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Gibraltar pays tribute to murdered British MP Sir David Amess, ‘a great friend and regular visitor to the Rock’

THE GIBRALTAR Government has issued a statement regarding the murder of the British Conservative MP, Sir David Amess, calling the violent act ‘an attack on

18 Oct, 2021 @ 19:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Meet the mysterious three men who penned the prize winning Carmen Mola novel

THREE male TV scriptwriters were awarded Spain’s Planeta prize for their work under the pseudonym Carmen Mola. The world’s highest paying literary trophy was awarded

18 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Costa Blanca Fraudster Accused Of Spreading Hate Messages Against Spain's Guardia Civil

Costa Blanca fraudster arrested for online hate messages against Spain’s Guardia Civil

A con man is behind bars for a 2010 fraud after allegedly using over 4,300 social media profiles to spread hate messages against the Guardia

18 Oct, 2021 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases

SPAIN has named Romanian arrivals as bringing in the highest number of detected COVID-19 cases in the last month. Not far behind is the United

18 Oct, 2021 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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Man gored in the face during bullrunning fiesta in Spain’s Castellon

A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been seriously injured after being gored in the first bullfighting weekend since the start of the pandemic in the town of

18 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

‘Female’ winner of Spain’s €1m Planeta literary prize turns out to be three middle-aged men

A POPULAR novel with a mysterious author has won the 70th Planeta Prize. The €1m Planeta award — the world’s highest paying literary trophy —

18 Oct, 2021 @ 16:31

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Expat ‘gang leader’ arrested in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol after €250mn cocaine bust in mid Atlantic

THREE people have been arrested on the Costa del Sol after a massive haul of cocaine was found on a yacht in the Atlantic. A

18 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

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WATCH: Candle factory goes up in flames in Spain’s Barcelona

FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain an enormous blaze that broke out at a Barcelona candle factory late Sunday evening and continued to burn throughout the night.

18 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Benidorm hosts official launch of Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for Costa Blanca area of Spain

BENIDORM hosted the official launch of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal last Saturday(October 16) in what is the RBL’s centenary year. The annual parade

18 Oct, 2021 @ 12:54

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Irishman arrested in southern Spain after 'ramming police car and leading cops on 15km chase with loaded down drug-filled carrier bags in the boot'

European ‘hugging’ robbery gang members are arrested north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWO members of a European ‘hugging’ robbery gang have been detained on the northern Costa Blanca. Police said the group have notched up arrests in

18 Oct, 2021 @ 11:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Who can request the new aid of €100 per child from the Spanish Government?

THE Spanish Government has given the green light to additional funding that the Minister of Social Rights hopes will help tackle child poverty in Spain.

18 Oct, 2021 @ 10:16

Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

Explainer: Everything you need to know about a pension plan in Spain

AS stated in the General State Budgets for 2022, the Spanish government wants to introduce changes to tax relief on contributions to individual and occupational

17 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

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How La Nucia, a town inland from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca, became a green role model

A SPANISH town is becoming a model for how to run a municipality on a sound ecological basis. Just a few kilometres from the brash

17 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The bell ringing is the sound of happiness and good cheer

By Benny Davis SOME readers may have read my `retirement´ announcement in a previous Olive Press issue. Nearly 90 now and suffering from cancer, it

17 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead

Green and grumpy in the Glastonbury of Spain

I LONG had a feeling Christian Brueckner – the current prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann mystery – would have links to Orgiva, with its

17 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

What you need to know about the wild mushroom hunting craze that grips Spain each autumn

AS the sun sets on summer, mushroom hunters across Spain take up the challenge of tracking down their favourite wild and wonderful edible fungi, found

17 Oct, 2021 @ 11:45

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

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SQUID GAME: Did Netflix drama take a cue from iconic housing estate in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

IT is the Korean TV series that has proved a massive hit. Squid Game, the dystopian tale where contestants play children’s games with the penalty

17 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Lead·Property

El Claustro Desmantelado Del Monasterio De Ovila (1)

The man who moved monasteries: How an American art dealer bought up Spain’s Medieval heritage and shipped it back home

By Shannon Chaffers

17 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead

DGT attempts to solve the mystery of how to navigate a roundabout in Spain without causing an accident

SPAIN’S DGT have issued a new plea to drivers in Spain to learn how to navigate around roundabouts safely after it emerged one in ten

16 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Other News

Erling Haaland can’t seem to get enough of Marbella as star striker is spotted in Costa del Sol resort for third time this year

Sought after striker Erling Haaland has once more been spotted in Marbella. The Borussia Dortmund player, who is the subject of intense transfer speculation to

16 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Sport

Pedro Sanchez says Johnson & Johnson vaccine delay will not derail 70% of Spain getting injections by late August

Politicians in Spain could get pay rise under new proposals – but where does all the money come from?

