Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Revealed: How the Chinese mafia in Spain ‘trafficked HUNDREDS of people and drugs into Britain via Gibraltar’

A CHINESE mafia is suspected to have made profits of a million euros by trafficking hundreds of their fellow countrymen into Spain, only to then

28 May, 2024 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain approves recognition of state of Palestine: Madrid declares Jerusalem as the capital and says 1967 borders should return – but Israel accused PM Pedro Sanchez of ‘inciting genocide’

SPAIN will join 140 member states of the United Nations today by officially recognising a Palestinian state as Israel’s foreign minister claimed Spanish PM Pedro

28 May, 2024 @ 11:40

Lead·Politics

Taylor Swift takes over Madrid: More than 100 huge trailers fill the streets ahead of pop star’s concert – infuriating locals trying to get to work

FOR ‘Swifties’ from Spain, and those who have travelled to Madrid this week to see their musical hero Taylor Swift play in Madrid, the countdown

28 May, 2024 @ 11:33

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Spain agrees to send €1billion of arms to Ukraine – as Putin’s forces hammer the north of the country

SPAIN has pledged to send €1billion worth of military aid to Ukraine this year after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

28 May, 2024 @ 10:50

Lead·Politics

Victory for expat family trying to prevent tourist flats being built on 'their land' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Expats fall prey to tourist flat surge in Spain: Family is forcibly arrested on the Costa Blanca while attempting to block Airbnb-style homes being built on ‘their’ land

TWO members of an Austrian family have been arrested in a last-ditch effort to stop a new housing development on land which they say is

27 May, 2024 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Conor McGregor hopes to bring bare knuckle fighting to Marbella

BARE knuckle fighting will come to Marbella under MMA legend Conor McGregor. With only the protection of bandages, bare knuckle boxing is one of the

27 May, 2024 @ 17:08

Lead·Sport

APPEAL: US-based couple search for elderly Spanish gentlemen who saved them from a holiday nightmare in southern Spain

A COUPLE of US tourists have launched an appeal to track down two Spanish gentlemen who helped rescue them from a holiday nightmare. Jyothish Rajan,

27 May, 2024 @ 16:31

Cadiz·Lead

Move over oats: This ancient Egyptian ‘super cereal’ is the best at reducing cholesterol, say global health experts

GLOBAL health experts have revealed THIS ancient Egyptian ‘super cereal’ is the best at reducing cholesterol. Cereals have been the cornerstone of the human diet

27 May, 2024 @ 15:21

Health·Lead

Spain refuses to make the AP-7 toll road free along the Costa del Sol despite horrendous daily traffic jams – but WILL open up a toll road in Alicante

THE government is hoping that the AP-7 and A-70 Alicante by-pass will very soon become a toll-free road. The imminent move will free up a

27 May, 2024 @ 15:14

Alicante·Costa del Sol·Lead

Ukraine President Zelensky to address Spain's parliament next week

Zelensky lands in Spain: Ukraine president is met by King Felipe in Madrid ahead of sit down with PM Pedro Sanchez

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Madrid on Monday morning, where he was greeted off the plane by Spanish King Felipe VI. The Ukrainian leader

27 May, 2024 @ 12:59

Lead·Politics

‘We harm those who harm us’: Israel threatens Spain after it recognised Palestine as a nation state alongside Ireland and Norway

ISRAEL’S Foreign Minister has accused Spain of ‘rewarding terror’ as relations between the two countries broke down on the eve of Madrid’s diplomatic recognition of

27 May, 2024 @ 12:43

Lead·Politics

‘Historic’ anti-tourism march in Mallorca: 10,000 locals take to the streets demanding change to ‘destructive’ industry

MALLORCA has seen a historic anti-tourism march with 10,000 locals taking to the streets to demand change to the ‘destructive’ effects of tourism. ON Saturday,

27 May, 2024 @ 12:24

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Splash the cash! Growing trend in Malaga and across Spain sees homeowners earning thousands of euros by renting out their swimming pools

