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Major drug sting sees police in Spain’s Granada seize more than 6,500 marijuana plants

THE National Police carried out 26 operations against drug trafficking during the month of July in the towns of Granada, Motril and Baza. Officers have arrested more than...

Police in Spain looking for ‘Cinderella’ crook who fled shoeless from crime scene in Cadiz

POLICE in the south of Spain have issued an appeal for a "Cinderella" crook who left his trainer at the scene of a crime. A...

Sniffer dog leads police to secret false floor in boot of car as two Brits arrested on drug charges...

IT WAS like a Q Branch gadget from a James Bond film. But far from fighting evil villains, the false floor in a Benidorm...

EXCLUSIVE: A shocking photo has emerged of a gunman allegedly taking out a gun in Marbella disco

A shocking photo has emerged of a man allegedly taking out a gun in a Marbella club. The picture, published on Instagram site Marbella Se...

Sabores Del Mundo’s online service serves up taste of global cuisine

Olive Press readers are being offered fantastic discount

Benidorm racing pigeon club robbed of 120 birds worth €100,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for stealing 120 racing pigeons from a Benidorm pigeon club. The club was robbed twice within ten days...

Alcohol and drug checkpoints increased on Spain’s roads this weekend

SPAIN is to see an increase in alcohol and drug checkpoints on its roads this weekend. Checkpoints will be especially increased on conventional roads and...

Reduced number of car crash deaths in Spain

Death toll crashes

Dawn eviction forces Weekend World and expat publisher Stan Israel out of Costa del Sol office

Weekend World in police eviction over €23,000 unpaid rent

Countdown to Spain’s Malaga August feria after two year hiatus

WITH less than 20 days to go, Malaga prepares for its first post-covid August feria. The Malaga Fair returns after a two year hiatus due...

Three foreign men kidnap woman and bundle her into car in broad daylight in centre of Spain’s Sevilla

THREE men have been arrested after kidnapping a woman in broad daylight in Sevilla.  The French, Portuguese and Algerian trio brazenly grabbed the woman and...

Dumb attacker slashes man’s neck and gets arrested after reporting a finger injury to the police on Spain’s Costa...

A Torrevieja man has been jailed for attempted murder after popping into a police station to report a cut finger caused by an assault. The...

Mads Mikkelsen snaps up luxury pad in heart of Palma de Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood heartthrob moves in to trendy Santa Catalina

Sherry producers in Andalucia’s Jerez area of Spain launch campaign to boost UK business

PRESTIGIOUS sherries from the Jerez area will feature in a new advertising campaign targeting UK drinkers after a recent sherry sales boost during COVID...

School bullies ordered by court to pay €4,000 to boy who suffered appalling campaign of verbal abuse and physical...

A SYSTEMATIC bullying campaign against a Santander schoolboy has resulted in a court awarding him €4,000 in compensation. Four children and their parents have been...

Bioparc in Spain’s Valencia celebrates birth of highly threatened species of primate

VALENCIA’S Bioparc zoo is well and truly earning its stripes as a prime animal conservation and protection site. Just one week after carers stepped in...

Malaga’s Treasure Cave breaks visitor records in first half of 2023

THE Cueva del Tesoro, located in Rincón de la Victoria, has experienced a notable boom in visitor numbers during the first half of 2023. According...

Police hunting for man involved in Puerto Banus shooting

Moroccan man was shot in the back this morning

EXCLUSIVE: British expat accused of animal mistreatment in Spain opens new refuge in Sevilla

A BRITISH expat accused of mistreating animals has opened another refuge after dodging a court date over animal abuse, it can be revealed.   Kim Halliwell,...

Female athlete who died during IronMan on Costa del Sol identified as friends plan tribute run

Friends described the 39-year-old as 'one of the sweetest people ever' after the triathlete tragically died on Monday

Twitchers are all of a flutter over new bird-watching app

The app includes videos, birdsong and a series of maps and walks for spotting the best of Spain's birds

Squatters hurl rocks at holiday homeowner and TV crew after being filmed breaking into house in Spain’s Seville

A SPANISH TV crew and a holiday-home owner had their lives put in danger by squatters hurling rocks at them in Espartinas, Seville. The Antena...

Spain counts the toll of week long heatwave with at least 360 dead

AS the heatwave in Spain finally begins to ease as temperatures drop for the first time in more than eight days, the true cost...

ONTO THE STREETS: Business owners take to the streets over upcoming draconian pavement rules

PROTESTERS have taken to the streets as the fight for Palma’s terraces continues. Dozens of angry restaurateurs gathered on Calle Blanquerna to voice their disapproval...

Flat and apartment sales eclipse Spain’s rural holiday home market

In the past 12 months, 80% of all properties sold in Spain were flats and apartments

Spain’s Alicante to host first ever tortilla conference

ALICANTE has been chosen to host Spain’s first national tortilla de patatas conference. The conference will feature demonstrations and tastings of what is one of...

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