WATCH: Bush fire threatens homes and environmentally sensitive National park in Spain
AN expat has told of a dramatic bush fire that broke out in the Alpujarras region of Granada that needed 100 firefighters to bring it
Record day for new COVID-19 infections across Spain’s Murcia region
THE MURCIA region has confirmed the largest total of confirmed new coronavirus cases over a 24–hour period since the beginning of the pandemic. Regional Health
First COVID-19 death in Malaga province since June 9 reported in Benalmadena
A PERSON who died in Benalmadena is the first COVID-19 fatality in Malaga province since June 9. It was one of two deaths reported today
Polish gang who mimicked notorious Colombian ‘cocaine king’ Pablo Escobar busted in Spain
A MAJOR drugs smuggling gang which made so much money its leader kept a plane ‘landed’ over his home’s front gate has been smashed. Police
Smokers could be banned from lighting up outdoors on Spain’s Costa Blanca if safety distance is not kept
SMOKERS may be stopped from lighting up in outdoor public areas of the Costa Blanca if they cannot keep two metres away from other people.
Police shut down illegal rave party in Spain’s Malaga
Alcohol and drugs were found on the premises and over 60 boozed-up party-goers caught without facemasks.
Scores of Franco’s victims to be exhumed and given dignified burials across Spain’s Costa Blanca
VICTIMS of Spain’s notorious dictator, General Franco, are to be exhumed across the region, with a tender process for the contract recently launched. The €88,000
Tourists take down Romanian pickpocket 48 hours after being robbed in Spain’s Mallorca
Investigators say the thief had been arrested five times in just three weeks for the same crime
Republican mask-wearer gets punched in front of his children by angry monarchist in Spain’s Asturias region
A MAN in northern Spain was punched in the face for wearing a Republican flag face mask with his assailant facing a hate crime charge
Dutch and Spanish tourists die on infamous N-332 killer road south of Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO TOURISTS died yesterday(August 12) after a head-on collision between their vehicles on a major blackspot road on the Costa Blanca. The N-332 in El
Mayor slams ‘irresponsibility’ of bathers swimming under red flags, as culprits fined €500 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAYOR has hit out at ‘irresponsible’ swimmers after two bathers ignored red flags flying at Guardamar del Segura, and took a dip. Seas had
Scuba diver stumbles across ancient artefacts off Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DIVER had the find of his life when he stumbled across the remains of a pre-Roman era ship in the sea off Denia. Initial
Will COVID-19 change the property market in Costa del Sol and Gibraltar?
As Spain slowly re-emerges from the horrors of COVID-19, the country is preparing itself for an uncertain future. Alongside human tragedy is the loss of
Fears of meningitis being spread by mosquitos in Spain’s Andalucia as 16 people hospitalised and five in intensive care
The Andalucian Health Service, which has launched an investigation, first thought it may have been West Nile fever, but initial tests seem to have ruled
ASK GRANNY: 6 Easy Tips to Raising Your Infant Grandchildren
Just as parents are eager to welcome the much-awaited newborn baby, grandparents are also excited to meet their newest addition to the family. The birth
Firefighter critical after plane crash on Spain – Portugal border
A SPANISH firefighter is in a critical condition after a plane crash during a Portuguese-Spanish joint fire-fighting operation. The accident also claimed the life of
Spain’s Balearic Islands records HIGHEST number of COVID-19 infections since start of pandemic
Setting a new record, the Balearic Ministry of Health confirmed 228 new COVID-19 cases yesterday
Police save life of one-month-old baby in Spain’s Malaga after performing CPR
Mechanical suffocation is the leading cause of death for children under age 1.
Police arrest 34 members of Romanian pickpocketing gang who preyed on tourists in Spain’s Mallorca
A total of 34 members, all of Romanian nationality, were arrested in multiple raids across the island yesterday
Boat sinks off Spain’s Costa Blanca with crew rescued by migrant surveillance vessel
FIVE people aboard a pleasure boat were dramatically rescued as it was sunk in the waters of Cap Prim de Xabia on the northern Costa
Town asks locals for pictures and videos as flood anniversary approaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca
REDOVAN council is preparing a video for the anniversary of the devastating Gota Fria and floods that killed seven people and tore into the fabric
Six Frenchmen assault and rob man on street in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SIX-STRONG group of Frenchmen have been arrested in Alicante this morning(August 12) after stealing money and a mobile phone from a Lithuanian man. The
Joyrider ploughs €265,000 Laborghini into wall in Spain’s Andalucia
A WANNABE road racer has been left red faced after ploughing his friend’s €265,000 Lamborghini supercar into a electricity substation. The blunder occurred last Sunday
Woman forced into prostitution by husband and his parents in Spain’s Valencian Community
A WOMAN was forced into prostitution by her husband and in-laws and was threatened with having her daughter taken away from her if she did
CAUGHT: Man who allegedly stole €1.5million in Gibraltar’s largest ever robbery nabbed by police after three years on the run in Spain
A FUGITIVE allegedly responsible for the largest robbery ever carried out in Gibraltar has been hauled back to the rock more than three years after
FAKE NEWS: Spain confirms there is NO plan for second lockdown in September after ‘false’ article impacts business
A spokesperson from Moncloa succinctly told the Olive Press last night: “This information is false.”