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Half decade milestone since Christian Brueckner was named prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case. Where are we now?

Olive Press editor Jon Clarke recalls the week he started probing the German paedophile during the Covid lockdown in June 2020 IT is exactly five

5 Jun, 2025 @ 19:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

It’s not all doom-and-gloom: Spain’s economy slips into hyperdrive as it transforms into the poster child of Europe

IT could be easy to find oneself overwhelmed with the constant drum beat of bad news and terrible prognostications. If it’s not the threat of

28 Sep, 2024 @ 10:00

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Conflicted Euro 2024 loyalties bring the perils of family feuds as the big final Spain v England final looms, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

IT’S coming home, that’s 100% certain. But to which home? The one where I’m born and bred, or the one where I’ve lived – and

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:59

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MUST READ: Unwanted developments, ‘touristification’ and greedy politicians selling the country out are destroying Spain’s coastline – new report

THE latest Blue Flag report offered a dazzling reporting on Spain’s beaches. The Foundation for Environmental Education created a map that blanketed the country’s coastlines

12 Jul, 2024 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead·Must Read

Is IPTV illegal in Spain? All you need to know after Dutch expat is arrested for ‘running €5.5m illegal streaming service’

EXPATS across Spain enjoy watching their favourite UK channels, movies and sports through what’s known as an IPTV service – but are they breaking the

31 May, 2024 @ 17:50

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EXCLUSIVE: Child victim of a sex assault in Portugal recognises Madeleine Mccann suspect Christian Brueckner in the courtroom

By Jon Clarke and Rainer Burkard, in Braunschweig IT was something of a seminal moment in the mammoth ongoing trial of seasoned sex offender Christian

14 Apr, 2024 @ 21:32

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EXCLUSIVE: Ending the golden visa in Spain is a ‘big blow’ to British and US buyers, say property experts – as political leaders brand it ‘senseless’ and ‘anti-business’

THE ending of the golden visa scheme in Spain has been met with a wave of criticism, particularly in high-value areas like the Costa del

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:20

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COURT SENSATION: ‘Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner told me how he tied up a teenager for four days – and burgled homes on the Algarve while naked!’

MADELEINE Mccann suspect Christian Brueckner bragged to a friend how he tied up and sexually assaulted a young teenager over a ‘four day’ horror ordeal.

6 Apr, 2024 @ 20:03

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·Other News

Gibraltar holds its breath as the McGrail corruption inquiry finally gets underway next week – with the eyes of the world watching

AMID a swirl of accusations and recriminations that have seen the Rock likened to a ‘banana republic’, the long-awaited McGrail Inquiry is finally set to

4 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

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Revealed: The dining secrets of Irish mafia boss Christy Kinahan after his prolific history of Google restaurant reviews in Spain, Dubai and beyond is exposed

THE leader of one of the most violent drug trafficking cartels in the world may have revealed his movements by posting a slew of restaurant

1 Apr, 2024 @ 14:35

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RIP: British toddler Robin loses his battle to cancer after chemotherapy in Spain stopped working – as tributes pour in for ‘brave and beautiful boy’

TRIBUTES are pouring in for Robin, a British toddler who lost his battle to cancer after chemotherapy stopped working. The two-year-old was diagnosed with a

1 Apr, 2024 @ 08:51

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the young British expat behind ‘Guiris de Mierda’ – a successful lifestyle brand in Spain which reclaims the ‘offensive’ term for foreigners

THE reasons behind Tom Hopcroft’s move to Spain would not appear out of place in the pages of a romantic novel. “Many years ago, I

31 Mar, 2024 @ 07:00

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Wanted accomplice’ and friend of Christian Brueckner speaks out: “He’s a monster and I’m sure he knows what happened to Madeleine McCann”

By Rainer Burkard and Jon Clarke in Braunschweig A CLOSE friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner sought by police as a witness in the

26 Mar, 2024 @ 17:50

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EXCLUSIVE: Locals in Spain give their verdict as wave of anti-tourism reaches Tenerife – after Malaga, Valencia and Palma – but residents are divided on the issue

By Laurence Dollimore and Walter Finch in Tenerife IT began in Mallorca in the summer of 2017, quickly followed in Barcelona and Valencia and now

23 Mar, 2024 @ 06:55

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MADDIE LINK: Is new hunt for missing Inga Gehricke linked to white van once leased by chief Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner?

