Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Nikoline’s last hours revealed: How a Norway World Cup party in Marbella ended in a fatal hit-and-run 30km away – as police pursue disturbing new theory

THE final hours of Norwegian teenager Nikoline have been plunged into mystery after the 17-year-old vanished from a Marbella nightclub before being killed on a

9 Jul, 2026 @ 12:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Police raid six illegal cigarette factories run by two gangs in Spain that produced eight million fags each day

SIX clandestine factories in Spain producing almost eight million cigarettes per day have been closed down by the Guardia Civil. 50 people have been arrested

9 Jul, 2026 @ 11:58

Alicante·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Mijas in a state of ‘shock’ after ‘double murder’ of mother and daughter found with stab wounds in Costa del Sol house fire

KNIFE wounds have been found on two victims in the recent Mijas house fire, leading police to believe the murders were a potential act of

9 Jul, 2026 @ 11:39

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Major budget airline announces expansion in Spain with two new bases opening this year

Expanding budget airline takes on Ryanair by opening its first bases in Spain

WIZZ Air will open its first bases in Spain this November to herald a major expansion in the country. The Hungarian-owned budget carrier will open

9 Jul, 2026 @ 11:09

Lead·Madrid·Travel News·Valencia

Spain's Pedro Sanchez welcomes Iran war ceasefire but fires broadside at Donald Trump

Trump TACOs again? US president claims Spain has ‘come back all the way’ by agreeing to important payment request from NATO – a day after threatening to cut off all trade

DONALD Trump praised Spain for having ‘come back all the way’ only hours after warning he could halt all trade with Madrid over its refusal

9 Jul, 2026 @ 09:08

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

The end of the party? Brit holiday favourite Magaluf is finally turning its back on its booze-fuelled past, according to The Telegraph

A MALLORCA resort town once known for being synonymous with cheap drinks and legendary nights out has been toned down for a more relaxed and

8 Jul, 2026 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Critical emergency on Ryanair flight from Sevilla as ‘low fuel’ light flashes after airport blockage causes flight diversion

A RYANAIR flight from Sevilla to France was plunged into a terrifying mid-air drama after fuel levels dropped dangerously low following a sudden runway closure.

8 Jul, 2026 @ 17:45

Lead·Sevilla

Petition launched to scrap the 90-day rule ‘killing Brits’ Spanish dream’ – can new digital border systems offer an alternative?

A BRITISH estate agent based in Costa Blanca has launched a petition to scrap the loathed 90-day-rule – and replace it with a new digital

8 Jul, 2026 @ 17:30

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Marbella mayor’s stepson speaks out: Narco conviction was ‘political’ hit job to hurt his PP step-mother who ‘left him without a penny from his father’s inheritance’

THE stepson of Marbella’s mayoress has claimed his drug trafficking and money laundering conviction was a ‘political’ hit job to hurt his stepmother. Speaking to

8 Jul, 2026 @ 16:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Politics

What are the latest rules as airlines tighten restrictions for travelling to and from Spain with pets?

PET owners heading to or from Spain this summer should be aware of a raft of new EU rules and strict airline policies for travelling

8 Jul, 2026 @ 16:30

Animals·International Affairs·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Catch of the day: Two fishermen rescued off Marbella after jumping into the sea to reel in hefty 8kg fish

ANDALUCIA’s Guardia Civil have helped reel in a pair fishers who got carried away by the current while trying to snag their big catch. A

8 Jul, 2026 @ 15:44

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Revealed: Spain’s least expensive towns to buy property — where homes are up to 15 times cheaper than Marbella

NEW data has revealed the cheapest places in Spain to buy a home in the second quarter of 2026, with over a quarter falling in

8 Jul, 2026 @ 15:40

Lead·Property

Careless worker blamed for forest fire that forced hundreds of tourists to evacuate beautiful town in the Sierra de Cadiz mountain range

A FIRE that caused hundreds of tourists and locals to be evacuated in the Sierra de Cadiz this week may have been started by a

