Man allegedly kills his mother’s dog by hurtling it from eleventh floor in Spain’s Malaga

A MAN is under police investigation for allegedly killing his mother’s dog by throwing it from the eleventh floor of a building in Malaga’s capital

19 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Malaga to open Spain’s first public pet cemetery

THE long-awaited pet cemetery in Malaga, the first of its kind publicly owned in Spain, is set to open by the end of this year,

19 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Welcome to Barcelona, Leo: Man is gunned down in the street as Pope prepares to inaugurate Sagrada Familia tower

Six Catalan police officers convicted of racist attack in which they spat at young black man, called him ‘monkey’, ‘human garbage’ and named him after a fictional slave character

SIX officers from Catalunya’s Mossos d’Esquadra police have been sentenced to a year in prison for beating, spitting on and verbally abusing a young black

18 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Lead

Andorra BANS foreigners from buying property in bid to battle soaring prices

THE PRINCIPALITY of Andorra is taking action to combat property speculation and is banning foreigners from buying property in a bid to battle soaring prices.

18 Sep, 2023 @ 17:45

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EXPLAINER: Is the American Bully XL illegal in Spain? All you need to know as Britain prepares to ban the breed

THE move by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban the dangerous dog breed known as the American Bully XL by the end of this

18 Sep, 2023 @ 16:37

Lead·Must Read·National News

Mother denounces AI naked images of daughter

Artificial intelligence: Mothers in Spain’s Extremadura region denounce faked nude photos of their daughters circulating in schools

AROUND two dozen mothers in the Spanish region of Extremadura have reported a shocking new use of artificial intelligence: to create ultra-realistic naked pictures of

18 Sep, 2023 @ 16:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Knife-wielding gang members who threatened the family of a local policemen in Mallorca arrested

TWO members of a gypsy clan who pulled out a knife and made threats to the wife of a local police officer have been arrested

18 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Two 2000-year-old Amphoras discovered off coast of Spain’s Cadiz

BREAKING: Bodies found floating off Spain’s Mallorca are of German father, 50, and son, 19, who vanished while sailing last month

Spain’s Guardia Civil have confirmed to the Olive Press that two bodies recovered off the Manacor coast earlier this month belong to the German father

18 Sep, 2023 @ 12:28

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Must Read

Spain’s Malaga shines as star of Conde Nast Traveler’s autumn magazine

CONDE NAST Traveler’s autumn magazine edition is turning the spotlight onto Malaga, the vibrant Spanish city that has been named the best national destination of

18 Sep, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

The Northern Bald Ibis, a bird known for its dark feathers and distinctive bald red head, had vanished from Europe centuries ago.

Ultralight aircraft guides endangered birds on migration from Germany to Spain’s Andalucia

AN ultralight aircraft is leading a group of endangered birds on a migration journey from Germany to their new habitat in Andalucia. The Northern Bald

18 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Animals·Environment·Lead

Yellow alert issued for rain and storms this Thursday in Valencia region

Long range weather forecast: What will the weather be like this autumn in Spain’s Andalucia?

AS autumn approaches, Spain’s Met Office, AEMET, has unveiled its seasonal forecast for the entire Andalucia region. The announcement was made public last Friday, September

18 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

IN PICS: Stunning Marbella mansion of a late Flamenco legend that features a Picasso artwork in its POOL is on the market for €30million

A STUNNING Marbella mansion with a one-of-a-kind Picasso artwork etched into the bottom of its POOL has hit the market for €30million. Dubbed El Martinete,

17 Sep, 2023 @ 18:37

Lead·Marbella·Must Read·Property

Spain’s Puerto Banus is the most expensive port to dock a yacht in Europe, according to new ranking

‘Cheap’ tourists, crime and ‘prostitution’ are blamed for a drop in sales at luxury fashion stores in Puerto Banus this summer

‘CHEAP’ tourists and crime are causing a drop in sales in upmarket Puerto Banus, local workers have claimed. In an extraordinary broadside, workers in designer

