NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s youngest brother signs first professional basketball contract with Spanish side Murcia
GIANNIS Antetokounmpo’s youngest brother has signed his first professional basketball contract with Spanish side Murcia.
WATCH: Suspected bank robber arrested in Spain’s Murcia over €160,000 thefts as police find 11 shotguns in his house
The 53-year-old's alleged robbing spree goes back to January 2019
Teenager on Spain’s Costa Blanca files denuncia against his father who beat him because he wanted to become a musician and not attend university
A MAN has been denounced in Murcia for beating his son because he wanted to become a musician and not go to university.
Spain’s Murcia reopening beaches and mud baths from next week
MURCIA will be taking advantage of it’s advancement to Phase 2 of de-escalation next week by opening up beaches and mud-bathing sites. Travel from outside
WATCH: Armed police storm homes and arrest 40 people in Almeria, Murcia and Costa del Sol in Netherlands-linked drug haul dubbed ‘one of ‘Spain’s biggest’
POLICE have arrested 40 people for drug trafficking across Malaga, Almeria and Murcia. A group of 14 people from the same family have been cuffed,
Man arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl who broke lockdown rules to attend a party
A MAN has been arrested in Murcia for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.
Unlucky pair arrested for flouting lock-down rules, then see sizeable stash of hash and cash seized, too
TWO MEN from Molina de Segura, near Costa Calida’s Murcia, lost out in a number of ways when they were pulled over by Guardia Civil,
MURCIA’S Mar Menor in danger as water chemical levels reach record high
THE Mar Menor area of the Murcian coastline is under threat as new studies reveal dangerous chemicals in the water have reached critical levels. The
While crime decreases, professor talks of Spain’s lock-down enhancing psychopathic tendencies and domestic criminality
DESPITE urban and rural crimes being fewer in number due to lock-down restrictions, domestic crime is the main concern for Murcia University’s, Álvaro Pintado. The
Spanish health manager talks of choosing between saving patients’ lives and saving resources for other victims
THE CRISIS in Spain’s healthcare system because of the Coronavirus is revealed in a telling interview with Dr. Rubén Jara, the ICU manager at Arraxica
Flood warnings as Spain’s Mar Menor region looks ahead to full day of rain, wind and rough seas
COASTAL areas around the Mar Menor are preparing for more potentially devastating floods, after a night of torrential rain looks set to carry on through
Mayor of Murcia looks to recruit volunteers to help elderly in fight against Coronavirus
MURCIA City Council is urging citizens to come forward to help in the battle against the spread of Coronavirus. It is reinforcing its volunteer plan,
WATCH: ‘T-Rex’ spotted in Murcia trying to evade Coronavirus lock-down
POLICE in Murcia have had to take to social media reminding citizens that fancy dress costumes are not a valid way to avoid the lock-down.
First recovery from Coronavirus reported in Murcia region, but cases still rising
FIGURES released this morning, March 16, from the Murcia Health Authority, confirm the first full recovery from the Covid-19 virus in the region. In what
Coronavirus reaches Murcia region – first victim linked to Madrid trip.
THIS MORNING, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in the Region of Murcia. A 27-year-old woman, recently returned from Madrid, has
Robbers caught short in Murcia bar – three arrested whilst going equipped
POLICE have caught a trio of thieves red-handed robbing a Murcia bar in the early hours of Monday, February 17. As they tried to hide,
Underwater museum to close for water leaks in Spain’s Murcia
THE Arqua Museum in Cartagena is to close for up to six months afterconstant water leaks have put the building’s priceless exhibits at risk. A
Spanish High Court rules that failed airport company must repay government €183m
THE SUPREME Court of Spain has ruled that the management company first contracted to build Corvera Airport, must repay €183 million of a government bank
Public AND private sector preventing pollution in Spain’s Costa Calida during 2020
MAJOR steps in preventing air pollution are being taken this year by both public and private entities in the Murcia region. A solar farm producing
Spain’s Murcia Region has lowest cancer death rates, figures reveal
MURCIA is the region with the lowest death rate associated with cancer, new figures have revealed. Although 2,765 people died as a result of the
AMAZING VIDEO: Spanish architect strips off to test Europe’s largest overhanging pool, in Murcia
A SPANISH city will soon have the largest cantilevered swimming pool in Europe, the second largest in the world. The Murcia pool is part of
Costa Calida cops chase fake fundraisers out of town in high-speed pursuit
A ROMANIAN family posing as fundraisers for a deaf-and-dumb charity, have been detained after fleeing from Cabo de Palos, on the Mar Menor peninsula. One
Costa Calida mayor slams €80m flood defence budget as being less than a third of what’s needed in Spanish Mar Menor town
A COSTA CALIDA mayor has pointed out that although the regional government of Murcia is supporting an €80m plan to prevent flood damage in Los
Flu epidemic admissions increase by 50% in Spain’s Murcia region, with 700 new cases reported daily.
THIS winter’s epidemic of influenza in the region of Murcia continues to spread, with higher numbers than ever being reported. Regional health authorities admit to
American sisters urged to declare rape accusations before a judge in Spain’s Murcia as suspects prepare to file false accusation claims
A MURCIA judge has pleaded for three American sisters to declare before a judge their claims that they were raped by three Afghan men on
Olive Press reader captures dramatic pictures of van “exploding into flames” on motorway in Spain’s Murcia.
OLIVE PRESS reader, Pauline McGonigle, sent us these dramatic pictures of a vehicle catching fire on the RM19 motorway between San Javier and Murcia, today.