British rugby union player Levi Davis missing, last seen at Irish pub in Barcelona
Concerns are growing for British rugby union player Levi Davis who is currently missing in Barcelona. His former club Bath Rugby issued an urgent appeal
Spain’s Iberia airline warns of scam messages offering free tickets
SPANISH airline Iberia has warned of a “high number of warnings” in recent days of fake messages circulating on WhatsApp purporting to offer free tickets
EXCLUSIVE: Youth swings bollard into crowds as dozens brawl in Spain’s Alicante
A brazen youth wielding a large metal bollard has swung it into crowds as dozens of teenagers brawled on the streets of Alicante. The disturbing
Self-employed truckers in Spain announce fresh strike after March stoppage
SPAIN’S self-employed truckers have voted to begin an indefinite strike starting on midnight on Sunday, as the sector continues to struggle against high costs. This
Gibraltar leaders fly to London ahead of EU treaty talks in Brussels later this week
A NEW round of negotiations between the UK and the EU on a post-Brexit treaty on Gibraltar will take place in Brussels later this week,
Crooked carer steals jewellery from vulnerable elderly clients on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante carer topped up her income by stealing jewellery from elderly clients and selling off the items. The Policia Nacional targeted the 30-year-old woman
British expat with Alzheimer’s arrested for killing wife at Costa del Sol home in Spain
AN 80-year-old British Alzheimer’s sufferer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benalmadena after the fatal stabbing of his wife. He had been arrested
Gandia in Spain’s Valencia to become Europe’s first energy self-sufficient port
GANDIA will be home to Europe’s first energy-sufficient port once a new solar energy plant is built. Electromur has been given a €1.7 million contract
Davis Cup finals 2022: Malaga in Spain prepares to host top men’s tennis players
Nine of the top 20 men’s tennis players in the world will travel to Malaga as the Andalucian port city prepares to host one of
Man in frenzied fatal stabbing of wife and young daughter at Madrid home in Spain
A 38-year-old man is in a Madrid area hospital after stabbing his wife, 29, and daughter, six, to death at their home. He tried unsuccessfully
Top movie director developing film depicting horrific acts during Spain’s Civil War
A leading film director is developing a movie which will depict some of the atrocities committed during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930’s. J.A.
Wave of sweet carob bean robberies from farms on Spain’s northern Costa Blanca
A spate of carob bean thefts has hit Alicante Province farms with 23 tons destined for the black market stored in two warehouses in Altea
Spanish government to consider Junta’s request to transfer water from Cordoba to Malaga amid drought crisis
URGENT measures are being drawn up to combat the drought crisis across Andalucia including the possible transfer of some 5 cubic hectares of water from
Change of weather forecast for Spain’s Malaga this week—with some rain expected
AFTER a stable weekend the start of the week will continue with clear skies and spring-like temperatures. If the forecasts are correct, the week will
Spain’s national rail strike, today and Friday, threatens travel chaos for thousands of Spanish commuters
NATIONAL rail network users in Spain are bracing for travel disruptions as strike action to take place this week threatens ripple effects on passenger service
Spain’s Civil Guard seizes biggest haul of marijuana the world has ever seen
THE SPANISH Civil Guard has found the biggest ever haul of marijuana, estimated to have a street value of at least €64 million. According to
As COP27 climate conference starts in Egypt, Greenpeace calls on Spanish PM for better access to renewables
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigning organisation Greenpeace staged a demonstration on Sunday in Madrid, to coincide with the start of the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference in
Spanish judge rules parents can’t name child with Basque word for ‘semen’
A FAMILY in Spain’s Basque Country has vowed to take legal action after a judge refused to allow their newborn daughter to be named Hazia,
Four left dead in Madrid municipality after car runs over guests at Roma wedding
Four people were left dead in the early hours of Sunday morning after they were run over by a vehicle at a wedding attended by
Playa Flamenca: a charming seafront oasis in Spain’s Orihuela Costa
BASED around two small and beautiful beach coves, Playa Flamenca is a popular urbanization in Alicante region’s Orihuela Costa – part of the sunny Valencian
REVEALED: Three richest people in Spain’s Andalucia according to new Forbes list
Agriculture and natural building materials are the main sectors behind the three richest people in Andalucia. It’s that time of the year again when The
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Michelle Obama spent a day in Ronda on her visit to Spain in 2010, and Olive Press editor Jon Clarke followed in her footsteps
Jon Clarke follows in the footsteps of Michelle Obama... and the Moors and the Romans through historic Ronda
Environmental protestors glue hands to Goya paintings in Spain’s world-famous Prado Museum
TWO CLIMATE activists glued their hands to the frames of Goya’s Las Majas paintings in Madrid’s Prado Museum on Saturday, in the latest of a
Spain to spend €20m to assist transfer of unaccompanied minors from migration hotspots to peninsula
THE SPANISH government is planning to assign €20 million to the country’s regions to support the voluntary reception of unaccompanied migrant minors. The youngsters will
Caught Red Handed: 14-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia detained for distributing another minor’s intimate videos
THE Policia Nacional in Valencia has detained a 14-year-old boy for allegedly sending over 100 people in a group chat a video of another minor.
Mayor of Madrid manages to boot ball into someone’s face – for the third time
THE MAYOR of Madrid may want to reconsider the next time he is invited to kick a ball at a public event. At the inauguration