Police discover yet another cluster of illegal mobile homes on protected land in Costa Blanca area
THE Guardia Civil are investigating 29 people over the illegal use of land to erect mobile homes in the Baiona Alta area of Mutxamel. This
Making a point: Spain faces growing concern over unreported drinks spiking and assaults
By Jon Clarke, Josie Sharp and Rachel Gore THE warning came out from the government and police in Madrid in early August, but it didn’t
50,000 protest in Valencia- demanding Carlos Mazon’s resignation over October 29 floods- as dramatic poll shows 75% of residents want him to quit
THOUSANDS took to Valencia City’s streets on Saturday to demand the resignation of president Carlos Mazon for his handling of the October 29 floods when
Save a Life: Join the team on November 28 to support the installation of more defibrillators in Mijas Costa
THE next big Save A Life (SAL) fundraiser is just around the corner. On November 28, the team will gather at La Sierra Restaurant at
Oops! I clicked a link… Now what?: AnyTech365’s simple, step-by-step guide to staying safe online – without losing your mind
ONE click. One flicker of curiosity. And suddenly, you’ve ‘won’ a free cruise you never entered, been promised eternal youth in a jar, or received
Erasmus student speaks out over terrifying suspected spiking in Madrid night club
As the Olive Press relaunches our Smash the Spiking campaign, two foreign students tell of their terrifying ordeal in a Madrid nightclub A YOUNG exchange
Archaeological gems and a historic sugar cane rum-making link make El Ingenio in Marbella province well worth a visit
IT is in the heat of the summer, in mid July, when she finally makes an appearance. That is the Virgen del Carmen, the patron
How Spain’s priciest barber rose from poverty, hustle and heartache to the heady heights of the Golden Mile of MarbellaÂ
HE’S the most expensive men’s hairdresser in Spain… yet he arrived in the country with just a few hundred euros to his name soon after
LIFE IN SPAIN: A work of art that offers a glimpse into some ancient Spanish traditions.
THE canvas was painted by Bartolome Esteban Murillo in 1675, in Sevilla. Today it hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Its
Andalucia has the highest rate of deaths from cardiovascular diseases – Spain’s biggest killer
ANDALUCIA is the region with the highest cardiovascular disease mortality rate according a major study from the Spanish Society of Cardiology(SEC). Cardiovascular issues like a
MULLINS IT OVER: Learning to tango with Spanish bureaucrats… and when that fails, get back to work
I’VE said it before: life in Spain takes a bit of getting used to. The rhythm, the mañana mindset, the endless forms and stamps –
A National Hero: This week in 2006, Fernando Alonso won his second consecutive Formula One World Championship. MICHAEL COY ponders the importance of professional sport in our lives.
AN era is coming to a close in Spain. We’ve lived through a generation of world-beaters – but sport being sport, these heroes must eventually
LIFE IN SPAIN: A tale of three Spanish exiles
THE date November 6 may seem to be just another day, but in Spanish minds it is associate with tales of exile. Of the three
Passing police officer heroically bursts into Estepona apartment and stops woman from throwing herself off the balcony
AN off-duty police officer heroically saved a woman’s life on Costa del Sol as she threatened to jump from her balcony on Wednesday. The dramatic
The clocks go backwards in Spain this weekend – but will it be for the last time?
CLOCKS in Spain will revert to winter time this weekend but the hour switchback may be the last if the government has its way. Prime
Sufferers of agonising ‘Butterfly Skin’ in Spain denied access to revolutionary new gene therapy – after it’s made available in France, Italy, and GermanyÂ
CAMPAIGNERS in Spain are trying to get a treatment that treats the painful condition known as Butterfly Skin made available in the country. A gene
Tourist checking into Valencia hotel gets backpack snatched with €9k of cash and items inside it
A TOURIST checking into a Valencia city centre hotel had his backpack containing cash and items worth €9,000 snatched by two opportunistic thieves. Two men
Spain and Morocco draw up plans for 40km ‘test tunnel’ beneath the Strait of Gibraltar connecting to the Cadiz–Sevilla rail corridor
SPAIN and Morocco have taken a fresh step toward a train line under the Strait of Gibraltar with engineers now drawing up the design for
Steel company bosses in Spain to be investigated by court for supplying material to Israel to make weapons
A NATIONAL Court judge has launched a probe into the president of Spanish steelmaker Sidenor and other company bosses over the alleged illegal export of
OLIVE PRESS PODCAST: Episode 8 discusses the return of the Swedish mafia, charity abuse, drink spiking and a devastating loss
THE gang returns for una mas on-the-nose discussion on the goings on on Spain’s costas. The Swedish mafia is back with a vengeance on the
Costa del Sol’s endless summer: Malaga hit highs of 35C this week – the hottest in Spain (but will it last?)
MALAGA recorded the highest temperatures in Spain this week, with the warm terral wind pushing afternoon highs towards 35C in parts of the Costa del
WATCH: Police arrest jihadist suspect in Spain who said he would ‘blow himself up in Palestine’
A MAN suspected of fermenting jihadist terorrism and even pledging to become a suicide bomber, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Huesca. Officers
Spain backs EU ban on diesel and petrol cars by 2035 – but Italy dubs it ‘madness ideology’
SPAIN has called on its European allies to remain committed to a planned EU ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035
‘He made me drive or he’d kill us’: French family in ‘race against time’ rescue after horror road trip across Spain
A FRENCH mother and her two young children were held captive for nearly two weeks by her ex-partner, who forced her to drive more than
DNA confirms identity of October 29 flood disaster victim after mummified body was discovered in Valencia river
DNA analysis has confirmed the mummified body found on Tuesday in the Turia riverbed in Manises as that of Jose Javier Vicent. Jose Javier, 56,
Spanish police find painting believed to be €600,000 Picasso masterpiece that disappeared en route to Andalucia
POLICE investigating the disappearance of a tiny €600,000 painting by master artist Pablo Picasso believe they have finally located the missing work. Naturaleza muerta con