8 Jul, 2026 @ 14:55

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Wildfires have already consumed 50 square kilometres in Spain this summer – equal to 35% of the entire EU total

MORE than a third of all land destroyed by wildfires across the EU this year has been in Spain, new data reveals – the highest

8 Jul, 2026 @ 13:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

‘Severely intoxicated’ British tourist arrested in Mallorca for ‘kissing Ryanair flight attendant on the neck’

A DRUNK British tourist has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sexual assault on as Ryanair flight to Palma de Mallorca. The 30-year-old man

8 Jul, 2026 @ 11:43

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pedro Sanchez cancels engagements due to death of wife Begoña Gomez's father

Wife of Pedro Sanchez allowed to visit UK for daughter’s graduation despite passport ban – but barred from joining Spanish PM at NATO conference

THE wife of embattled Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has been handed the green light to visit the UK – despite having her passport confiscated

8 Jul, 2026 @ 11:37

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Trump orders US Treasury to cease all trade with Spain after calling Madrid a ‘terrible partner’

DONALD Trump said he ordered US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Madrid after calling Spain a ‘terrible partner’ in NATO.

8 Jul, 2026 @ 11:34

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Horror on the Costa del Sol as mother and daughter found dead in ‘double murder’ at Mijas house fire

A MOTHER and her daughter aged 61 and 31 have been found dead in a fire in a Mijas home last night. The Guardia Civil

8 Jul, 2026 @ 11:17

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Brussels rules out suspending new EES border controls at Spain’s airports – and blames local management for bottlenecks

THE European Union has refused to pause the use of new biometric border checks, despite pleas from airport and airlines for a pause during the

8 Jul, 2026 @ 11:06

Lead·National News·Travel News

Red alert as scorching heatwave brings temperatures close to 45C in Spain's Valencia region

Red alert for sweltering highs of 42C in Spain’s Valencia region

PARTS of the Valencia region have been put on a maximum red alert warning for high temperatures on Wednesday, as the heatwave continues. The warning

8 Jul, 2026 @ 10:32

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Three arrested in Sevilla after anti-squatter squad member uses pepper spray on reporter and residents

THREE people have been arrested after a member of an anti-squatter company used pepper spray on a journalist and a group of residents in Sevilla,

8 Jul, 2026 @ 10:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Property·Sevilla

Woman bleeds to death on Costa Blanca ‘donut’ ride after boat propeller slices her leg open — the third such tragedy in under a year

A WOMAN has bled to death after the propeller of the boat towing her sliced open her leg during a ‘donut’ inflatable ride off the

8 Jul, 2026 @ 09:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Gibraltar renames its airport after the ‘Father of the Gibraltarians’ one week before Spanish police and customs move in under new treaty

GIBRALTAR has renamed its airport Sir Joshua Hassan Gibraltar International Airport after the territory’s first Chief Minister just one week before a treaty signing that

7 Jul, 2026 @ 18:50

Gibraltar·Lead

Outrage over unprovoked ‘happy slap’ in Barcelona as gang of youths film themselves chatting to strangers in upmarket Eixample before attacking them

A GANG of youths have filmed themselves chatting to strangers on the streets of Barcelona’s upmarket Eixample district before suddenly slapping them in a string

7 Jul, 2026 @ 17:55

Barcelona·Lead

Granada’s Alhambra ordered to pay €2m after foreign tourist, 18, was paralysed by falling tree at Spain’s iconic monument

GRANADA’s Alhambra monument has been ordered to pay nearly €2m in compensation after a Polish teenager was left paralysed by a falling tree branch during

7 Jul, 2026 @ 16:55

Granada·Health·Lead

House prices in Spain’s coastal areas soar by up to 300% in just five years to match exclusive areas of Barcelona and Madrid

A SURVEY by real estate portal Fotocasa shows that house prices in Spain’s coastal areas have doubled and even tripled over the last five years.

7 Jul, 2026 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Property

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