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Husband of scandal-embroiled Tory peer Michelle Mone facing five years in jail for fraud in Spain

The husband of Scottish Tory peer Michelle Mone is facing the possibility of more than five years in prison if he is found guilty of fraud charges in Spain. Doug Barrowman has

19 Dec, 2022 @ 13:05

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Can’t make this up’: Brit stranded at Valencia airport after dog ate his passport

We’ve all used the ‘my dog ate my homework’ excuse before. But I don’t think this Brit ever thought he’d need to pull that old chestnut out in front of Spanish border

19 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Lead·National News·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hotel owner in Spain’s Mar Menor beats off knife-wielding thief with iron bar

TWO robbers were beaten off by a Mar Manor hotel owner on Friday when the owner coshed one of them with an iron bar. They ran off and tried to unsuccessfully enter

19 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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Winter wonderland: The Skiing destination in Andalucia’s Granada

IT was two decades ago that I looked out from a hillside near Ronda and spotted the distant snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada over 150 kilometres away. Like a giant white

19 Dec, 2022 @ 10:48

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Skiing in Spain·Travel Andalucia·Travel News·Travel: Granada

All I want for Xmas: Tickets for Blur, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Robbie Williams on sale, but Pet Shops Boys perform in Spain for free

THE Three Kings are bringing music lovers a real treat this year. A string of top-name acts is lined up for appearances in Spain, with fans of Blur being given an early

19 Dec, 2022 @ 10:02

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

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REVIEW: Living amongst Roman remains in Andalucia’s Cordoba

WHEN the owners of Cordoba’s most charming boutique hotel decided to expand a few years ago they knew there would be something below the building next door. But what the Hospes Palacio

19 Dec, 2022 @ 09:45

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel News·Travel: Cordoba

DGT’s festive drugs and alcohol campaign in Spain’s Andalucia sees 47 drivers a day caught under influence of alcohol or drugs

THE DGT’s (General Directorate of Traffic) six-day festive drugs and alcohol campaign, carried out at the start of the month between December 5-11, has seen hundreds of drivers test positive for alcohol

19 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Malaga-Madrid AVE begins pooch-friendly service

RENFE, the state-owned railway company in Spain, has included the Madrid-Malaga AVE trains in a pilot test that will allow canines of up to 40 kilos to travel on a selection of

19 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

NOTHING TO HIDE: Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores talks exclusively to the Olive Press about dawn raid as part of €2 billion European tax fraud probe

A MARBELLA lawyer has slammed a ‘heavy-handed’ dawn raid over a VAT fraud that was splashed over the media. Antonio Flores is furious that 12 armed cops, wearing balaclavas, blocked the main

18 Dec, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

WHITE CHRISTMAS: is Spain lining itself up for a cocaine problem?

WHILE most revellers will consume nothing stronger than ‘una copa’ this festive season, others will have a White Christmas where the snow isn’t lying on the ground – it’s up their noses.

18 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·Other News

It’s now two decades since intrepid expats Giles Birch and Jonathan Buzzard opened the British Ski Centre in Spain, which has conquered all peaks

STROLLING through the doors of the Crescendo bar at the foot of the slopes is like walking into a skiing resort in the 1970s. Its retro furniture, mirrors and glitter ball give

18 Dec, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Travel News

REVIEW: A trip to Andalucia’s Cordoba to taste why Noor has two Michelin stars

HALF science lesson, half history, a meal at Cordoba’s culinary science lab, known as Noor, is an essential journey for anyone interested in Spanish food. Very much the rising star of Andalucia’s

18 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Travel: Cordoba

Passer-by in Spain’s Costa Blanca opens cardboard box and finds large snake inside

AN Alicante man got the surprise of his life when he decided to have a peek inside a large cardboard box dumped next to a refuse container. He thought there might be

18 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Wildfires destroy more than 6,100 hectares of land in Spain’s Malaga during 2022

TWO major fires this summer, together with dozens of smaller fires have destroyed more than 6,100 hectares of land this year, 2022. According to the delegate of the Andalucian Government in Malaga,

18 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

American college student missing in France mysteriously located in Spain

An American college student who had been missing for two weeks has been located in Spain this week. The father of Kenny DeLand Jr. reported his son as being ‘alive and well’

18 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

Spain is introducing low emission zones in city centres that will prohibit 75% of vehicles. Does this affect your car?

WITH the rollout of Spain’s new “green” initiative, designed to reduce C02 emissions in our cities by restricting the most polluting vehicles, motorists are being taken by surprise. Even though the scheme

18 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Must Read·Opinion·Other News

Peak of good dining: Where to eat in Spain’s Sierra Nevada

A PIPING hot raclette, a burger and chips and a few stale tapas used to be the basic offering in the Sierra Nevada two decades ago. Today a Moroccan Harira soup, ramen

18 Dec, 2022 @ 09:40

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Granada

The Costa Blanca charity that lends a ‘Helping Hand’ to needy families in Spain

IF you live in the Torrevieja area of Alicante Province, then it is highly likely you may have come across over 20 collection points in shops and bars for the Helping Hand

18 Dec, 2022 @ 08:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Spectacular Malaga Christmas lights live up to hype as one of Spain’s best Christmas shows

It is a special feeling to walk down Calle Marques de Larios in central Malaga and see golden heavenly angels above your head and groups of excited people dancing in the street.

17 Dec, 2022 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

School girl triggers international culture clash with her TikTok ridiculing Spain’s habit of translating the names of the British royal family

THE release of the new Netflix documentary, Harry & Meghan, has set off a firestorm – but not perhaps the one people expected. A school girl TikTok user was shocked and incredulous

17 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Menorca man in Spain jailed after putting lethal dose of MDMA inside wife’s glass of sangria

A man who murdered his wife after lacing her glass of sangria with MDMA before drowning her in a jacuzzi in Menorca has been jailed for 25 years. Throughout the trial Eduardo

17 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Menorca·National News·Premium

Russian Museum in Spain’s Malaga filled once again with Russian art thanks to British art collector

THE galleries of the Russian Museum in Malaga once again displays Russian art, but this time without works on loan from the State Museum of St Petersburg, rather from British art collector

17 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Royal Family Christmas card features Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia

CHRISTMAS cards sent by Spain’s Royal Family this year have a sisterly touch about them on the front. The card chosen by King Felipe and Queen Letizia for the 2022 festive season

17 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

British Good Samaritan helps elderly man living in Civil War bunker on Spain's Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: British Good Samaritan helps out elderly homeless man living in Civil War bunker on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British ‘Good Samaritan’ may have saved the life of an elderly Czech homeless man living with his dog in a cold seaside Civil War bunker. Retired police officer, Derek Hepple, 80,

17 Dec, 2022 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium

Drunken businessman after office christmas party

How not to lose your job at a work Christmas party in Spain

THERE are plenty of things to worry about ahead of a work Christmas do. Will it be boring; will Steve from accounts get drunk and embarrass himself; will your leery boss try

17 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Christmas Lights In Barcelona, Spain 26 Nov 2022

Spain’s oldest Christmas market Fira de Santa Llucia used to be where girls arranged marriages

Spain goes all out when it comes to fiestas, and the Christmas celebration is no different. But it’s the lead up to Christmas day that makes December 25 so special. Spanish cities

17 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Premium

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