Okupas: Spain’s lawmakers consider measure that would see squatters evicted within 48 hours
A PROPOSAL has been put forward in the Spanish Parliament that could see squatters evicted within 48 hours. The motion argues for a change in
Supermarkets in Spain will have to sell cut-price ‘ugly’ fruit and veg to reduce food waste
SUPERMARKETS will be ordered to sell ‘out-of-shape’ fruit and vegetables to cut down on food waste. The move is part of a new food waste
REVEALED: This is the €17million hideaway of blacklisted Russian oligarch and friend of Putin in Spain’s Mallorca
A RUSSIAN oligarch and his artist wife with ties to Putin own an idyllic villa close to Pollença on the Spanish island of Mallorca that
90-year-old man flees apartment fire in Spain’s Valencia area
A fire tore through a fourth-floor apartment in Gandia, Valencia Province, on Tuesday. The occupant, a 90-year-old man, escaped on his own and was treated
Escape to the country: Rural property sales soar in Spain in wake of pandemic
SALES of rural properties in Spain have reached their highest rate in 15 years. In the first quarter of 2022, more than 43,000 country houses
Man bludgeoned to death with mother, 80, seriously injured on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 51-year-old man was beaten to death with a hammer and his mother, 80, seriously injured at their Orihuela City home early on Tuesday morning.
Hi-tech electronic scam foiled to give written driving test answers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A written driving test candidate went to extraordinary lengths to pass the exam by using hi-tech gear at the Alicante test centre. Driving tests in
Circus monkey rescued in Ukraine starts his new life in Spain’s Alicante area
A monkey forced to perform in Ukraine circuses and dumped in a dog shelter after his owner died in the war, has started a new
How to invest in a dream, not a nightmare: The Olive Press guide to buying in Spain’s campo
The Olive Press asks a series of industry professionals how to avoid falling into traps when buying rural properties.
Vitoria-Gasteiz: Why this little visited city in northern Spain should be on your travel bucket list
A SPANISH city that is little visited by tourists has been chosen by National Geographic as one of the best destinations for travel. The prestigious
Spain clamps down on drink driving with compulsory breathalyzer on all new cars from July
A DEVICE that requires drivers to pass a breathalyzer test before it will start the vehicle ignition system must be incorporated into all new cars
Zoo worker survives leopard attack in Spain’s Andalucia
A Cordoba Zoo keeper was attacked by a leopard on Monday just before he was going to feed the animal. The man only suffered what
Cruise ship passenger feared dead after falling overboard west of Spain’s Balearic Islands
AUTHORITIES are searching for a female cruise ship passenger who fell overboard on Sunday morning. The unnamed passenger fell into the water at 2.00 am
Ronaldo hits the Santiago de Compostela trail in Spain
RONALDO, the former Brazilian footballing superstar not to be confused with namesake Cristiano, who famously struggled with his weight, may well shed a few pounds
Ryanair ordered to pay flight delay compensation by court in Spain’s Mallorca after four-year tussle
A Mallorca court has awarded six Ryanair passengers €1,533 in compensation after their flights were delayed in the summer of 2018. The Irish budget airline
Young robbers steal from churches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to pay for luxury hotel stays and gambling
A gang of young thieves plundered churches across the Murcia and Alicante Province areas in a robbery wave that started in January. Nine people have
IN PICS: Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz attends unveiling of massive tribute mural in his home town in Spain’s Murcia
MURCIA tennis star, Carlos Alcaraz, returned to his home town of El Palmar on Monday to see the inauguration of a 400 square-metre mural dedicated
Luxury villa gets converted into marijuana farm in Spain’s Valencia with drugs sent to UK
THE Policia Nacional have raided a luxury villa in Chiva, Valencia Province, that housed a marijuana farm. Products from the clandestine nursery were exported to
Drunk British groom spends wedding night in prison after hitting new wife on Spain’s Mallorca
A British man had a wedding night to forget on Mallorca after hitting his wife and being carted off to jail. The young couple flew
Extra police will patrol streets in crackdown on stag and hen parties in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol
EXTRA police are being brought in to patrol the streets of Malaga in a crackdown on stag and hen parties in the city on the
Police find €400,000 in checked-in suitcase for flight from Spain’s Valencia to Turkey
A man tried to smuggle €400,000 out of Spain on a flight from Valencia Airport to Istanbul, Turkey. Guardia Civil officers at the luggage scanner
Northern Ireland boy, 6, drowns in hotel swimming pool on Spain’s Mallorca
A Belfast boy drowned in a hotel swimming pool on Sunday. The tragedy occurred around 5.30 pm when Corey Aughey, 6, was found in the
Absurd ordeal: The truth about taking a driving test in Spain
Olive Press reader Dorothy Ryle shares her experience of taking the Spanish driving test.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Hero’ grandfather kidnapped by family after nine weeks of ‘captivity, neglect & starvation’ at hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WARNING: Graphic photos included in this article may be upsetting to some readers.
Meet the last shepherds eeking out a living on Spain’s ancient pastoral routes
MEET Valentin, his dog Hooky, and Alberto. We occasionally see each other on my walks near Requena, a rural area in Valencia province. Full disclosure:
Unions call for special measures to tackle policing problems in Campo de Gibraltar
POLICE unions in Spain’s Campo de Gibraltar area are calling for more incentives to attract officers to work in the notoriously crime-ridden zone. The latest