Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Toll road connecting Spain with Portugal is free in 2025 – but some drivers haven’t got the memo

Confusion reigned at the Spain-Portugal border on New Year’s Day as both toll booths and payment signs remained in place on the first day they

2 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Huelva·Lead·Other News

‘Tinder date’ horror in Spain: Woman is strangled to death with a dog leash and set on fire

A MAN has been arrested in Almeria after confessing to strangling a woman with a dog leash before setting fire to her body. The 28-year-old

2 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Pictured: Enormous Sotogrande villa hits the market for over €22million

A HUGE €22million villa has hit the market in Sotogrande- this is what it looks like. One of the most exclusive urbanisations in the Campo

2 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Historic monastery in Madrid to reopen after €6million revamp

EL Escorial, a monastery and World Heritage site near Madrid, is undergoing a €6.5m reorganisation. Almost 40 years after it was included in the Unesco

2 Jan, 2025 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Number of depression sufferers shows dramatic rise in just four years in Spain

Shocking report shows drug use leaping threefold over 17 years in Spain to fight anxiety and lack of sleep

A STUDY says people in Spain are getting more reliant on taking drugs like lorazepam and diazepam to combat anxiety and insomnia with usage tripling

2 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Health·Lead

‘Big F*****g Party’: Illegal mega rave in Spain collapses motorway as thousands head to days-long fiesta

AN illegal mega rave in Spain has collapsed a motorway as thousands attend the annual, week long party. ‘Big F***ing Party’ 2025, a huge illegal

2 Jan, 2025 @ 12:30

La Cultura·Lead

Thieves steal total cache of guns from Costa Blanca police station that had NO security cameras or alarm system

BURGLARS broke into a Costa Blanca police station on New Year’s night and stole eight guns plus ammunition, helped by the building having no alarm

2 Jan, 2025 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ambulance driver in Benidorm steals cash and jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple en route to hospital

Tragedy in Gran Canaria: Young girl plunges to her death from 10th floor balcony

A YOUNG girl has died in Gran Canaria after plunging over her balcony and falling 10 floors. The new year is off to a tragic

2 Jan, 2025 @ 11:45

Canary Islands·Lead

‘Dangerous friend’ of missing Belfast dad John Hardy ‘flees Spain’ and could be in Thailand, say family

THE family of a missing Belfast man believes one of his acquaintances has fled Spain following his widely-publicised disappearance. John Hardy, aka John George, 37,

1 Jan, 2025 @ 17:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

Death of African street seller sparks protests in southern Spain: Father drowned after ‘jumping off bridge’ during police chase in Sevilla

TENSIONS are mounting in Sevilla following the death of an African street seller at the weekend. Mamour Bakhoum (pictured above), 43, from Senegal, drowned after

1 Jan, 2025 @ 15:12

Lead·Politics·Sevilla

Rebooting for 2025: IT’s guide to starting the New Year right

The countdown to 2025 is over, and while everyone else is resolving to eat healthier or finally join that yoga class, IT professionals are making

1 Jan, 2025 @ 14:56

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Big freeze in Spain: Weather alerts are issued for lows of -6C and ‘severe fog’ that threatens flights

SPAIN has been warned of sub-zero temperatures and dense fog that will sweep central, northern and eastern parts of the country tomorrow. According to state

1 Jan, 2025 @ 14:21

Lead·National News·Weather

Missing British man is found alive and ‘safe’ in hospital after vanishing from Tenerife

A BRITISH man has been found alive after disappearing during a holiday to Tenerife more than two weeks ago. Paul Wrigglesworth (pictured above), 60, vanished

1 Jan, 2025 @ 00:35

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Watch: Hail storm stuns drivers on Spain’s Costa del Sol as roads are turned white amid weather alert

THIS is the moment drivers were surprised by a hail storm along the Costa del Sol this evening. Footage shared on Instagram showed a road

31 Dec, 2024 @ 23:07

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video·Weather

Exclusive: Brit’s warning after wife waited NINE days for operation on broken thigh in Spain

A BRITISH tourist has issued advice to regular visitors to Spain after his wife had to wait nine days for an urgent operation. Claire Wilde,

31 Dec, 2024 @ 19:05

Health·Lead·Malaga

Tourist tax in Spain: Popular resort in Gran Canaria announces new levy for holidaymakers

A GRAN Canaria tourist resort has become the first municipality in Spain to introduce a tourist tax. Mogan approved the tax at a full council

31 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Spain's Royal Family sends New Year message remembering victims of Valencia DANA and those affected by flood damage

Watch: Spain’s Royal Family delivers New Year message as it pays tribute to DANA victims

SPAIN’S Royal Family have used their social media account to send a New Year message that remembers the victims of the Valencia flood disaster and

31 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Lionel Messi makes millions after stock market debut of his real estate investment firm in Spain

A REAL estate investment trust owned by former Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi made its debut on Spain’s stock markets on Monday at €57.40 per share,

31 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead

John Hardy: Missing Belfast dad ‘was lured to Spain and shot to death’, say family

THE family of a missing Belfast man believe he was ‘lured’ to Spain for a holiday before being ‘shot dead’. John Hardy, aka John George,

31 Dec, 2024 @ 15:16

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain's second-hand property prices soar to biggest-ever annual rise

Malaga property prices surged more than any other province in Spain this year, figures show

HOUSE prices in Malaga province are rising at the highest percentage rate in Spain according to appraisal firm Tinsa. Figures showed a 13% annual rise

31 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Property

Weather alert for Costa del Sol: Wet start to 2025 as rain to batter the region over New Year’s Eve

HEAVY rain will affect much of Malaga province tonight, putting a dampner on New Year’s Eve celebrations. State weather agency Aemet has placed the majority

31 Dec, 2024 @ 13:48

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante

FOUR alleged jihadist teenagers have been arrested on the Costa Blanca over fears they were planning to launch an attack over Christmas. The four Moroccan

31 Dec, 2024 @ 13:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Smugglers kill migrants en route to Spain ‘to instil fear and respect’

SEVEN people in charge of a migrant boat that sailed from Africa to the Canary Islands have been arrested over the murder of four people.

31 Dec, 2024 @ 12:31

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Weather alerts for rain and wind force suspension of NYE events on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A YELLOW alert for heavy rain and gales in Alicante province on New Year’s Eve issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has caused some

31 Dec, 2024 @ 11:56

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

British expat, 70, vanishes from Tenerife after being ‘picked up by an ambulance’ 11 days ago

AN appeal has been launched to find a British expat who disappeared in Tenerife 11 days ago. Gary Ferns (pictured above), 70, was reportedly picked

30 Dec, 2024 @ 20:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Tenerife

Pensioners in Spain will earn this much more from January 2025

Spain will raise its retirement age this week

SPAIN’S retirement age with a full state pension entitlement goes up by two months to 66 and eight months from Wednesday. The move is part

30 Dec, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·National News

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