Weather warnings across southern Spain for heavy rainfall and strong winds
WARNINGS of strong winds and heavy rain have been issued for 14 regions of Spain on Thursday morning including parts of Andalucia and the north.
An invitation to Women, from The European Union of Women President
Fortunately, we have a great sense of community involvement in the Marina Alta, among people who care about each other and are quick to lend
Tourists are threatened by a machete-wielding thug on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Man demands Dutch group hand over cash and valuables
A MAN has been arrested in Elche after brandishing a machete at a group of Dutch tourists to get some money from them. The Spaniard,
Man ‘murders mother-of-two partner’ before ‘driving 95km to a brothel’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN has been arrested in a Costa Blanca brothel for killing his girlfriend on Monday at their L’Alfas del Pi home. Juan Vicente A.
Dozens of elderly tourists are struck down with stomach virus in Spain: Popular hotel in Mallorca is forced to close its kitchen
A STOMACH bug that’s hit elderly guests at Mallorca’s Palma Bay Club Resort complex has led to the precautionary closure of the hotel’s kitchens. Guests
PICTURED: Albanian ‘kingpin’, 48, who ‘tried to smuggle cocaine into Spain’s Costa del Sol by hiding three tonnes of the drug in BANANA shipments from Ecuador’ – as police make 30 arrests
YET another international drug trafficking cartel operating between the Costa del Sol and Ecuador has been smashed in a ‘mega operation’ that intercepted 3.2 tonnes
For sale: Adorable ‘Hobbit village’ in Spain which will make the perfect retreat for Lord Of The Rings fans
EVER dreamed of living in Hobbiton? Now you can with this adorable estate for sale just outside Spain’s Sevilla. READ MORE: Expat couple buy an
Homeless attacker ‘stones a man to death’ and leaves another in critical condition in shocking assault in Spain’s Valencia
A MAN has been arrested for clubbing another homeless person to death with a rock close to Valencia’s bus station. A second male victim- also
Spain’s police make 65 arrests in bust of cybercrime gang using the ’Hi Mum!” scam
IT is a scam that is being used around the world, and that can catch out even the most vigilant citizen. Known as “Hi Mum!”,
Have a doctor’s appointment in Spain’s Andalucia this week? Wear a face mask or risk being turned away and FINED by police
FACE masks continue to be mandatory in all health centres in Andalucia, despite rates of flu and Covid dropping dramatically in recent weeks. An Olive
Revealed: Plans for a new high-speed rail connection between Portugal and Spain – these are the two routes being considered
TWO routes have been suggested for what would be Spain’s first high speed rail link with Portugal. One proposal is set to become a reality-
‘Dangerous’ Italian mafia captain Gianluigi Troiano arrested in Spain’s Granada, after his boss was picked up in France
A ‘DANGEROUS’ Italian mafia captain has been arrested in Spain’s Granada province, as the result of a joint operation by the Guardia Civil, Interpol and
Norovirus outbreak in Spain: Health chiefs investigate after 40 people are infected at a school in Andalucia
ANDALUCIA health officials are investigating a norovirus outbreak that affected around 40 people at an Almeria province school. The outbreak was reported at the CEIP
Is a serial killer at work in Spain? Three farmers are found dead in very similar circumstances over a three-month period
THE mysterious deaths of three farmers in the Spanish countryside has raised suspicions among police investigators that there may be a serial killer at work
Live-in care: The preferred care option offering a personalised service
IT’S a difficult enough time when you realise an elderly parent or close relative needs care. Let alone arranging this when you live overseas. With a
Sigourney Weaver is coming to Spain: Alien star, 74, will receive a prestigious Goya award
THE star of the Alien and Avatar movies, Sigourney Weaver, has been announced on Tuesday as the winner of the 2024 International Goya Award. Weaver,
Drought latest in Spain: Water brought in by ships risks being contaminated, expert warns
A LEADING expert has warned that water brought to drought-hit areas by ship runs the risk of becoming contaminated. Jaime Lora Garcia, the deputy director
‘Heaviest rains since 2022’ finally predicted to soak Spain’s Costa del Sol this week
WEATHER experts are finally predicting a drought-smashing torrential downpour will hit Malaga this week. After an alarmingly dry rainy season, it was beginning to look
This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007
ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties
Gone in 60 seconds: Spain’s National Police bust Bulgarian gang that could steal cars in less than a minute
IT may sound like the plot of a Nicolas Cage movie, but Spain’s National Police have managed to bust a real-life gang of Bulgarian origin
Trial for ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves begins in Spain: Footballer is accused of raping a woman, 23, in a nightclub
FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves has appeared in court this Monday, January 5, charged with the rape of a woman, 23, in a
Santander bank plummets by 5% on Spain’s stock exchange amid reports it was used by Iran to avoid international sanctions
SPAIN’S largest bank, Banco Santander, saw 5% of its value wiped off in the Spanish stock market on Monday, after the Financial Times reported that
Spain’s Catalonia to split cost of bringing in water by boat with central government, in desperate bid to combat ongoing drought
THE Catalan regional government agreed the terms of a deal on Monday with the central administration in Madrid that will see water brought to Barcelona
Top customs official arrested for ‘audacious cocaine smuggling scheme’ at a port on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Drug traffickers ‘controlled inspections for year and a half’
A MALAGA customs chief was the ‘inside man’ in an audacious scheme that saw cocaine traffickers manning the port’s container inspections. The head of the
EXCLUSIVE: British expat ‘pays himself €86,700 for being president of his urbanisation’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as fuming residents take him to court
Know more about this story? Email me at laurence@theolivepress.es A BRITISH expat is under fire after allegedly paying himself €86,700-a-year for being the president of
Property fraudsters who swindled dozens of British families in southern Spain LOSE appeals against their jail terms
MURCIA’S Supreme Court has thrown out an appeal by two men behind the Trampolin Hills housing development who were convicted of fraud in November 2021.