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Five hilarious yet brilliant presents that NEED to be on your Christmas wish list this year

THIS Christmas, the average European will travel 190 miles on five Christmas shopping trips of four hours each, attend three Christmas parties, suffer three hangovers

22 Dec, 2018 @ 13:07

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Lead

PRESSURE: Theresa May is unlikely to win her Commons vote next week, with many MPs set to vote against her Brexit deal

How expats in Spain can keep cool in midst of Brexit pantomime

Don’t let UK politics confuse you, get advice from the best in the business, writes Woodbrook’s Ivo Sharpe

22 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead

GIFT OF GIVING: Five causes for expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol to get behind this Christmas

As the festive season is upon us the Olive Press has rounded up some charitable causes in need of some Christmas cheer

22 Dec, 2018 @ 10:28

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EXCLUSIVE: British expat investors fear huge losses after Spain-based forestry investment firm accused of ‘mishandling’ tens of millions of euros

To add insult to injury, various investors fear they are now being targeted by con artists posing as investment fund managers looking to take over

21 Dec, 2018 @ 16:58

Lead·Mallorca

US icon Bob Dylan to perform on Spain’s Costa del Sol next year

LEGENDARY US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will perform on the Costa del Sol next year. The 77-year-old will play at Fuengirola’s Mare Nostrum on May 4

21 Dec, 2018 @ 13:47

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

EL GORDO: Why you need to grab a ticket for Spain’s famous Christmas lottery TODAY

Time is running out to get your golden ticket for tomorrow

21 Dec, 2018 @ 12:57

Lead·Other News

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FLIGHT SHOCKER: Spain could be left with almost no domestic flights in a no-deal Brexit

SPAIN is facing a flightmare post-Brexit as British-owned Iberia could lose its right to operate in the EU if the UK fails to ratify the

21 Dec, 2018 @ 12:33

Lead·Travel News

What NOT to do at your office Christmas party in Spain

As the work Christmas party season is upon us, Giles Brown looks back at some of his most (unfortunately) memorable bashes

21 Dec, 2018 @ 12:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

TRAGIC: Louisa and Maren were both students who loved travelling

PURE EVIL: Backpackers beheaded and stabbed to death in Morocco before video shared online in ISIS inspired attack

The attack has shocked the north African country, a popular holiday destination for expats and locals in southern Spain and one of the more liberal

21 Dec, 2018 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead

SHERRY XMAS: All you need to know about Andalucia’s famous tipple and what to pair it with this festive season

There’s one to go with everything, writes La Bodega del Cantinero’s sommelier, Juan M Padron

21 Dec, 2018 @ 10:37

Food & Drink·Lead

London Gatwick reopens following drone nightmare but disruption will continue today, authorities ‘genuinely don’t know’ who was behind the crime

British transport minister Chris Grayling said there was a 'long prison sentence' for the person or people behind the twisted stunt

21 Dec, 2018 @ 10:36

Lead·Travel News

DRONE THAT STOLE XMAS: Close to 1,000 flights cancelled and over 130,000 travellers stranded as London Gatwick bosses warn disruption could last until CHRISTMAS EVE

Police cannot reopen the runway until they catch the person behind the cowardly crime

21 Dec, 2018 @ 00:18

Lead·Travel News

ALL easyJet flights between Spain and London Gatwick cancelled as drone drama expected to run into tomorrow, UK military sworn in to deal with menace

Drones were first spotted flying over the airfield late last night

20 Dec, 2018 @ 18:49

Lead·Travel News

One tonne of cocaine found hidden in avocados on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The haul, with a street value of around €160 million, was found in a warehouse in Velez-Malaga earlier this month

20 Dec, 2018 @ 15:50

Crime & Law·Lead

PSOE could stay in power in Andalucia as right-wing parties fail to agree to pact

The lack of progress means it is unlikely there will be an agreement by the December 27 deadline

20 Dec, 2018 @ 14:05

Lead·Politics

Audrey just wants to reach her mum in Spain

British mum desperately trying to reach Spain for expat dad’s funeral after flight cancelled in London Gatwick drone chaos

A BRITISH mum is ‘running out of options’ in trying to reach Spain for her father’s funeral. Audrey Garland, 48, is desperately trying to find

20 Dec, 2018 @ 13:48

Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: Flights from Spain to UK CANCELLED thanks to drone sightings at major airport

FLIGHTS from Spain to London Gatwick are being cancelled today after a spate of drone sightings at the major UK airport. British expats flying home

20 Dec, 2018 @ 09:20

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS: Suicide leading cause of unnatural deaths in Spain with 10 Spaniards taking their own lives every DAY, government creating urgent plan of action

The shocking figures were released by the national institute of statistics this week

19 Dec, 2018 @ 19:30

Health·Lead

REVEALED: How foreigners are responsible for 95% of mafia murders and which day you’re most likely to be murdered in Spain

If you have killed someone, you’re more likely to be male, with men carrying out 89% of all murders

19 Dec, 2018 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Protest planned after dog shot and killed on the street by police in Spain (WARNING: Distressing images)

Sota was shot by cops in Barcelona yesterday while its owner was being arrested

19 Dec, 2018 @ 18:19

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Criminal gang ‘cloning expats’ car keys’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol with gadgets bought from China

One British expat had €2,500 worth of speakers and equipment stolen from his van, despite NO signs of a break in

19 Dec, 2018 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish chef Dani Garcia to close Marbella restaurant after receiving third Michelin Star last month

The chef announced the news just 22 days after receiving a third Michelin Star

18 Dec, 2018 @ 13:41

Food & Drink·Lead

Construction giant to build 700 homes in Mijas in €23 million investment

CONSTRUCTION giant Quabit is investing €23.75 million into 700 homes in Mijas. The works, some of which are already underway, comprise 148 plots covering 79,000

17 Dec, 2018 @ 20:37

Lead·Malaga·Property