One dead after narco petrol boats blow up in collision on Cadiz’s cocaine coast
A NARCO boat crash on Cadiz’s cocaine coast has left one person dead and another injured. The incident saw the two vessels collide approximately 40
Swimming ‘not advised’ on Costa del Sol beach after sewage pipe ruptures
AUTHORITIES have warned beachgoers to avoid swimming in parts of the Costa del Sol after a ruptured sewage pipe contaminated sections of the Malaga coastline.
UK pub giant Wetherspoon will open two new bars in Spain after ‘successful’ Costa Blanca debut
UK PUB operator J D Wetherspoon is to open two bars at Barcelona’s El Prat airport. This follows on from February’s opening of the company’s
Watch out for ‘zombie pedestrians’: Spain’s traffic authority warns drivers in new Easter holiday crackdown
SPAIN’s traffic authority, DGT, has issued a warning about the dangers of ‘zombie pedestrians’ – people distracted by their phones while crossing the road. According
WATCH: Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle jihadist cell that ‘planned lone-wolf terrorist attack’
THREE suspected terrorists have been arrested in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and Morocco’s internal intelligence service, the DGST. The trio were detained
Iran war latest: Algeria ‘rewards’ Spain with increased LNG flows while Tehran grants Spanish ships safe passage in Hormuz Strait
AS the Iran war disrupts global energy flows and shipping routes, Spain is boosting LNG imports from Algeria while receiving rare safe passage assurances from
The hour is nigh: Earth Hour is coming marking 20 years and 20 achievements for nature
IT was a climate change awareness campaign that began in Sydney and sparked a symbolic social movement to turn off city lights around the world
Five arrests over brutal stabbing of American musician in Spain with his body lying undiscovered for two months
FIVE people have been arrested after the body of an American musician, Djinn Maury, was found nearly a year ago in an abandoned car workshop
Photo of young Iberian lynx playing with a mouse in Spain’s Ciudad Real catches top prize in wildlife competition
A PHOTO of a young Iberian lynx playing with a flying mouse taken in Spain’s Ciudad Real has one Wildlife Photograph of the Year. The
Tragedy in northern Spain after three-year-old boy drowns in swimming pool
A SMALL town in northern Spain has been left devastated following the tragic death of a three-year-old boy who drowned in a private swimming pool
2 bedroom Villa for sale in Aloha Golf – € 495,000
Renovation opportunity in superb golf valley location | Aloha, Nueva Andalucía Set within an established fully gated and private community, this semi detached single level
‘They shall not pass!’ The ghosts of Madrid’s heroic resistance against fascism live on in Kyiv 90 years later
IN 1936, the people of Madrid found themselves in an unenviable position. Spain was regarded as a European backwater, and the international community cared little
Families made homeless by vulture fund evictions on the Costa del Sol were given ‘just ten minutes’ to get their belongings
DOZENS of families evicted from their homes on the Costa del Sol this week have told the Olive Press they have only ten days to
US beauty giant Estee Lauder in merger talks with Spanish owner of Jean Paul Gaultier to create €35 billion mega-group
US beauty powerhouse Estée Lauder is in talks with Spanish company Puig, the group behind Jean Paul Gaultier and Carolina Herrera’s iconic fragrances. Shares in
WATCH: Comical scenes in southern Spain as firemen cut open clothes recycling container to free trapped man
A MAN was freed by nine firefighters from a clothing container in comical fashion in the Carmen neighbourhood of Murcia. The event took place in
Girl, 17, dies from meningitis in Costa Blanca hospital as search takes place to trace her recent contacts
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl died on Monday from meningitis after being admitted to Denia Hospital with ‘symptoms compatible’ with the disease. The cause of death was
Weather warning in Spain: More storm chaos on the way as orange alerts issued for gale-force 100km/h winds
ORANGE weather warnings for strong winds have been issued across much of southern Catalunya, with gusts of up to 120km/h forecast. Gale-force winds are expected
WWF slams fine for unlicensed hunter who killed a protected female lynx and orphaned her four cubs in central Spain
ANGRY environmentalists have spoken out after an unlicensed hunter was fined an ‘insufficient’ amount over his killing of a protected female lynx in central Spain.
Malaga hospital at breaking point: Patients are waiting 65 hours and being treated in corridors, staff claim
THE emergency department at Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital in Malaga is at breaking point, staff warn, as patients endure overcrowding and waits of
Ukrainian man, 43, arrested in Alicante in plot to spy on drone manufacturer in Germany
A UKRAINIAN spy working for Russia who carried out surveillance on a drone maker in Germany has been arrested in Alicante province. The arrest was
Baby among three taken to hospital after roof collapse at ‘run-down’ Costa del Sol medical centre
AT least three people, including a baby, were taken to hospital after a roof partially collapsed at a Costa del Sol medical facility. Two adults
Spain stands ready to build up to 2.4 million new homes to ease housing crisis, government claims
A PLAN to build 2.4 million new homes in Spain has identified 1,069 urban areas for development according to the Secretary of State for Housing
Even in the age of AI expats in Spain will still need the human touch of a trusted financial advisor
By Peter Dougherty THE business headlines announce: “Artificial Intelligence could eliminate the need for financial advisors.” We see enough of those headlines over time and
Doctor blunder meant France star Kylian Mbappe played whole month with injury after Real Madrid medics looked at the wrong knee
CLUB doctors at Real Madrid have been left with egg on their faces after it emerged that star striker Kylian Mbappe played through injury for
Brit accused of ‘executing’ Czech murder suspect in John George case is jailed as Costa Blanca bloodbath continues
A BRITISH suspect is behind bars over the execution of a Czech man linked to the Costa Blanca murder of John George. The 40-year-old expat
WATCH: ‘Record-breaking’ Storm Therese triggers flooding and evacuations across the Canary Islands – with red ‘danger to life’ warning issued for popular holiday hotspot
HOPES that Storm Therese was beginning to subside have been dramatically washed away after the weather system unleashed its fiercest deluge yet on the Canary