Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Spain’s West Nile ghost town: Residents in Sevilla village ‘fear going out at night’ after string of deaths caused by mosquito-borne virus

FEARS surrounding a deadly outbreak of West Nile virus have turned a village in southern Spain into a ghost town. Residents in La Puebla del

17 Aug, 2024 @ 13:31

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Sevilla

Watch: Hammerhead shark is spotted swimming in port of major tourist resort in Spain

A HAMMERHEAD shark has been spotted swimming in the port of a major tourist resort in Spain. The sighting occurred this week at the Las

17 Aug, 2024 @ 11:25

Animals·Canary Islands·Lead

Severe heat alerts are sent to mobile phones across Spain’s Andalucia ahead of 40C temperatures

MOBILE phone users across Andalucia were last night sent an alert for extreme temperatures today. The warning was sent by state weather agency Aemet, warning

17 Aug, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Emergency water restrictions are announced for 5,500 people in Spain’s Tenerife – stoking anti-tourism sentiment online

AN ongoing drought on the holiday island of Tenerife has forced the local government to bring in emergency water restrictions for more than 5,000 people.

17 Aug, 2024 @ 07:00

Lead·Tenerife

Amazing security breach as bogus police officer regularly visited military barracks to 'recruit' soldiers for fake spy jobs in Spain

Horror in Spain after 90-year-old woman has her throat slit by ‘drug addict’ inside her home: Police make one arrest

A 90-YEAR-OLD woman has died in southern Spain after having her throat slit inside her own home. Police arrested a 52-year-old man on Thursday following

17 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

Lead·Murcia

Lionel Messi demands €50,000 compensation from eco-warriors who spray-painted his luxury villa in Spain

LIONEL Messi has demanded environmental activists pay him €50,000 in damages after they spray-painted his luxury Spanish villa. Last week, members from Futuro Vegetal daubed

16 Aug, 2024 @ 22:43

Celebrity·Environment·Ibiza·Lead

British influencer is warned to leave Spain by fuming locals after putting her used thong in a Mercadona bread tray

A BRITISH influencer has been warned she faces legal action in Spain after putting her used underwear among loafs of bread at a supermarket. In

16 Aug, 2024 @ 22:18

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Jellyfish warning in southern Spain: Almost 100 swimmers are stung off popular tourist beach

ALMOST 100 swimmers have been stung by jellyfish off a popular tourist beach in southern Spain this week. The sea creatures tend to be more

16 Aug, 2024 @ 21:29

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

This ‘jamon’ from a humble town in Spain’s Andalucia is Queen Camila’s favourite - but have YOU tried it?

This ‘jamon’ from a humble town in Spain’s Andalucia is Queen Camilla’s favourite – but have YOU tried it?

A LONDON-BASED Spanish chef has revealed that Queen Camilla has praised a Huelva province manufacturer for producing ‘the best Iberian ham in the world’. The

16 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead

British expats and locals in Spain are forced to live on bottled water as local tap supply ‘is not even safe for brushing teeth’

THE mass distribution of bottled water eventually started on Friday in a Costa Blanca municipality where drinking tap water was banned a week earlier due

16 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Residents of picturesque town in Spain will vote on banning ALL tourists after ‘becoming trapped in their homes by selfie-obsessed holidaymakers’

A PICTURESQUE Menorca village is on the verge of taking the drastic step of banning tourists altogether after being overrun by visitors, the Telegraph reports.

