Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Traffic nightmare after landslide destroys major road between Marbella and Ronda – and it will take MONTHS to repair

THOUSANDS of workers will be left with longer daily commutes after a major landslide on the A-397 road. The A-397 is the main connection between

10 Mar, 2025 @ 15:22

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Nature·Weather

Gibraltar training exercises in British waters trigger the Spanish: Madrid makes formal complaint over ‘violation of its sovereignty’

THE Gibraltar Squadron’s exercises around the Rock triggered the eternal diplomatic stand-off with Spain over sovereignty of the waters last week. The operation, which included

10 Mar, 2025 @ 14:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Must visit: Nine lesser-visited destinations in Spain that still love tourists, according to The Telegraph

BRITISH newspaper The Telegraph has named these nine lesser known destinations as still ‘tourist friendly’. While the headlines would have you believe Spain is utterly

10 Mar, 2025 @ 13:32

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Watch: Rescuers race to pull eight-year-old girl from a washing machine in Spain’s Torre del Mar

A MALAGA province family suffered a scare on Sunday when their eight-year-old girl got stuck in the washing machine drum. The parents went to the

10 Mar, 2025 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: How Spain celebrated international women’s day as hundreds of thousands took to streets

THOUSANDS of people took to the streets this weekend to celebrate International Women’s Day and call for change. In Madrid, organizers claim over 80,000 marched

10 Mar, 2025 @ 12:33

Lead

Pictured: Home destroyed by fierce storms in Marbella as Costa del Sol is placed on weather alert

A HOME has been completely destroyed in Marbella following a night of heavy thunder and rain. Pictures shared on the Marbellasequeja Instagram page show the

10 Mar, 2025 @ 12:28

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Weather

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

Scammer duped Valencia flood victims out of €32k in deposits for house repairs

A SCAMMER pocketed over €32,000 from Valencia flood victims for non-existent home repairs. The 41-year-old Spaniard went round a flood-hit estate next to a ravine

10 Mar, 2025 @ 11:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

This medieval fishing village in Spain is a must visit for 2025, according to The Guardian

A FISHING village in Northern Spain has been included in a UK newspaper list of ‘essential places’ to visit on the European coast in 2025

10 Mar, 2025 @ 11:40

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Police seize anabolic steroids with €3m street value on Costa del Sol

Illegal laboratory capable of making three million doses of anabolic steroids is raided in Spain

AN ILLEGAL laboratory with enough material to produce three million doses of anabolic steroids has been busted by the Policia Nacional. The clandestine facility was

10 Mar, 2025 @ 11:09

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Flood chaos on Spain’s Costa del Sol after night of heavy rain – with DAYS of showers to come

HEAVY rainfall sparked by Storm Jana has caused mass flooding across the Costa del Sol overnight. Footage shared online shows towns like Torremolinos completely inundated

10 Mar, 2025 @ 10:17

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video·Weather

Mummified headless body found on Costa del Sol beach is NOT of missing US banker Grant Barr, say family – as more details emerge

THE family of Grant Barr have said the body washed up on a Costa del Sol beach this week is not of the missing US

9 Mar, 2025 @ 16:01

Costa del Sol·Lead

Flush with luxury: The Olive Press gets a tour inside the home of the world’s most famous plumber Charlie Mullins

ENTERING through a massive wooden gate, I am greeted by a gleaming purple Rolls Royce Dawn and a navy Bentley – both as flashy as

9 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Property

Storm Jana latest in Spain: Man missing in Murcia, snow in Madrid and Costa del Sol on alert for rain

STORM Jana is still being felt across Spain today with multiple areas on alert for heavy rain and snow. In Murcia, authorities are desperately searching

9 Mar, 2025 @ 13:55

Lead·National News·Weather

Bodies keep washing up on Spanish holiday island loved by Hollywood A-listers

A SPANISH holiday island loved by A-listers has seen its fifth body wash ashore so far this year. The corpse was found by a local

9 Mar, 2025 @ 13:10

Balearic Islands·Lead

‘You’re going to freak out!’ Spaniard living in the UK compares cost of fruit and veg to Spain

A SPANIARD living in the UK has shocked her followers after revealing the cost of Spanish products overseas. @familialospeques is a Spanish mum of two

9 Mar, 2025 @ 11:00

Lead·Video

These are the three ‘most beautiful’ cinemas in Spain, according to Time Out

PRESTIGIOUS travel magazine Time Out has named three Madrid cinemas amongst the 50 most beautiful in the world. London’s The Electric stood high in the

9 Mar, 2025 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Watch: Spain narrowly avoids ‘Charlie Hebdo 2.0’ as Islamist terror cell in Barcelona is caught plotting attack after ‘hunting victims on TikTok’

SPANISH and Italian police have arrested 11 terror suspects accused of plotting ‘violent’ attacks in Spain by hunting ‘blasphemous’ infidels on social media. The Policia

8 Mar, 2025 @ 15:06

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Must read: British homeowners in Spain could be owed €50,000 due to mortgage scandal – here’s how to claim

If you had a mortgage from Sabadell, Unicaja or many other banks, you could be in for a big windfall.

8 Mar, 2025 @ 14:12

Lead·National News·Property·Sponsored

Watch: Storm Jana sparks travel chaos on Spain’s Costa del Sol as landslides close roads and flights are diverted

STORM Jana is wreaking havoc on the Costa del Sol today with multiple landslides causing several road closures. Videos shared online also show hail and

8 Mar, 2025 @ 13:59

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video·Weather

Spain is urged to abandon plans to ditch nuclear power by 2035 amid rising economic and geopolitical pressures

SPAIN is facing increasing pressure to abandon its plans to phase out nuclear power by 2035 amid a darkly uncertain economic and geopolitical landscape. Once

8 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Crisis in Marbella: Storms see beaches lose 20% of their sand while invasive algae takes hold – just weeks before high season

BEACHES in ‘upmarket’ Marbella have lost 20% of their sand during the latest storms – which have also dumped an invasive algae on the resort’s

8 Mar, 2025 @ 09:00

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Marbella

Brain scientists in Barcelona discover ‘basis of human intelligence’ that separates man from beast

A GROUNDBREAKING study out of Catalunya has observed for the first time how memories are stored in the human brain – and it’s completely different

8 Mar, 2025 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Technology

Storm Jana blasts Spain: Majority of country is placed on alert for severe rain and winds

THE majority of Spain is on alert today as Storm Jana continues to bring heavy rain, storms and strong winds. READ LATEST: Landslides on the

8 Mar, 2025 @ 06:03

Lead·National News·Weather

EXCLUSIVE: Acerinox steelworks spews ‘frequent’ toxic clouds into the Bay of Gibraltar while Spanish authorities ‘turn a blind eye’

THE sinister cloud of orange gas that the Acerinox steelworks belched out over the Bay of Gibraltar last week is something that’s ‘suspiciously frequent’, insiders

7 Mar, 2025 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Big increases in tourist and cruise taxes announced to stop ‘saturation’ of top holiday area in Spain

THE Balearic Islands government has announced its plans to reduce tourist saturation including a raft of new or increased taxes. The proposals unveiled on Friday

7 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00