive Press how they saw blood all over the pavement outside Bananas nightclub in Magaluf's infamous Punta Ballena strip

FLIGHT CHAOS: Travel strikes across Spain mean HUNDREDS of flights cancelled over Easter

Strike action by airport ground workers, pilots and train drivers is set to affect hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers

French woman dies after falling from a cliff while picking a flower on the Costa Blanca

A WOMAN has died after losing her balance while picking a flower on the cliffs of Les Rotes, near Denia. The 67-year-old, of French nationality,...

PUPPY LOVE: Appeal to home ‘Romeo and Juliet’ doggy couple who fell in love at first sniff at pound...

Escobar and Judith arrived at the pound in Los Barrios in 2017

International experts unlock secrets of ancient ‘Stonehenge’ in southern Spain

Experts have also found eight human remains in the monument, which has been dated back to the 4th millennium BC

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