ONE of the many changes in habits to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic was the new practice of renting time at someone’s private swimming pool,

27 May, 2024 @ 12:22

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited the top of Montserrat in Spain and was blown away by its views and history – this is how to enjoy the mountain in a day’

WHEN the sun is shining and the sky is a deep, clear blue, there may not be a better place to be in Catalunya than

27 May, 2024 @ 12:05

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Location of an earthquake on May 27, 2024

Earthquake rattles southern Spain: Residents in Malaga report feeling tremors

AN EARTHQUAKE rattled much of the Malaga province in the early hours of Monday morning, thanks to a tremor underneath the Alboran Sea that measured

27 May, 2024 @ 11:51

Lead·Malaga

Shooting in Estepona: Victim, 33, is left with a bullet wound after attack in an urbanisation

AN investigation has been opened in Spain’s Estepona after a shooting took place in the early hours of Saturday morning. One man, aged 33, was

27 May, 2024 @ 11:19

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

British man is placed in a chokehold and robbed in Benidorm: Thugs leave elderly victim with a head injury

AN ELDERLY British man was robbed after being placed into a chokehold on a busy Benidorm street in broad daylight. Two plain-clothed Policia Nacional officers

27 May, 2024 @ 10:02

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Warning for tourists visiting Spain: Mafia gangs are targeting luxury watch owners on the Costa del Sol – this is who is most at risk

TOURISTS and expats on the Costa del Sol have been warned of a rise in thieves targeting luxury watch owners. In Marbella there have been

26 May, 2024 @ 12:18

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Scorchio in Spain: ‘Tropical nights’ arrive while temperatures are set to reach 35C TODAY

‘TROPICAL nights’ have landed in Spain as temperatures soar into the mid 30s across large parts of the country this weekend. Spokesperson for official weather

26 May, 2024 @ 11:50

Lead·Weather

WATCH: British tourists in Benidorm are kicked off their sunbeds by a hotel security guard after trying to bag them too early

THIS is the moment two British tourists were kicked off their sunbeds in Benidorm after entering the pool area before it officially opened. Video footage

26 May, 2024 @ 10:58

Benidorm·Lead·Travel News

Exchanging your green residency card for a TIE in Spain: These are the documents you ACTUALLY need – and the tax you need to pay

BRITISH expats living in Spain have been warned they must exchange their green residency card for a TIE if they want to avoid problems at

26 May, 2024 @ 10:49

Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British expat reveals Nolotil nightmare in Spain after doctors told him he had an ‘AIDS-like illness’ when his white blood cells vanished and puss ‘streamed from his eyes and nose’

PETE Packer, a 60-year-old expat, has been riding motorbikes since he was 11 years old. In 2017, the language teacher was riding along Malaga’s A-7

25 May, 2024 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Spain is one of the world’s most walkable countries, according to a new UK study

A NEW UK study has revealed Spain is one of the world’s most walkable countries. Published in the Economist, the research judged the ability to

25 May, 2024 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I built a wooden refuge with my bare hands in inland Spain – now it’s a must-visit retreat and even featured on Channel 4’

A MOUNTAIN retreat built by a British expat has been named a ‘must-visit’ and even visited by George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. WHEN Elizabeth Wynn was

25 May, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Property

EXCLUSIVE: Spain’s rental market nightmare is exposed as countless British expats are forced to pay illegal costs by landlords who ignore pro-tenant laws with impunity – while many lose thousands to scammers

AFTER various Olive Press staff fall victim to scams and lawbreakers while looking to rent, Yzabelle Bostyn looks at the ‘perfect storm’ in Spain’s rental

25 May, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Property

Bodies of German couple discovered after a dog found a woman’s arm last month in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE bodies of a missing German couple have been discovered on Friday by the Guardia Civil in Jijona- a month after a dog found a

24 May, 2024 @ 18:49

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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