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OLIVE PRESS PODCAST: The Costa del Crime returns, is your pension safe and have they finally found Maddie?

THE latest episode of the Olive Press Podcast sees host Caroline Lips joined by Walter Finch and Jon Clarke to tackle the burning issues of

16 Jun, 2025 @ 13:51

Lead·Other News

Illegal street sellers suffer setback as fake goods suppliers are raided on Costa Blanca

A MAJOR supplier of fake goods to illegal street sellers in Costa Blanca tourist areas has been taken down in Elche. Two warehouses containing 36,000

16 Jun, 2025 @ 13:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish-bred horse named after Costa del Sol town lines up at Royal Ascot tomorrow

ESTEPONA will fly the flag for Spain at Royal Ascot tomorrow when the Madrid-bred horse lines up in a prestigious Group 1 race. Named after

16 Jun, 2025 @ 12:55

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead·Sport

Return of the water pistols: Anti-tourism protests grip Barcelona, Mallorca and other cities

MIRRORING the scenes that marred the summer of 2024, thousands of protestors took to the streets across Spain over the weekend to call for a

16 Jun, 2025 @ 12:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Funfair attraction owner in Spain arrested for homicide after girl, 2, is electrocuted

Girl, 2, is electrocuted on fairground attraction in Spain after touching metal fence

A GIRL, 2, was electrocuted while she was playing on a fairground trampoline in central Murcia. Eyewitnesses reported seeing her collapse when she touched metal

16 Jun, 2025 @ 12:07

Lead·Murcia

Expansion of Spain’s Barcelona Airport to be completed by 2033 in move blasted as ‘climate denialism’

THE Catalan government’s decision to approve a long-awaited expansion to Barcelona’s El-Prat Airport has provoked fury among local activists. On Tuesday, Catalan president Salvador Illa

16 Jun, 2025 @ 11:24

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Politics

British president of Mallorca cancer charity awarded BEM in King’s Birthday Honours

ANGELA McGrath, the president of the Cala Nova Cancer Care charity shop in Mallorca, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s

16 Jun, 2025 @ 11:02

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Suspect arrested in Liverpool over shooting of two Scottish gangsters on the Costa del Sol

A MAN from Merseyside has been arrested and could face extradition to Spain in connection with the double murder of two Scottish gangsters outside an

16 Jun, 2025 @ 11:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s flamingo paradise: Discover Fuente de Piedra’s art & nature in Malaga

DO you like flamingos? If so, there’s a town in Malaga you need to visit! Only 35 miles north of Malaga city, the town of

15 Jun, 2025 @ 11:58

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

ON THIS DAY: Democracy made a comeback in Spain after Franco’s fascist dictatorship

ON June 15, 1977, the people of Spain went to the polls. In Britain, Jim Callaghan was Prime Minister and Lucille by Kenny Rogers was

15 Jun, 2025 @ 11:56

Lead

Discover these two famous wine producing regions just a short hop from Madrid

JUST outside of Spain’s capital, you’ll find vast agricultural lands, rolling hills and history all to be enjoyed with some of the country’s best wine

14 Jun, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Resident can't sleep due to neighbours having noisy sex in Spain's Alicante area

Do YOU live in the most sexually active province in Spain’s Andalucia?

New study reveals surprising results about bedroom habits across the region – but which lesser-known province takes the crown? WHILE everyone might be rushing to

14 Jun, 2025 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Health·Jaen·Lead·Other News

Medical operations halted across Spain as doctors strike over ‘regime of slavery from 50 years ago’

SPANISH doctors downed tools today – the first nationwide strike in five years – as medics across the country protested what they describe as ‘precarious

13 Jun, 2025 @ 18:45

Health·Lead

Hundreds of extra police officers will boost summer safety in Costa Blanca tourist spots

596 EXTRA Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional officers will be brought in to boost security over the summer in the Valencian Community. ‘Operation Verano’ runs

13 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

New luxury pads in Sevilla will have ‘views of La Giralda and the Plaza de Espana’

A NEW luxury residential project, El Prado, is set to transform a previously condemned building site in the heart of Sevilla, promising to generate over

13 Jun, 2025 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Lead·Property·Sevilla

Spain's biggest air display could attract half-a-million spectators this Sunday

Spain’s biggest air display set for half-a-million spectators this Sunday

KING Felipe will be the guest of honour at the annual air show and display at the Spanish Air Force base in San Javier, Murcia.

13 Jun, 2025 @ 17:25

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Experience the Grandeur of Corpus Christi and June’s Vibrant Festivities in Andalucia

ANDALUCIA comes alive in June for the celebrations of Corpus Christi and a host of other exciting festivals. While the cities of Sevilla and Granada

13 Jun, 2025 @ 17:14

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Travel News

Granada’s 1001 Musicas-CaixaBank Festival Returns with a Stellar Line-up, Headlined by Robert Plant

GRANADA is gearing up to host the fifth edition of the 1001 Musicas-CaixaBank festival. And this year promises to be the most ambitious yet, with

13 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sponsored

Spain’s national heat alert website launches English language version aimed at expats and tourists

SPAIN’S online national heat alert system has launched an English language version after a suggestion by the British Embassy in Madrid. The news comes as

13 Jun, 2025 @ 15:51

Health·Lead·Weather

Thousands of British and American tourists descend on Andalucian town vying to be new cruise ship capital

THE Port of Motril in Granada, which acts as a gateway to Southern Spain, received a huge influx British and American tourists yesterday. The town

13 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain and UK lobby Trump to delay 3.5% NATO defence spending target

SPAIN and the UK have united to lobby President Trump to delay a target for NATO members to spend 3.5% of GDP on core defence,

13 Jun, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·Politics

Malaga continues to hand out new tourist apartment permits despite housing backlash

DESPITE the Malaga City Council’s plans to regulate tourist accommodation within the city, in reality it’s continuing to hand out new permits for apartment complexes.

13 Jun, 2025 @ 13:14

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

WATCH: England football star Trent Alexander-Arnold wows fans with fluent Spanish skills at Real Madrid unveiling

ENGLAND star Trent Alexander-Arnold showed off his language skills by speaking fluent Spanish without notes at his Real Madrid unveiling on Thursday. British footballers have

13 Jun, 2025 @ 13:06

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Search continues for British expat who vanished exactly two weeks ago from Costa Blanca home

THE Guardia Civil is leading the search for a British expat that disappeared exactly a fortnight ago on May 30. An extensive operation has been

13 Jun, 2025 @ 12:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

Airbnb fights back and blames hotels for mass tourism in cities across Spain and the EU

THE Airbnb tourist rental portal says hotels are mainly behind an explosion in mass tourism in cities and has used EU statistics to back up

13 Jun, 2025 @ 12:19

Lead·National News

Arms traffickers supplied AK-47s, shotguns and high-powered tactical rifles to narco gangs in Spain

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal organisation that supplied firearms to drug traffickers. Eighteen people were arrested, six have been charged and several firearms

13 Jun, 2025 @ 12:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

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