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Angry passenger thumps bus driver in face and hurls him out of vehicle- just missing passing cars- in Spain’s Valencia

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a Valencia man, 27, who attacked a city bus driver who would not let him use somebody else’s travel pass.

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

UK and Gibraltar police dig up Town Range parking lot to pursue new clues on 1986 Simon Parkes mystery

POLICE from Gibraltar and the UK are taking part in a new dig for remains of Simon Parkes, who has been missing since 1986 when

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:47

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Horror moment boy, 16, is savagely gored by bull at festival near Spain’s Benidorm, sparking calls for tougher controls

The horror incident took place at the annual ‘Bous al carrer’ event in Calpe, on the Costa Blanca, just a few miles north of Benidorm

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:34

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Alicante surpasses Sevilla to become Spain’s fourth most populated region

ALICANTE has become Spain’s fourth most populated city after gaining 44,180 new residents in the last year, according to Spain’s Institute of National Statistics (INE).

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Heatwave could reach 45 degrees in inland areas of Spain's Valencia region

New heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees to hit Spain’s Alicante Province this Thursday

ALICANTE province will experience extremely hot temperatures of up to 43 degrees tomorrow, Thursday August 10. The region will be hit by a new heatwave

9 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Spain sees olive oil price war as supermarkets FINALLY lower the cost of ‘liquid gold’

Olive oil prices rocket to sky-high levels as olive harvests get ravaged by drought across Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es OLIVE OIL price rises are showing no sign of slowing down in Spain with the cost of a

9 Aug, 2023 @ 12:51

Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

Swimmer in Spain's Valencia arrested at beach for seizing an exotic turtle that was going to be used as dog food

Swimmer in Spain’s Valencia arrested at beach for seizing exotic turtle to use as dog food

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A MAN has been arrested at Valencia’s Malvarosa beach after finding an exotic turtle while bathing which he

9 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

DEADLINE LOOMS: Brits urged to swap UK licences for Spanish ones before September 15 cut off

THE deadline for Brits residing in Spain to be able to exchange their UK drivers licences for Spanish licences is fast approaching. And the British

9 Aug, 2023 @ 11:10

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Spain’s Malaga population swells by 26,000 new residents in past year, majority being international arrivals

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MALAGA has welcomed an impressive 26,000 residents over the past year, the majority of whom are foreigners. The

9 Aug, 2023 @ 10:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Beach shower services suspended in capital of Spain’s Costa del Sol

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es BEACHGOERS in Malaga’s capital are set to experience a shift in their seaside routines as the familiar beach

9 Aug, 2023 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

CLOSURE DUE TO FIRE RISK: Rio Chillar access temporarily closed in Spain’s Nerja amid heightened forest fire risk

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es AMIDST the mounting concern over the increasing risk of forest fires within the region, local officials in Nerja

9 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Heat Warnings Across Spain’s Andalucia: Red Alert in Cordoba, Granada, and Jaen; Orange Alert in Malaga

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es ANDALUCIA is bracing for scorching temperatures as meteorological authorities have issued a series of heat alerts across the

9 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Man seriously hurt after being hit by a reversing car in Marbella

A MAN has been seriously hurt by a reversing car in San Pedro de Alcantara, near Marbella. The victim, believed to have been a British

8 Aug, 2023 @ 18:45

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

50 million scam phone calls and texts blocked since March under new laws in Spain

Airlines face punishment for lack of toll-free customer phone numbers in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE MINISTRY of Consumer Affairs has started to initiate disciplinary action against several unspecified airlines for not having

8 Aug, 2023 @ 17:47

Lead·National News

Court investigates death of Benidorm man who suffered severe blood loss after getting ten dental implants in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A VALENCIA court is investigating the death of a Benidorm man who died after getting ten dental implants

8 Aug, 2023 @ 14:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

British tourist arrested over alleged sex assault on UK holidaymaker at hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A BRITISH man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman – also British – at a

8 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Home alone little girl shouts from balcony that mother was out partying all night on Spain's Costa Blanca

Home alone little girl shouts from balcony that mother is out partying all night on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl shopped her mother for going out all night with her boyfriend by shouting for help

8 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

WATCH: Bouncer places reveller in a CHOKEHOLD before dumping his motionless body on the ground outside club in popular seaside resort in southern Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the shocking moment overzealous bouncers in Spain place a young man into a chokehold before throwing

8 Aug, 2023 @ 12:18

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Man performs Lazarus act to rise from the dead on coroner's autopsy table in Spain's Valencia

Man performs Lazarus act to wake up on coroner’s autopsy table in Spain’s Valencia

