Cryptocurrency scammer who lived luxury lifestyle on Spain’s Costa del Sol arrested in Latvia
A SCAMMER, who lived a life of luxury on the Costa del Sol while allegedly fleecing his victims of at least €500,000, has been traced
Man arrested in Gibraltar over mysterious murder of Michael Montegriffo in 2018 following fresh appeal
POLICE in Gibraltar have arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with the murder of Michael Montegriffo in 2018. The 58-year-old was found lying on the
NO VENDETTA: Just fair reporting of British gestor linked to fake padron probe as he takes on mayor role on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN embattled British gestor has hit back on social media, after the Olive Press revealed his involvement in an alleged fake padron fraud. Expat Matthew
Black Friday scam warning issued by police in Spain after fake €1.99 Lidl bargain
SHOPPERS should beware of online ‘bargains’ that are actually scams, police in Spain have warned ahead of Black Friday. Black Friday fans have been told
Pensioner in Spain in hospital after car plummets from top floor of parking lot
A PENSIONER was rushed to hospital with injuries after her car drove off the top floor of a Spanish car park, dramatic pictures have shown.
Drug trafficker on the run from UK police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the man, 26, who fled the UK
Police in Spain probe fatal hit and run after woman, 20, dies on Madrid road
THE people of Madrid helped lead police to an arrest after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run on a busy Madrid road. The 20-year-old victim died
Wealthy British expat faces 25 years in jail for fatally stabbing wife 17 times in Estepona mansion
A BRITISH expat faces up to 25 years in jail after being convicted of having sex with his wife before killing her in a frenzied
EXPLAINER: Why Spain is still fascinated by the 1999 Rocio Wanninkhof murder on the Costa del Sol
IT’S no surprise the death of Rocio Wanninkhof in 1999 is still fascinating armchair sleuths, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke, who wrote a book
British mum, 50, found dead on Spanish motorway leaving her ‘devastated’ daughter searching for answers
A mum-of-one from the UK was found dead on the side of the road in Spain leaving her devastated daughter searching for answers. Sharon Fielding,
Staff at special needs home on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over mistreatment of autistic resident
FOUR people at an El Campello residential special needs centre have been arrested for allegedly harassing and mistreating an autistic person. Other staff members involved
Man behind spate of burglaries in Spain’s La Linea re-arrested by police
A 46-year-old man who was released with charges in October has been re-arrested for more robberies in the Spanish town of La Linea. The detainee,
Costa Blanca judge orders deportation of Moroccan brothers after arrests in terrorist probe led by Spain’s National Court
TWO Moroccan brothers arrested on the Costa Blanca in a terror funding investigation are set to be deported. They were taken to a Madrid foreigners
Benidorm head chef bullied female kitchen assistant for 11 years at Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain
THE head chef of an unnamed Benidorm restaurant will have to pay out €13,200 to a bullied kitchen assistant. The female victim suffered for 11
British gestor involved in mass fraud becomes ‘mayor’ of expat urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GESTOR who admitted responsibility for the arrest of British pensioners in a padron scandal is now a ‘Pedáneos Mayor’ covering a major expat urbanisation
“Respect” called for as able-bodied children damage swing intended for disabled on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRAND NEW swing installed for the sole use of wheelchair-bound people has been damaged by large numbers of able-bodied children using it. The facility
Costa Blanca serial graffiti vandal in Spain is caught after year-long investigation
POLICE have arrested a Costa Blanca graffiti vandal after a year-long probe to track down the culprit. The unidentified man scrawled over 50 signs in
Girl, 16, loses hearing in one ear after being raped in Spain’s Igualada
A TEEN has lost hearing in one ear after being seriously sexually assaulted in Barcelona. The 16-year-old schoolgirl was attacked after leaving a nightclub in
Prison security director lied about hooded men attack outside her Benidorm home in Spain
A senior security director at Villena prison has been arrested for lying about five hooded men attacking her outside her Benidorm home. The unnamed woman
Il Divo star sent death threats from obsessed Barcelona woman who is fined €60 by Madrid judge in Spain
A 72-year Barcelona woman has been convicted of coercion and fined €60 for sending explicit and threatening letters to Il Divo singer, Carlos Marin. The
Woman saved from abusive partner in Spain’s Barcelona after using ‘secret’ help signal
A man has been arrested in Barcelona after his partner alerted authorities using a secret hand signal to indicate she was being abused. The woman
Police in Valencia area of Spain rescue Nigerian woman forced into prostitution by voodoo rites
TWO people have been arrested in Valencia Province for human trafficking after Nigerian women were tricked by voodoo rites into becoming sex slaves. A victim
Angry driver, 62, runs over police officer who gave him a parking ticket in Spain’s Murcia region
AN irate motorist drove over a Murcia policeman’s foot after being fined for parking in a no-waiting zone. The driver, 62, parked up his car
Dutch national arrested in Benidorm for attempted murder of fellow countryman during drunken bar brawl on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Dutch man who fled Spain after a bar stabbing has been arrested months later on an attempted murder charge by the Guardia Civil in
Nine arrests in Gibraltar after warfare breaks out between rival gangs
A STREET brawl that broke out on Saturday evening between rival gangs has led to the arrest of nine people, including a minor, and caused
Family feud over unreturned money sees Costa Blanca rental home destroyed in arson attack in Spain
A family row over a refund of a rent deposit led to a Granja de Rocamora house being set ablaze and destroyed. Two men, 25