Family’s anguish over missing son, 22, who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol almost a MONTH ago – before being seen in background of a YouTube video

FEARS are growing for a missing 22-year-old who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol almost a MONTH ago. Adrian Fernandez was last seen in Fuengirola

21 Dec, 2023 @ 12:31

Lead·Marbella

Spain pledges to increase paternity leave even further: This is how many weeks off work new parents will get from next year

NEW PARENTS in Spain have been promised an even longer time off from work by the government, with paid leave for mothers and fathers due

21 Dec, 2023 @ 12:11

Health·Lead·Politics

Revealed: The EU’s ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ train will carry passengers from southern Spain to UKRAINE and connect up to 10 countries – but misses out a MAJOR resort loved by Brits

PLANS for a new ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ train will take passengers all over Europe, but misses a big Spanish resort. EU ministers have agreed plans for

21 Dec, 2023 @ 11:11

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Airport strikes in Spain latest: Iberia workers delay the start date of their walk out

AIR TRAVELLERS in Spain this Christmas can breathe a sigh of relief – for now, anyway. Strikes that were due to be called over the holiday

21 Dec, 2023 @ 11:10

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

THIS will be the winning number in Spain’s famous El Gordo lottery this year – according to AI

SPAIN’S massive Christmas Lottery(El Gordo) will keep everybody on the edge of their seats this Friday morning to see who has scooped a big life-changing

21 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Technology

Gale force winds uproot trees and blow down Christmas decorations on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Costa del Sol was rocked by gale force winds last night which uprooted trees and blew over Christmas decorations. Despite most weather apps predicting

21 Dec, 2023 @ 09:31

Lead·Marbella·Weather

Outrage as airline passengers are STILL waiting for their luggage after landing in Gibraltar from London at the weekend

PASSENGERS flying from London Heathrow to Gibraltar over the weekend have reported their luggage got lost in transit, putting their Christmas in peril. British Airways

21 Dec, 2023 @ 09:14

Gibraltar·Lead·Travel News

Heatwave 'ends' in parts of Spain from Sunday but some areas will notice little change

What will the weather be like on Christmas Day in southern Spain? Forecasters predict zero rain and above 20C – but warn that is NOT good news

A SUNNY Christmas holiday weekend has been predicted by forecasters for the Costa del Sol, but without the unseasonably high temperatures recorded earlier this month.

20 Dec, 2023 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

This ‘vibrant’ port town in southern Spain is loved by Spaniards and is a hidden gem for holidaymakers – according to the Express

THE Express has praised a ‘vibrant’ port town in southern Spain which is loved by local tourists. Andalucia has long been a favourite holiday destination

20 Dec, 2023 @ 16:42

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Revealed: How a British school in Spain received a ‘bomb threat email’ which sparked closures nationwide

THE British School of Villarreal in Castellon province has confirmed that it was one of several international schools in Spain that received an email threatening

20 Dec, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Gibraltar’s political leaders travel to Spain’s Madrid for ‘practical discussions’ on post-Brexit EU treaty

GIBRALTAR’S top two political leaders are in Spain’s Madrid ‘for technical and practical discussions’ as hopes rise for a deal to settle the territory’s post-Brexit

20 Dec, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Madrid

Footballer Dani Alves is cleared of rape after winning court appeal in Spain

Dani Alves’s sexual assault trial date is confirmed: Footballer is accused of attacking young woman in Spain’s Barcelona

THE TRIAL of former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves on sex assault charges will begin on February 5. Alves is accused of assaulting a 23-year-old woman

20 Dec, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Climate change ‘is threatening tourism profits’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol as visitors ‘will soon seek out cooler destinations’ in the summer, warns Junta boss

TOURISM in the Costa del Sol is set to face ‘profound challenges’ in the wake of rising heatwaves and water shortages caused by global warming,

20 Dec, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

This European city could legalise COCAINE in a desperate bid to stop cartels in Spain and the Lowlands from flooding the area with the drug

