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‘Dig it up’: Fresh calls to search Costa del Sol site where missing Amy Fitzpatrick allegedy buried

The aunt of missing Amy Fitzpatrick is demanding police dig up a derelict stable block where the teenager’s remains are allegedly buried. She told the

11 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News

NO LUCK: The village in Spain that refuses to see the New Year in until mid-summer

WHILE many people will have woken up across Spain this morning having partied into the early hours last night, there is one village in Spain

1 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Granada·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

The Malaga winery making fine, dry, elegant mountain wine (just the way Catherine the Great liked it)

MALAGA’S hugely famous local dry wine enjoyed a 200-year boom until the early 20th century when it faded into obscurity. When winemaker Victoria Ordoñez began

1 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

How government scrooges in 1882 accidentally created Spain’s obsession with gobbling 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve

THE minute hand on Madrid’s Puerta de Sol clock tower nears midnight. Millions of Spaniards already have a grape in their mouth. Millions of others

31 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Other News

DEATH TO 2022: Looking back at the biggest news stories of a difficult year

THE Chinese name for 2022 was ‘Year of the Tiger’. Is this because it bites and mauls, causing havoc if let loose in public? Other

31 Dec, 2022 @ 12:59

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Homeless man paid to have stag’s name tattooed on his forehead by vile drunk Brits in Spain’s Benidorm finally having it removed, while still awaiting a simple sorry

A HOMELESS man who was paid by a vile stag party in Benidorm to have the groom’s name tattooed on his forehead is finally on

26 Dec, 2022 @ 12:12

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read

Snails and thistles: These are the weird and wonderful regional Christmas dishes eaten across Spain

CHRISTMAS would not look a lot like Christmas without traditional dishes and desserts. In countries like the United Kingdom, Christmas without roast potatoes and gravy

25 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Asturias·Catalunya·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Murcia·Must Read·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

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MUST READ: How to avoid hangovers as a British expat in Spain this Christmas

AS Christmas approaches, there’s a tacit understanding that we will all throw caution to the wind and have a glass or two more than we

24 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Christmas Traditions In Spain Tio De Nadal

¡Feliz Navidad! These are the strangest Christmas traditions celebrated in Spain

CHRISTMAS traditions in Spain are in essence no different from any other nation – people hold on to strange customs, eat and drink a lot

24 Dec, 2022 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·National News

Spain is introducing low emission zones in city centres that will prohibit 75% of vehicles. Does this affect your car?

WITH the rollout of Spain’s new “green” initiative, designed to reduce C02 emissions in our cities by restricting the most polluting vehicles, motorists are being

18 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Spanish police seize 56kg of MDMA in Europe-first probe into criminals exporting drugs TO South America

By Anthony Piovesan and Walter Finch WHEN officers from the Policia Nacional stopped a small yacht bound for South America and found enough MDMA powder

16 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·National News

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EXPLAINED: Could Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca really be the original home of Santa Claus?

ALICANTE is an unlikely candidate for the original home of Santa Claus – for starters, it hasn’t snowed in the city since 1926. There are

16 Dec, 2022 @ 16:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Detective who worked with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry chasing ‘various leads’ in Levi Davis case

A private investigator who worked with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is chasing ‘various leads’ in the missing Levi Davis case. Investigator Gavin Burrows volunteered

13 Dec, 2022 @ 18:50

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Must Read·National News

Nine breathtaking UNESCO sites in Spain to start with

Spain has been a centre of Roman, Islamic, Christian and colonial empires which have turned the nation into open-air museum of wonders that move, inspire

11 Dec, 2022 @ 19:07

Exploring Spain·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Private investigator in Levi Davis search worked with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

A top-tier private investigator hired to track down missing X-Factor star Levi Davis has previously worked with a string of celebrities, including Prince Harry and

9 Dec, 2022 @ 11:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Must Read·National News

Front row seat to history: A tour of the Andalucian town of Ronda

BY the time of the collapse of the Arabic empire in 1485, Ronda had been entertaining foreign visitors for not far off 1500 years. One

7 Dec, 2022 @ 11:57

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Leading lights of literature gather once again in the shadow of the Rock for the Gibraltar Literary Festival

One of the stellar events in the English literature calendar returned at the end of November as a host of novelists, historians, politicians, academics and

6 Dec, 2022 @ 18:14

Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: Mother of missing X-Factor star Levi Davis ‘in shock’ at grim twist in five-week search

The mother of missing X-Factor star Levi Davis who went missing in Barcelona is ‘in shock’ after police investigating her son’s disappearance found a body,

2 Dec, 2022 @ 13:50

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Must Read·National News

Better luck this time! Spain’s chequered history in the FIFA World Cup

TODAY – November 20 – marks the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. While rightly surrounded in controversy for many reasons, Spain will

20 Nov, 2022 @ 10:45

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead·Must Read

BALCONY OF THE SERRANIA DE RONDA: Visit Gaucin in Spain’s Andalucia

IT’S called the balcony of the Serrania de Ronda and it’s not hard to see why. Perched high on a rocky outcrop, surrounded by breathtaking

19 Nov, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

EXPLAINER: What you need to do in post-Brexit era to vote in May’s municipal elections in Spain

IT’S a busy election year in Spain next year with the general election, a large number of regional elections, and May’s local council votes. Non-Spanish

19 Nov, 2022 @ 08:45

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

Queen Of Cocaine Maria Teresa Jaimez Caicedo

EXCLUSIVE: Police bring down ‘cocaine queen’s’ 25-year smuggling ring in Spain

By Jon Clarke and Anthony Piovesan She was the Rolls Royce of cocaine smuggling since the 1990s and looked every inch the part in her

16 Nov, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News

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Travel Spain: How the pandemic saw Madrid transform into a luxury tourism destination

As travel reawakens in the post-lockdown world, Spain’s capital has repositioned itself to attract the big spenders

12 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Hotels·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel

Panoramic Cityscape Of Antequera At Twilight, Spain

Antequera: more than just the gateway to Europe’s best olive oil

A city of palaces and churches, of history and tradition, Antequera counts for 70 per cent of the key buildings and monuments of Malaga province,

30 Oct, 2022 @ 16:42

Exploring Spain·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Not all animals in Spain are equal

Spain's PSOE party is wanting to place hunting and working dogs into a loophole in the new animal rights law proposed to protect companion animals.

23 Oct, 2022 @ 14:49

Must Read·National News·Other News

WATCH: Careful who you rent to in Spain… It might just be the ‘Joker’ drugs gang from Paris

WHEN the owners of a four-bedroom country villa near Ronda heard a nice Northern European family was interested in renting their empty home, they jumped

21 Oct, 2022 @ 16:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

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