Spain’s tourism sector looking forward to bumper Easter break
SPAIN’S tourism sector is expecting to do big business this Easter, with forecasts suggesting that visitor numbers and spending will break records of recent years.
A banging event: Cristo in Órgiva in Spain’s Granada is known for its explosive fireworks
‘CRISTO’, or the feria of the Christ of the Expiration of Órgiva, is literally the most banging event on the Alpujarra’s cultural calendar. Taking place
UEFA to investigate FC Barcelona over alleged payments to refereeing official to influence decisions
UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has opened an investigation into FC Barcelona over a growing scandal involving alleged multi-million-euro payments made by
Man clubs elderly mother with a broom stick before fatally strangling her in Spain’s Valencia
A 37-year-old man has been arrested after strangling his mother to death at their Valencia home. It’s the sixth homicide this year in the Valencian
Andalucian Cybersecurity Centre opening its doors next week
The Cybersecurity Centre of Andalucia will open its doors next week in the Port of Malaga. The capital of the Costa del Sol will be
An IVF mix-up? Family in Spain’s Andalusia sues health service after father finds out son is not his
A MAN in Spain’s Andalusia region who had a son via IVF treatment has discovered that the child is not his biological offspring, and is
Palma fist fight between two Romanians ends with one man stabbed and another falling from third-floor balcony
A trivial argument between two Romanian men ended with one being stabbed and the other falling from a third-floor balcony last night. Paramedics spent 30
Man barricades himself in room and threatens to set fire to hospital in Spain’s Mallorca
A MAN threatened to set fire to the Son Llatzer hospital in Palma after hearing he was going to lose custody rights to his new-born
Gibraltar ‘pleased’ as Spain’s police arrest six suspects from Eastern Beach incident last month
GIBRALTAR’S government said it was ‘pleased’ that Spanish police had arrested six of the suspects from the Eastern Beach incident last month. National Police officers
Spain’s Nerja museum exhibits facial reconstruction of ‘Pepita’ an epipaleolithic skeleton almost 10,000 years old
THE Cueva de Nerja has managed to virtually ‘resurrect’ Pepita’s skeleton. ‘Pepita’ is the name given to the skeleton of a young woman found in
Most of Spain is affected by water shortages says management company
THREE-QUARTERS of Spain is affected by water shortages according to reports from water management company Aqualia. Spain has been struggling with ongoing droughts since 2017
Spain’s crime rate drops and is better than UK
Security forces reported a total of 2,325,358 crimes in 2022 of which 83.9% fell under the category of ‘conventional crime’. This figure represents a reduction
Spain has some of the highest traces of recreational drugs in its wastewater
Spain is one of the European countries with the most traces of cannabis, cocaine, ketamine and MDMA in its wastewater, according to a study carried
Police catch multi-tasking robber specialising in catalytic converter thefts on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF from Oliva in Valencia province who turned his hand to a variety of robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. He was
Passenger tries to smuggle suitcase crammed with live giant African snails into Spain
A TRAVELLER who flew into Bilbao airport has been arrested for having 38 live giant African snails in his luggage. The man had arrived in
Brits arrested in Malaga drug bust
The National Police and Civil Guard have arrested four Brits on the coast of Malaga for their alleged involvement in organised crime that shipped drugs
Drowned 1,000-year old church re-emerges from the deep as drought rages on
The remains of a church dating back to 1062 have completely reappeared after being submerged in a reservoir as the region faces severe droughts. The
Young teenage girl raped by two men in Costa Blanca supermarket toilets in Spain
TWO 22-year-old men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the rape of a 14-year-old girl in the toilets of an Alicante supermarket on
Say Goodbye to Insecurities with Male Penis Enhancement Pills
Are you struggling with low self-esteem due to your penis size? Do you strongly feel that it is affecting your overall confidence and even your
Spain’s Antonio Banderas to produce Spanish version of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’
SPANISH Film Star Antonio Banderas is taking part in the production of a Spanish-language version of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s hit musical ‘The Phantom of the
Liquidators probing whether crypto exchange Globix was ‘a fraud or Ponzi scheme’ as the CEO flees to Barcelona
Have you had dealings with Globix? Contact us walter@theolivepress.es THE Gibraltar courts have stepped in to probe a suspect crypto trading platform amid allegations it
Single robber behind wave of e-scooter thefts in Costa Blanca area of Spain
POLICE in Alicante have bagged a 30-year-old man responsible for a wave of e-scooter thefts around the city. The Policia Nacional collared him for 13
What do people speak in Gibraltar? New study to investigate
Gibraltarian culture will be thrown into the spotlight with the publication of Gibraltarians and their Language: twenty-one linguistic biographies. The book forms part of a
Elche becomes first area on Spain’s Costa Blanca to use 100% electric-powered buses
ELCHE has become the first municipality in Alicante province to incorporate a 100% electric-powered bus within its public transport fleet. An additional seven electric buses
Sex slaves liberated as chain of brothels busted across east of Spain
The National Police have dismantled nine brothels and freed 16 Chinese citizens who were being forced into sex work. Police arrested seven people accused of
Brussels at loggerheads with the Junta over irrigation plans that threaten key nature reserve
The European Commission has sent another letter to Spain expressing serious concern for plans by Juanma Moreno (PP) and Vox to expand irrigation systems within