FOR five days this month, around 70 police officers have scoured deep woodland around a charity facility that ran programmes for sex offenders in Germany.

22 Mar, 2024 @ 16:10

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Gibraltar Chief Minister admits he may use controversial new powers to restrict public access to blockbuster corruption inquiry into his own conduct

THE Gibraltar Chief Minister has admitted that he may use new legislation being rushed through Parliament to withhold evidence from the public in an inquiry

21 Mar, 2024 @ 16:30

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Kate Middleton’s ‘disappearance’ and ‘photogate’ have ‘exposed the fragility’ of the Royal Family while Prince William ‘is failing his first litmus test as heir’, say leading publications in Spain

SPANISH publications are continuing to weigh in on the dramatic events engulfing the British Royal Family. In January, it was revealed that the Princess of

16 Mar, 2024 @ 11:37

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SPRING SALE: Enjoy 50% off all Olive Press subscription packages for a YEAR

THE Olive Press is launching a huge spring sale with an incredible 50% off all of our subscription packages. The huge discount is availble through

11 Mar, 2024 @ 16:10

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EXCLUSIVE: I threw 80 sex tapes of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner’s in the bin in Praia da Luz

A FORMER friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has admitted he threw away up to 80 of his sick sex tapes. The potentially incriminating

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

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READ IN FULL: Letter from British campaigner Peter Tatchell to Spain’s first LGBT+ matador

BRITISH LGBT+ campaigner Peter Tatchell has called on Spain’s first openly pansexual matador to ‘turn his back’ on the ‘cruel bloodsport’. Mario Alcalde, a 31-year

7 Mar, 2024 @ 10:48

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EXCLUSIVE: British LGBT+ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell urges Spain’s first pansexual matador to ‘turn his back on bloodsport’

BRITISH LGBTQ+ campaigner Peter Tatchell has urged Spain’s first pansexual matador to ‘turn his back’ on the ‘oppressive’ bullfighting industry. Mario Alcalde, a 31-year-old matador

7 Mar, 2024 @ 10:13

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Ana Knezevich latest: Everything we know about missing US expat, 40, who vanished from Spain’s Madrid a MONTH ago

Can you help us find Ana? Email: tips@theolivepress.es EVERYTHING you need to know about Ana Knezevich Henao, US expat who went missing from Madrid over

5 Mar, 2024 @ 13:20

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'No crime' verdict over Valencia apartment block fire that killed 10 people

EXCLUSIVE: Building gutted in deadly Valencia fire ‘was potentially clad with material banned in the UK after Grenfell horror’ – these are the other buildings at risk in Spain

THE deadly fire that killed 10 residents of a Valencia apartment complex may have been spread by the use of a highly flammable cladding banned

5 Mar, 2024 @ 12:04

Costa del Sol·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Property·Valencia

This ‘sun-drenched’ city in eastern Spain is the most affordable ‘paradise’ for British expats, according to experts

EXPERTS have named this ‘sun drenched’ city in eastern Spain the most affordable place for British expats. Although many Brits flock to the Costa del

4 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

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‘Hot and humid’ spring in Spain: Weather experts reveal their forecasts for the next three months

SPAIN is braced for a ‘hot and humid’ spring after the national meteorological service, AEMET, released its weather forecast for the next three months. Experts

4 Mar, 2024 @ 09:43

Andalucia·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Weather

Madeleine McCann suspect’s friend tells a German court how he found ‘Head waiter’ Christian Brueckner’s violent rape videos ‘in which he starred’

A FORMER friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has told a court how he found two violent porn movies made by him at his

2 Mar, 2024 @ 10:29

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