16 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead

Watch: Dramatic moment police in helicopters rescue locals and pets trapped by freak summer floods in Spain – including a 102-year-old woman

THIS is the dramatic moment police in Spain launched a rescue operation amid freak summer floods in the Balearic Islands. Videos shared by the Guardia

16 Aug, 2024 @ 15:18

Balearic Islands·Lead·Weather

Romance scam sees woman in Spain pay €140,000 to who she believed was her lover recovering in a US hospital

A WOMAN was tricked out of over €140,000 by believing she was in an online romantic relationship with a man in the United States. The

16 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Exclusive: British diners praise Michelin-approved restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia after receiving discounts for ‘smiling’ and ‘arriving on time’

BRITISH diners have praised a restaurant in southern Spain after receiving a series of unexpected discounts. Annabel and Andy Graham told the Olive Press they

16 Aug, 2024 @ 14:08

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Huelva·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain's annual inflation rate falls to 2.2% with food price rises slowing further

Supermarkets in Spain are on track for a record year after seeing profit margins soar

SUPERMARKET profit margins are rising in Spain as food inflation continues to fall according to a government survey. Figures have been produced by the Business

16 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Watch: Luxury yachts worth millions of euros are washed up and damaged in Spain’s Balearic Islands amid ‘dangerous’ summer storms

A NUMBER of luxury yachts washed up on the shores of the Balearic Islands after an unseasonal late summer storm. The Wally Love, a sleek

16 Aug, 2024 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Mpox latest in Spain: Health chiefs call emergency meeting as number of cases per region is revealed

SPAIN’S Health Ministry will chair a special meeting on Monday to discuss the rise in mpox cases in the country. Representatives will attend from the

16 Aug, 2024 @ 12:06

Health·Lead

This city in Spain welcomes British tourists ‘with open arms’ thanks to its ‘sustainable model’ – according to The Independent

VALENCIA has been given a big thumbs-up as a sustainable tourism city that is welcoming to UK tourists according to a British travel writer. The

16 Aug, 2024 @ 11:37

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Blue dragon’ warning in Spain: Beach at major resort is closed ‘until further notice’ after swimmers spot venomous fish floating on the sea’s surface

A BEACH in Spain has been forced to close after the appearance of the venomous ‘blue dragon’ fish. The breed of mollusk was spotted in

15 Aug, 2024 @ 23:54

Canary Islands·Lead

House hunting on a budget in Spain’s Andalucia? These are the cheapest towns for 2024

THE cheapest areas to buy a property in Andalucia in 2024 have been revealed by leading property portal Idealista. It comes as the number of

15 Aug, 2024 @ 23:39

Andalucia·Lead·Property

Grinning Chechen ‘terrorist’ behind Benidorm shooting is expelled from Spain for planning jihadi attacks

SPANISH authorities have deported a Chechen national who was suspected of being the head of a jihadist cell planning attacks in Spain. German Bagaev was

15 Aug, 2024 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Road deaths in Andalucia are ‘alarmingly high’ this year, warns Spain’s traffic authority – these are the provinces with the deadliest routes

SPAIN’S traffic authority has sounded the alarm over a spike in the number of road deaths in Andalucia so far this year. The Directorate General

15 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Lead

Watch: Chaos in Spain as ‘dangerous’ storms turn streets into rivers and carry cars away – while tourists run for cover and hotels flood with water

SEVERE storms and rain are wreaking havoc in Mallorca during the height of the summer season. Videos shared online show roads completely flooded with cars

15 Aug, 2024 @ 15:58

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

‘Idiot’ drivers in Spain’s Malaga face hundreds of euros in fines after breaking this strict rule

POLICE have warned two drivers that they will be fined hundreds of euros each for breaking a strict rule in Malaga city. It comes after

15 Aug, 2024 @ 15:57

Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar-Spain football row rages on: UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Morata and Rodri over controversial chants following Euro 2024 victory

Spain’s football association to appeal one match bans for Rodri and Morata after they led victorious Euro 2024 chants claiming ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’

THE Spanish FA will appeal UEFA’s one match bans for national team players Alvaro Morata and Rodri Hernandez for leading chants of Gibraltar español during

15 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Squatter crackdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Police use sniffer dogs and drones to raid suspected drug dens in British expat hotspot

SPANISH police today launched a crackdown on a series of suspected drug dens on the Costa del Sol. Some 50 Guardia Civil officers armed with

15 Aug, 2024 @ 14:53