17 Sep, 2023 @ 14:36

Lead·Marbella

Mayor of Ronda to be grilled over alleged embezzlement of government funds: Public cleaning company has ‘unexplained expenses of more than €80k’ and ‘gave unjustified bonuses and cash salary advances’

THE conservative mayor of Ronda will be dragged in front of a judge over the alleged embezzlement of tens of thousands of euros of government

17 Sep, 2023 @ 13:51

Lead·Politics

HIDDEN VALLEY: The subtle and mysterious art of mushrooming in central Spain

Paul Richardson reveals how he spots the perfect wild mushroom in the forests by his idyllic home in Extremadura - and how to cook them

17 Sep, 2023 @ 12:47

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Spain's West Nile virus death toll rises to six: Woman dies after being bitten by an infected mosquito in Sevilla province

Surge in tiger mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus in Cadiz: Experts advise mosquito nets and spray-on repellent after disease is detected in Vejer, Jerez and Tarifa

ANDALUCIA is seeing a surge in tiger mosquitos carrying the West Nile Virus (WNV), experts have warned. Tests carried out by the Junta between September

17 Sep, 2023 @ 12:24

Cadiz·Lead

Luis Rubiales is selling his €1.5m home in Madrid: Ousted football boss, 46, faces mounting legal bills ahead of trial over ‘non-consensual kiss’

LUIS Rubiales has been forced to sell his luxury €1.5m home in Madrid after being ousted as president of the Spanish Royal Football Federation (RFEF).

16 Sep, 2023 @ 18:11

Lead·National News

Spain's inflation rate ends 2024 on 2.8% due to fuel price rises

Malaga leads all of mainland Spain in petrol pump price disparity: Drivers can save up to €23 by choosing their garage carefully

MOTORISTS in Malaga face some of the most varying petrol prices in all of Spain, with the difference between the cheapest and most expensive coming

16 Sep, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

Rain and colder temperatures will persist into next week across Spain as autumn finally arrives

RAIN and colder temperatures will continue until next Thursday across much of Spain as autumn officially arrives. Many areas will fail to reach even 20C

16 Sep, 2023 @ 14:33

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Hero sniffer dog Rick needs a home in Spain after a lifetime of service helping rescue endangered animals in Africa – can you help?

A HERO sniffer dog is looking for a new home in Spain after a lifetime of work saving endangered animals in Africa. Rick, an 11-year-old

16 Sep, 2023 @ 12:48

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Identity of body found ‘dumped’ by a zebra crossing in Torremolinos remains a mystery: Police await toxicology report to determine cause of death

INVESTIGATORS probing the death of a young woman found ‘dumped’ by a zebra crossing in Torremolinos have yet to discover her identity. The victim, aged

16 Sep, 2023 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Andalusia prepares to host Spain’s first Solheim Cup women’s golf tournament

THE FINCA Cortesin de Casares golf course in Spain’s Andalusia is preparing to receive the world’s best female golf players, as the start of the

16 Sep, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Malaga firefighters from Spain’s Andalucia return from helping out at ground zero of Morocco quake

SIX Malaga firefighters from Spain’s Andalucia returned on Friday after helping out in the salvage effort of the earthquake in Morocco. They told Spanish journalists

16 Sep, 2023 @ 09:18

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

CAVEMEN: German man, 40, jailed for allegedly beating an ‘alcoholic, sociopath, and pathological liar with gang tattoos’ to death in the Costa del Sol cave system they lived in

A GERMAN national has been arrested over the death of man ‘with gang tattoos’ after a long-running dispute between the pair in the cave system

15 Sep, 2023 @ 18:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Pictured: Bulging ‘psychopath’ security guard, 34, who changed gender ‘to avoid prison sentence’ for abusing two women in Spain

THIS is the towering woman beater accused of changing his gender in a bid to avoid prison after being convicted of abusing two of his

15 Sep, 2023 @ 15:47

Lead·Must Read·Sevilla

Judge in Spain imposes restraining order to keep Luis Rubiales away from Jenni Hermoso, as trial over forcible kiss begins

FORMER Football Association chief Luis Rubiales appeared in Spain’s national High Court today, where he faced questions for the first time from a judge over

15 Sep, 2023 @ 15:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·Sport

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