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A VALENCIA man literally rose from the dead on Friday as he lay on a coroner’s table just

8 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Rogue cosmetician who injected Botox into more than 100 people at her Costa del Sol home with NO medical licence is arrested

Are you a victim of this woman? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A WOMAN who performed more than 100 Botox injections and other treatments at her

8 Aug, 2023 @ 11:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bioparc in Spain’s Fuengirola celebrates arrival of eleven flamingo chicks

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es BIOPARC Fuengirola, a renowned conservation haven, has greeted the arrival of eleven adorable flamingo chicks, marking the first

8 Aug, 2023 @ 11:15

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Spain's national heat alert website launches English language version aimed at expats and tourists

High temperatures claim 213 lives in Spain’s Andalucia during July

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE scorching temperatures that gripped Andalucia during July have resulted in the tragic loss of 213 lives. Despite

8 Aug, 2023 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir in Spain’s Malaga hits new record low

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MALAGA’S Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir has reached an unprecedented low. The reservoir now stands at just 19.2% of

8 Aug, 2023 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga Airport acknowledged for CO2 emissions reduction efforts

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MALAGA-COSTA DEL SOL Airport’s commendable strides in reducing CO2 emissions have garnered recognition on the global stage. The

8 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Two Iberian lynxes fatally struck by vehicles in Spain’s Doñana Area, prompting calls for enhanced road safety

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE recent tragic deaths of two Iberian lynxes due to vehicle collisions in the Doñana region have raised

8 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead

Neo-Nazi skinheads burst into mosque during prayers and make threats in Spain's Castellon province

Neo-Nazi skinheads in Spain burst into mosque to interrupt prayers and threaten to blow it up

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested three men who burst into a Villareal mosque and threatened the congregation. The

7 Aug, 2023 @ 19:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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Angry passenger thumps bus driver in face and hurls him out of vehicle- just missing passing cars- in Spain’s Valencia

UK and Gibraltar police dig up Town Range parking lot to pursue new clues on 1986 Simon Parkes mystery

Horror moment boy, 16, is savagely gored by bull at festival near Spain’s Benidorm, sparking calls for tougher controls

Alicante surpasses Sevilla to become Spain’s fourth most populated region

New heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees to hit Spain’s Alicante Province this Thursday

Olive oil prices rocket to sky-high levels as olive harvests get ravaged by drought across Spain

Swimmer in Spain’s Valencia arrested at beach for seizing exotic turtle to use as dog food

DEADLINE LOOMS: Brits urged to swap UK licences for Spanish ones before September 15 cut off

Spain’s Malaga population swells by 26,000 new residents in past year, majority being international arrivals

Beach shower services suspended in capital of Spain’s Costa del Sol

CLOSURE DUE TO FIRE RISK: Rio Chillar access temporarily closed in Spain’s Nerja amid heightened forest fire risk

Heat Warnings Across Spain’s Andalucia: Red Alert in Cordoba, Granada, and Jaen; Orange Alert in Malaga

Man seriously hurt after being hit by a reversing car in Marbella

Airlines face punishment for lack of toll-free customer phone numbers in Spain

Court investigates death of Benidorm man who suffered severe blood loss after getting ten dental implants in Spain

British tourist arrested over alleged sex assault on UK holidaymaker at hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

Home alone little girl shouts from balcony that mother is out partying all night on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Bouncer places reveller in a CHOKEHOLD before dumping his motionless body on the ground outside club in popular seaside resort in southern Spain

Man performs Lazarus act to wake up on coroner’s autopsy table in Spain’s Valencia

Rogue cosmetician who injected Botox into more than 100 people at her Costa del Sol home with NO medical licence is arrested

Bioparc in Spain’s Fuengirola celebrates arrival of eleven flamingo chicks

Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir in Spain’s Malaga hits new record low

Spain’s Malaga Airport acknowledged for CO2 emissions reduction efforts

Two Iberian lynxes fatally struck by vehicles in Spain’s Doñana Area, prompting calls for enhanced road safety

Neo-Nazi skinheads in Spain burst into mosque to interrupt prayers and threaten to blow it up

Good news for Brits heading to Spain: Brussel’s new ETIAS permit pushed back once again

WATCH: Bizarre moment carnival group in wheelchairs parades as Stephen Hawking in southern Spain – before belting out songs dedicated to late physicist

Flat-sharing is becoming the new normal in Spain’s pressured housing market – but would you live with a total stranger?

INTERVIEW: Recollections of an Andalucian who was just a child when the USA accidentally dropped four atom bombs on Spain – in what became known as the Palomares nuclear disaster

ON THIS DAY: When America atom-bombed Andalucia (by mistake)