Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Gibraltar suffers three-hour power cut during international gaming summit pitching the Rock to investors

GIBRALTAR was plunged into a three-hour blackout after a cascade of failures knocked out power across the entire territory. The outage came on the same

12 Jun, 2026 @ 17:03

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

BREAKING: Facebook and Instagram go down across Spain in mass outage

FACEBOOK and Instagram have gone down in a global Meta outage that has locked millions of users — including thousands across Spain — out of

12 Jun, 2026 @ 16:50

Lead·Technology

Silicon Valley giant OpenAI targets Madrid for its first office in Spain as ChatGPT demand explodes by 40%

SILICON Valley giant OpenAI has set its sights on Madrid for its first Spanish office after a surge in ChatGPT users turned Spain into one

12 Jun, 2026 @ 16:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Technology

Walmart heiress’ spectacular €300m superyacht Kaos and its €30m support ship rock up in Puerto Banus

MARBELLA’s port has welcomed a duo of luxury yachts owned by American superstore beneficiary during her Mediterranean voyage. The heir to US megastore chain Walmart

12 Jun, 2026 @ 15:19

Costa del Sol·International Affairs·Lead·Marbella

Spain’s new driving licence rules for over-65s explained: What expat motorists need to know in 2026

SPAIN’S driving licence rules for over-65s are getting a refresh in 2026 – here’s what you need to know. Spain’s traffic authority, the DGT, have

12 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca 'Good Samaritan' is kidnapped by house guests but escapes after being thrown 'bound and gagged' into car boot

Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot

A 33-YEAR-OLD Czech woman went through a two-day kidnapping and sexual assault ordeal after letting a homeless couple- also from the Czech Republic- stay in

12 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British boy, 7, born and raised in Spain is refused the right to remain in the only country he has ever known thanks to ‘grievous legal error’

A BRITISH boy born and raised in Alicante province has had his right to remain in Spain denied despite it being the only country he

12 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

British Father blames vape oil sold to their teenage son while on holiday in Benidorm for his sudden death

British father blames teenage son’s sudden death while on holiday in Benidorm on vape oil

A BRITISH teenager has died during a Costa Blanca holiday after an adverse reaction to vape oil, his family has said. Harry Whitton, 18, from

12 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Husband charged with kidnapping and murdering Ana Knezevich after she disappeared from her Madrid apartment in February

Unsolved mystery of American woman feared murdered by her husband in Madrid returns to spotlight in NBC Dateline special

THE mystery of an American woman who vanished in Madrid before her husband was charged with her murder is set to return to the spotlight

12 Jun, 2026 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Mallorca mourns fatal apartment fire triggered by faulty fridge as British woman, 77, fights for life

MALLORCA has announced two days of mourning after an apartment fire caused by a faulty refrigerator killed two people and left a 77-year-old British woman

12 Jun, 2026 @ 12:20

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Wrecking crews arrive at the Gibraltar frontier as the Rock prepares for life with an open border with Spain

DEMOLITION teams have been ordered to begin dismantling the historic structures at the Gibraltar frontier as a vital step towards a future fluid border with

12 Jun, 2026 @ 11:57

Gibraltar·Lead

EU gives Spain two months to end tax discrimination against foreign property owners

THE European Union has given Spain two months to stop discriminating against foreign property owners or face possible sanctions if a court rules against it.

12 Jun, 2026 @ 11:35

Lead·Property

Apple to delay roll out of new ‘Siri AI’ across Europe over EU regulation concerns – which Brussels claims are designed to ‘rein in Big Tech’

BRUSSELS bureaucrats have come under fire after Apple announced it will delay rollout of its powerful new Siri AI to customers in Europe. The tech

12 Jun, 2026 @ 10:31

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

British parents arrested for ‘abandoning three children in Costa del Sol hotel to go partying’ – baby tests positive for cocaine

A BRITISH couple has been arrested in Benalmadena after allegedly abandoning their three young children in a hotel room to go out partying. The children,

11 Jun, 2026 @ 17:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Ryanair under investigation in the UK for charging parents to sit next to their children

A UK watchdog has launched an investigation into Ryanair for charging up to £12 for parents to sit next to their children. The Competition and

11 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Protected witness was kidnapped at Mijas hotel and shot in the arm in Manilva — and the only suspect just walked free

A PROTECTED witness was kidnapped outside a Mijas hotel and later shot in the arm in Manilva over four years ago, but now the only

11 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm introduces high-tech system to help locals and tourists find car park spaces

BENIDORM is now providing ‘real-time’ details about car park spaces via its roadside information signs. The City Council says it is part of its commitment

11 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish health expert gives 'little tip' to improve blood test results

Hundreds of Costa del Sol patients wrongly told they may have colon cancer after Malaga hospital lab sends false positives

HUNDREDS of patients were wrongly told they may have colon cancer following a string of false positives in a Costa del Sol screening programme. The

11 Jun, 2026 @ 14:50

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Malaga

Warning for drivers in Spain as summer heat between 2pm and 4pm ‘raises crash risk by 20%’

DRIVERS in Spain have been warned over the dangers of peak summer heat between 2pm and 4pm. Spain’s traffic authority, the DGT, have said that

11 Jun, 2026 @ 14:15

Lead·Travel News

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine shipped into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Spain seized 37% of all EU cocaine last year as Brussels insists Madrid is doing ‘everything possible’ to fight the cartels

SPAIN seized more cannabis and cocaine than any other EU country in 2024, new data has shown, in what officials say confirms its role as

11 Jun, 2026 @ 13:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Legendary British author Julian Barnes wins Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias award

LEICESTER-BORN literary legend Julian Barnes has won Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award. Barnes, 80, burst onto the literary scene in 1980 with his debut

11 Jun, 2026 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead

Teachers overwhelmingly vote to ‘suspend’ month-long strike with just a few days remaining in Valencia’s school year

TEACHERS in the Valencian Community have voted overwhelmingly to suspend their month-long ‘indefinite’ strike that has affected public-run schools. Unions have described it as a

11 Jun, 2026 @ 12:36

Alicante·Castellon·Education·Lead·Valencia

Manhunt for missing Moroccan promoter facing jail over shocking homophobic party rules in Spain’s southern gay capital of Torremolinos

SPANISH police have launched a manhunt for a Moroccan party promoter accused of organising an event in Torremolinos with a shockingly homophobic entry policy. The

11 Jun, 2026 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British holidaymaker, 25, dies in horror accident on Costa Blanca beach

A BRITISH tourist has died in tragic circumstances after an accident while unwinding with pals on a Costa Blanca beach. The 25-year-old is understood to

11 Jun, 2026 @ 11:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

Apartment fire in Mallorca holiday hotspot leaves two dead and several rushed to hospital

AT least two people have been killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out at an apartment in Magaluf, a popular holiday destination visited

11 Jun, 2026 @ 11:02

Lead·Mallorca

Three British tourists sexually assaulted by man who posed as Valencia hostel worker

Three British tourists sexually assaulted by man posing as Valencia hostel worker

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for sexually assaulting three British female tourists at a Valencia hostel. The Policia Nacional said that the Tunisian national

11 Jun, 2026 @ 10:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

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