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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

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

It's a family affair as Oasis Properties has grown from managing just a couple of homes to meeting 'all your property needs' in Spain's Nerja area

British holidaymaker dies on Spain’s Costa del Sol after ‘passing out while cycling with friends’

A BRITISH holidaymaker has died on the Costa del Sol after coming off his bike while cycling with friends. The unnamed 57-year-old tourist, so far

7 Nov, 2025 @ 10:24

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

King Felipe to become first Spanish monarch to visit China in 18 years as Madrid looks to bolster ties with Beijing

THE Spanish king will pay a state visit to China next week, becoming the first European monarch to do so in seven years. King Felipe

7 Nov, 2025 @ 09:53

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

‘The McGrail Report is Gibraltar as you have never seen it before’ – Catharsis under the shadow of the Dragon Tree, writes F Oliva

In a new column for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva supplies his musings on the long-running McGrail saga. AS the McGrail

6 Nov, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

‘If released he’d just do it again’: Costa del Sol karate coach accused of abusing children as young as six is refused bail

A KARATE coach accused of sexually abusing his students has been placed in pre-trial detention without bail after a Malaga court judged that the risk

6 Nov, 2025 @ 17:22

Crime & Law·Lead

Man suffers brain damage after brutal assault by 'up to 20 mad men' outside Alicante nightclub

New shooting in Marbella as Costa del Sol is rocked by wave of violence amid mafia crackdowns

A MAN has been found inside a car in Marbella with a gunshot wound to the leg in the early hours of Tuesday morning —

6 Nov, 2025 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Father and son kidnapped man in Malaga and sent photos to the family with a ham knife against his neck over €50 cocaine debt

A FATHER and son have been sentenced by a Malaga court after being found guilty of holding a man hostage for three days as revenge

6 Nov, 2025 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

This is the most dangerous road on the Costa del Sol – which has claimed four casualties in four years

IT offers beautiful vistas of the Mediterranean Sea and is a favoured spot for thrill-seeking motorcyclists – but this road on the Costa del Sol

6 Nov, 2025 @ 16:27

Costa del Sol·Lead

Bullies ‘hospitalise’ girl in Marbella as outrage grows at worrying new trend – and authorities for ‘doing nothing’

A YOUNG girl has been hospitalised in Marbella after an alleged bullying incident, with her family accusing authorities of ‘doing nothing’. The child was pushed

6 Nov, 2025 @ 16:15

Lead·Marbella

What is El Gordo? Spain’s national Christmas lottery takes place this weekend

El Gordo could get even fatter: Ticket sellers for Spain’s Christmas lottery urge government to up prize in line with inflation

SPAIN’S annual Christmas lottery could get even fatter after ticket sellers for El Gordo called on the government to increase the draw’s top prize in

6 Nov, 2025 @ 15:30

La Cultura·Lead

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

A SERIAL electric scooter stealer has been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional. The man, 36, travelled regularly from Alicante to plunder at least

6 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Was it invented by the English? New documentary delving into the history, glitz and glamour of champagne premieres in Barcelona’s cava territory

BILLED as a ‘love letter to champagne’, it may well have been penned by some of the biggest names in show business, judging by the

6 Nov, 2025 @ 14:30

Barcelona·Entertainment·Food & Drink·Lead

BY DESIGN: From Mallorca’s brutalist concrete bunker to Venice’s frescoed masterpiece, where buying your groceries feels more like visiting an art gallery

THINK all supermarkets look the same? Think again. Across the globe, a handful of architects are turning the humble weekly shop into something extraordinary –

6 Nov, 2025 @ 14:19

La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Property

Fugitive politician on the run for 20 years over sprawling Marbella corruption case pays to avoid jail

THE ex-Marbella sports councillor, Carlos Fernandez, who fled Spain in 2006 to avoid corruption charges in the infamous Malay Case, will not serve any prison

6 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Politics

British 'kamikaze' motorist, 76, drives for 17kms on wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway and does not stop for the police

British ‘kamikaze’ motorist, 76, lucky to be alive after driving for 17kms on wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway

A BRITISH motorist has been charged with reckless driving after travelling 17 kilometres on the wrong side of a Costa Blanca motorway. The 76-year-old man

6 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Travel chaos in Spain’s Barcelona: Dozens of flights cancelled and train services cut as ex-Hurricane Melissa dumps torrential rain on Catalunya

EX-HURRICANE Melissa has brought major disruption to Barcelona’s public transport network this morning after an orange weather warning was issued for torrential rain. At least

6 Nov, 2025 @ 12:24

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News·Weather

Valencian president Carlos Mazon quits after blonde lunch scandal erupted over floods which killed 229

THE day of reckoning has finally arrived. Valencian President Carlos Mazon officially resigned, confessing to ‘unbearable’ moments after a poll revealed a staggering 75% of

6 Nov, 2025 @ 12:20

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Gibraltar’s long-awaited McGrail report shining a light into the Rock’s behind-the-scenes machinations is delivered today: Govt to publish it ‘in its entirety’

THE long-awaited report into the controversial retirement of Gibraltar’s former police commissioner, Ian McGrail, will finally be delivered to the government this afternoon. According to

6 Nov, 2025 @ 12:05

Gibraltar·Lead

IN PICS: The world’s largest aircraft carrier cruises past the Rock as it navigates the Strait of Gibraltar – to join Trump’s war party threatening Venezuela

THE world’s largest aircraft carrier has been snapped powering through the Strait of Gibraltar as it heads to join President Trump’s fleet terrorising the Caribbean.

