PICTURED: ‘Bird poo scammer’ targeting expats snapped by vigilant resident in Costa del Sol town

A VIGILANT resident has snapped a picture of a so-called ‘bird poo scammer’ who has been targeting expats in Duquesa port. The man has reportedly

10 Nov, 2025 @ 18:45

Costa del Sol·Lead

WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught 'red-handed' unloading from narco boat on the Costa Blanca

WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught ‘red-handed’ unloading hashish from narco boat on the Costa Blanca

DRUG traffickers were ‘caught in the act’ unloading a narco boat transporting hashish worth €7.8m. The vessel had sailed under the cover of darkness into

10 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Calpe, Spain’s expat capital on the Costa Blanca, reaches a milestone

THE first time I visited Calpe, I was convinced I’d walked into the wrong country. It wasn’t the sun that threw me off, or even

10 Nov, 2025 @ 14:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Man, 39, beaten unconscious during homophobic attack in Spain’s ‘southern gay capital’

A MAN was beaten unconscious during a homophobic attack in Spain’s ‘southern gay capital’ last week. The 39-year-old was waiting for an Uber when the

10 Nov, 2025 @ 14:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca Russian mafia money laundering gang faces €22m in fines and six-year jail terms

A BENIDORM court has green-lit the trial of a Russian mafia money laundering gang operating on the Costa Blanca- five years after they were arrested.

10 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Foreign home buyers should pay more taxes to fund housing benefits for Spaniards, argues Vox

SPAIN’S far-right party VOX has proposed higher taxes on non-Spaniards who purchase homes across the country, insisting that the extra revenue could fund housing benefits

10 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Property

Drivers in Alicante beware: Three new ‘average speed check zones’ are being rolled out – all you need to know

NEW speed cameras that calculate how the average speed of a vehicle between two points will be activated soon in Alicante province. Many drivers familiar

10 Nov, 2025 @ 12:14

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

The McGrail report – Making sense of what we saw in ‘Gibraltar confidential’, writes F Oliva

In his latest column for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva supplies his personal impression of the sprawling McGrail inquiry. THERE are

9 Nov, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

The much-anticipated switch-on for Malaga’s famous Christmas lights is coming – all you need to know

MALAGA is gearing up for one of the most anticipated events of the year as the city prepares to flick the switch on its world-famous

9 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciencesin Valencia celebrates its 25th anniversary

VALENCIA’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Museo de les Ciencies – and it’s still one of Europe’s

9 Nov, 2025 @ 13:49

La Cultura·Lead·Property·Valencia

EXCLUSIVE: British expats despair as their Alicante community is terrorised by feral squatters – while authorities do nothing

A BAND of British expats have told the Olive Press they have almost given up hope for their Alicante community, which has been terrorised by

9 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Property

Don’t pass on Portugal’s Porto, but also head inland up the wonderful River Douro to explore what has been described as the ‘Most Beautiful wine region in the world’

A GLASS of chilled Alvarinho on the terrace of the landmark Yeatman hotel was the reward of an adventure that spanned some of the wildest,

9 Nov, 2025 @ 12:47

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

BE AWARE: Marbella’s Puente Romano hotel boss backs the Olive Press’ ‘important’ Smash the Spiking campaign

THE boss of Marbella’s leading hotel group has stepped in to support the Olive Press’ anti-spiking campaign. Puente Romano owner Daniel Shamoon has described it

9 Nov, 2025 @ 12:24

Lead·National News·Travel News

MOMENTS IN SPANISH HISTORY: The Siege of Toledo

FOR 68 desperate days in the summer of 1936, around 1,500 people found themselves trapped inside Toledo’s ancient fortress, the Alcazar. How they held out

9 Nov, 2025 @ 10:36

La Cultura·Lead

MOMENTS IN SPANISH HISTORY: The Battle of Trafalgar

IT was one of the most pivotal events in world history unfolded—a moment whose 220th anniversary has just passed. The Battle of Trafalgar, fought between

8 Nov, 2025 @ 16:39

La Cultura·Lead

OPINION: Mazon is gone at last, but that should not be the end of the matter

THE resignation of Valencian President Carlos Mazon is the result of a devastating combination of political negligence and scandal that has left 229 dead. His

8 Nov, 2025 @ 12:36

Lead·Opinion

Fury and grief led to downfall of Valencian President Carlos Mazon, blamed by many for the deaths of 229 people in 2024’s DANA floods

TEARS, fury and frustration gripped Valencia as the region marked one year since the catastrophic floods that claimed 229 lives and left entire communities in

8 Nov, 2025 @ 12:24

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has outlined plans to tax private jets in a move backed by environmental activists. Speaking at the United Nations COP30

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:55

Environment·Lead·Politics·Travel News

Madrid’s regional government hands controversial director Woody Allen €1.5 million for new film – but with strings attached

MADRID’S regional government has agreed to invest €1.5 million of taxpayer money into an upcoming film directed by Woody Allen – but the new flick

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:16

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Revealed: The terrifying Serb neo-Nazi whose narco empire took over Mallorca in just two years

A SERBIAN gang leader with ties to neo-Nazi groups and football hooligans has been unmasked as the man behind one of the most powerful drug

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Cat killer behind at least 100 feline poisonings is arrested in Spain

A MAN has been accused of killing at least 100 cats in the Toledo area town of Villaluenga de la Sagra. He has been brought

7 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Big night TONIGHT for ‘nougat’ town that’s one of Spain’s first to switch on its Christmas lights

AN ALICANTE province town is switching on its Christmas lights this Friday night- nearly seven weeks before December 25. Xixona will be the first to

7 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Lorry kills woman on Valencia pedestrian crossing with driver testing positive for drugs

A VALENCIA woman died on a pedestrian crossing on Friday after being mowed down by a DHL lorry. The driver tested positive for cannabis and

7 Nov, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Dodgy dentist scammed customers with 'double' loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Tooth decay may soon be history: British scientists hail ‘Holy Grail’ breakthrough gel that can restore enamel

A SHIVER down the spine from a scoop of ice cream could be a thing of the past for many after scientists at a British

7 Nov, 2025 @ 11:44

Health·Lead

Turkish Airlines puts pen-to-paper on deal for €300 million stake in Spain’s Air Europa

TURKISH Airlines has formally signed a deal to buy around a quarter of rival airline Air Europa – although the carrier will remain under Spanish

7 Nov, 2025 @ 11:07

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Scottish mob war pulls in Europe’s cocaine cartels on the Costa del Sol as mafia boss ‘vows revenge’

SCOTLAND’S deadly gang war is drawing in some of the most dangerous cocaine mafias on the Costa del Sol. The long-running feud between the Lyons

7 Nov, 2025 @ 11:01