SUPER wealthy Switzerland is considering a groundbreaking proposal to legalise cocaine for recreational use. In what would be a first-of-its-kind pilot scheme, the Swiss capital

20 Dec, 2023 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Spaniard kidnapped by Hamas is dead: Ivan Illarramendi, 46, was taken hostage alongside his wife during savage attack on Israel last month

“We are OK, but I’ve been shot.” The terrifying messages sent by a Spanish victim of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel

MESSAGES sent by a Spaniard who was killed during the October 7 Hamas attacks against Israel have been published by online daily El Confidencial. In

20 Dec, 2023 @ 13:06

Lead

REVIEW: Does el Celler de can Roca still deserve to be in the world’s ‘best’ restaurant list? Maybe if it sorts out its wine

El Celler de Can Roca had just been crowned the world’s best restaurant by TripAdvisor in 2014. But how did it stand up to the

20 Dec, 2023 @ 12:52

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Lifeless body of man, 34, is found inside a flat in Gibraltar: Police launch urgent investigation to discover cause of death

POLICE officers found the dead body of a young man in a Gibraltar apartment Tuesday, the Royal Gibraltar Police has revealed. A response unit visited

20 Dec, 2023 @ 12:28

Gibraltar·Lead

This centuries’ old Christmas market in Spain is among the best in EUROPE this year – according to Elle magazine

ELLE magazine has named this Christmas market in Spain among the best in Europe. The ‘mercado’ is the oldest in the country, with over 200

20 Dec, 2023 @ 12:23

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Three young jihadists planning to detonate a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb in Spain are arrested

THREE ‘highly radicalised’ teenagers have been arrested in Madrid and Barcelona over plans to make a massive bomb. The suspects, aged between 14 and 18

20 Dec, 2023 @ 12:15

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Police in Spain’s Toledo launch investigation after brothers found gunned down in remote country road

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has launched an investigation after two brothers were found shot dead in a remote country road in Toledo province. The victims, aged

20 Dec, 2023 @ 12:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain sets new record for vacation apartments, with more than 340,000 across the country

THE NUMBER of vacation apartments available across Spain has set a new record, with 340,424 now in existence for a total of 1.7 million beds.

20 Dec, 2023 @ 11:28

Business & Finance·Lead

WATCH: ‘I’m going to murder innocent people!’ Dramatic moment crazed man, 70, is arrested after hijacking taxi armed with two shotguns on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN intent on revenge and armed with two shotguns hijacked a taxi on the Costa del Sol and told the driver to take him

20 Dec, 2023 @ 11:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Spanish journalist accuses actor Gerard Depardieu of rape dating back to 1995

French actor Gerard Depardieu, 74, is accused of rape by a journalist on Spain’s Costa del Sol – bringing number of his alleged victims to 13

JOURNALIST and writer Ruth Baza has reported the French actor Gerard Depardieu to the police in Torremolinos for raping her in Paris 28 years ago.

20 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Thief steals manhole covers worth thousands of euros for scrap sales on Spain's Costa Blanca

Thief steals manhole covers worth thousands of euros to sell for scrap on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF with a penchant for stealing manhole covers to sell to scrapyards has been arrested in Elche. The 43-year-old man removed around 100 covers

20 Dec, 2023 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Increased used of air conditioning has cut high temperature deaths by a third in Spain

Big fall in Spain’s extreme heat deaths over 40 years is down to greater use of air conditioning

EXTREME high and low temperatures are causing fewer deaths in Spain compared to 40 years ago due to more air conditioning and heating units being

19 Dec, 2023 @ 18:00

Health·Lead

British woman 'went our of her mind due to abuse' and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord

Brits sold drugs to Benidorm bar and hotel clients with quick delivery by electric scooter

THREE British men have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for running a drugs delivery service to the city’s bars, hotels, and restaurants.

19 Dec, 2023 @ 17:15

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

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