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Barcelona sack employee after she was spotted making racist monkey gestures

Karl Smallman - 20 May, 2014 @ 00:12

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Just what the Spanish doctor ordered!

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Smuggler’s confessions: Francis Morland sheds light on his old drug smuggling empire in Spain and Gibraltar

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You can’t top nature

Wendy Williams - 3 Jul, 2011 @ 11:08

Find out how these storks are making the most of an environmental disaster

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Five-year-old Afghan boy in plastic bag Messi jersey hopes to meet hero

Staff Reporter - 4 Feb, 2016 @ 09:05

Plastic bag to Barca

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The unmistakable image of Margaret Thatcher

Mason Jones (Reporter) - 9 Apr, 2013 @ 14:59

Olive Press web manager shares a photograph from his meeting with the former PM

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Catalan snowmaggedon

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 9 Mar, 2010 @ 13:20

Snow in northern Spain has wreaked havoc on transport services

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Dali comes to Malaga

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 23 Mar, 2010 @ 19:46

An exibition of the surrealist artist's work is on until May 16 at the Picasso foundation

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Little Lloyd’s no learner!

Eloise Horsfield - 7 Dec, 2011 @ 15:38

DAREDEVIL Lloyd Thornton, 13, from Manilva has scooped gold in the downhill mountain bike race in a tournament in Competa. His nearest competitor came in...

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A glorious moment

Eloise Horsfield - 22 Apr, 2012 @ 15:41

CAR enthusiasts were given a rare treat when Jaguar held a test drive at the Ascari race track showing off the latest models.

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Spanish Civil War mystery solved

Wendy Williams - 29 Jul, 2011 @ 10:00

The ‘man behind the barricade’ has been given a name

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Anything but old puffers

Eloise Horsfield - 30 Nov, 2011 @ 11:39

The Over 50s Show in Estepona was a roaring success

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Rock fall blocks Ronda to San Pedro road

Karl Smallman - 5 Mar, 2013 @ 20:14

Traffic came to a standstill as massive boulders tumbled across the A397

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Tango in Spain: An explosion of colour, style and sexuality

Wendy Williams - 16 Nov, 2011 @ 12:49

The Arcos de Buenos Aires dance troop wow in Ronda

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From dangerous, crumbling walkway to Andalucia’s biggest attraction: The Caminito del Rey

Tom Powell - 17 Sep, 2014 @ 13:44

As the infamous Caminito del Rey prepares to reopen as a major Andalucian tourist attraction, the Olive Press set out to investigate the deadly trail

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Into battle against the French

Karl Smallman - 1 Nov, 2011 @ 13:03

Villagers of Montejaque re-enact the 1810 battle, in which around 200 locals won a famous victory against 700 French soldiers. Photographs by Karl Smallman

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La Bella Raquel

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 27 Sep, 2010 @ 08:45

Sorolla’s painting of famous actress expected to fetch 250,000 euros at auction

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Spain’s best decorated Christmas house

Staff Reporter - 24 Dec, 2015 @ 08:30

Three-bed house on the outskirts of Madrid has become a tourist attraction

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Spanish lorry driver wholly embarassed

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 25 Mar, 2010 @ 13:45

Manoeuvre from hell for unfortunate driver

Malaga

Snowman… Spanish style!

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 7 Feb, 2015 @ 13:30

In the first time snow has settled in the Serrania de Ronda for nine years, some 3cm fell, blocking roads and causing some disruption

La Cultura

The magic of San Juan in Spain

Fiona Tomas - 23 Jun, 2015 @ 13:22

Why poeple will be jumping over blazing bonfires before heading into the sea for a midnight dip tonight

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Leonardo DiCaprio flying high on vacation in Ibiza

Kat Mayhew (Reporter) - 12 Aug, 2013 @ 09:14

The movie star jetted in for a luxurious and fun vacation in Ibiza

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Ronda Romántica 2016: In pictures

Karl Smallman - 21 May, 2016 @ 10:23

Participants from villages and towns across the Serrania de Ronda created a colourful cavalcade that was occasionally interrupted by a brief skirmishes

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Did you see that go, Dad?

Eloise Horsfield - 18 Nov, 2011 @ 11:00

The annual race weekend at Ascari was a speedy wonder

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Which Andalucia landmark used in STAR WARS was voted best in Europe at TripAdvisor awards?

Charlie Smith - 30 Dec, 2018 @ 13:30

THE results of TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards, which honour the best things in travel from around the world, have been revealed. Destinations, landmarks, hotels, beaches...

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Lots of Lopez in Spain

Wendy Williams - 28 Jun, 2011 @ 17:15

Jennifer Lopez suffered a wardrobe malfunction while wearing a low cut dress in Mallorca.

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Stop the drilling!

Eloise Horsfield - 27 Jan, 2012 @ 16:42

Over 100 protesters have gathered to protest against a ‘damaging’ oil and gas drilling scheme planned off the coast of Nerja and Torrox

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Sky’s the limit for Marbella scraper

Liam Kirkaldy (Reporter) - 24 Dec, 2013 @ 08:30

Plans for 50-storey skyscraper cause outrage

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WATCH: Flash floods turn Costa del Sol into red alert disaster zone

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 4 Dec, 2016 @ 12:01

People have been forced to 'cling' to their roofs in Mijas and Cartama, according to residents, in what local police are calling the worst rains since 1989

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