MPs in Spain could receive a pay rise of just 0.9% a year from next April under new proposals included in the General State Budgets

16 Oct, 2021 @ 13:37

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain joins EU-funded taskforce to tackle fraud and help protect €800 billion Covid-relief fund

OPERATION SENTINEL was launched this week, October 15, by Europol in a bid to combat an anticipated wave of fraud as almost 807 billion euros

16 Oct, 2021 @ 13:00

Brexit·Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Irish tourist drowns in swimming pool tragedy at Marbella luxury property

THE body of a 24-year-old Irish holiday maker has been found in the swimming pool of a luxury property on the Costa del Sol. The

16 Oct, 2021 @ 12:57

Lead

Free surfing and canoeing lessons start at beaches popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE MILD out of season climate on Orihuela Costa means the region popular with expats and Spanish alike can enjoy a ‘Winter Beach’ programme. Starting

16 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

Gary Lineker making a return to Spain’s La Liga

ENGLAND legend and top TV pundit Gary Lineker has become the most recent signing to the latest project from La Liga. The former Leicester, Spurs

16 Oct, 2021 @ 12:04

Lead·National News

‘Onion days’: Spain has a perfect way to describe this typical autumn weather

IN Spain, discussing the weather is as much a national pastime as it is in northern European climes, although across most of central and southern

16 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Weather

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Gibraltar pays tribute to murdered British MP Sir David Amess, ‘a great friend and regular visitor to the Rock’

Meet the mysterious three men who penned the prize winning Carmen Mola novel

Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases

Man gored in the face during bullrunning fiesta in Spain’s Castellon

‘Female’ winner of Spain’s €1m Planeta literary prize turns out to be three middle-aged men

Expat ‘gang leader’ arrested in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol after €250mn cocaine bust in mid Atlantic

WATCH: Candle factory goes up in flames in Spain’s Barcelona

Benidorm hosts official launch of Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for Costa Blanca area of Spain

European ‘hugging’ robbery gang members are arrested north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Who can request the new aid of €100 per child from the Spanish Government?

Explainer: Everything you need to know about a pension plan in Spain

How La Nucia, a town inland from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca, became a green role model

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The bell ringing is the sound of happiness and good cheer

Green and grumpy in the Glastonbury of Spain

What you need to know about the wild mushroom hunting craze that grips Spain each autumn

SQUID GAME: Did Netflix drama take a cue from iconic housing estate in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

The man who moved monasteries: How an American art dealer bought up Spain’s Medieval heritage and shipped it back home

DGT attempts to solve the mystery of how to navigate a roundabout in Spain without causing an accident

Erling Haaland can’t seem to get enough of Marbella as star striker is spotted in Costa del Sol resort for third time this year

Politicians in Spain could get pay rise under new proposals – but where does all the money come from?

Spain joins EU-funded taskforce to tackle fraud and help protect €800 billion Covid-relief fund

Irish tourist drowns in swimming pool tragedy at Marbella luxury property

Free surfing and canoeing lessons start at beaches popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Gary Lineker making a return to Spain’s La Liga

‘Onion days’: Spain has a perfect way to describe this typical autumn weather

Man stabbed ‘near the heart’ by his flatmate in upmarket Estepona golf urbanisation dies in hospital

Belgian tourist has gold chain ripped off in Mijas before stolen car chase ends in Torremolinos smash up

Costa del Sol sea temperature nears 29C – the hottest on record since 2015

Revolutionary new skin cancer vaccine proves successful in trials as Spanish scientists hail medical breakthrough

Is summer coming to an end? Thunderstorms, flash foods, powerful gusts and giant hail to lash Spain as cool air mass clashes with lingering heat

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