¡Enhorabuena Olive Press West!
Hip hip hurray! Olive Press West is one today. Has it really been 365 days since our sister newspaper was launched? For 12 months,...
Law change needed after rockstar Gary Owens ends up in jail for crime he did not commit
Spanish courts have so much to answer regarding how Owens, of heavy metal band A II Z, came to be incarcerated for a murder he did not commit
What you’re chatting about… (16 – 22 November 2013)
The Olive Press’ most commented news of the week
Magnificent Seven
The best investigative and campaigning English language paper in Spain hits its seventh anniversary
Crooks canvas: The Ripoff Report
Freedom of speech is an incredible thing, but when a convicted conman is allowed to voice his opinion above that of an integral newspaper or honest businessman then something is amiss
OPINION: After it emerged taxi rapist John Worboys is learning Spanish in prison, we must not let him into...
Worboys would be among the sickest and most dangerous expat criminals to have ever inhabited this country
Superjudge’s crumbling crusade
Judge Baltasar Garzon proved that international law knew no boundaries with his pursuit of international dictators and terrorists, yet his idealistic principles are now in grave danger of being thwarted by his very own, writes Andrew Pearce
Movers, shakers and holidaymakers
Never afraid to print the stories other publications would rather ignore, the OP continues to be the best English-language investigative newspaper in Spain
This week’s most read news (12-18 October 2013)
Take a look at the five most-read stories on the Olive Press website this week
We all have responsibilities, and few perhaps more than the legal profession
While a few will always believe they are above the law, what are we to think – or do – when lawyers themselves ignore the rules.
Give them the boot: Olive Press campaign to stop lawyer’s kickbacks
The Olive Press has launched a campaign to K.O the kickbacks
Onwards and Upwards
The Olive Press website receives record viewing figures of over 2000 in one day
OPINION: Belsen Berney’s hero legacy tainted by dishonesty
Sad that a war hero’s legacy has been tainted by his dishonesty
Standing up for equality: Nick Clegg supports Feminism
Nick Clegg shows his support for gender equality
OPINION: Accusing a Benidorm bar of a ‘hate crime’ for renting out a midget is political correctness gone mad
If an upcoming investigation finds their dwarf to be proud of his work, and doing it without any coercion or humiliation, then we should crouch behind him
Andalucian capital of art
After the opening of a new gallery and a fabulous new exhibition, Malaga can rightfully claim to be the Andalucian Capital of Art
Friends at last?
It comes as no surprise that over 60% of Olive Press readers are supporting a campaign to unify Gibraltar with La Linea
Price of a life: 5,000 people drown in Europe each year
Lifeguards on Spain's beaches are hard to be found outside of peak season
Drip, drip of your water footprint
Forget your carbon footprint. It’s your ‘Water Footprint’ that you need to worry about, writes Bob Denton. The next 20 years are already forecast to bring us ‘water wars’ – and the move to dedicate increasing amounts of agricultural land to bio-fuels will only make things worse
We prayed for rain and boy did it come
We prayed for rain and boy did it come, writes Giles Brown
Opinion: What now for British citizens living in the EU?
But in refusing to guarantee the existing rights of EU citizens in the UK, MPs missed a chance to secure diplomatic goodwill with their European counterparts
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Saxo Bank Chief Economist Steen Jakobsen to answer crucial questions on Spain’s economy at free Marbella seminar
He regularly appears as an economics pundit on Bloomberg News and CNBC, commenting on the latest international financial developments