6 Nov, 2025 @ 11:58

Gibraltar·Lead

Autumn is the perfect time to visit this chestnut forest in central Spain with trees over 500 years old

AUTUMN is the perfect time to visit central Spain’s chestnut forest which is the home of century old trees. During autumn Castañar de El Tiemblo’s

6 Nov, 2025 @ 11:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain grants citizenship to 170 descendants of International Brigade volunteers who fought Franco

THE Spanish government has announced that up to 170 descendants of volunteers in the International Brigade will receive citizenship in recognition of their ancestors’ fight

5 Nov, 2025 @ 17:28

International Affairs·Lead·National News

The Costa del Sol’s out-of-control organised crime gangs takes HUGE hit as French ‘super-mafia’ smashed

SPANISH police have put the brakes on the Costa del Sol’s spiralling mafia activity with a huge operation targeting a number of interconnecting mafia gangs

5 Nov, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

African leopards- including three cubs- are removed by police after being kept in a caged area on a farm in Spain

African leopards- including three cubs- are removed by police from fenced enclosure on a farm in Spain

FIVE African leopards- including three newborns- have been seized by the Guardia Civil after they were found on a Gran Canaria farm. Three people are

5 Nov, 2025 @ 16:15

Animals·Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Tunnel between Spain and Morocco ‘technically feasible’ – with a start date pencilled in for 2027

A TUNNEL connecting Europe and Africa could be one step closer after a study commissioned by the Spanish government concluded that an underground corridor below

5 Nov, 2025 @ 15:31

Lead·Technology

What’s going on on the Rock? Tensions between Spain and Gibraltar go to the wire amid bid to derail historic treaty signing

AFTER months of detente, low-simmering tensions between Gibraltar and Spain are threatening to come to the boil once again – just as a treaty is

5 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead

Red alert row: Spain’s met office warned Sevilla town hall about storm that flooded the city ’10 times’

A RED alert row has erupted after Sevilla’s mayor claimed last week’s orange alert was too weak – despite having received ten storm warnings. The

5 Nov, 2025 @ 14:15

Lead·Sevilla

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

British holidaymaker dies on Spain’s Costa del Sol after ‘passing out while cycling with friends’

King Felipe to become first Spanish monarch to visit China in 18 years as Madrid looks to bolster ties with Beijing

‘The McGrail Report is Gibraltar as you have never seen it before’ – Catharsis under the shadow of the Dragon Tree, writes F Oliva

‘If released he’d just do it again’: Costa del Sol karate coach accused of abusing children as young as six is refused bail

New shooting in Marbella as Costa del Sol is rocked by wave of violence amid mafia crackdowns

Father and son kidnapped man in Malaga and sent photos to the family with a ham knife against his neck over €50 cocaine debt

This is the most dangerous road on the Costa del Sol – which has claimed four casualties in four years

Bullies ‘hospitalise’ girl in Marbella as outrage grows at worrying new trend – and authorities for ‘doing nothing’

El Gordo could get even fatter: Ticket sellers for Spain’s Christmas lottery urge government to up prize in line with inflation

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

Was it invented by the English? New documentary delving into the history, glitz and glamour of champagne premieres in Barcelona’s cava territory

BY DESIGN: From Mallorca’s brutalist concrete bunker to Venice’s frescoed masterpiece, where buying your groceries feels more like visiting an art gallery

Fugitive politician on the run for 20 years over sprawling Marbella corruption case pays to avoid jail

British ‘kamikaze’ motorist, 76, lucky to be alive after driving for 17kms on wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway

Travel chaos in Spain’s Barcelona: Dozens of flights cancelled and train services cut as ex-Hurricane Melissa dumps torrential rain on Catalunya

Valencian president Carlos Mazon quits after blonde lunch scandal erupted over floods which killed 229

Gibraltar’s long-awaited McGrail report shining a light into the Rock’s behind-the-scenes machinations is delivered today: Govt to publish it ‘in its entirety’

IN PICS: The world’s largest aircraft carrier cruises past the Rock as it navigates the Strait of Gibraltar – to join Trump’s war party threatening Venezuela

Autumn is the perfect time to visit this chestnut forest in central Spain with trees over 500 years old

Spain grants citizenship to 170 descendants of International Brigade volunteers who fought Franco

The Costa del Sol’s out-of-control organised crime gangs takes HUGE hit as French ‘super-mafia’ smashed

African leopards- including three cubs- are removed by police from fenced enclosure on a farm in Spain

Tunnel between Spain and Morocco ‘technically feasible’ – with a start date pencilled in for 2027

What’s going on on the Rock? Tensions between Spain and Gibraltar go to the wire amid bid to derail historic treaty signing

Red alert row: Spain’s met office warned Sevilla town hall about storm that flooded the city ’10 times’

ON THIS DAY: Spain’s biggest football fan and a disgraced royal in-law were born – and Goya began a masterpiece

Madrid’s El Prado must-see exhibitions in 2026 – from Austrian queens of Spain to early photographers and a De Madrazo sketchbook

Expat Brit declares war on ‘big bully’ Google after tech giant took €60 from his account ‘for no reason’ and then stonewalled his complaints

EXCLUSIVE: Brits will take to the streets of UK cities to march for an end to Spanish hunting dog cruelty

BREAKING: Turkish Airlines jet makes emergency landing at Barcelona airport after bomb threat