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Russian warmonger uses loophole to hold onto €15million villa in exclusive Marbella neighbourhood: Staunch Putin ally is under the toughest form of sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

A RUSSIAN warmonger has held onto a multi-million euro villa despite being the subject of tough international sanctions. Alexey Chepa, an MP in Moscow’s State

21 Oct, 2023 @ 10:00

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Marbella·Must Read

British mother, 39, appeals for help from expat community after being left homeless on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH mum’s dream of a new life in Spain has turned into a nightmare after ending up homeless on the streets of the Costa

21 Oct, 2023 @ 09:00

Lead·Marbella·Must Read

Revealed: This bar in Spain has just been voted best in the WORLD

THREE Spanish bars were amongst the 50 best bars in the world, revealed today. Sips, Barcelona, has won first place in the fifteenth edition of

21 Oct, 2023 @ 08:30

Barcelona·Food & Drink·Lead

Record luxury finca mansion sale in Marbella by Strand Properties

Finca fantastic as resort-style mansion in Spain’s Marbella sells for a whopping €17.95 million thanks to Strand Properties

THE resort-style mansion Finca Azur has just been sold for a stunning €17.95 MILLION – and it wasn’t even officially on the market yet. This

21 Oct, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Marbella·Property

What to do in Valencia this November

The mercury has finally dropped and it’s time to embrace the cooler months. But with our endlessly sunny skies, the fun continues with fabulous festivals

20 Oct, 2023 @ 22:29

Costa Blanca·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Maximise your income as Novasol has the experience and expertise to help holiday-let landlords in Spain stay ahead of the game

SECURE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE: Don’t miss a trio of free tax seminars in Andalucia next week

EXPATS are being invited to join a series of free seminars on Spanish succession tax and UK inheritance tax next week. A team of fully

20 Oct, 2023 @ 18:29

Business & Finance

It's a family affair as Oasis Properties has grown from managing just a couple of homes to meeting 'all your property needs' in Spain's Nerja area

Why Nerja is the best resort for expats moving to the Costa del Sol, according to Oasis Properties

WHEN Steven Heptonstall decided to start a property management company in Spain, he made sure to do his research. The former hotelier, now 60, took

20 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Malaga·Property

High doses of ultra fast radiotherapy to fight cancer with lasers are being tested in Spain

Fighting cancer: High doses of ultra fast radiotherapy with lasers are being tested in Spain

SPANISH scientists are working on a new way of treating cancer which involves high doses of ultra fast radiation in controlled proton flash radiotherapy. The

20 Oct, 2023 @ 17:44

Health·Valencia

Ibiza’s biggest drug cartel is busted: How Colombian-led gang introduced 10kg of Nazi-branded cocaine into the Balearics each week from network of drug labs in Barcelona

A SPRAWLING Colombian-led narcotics ring that flooded the Balearics with cocaine from its base in Barcelona for the past six years has been brought down.

20 Oct, 2023 @ 14:57

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

German expat, 27, is arrested for ‘stabbing man to death after argument in bar spilled onto the street’ in Spain’s Mallorca

A GERMAN national living in the Balearic Islands has been arrested by the National Police on suspicion of stabbing a man to death. The 27-year-old

20 Oct, 2023 @ 13:55

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Dogs, cats and more are found in horrific conditions as police probe ‘illegal breeder’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S animal rights political party Pacma has denounced an ‘illegal breeder’ in Benalmadena, on the Costa del Sol, where dozens of animals were being kept

20 Oct, 2023 @ 13:20

Animals·Lead·Malaga

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Platja d'Aro with garage – € 580,000

Apartment Platja d'Aro, Girona 3 beds 1 baths € 580,000 Excellent opportunity: impeccable apartment with an unbeatable location, directly on the beach of

20 Oct, 2023 @ 13:04

Featured Property

MISSING: British expat, 54, has not been seen since leaving Torrevieja hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca three days ago

FEARS are growing for a missing British expat who has not been seen since leaving hospital three days ago. Kevin Mark Sumpton, 54, is said

20 Oct, 2023 @ 12:53

Lead·Torrevieja

Revealed: The last conversation tragic Alvaro Prieto had with Renfe staff before he was electrocuted to death on the roof of a train in Spain’s Sevilla

MORE DETAILS emerged this week of the circumstances leading up to the tragic death of Alvaro Prieto, an 18-year-old student and football player whose body

20 Oct, 2023 @ 12:37

Lead·Sevilla

BREAKING: Suspected jihadist in Granada is among FOUR arrested in Spain today as part of nationwide anti-terror operation following attacks in France and Belgium

A SUSPECTED jihadist has been arrested in Andalucia as Spain intensifies its anti-terror operations following attacks in France and Belgium. The 22-year-old was cuffed following

20 Oct, 2023 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Malaga priest is locked up with British murderer Tony King inside notorious prison in central Spain after ‘filming himself raping and abusing unconscious women’

A MALAGA priest who allegedly filmed himself raping unconscious women has been imprisoned in a notorious Spanish prison alongside British killer Tony King. Father Francisco,

20 Oct, 2023 @ 12:23

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Worst of flooding in Spain after Storm Aline wreaks havoc across the country: At least 4 regions faced red alerts amid landslides and uprooted trees

STORM Aline arrived in full force across Spain overnight. Spaniards have woken up to flooded streets and uprooted trees following a night of heavy rainfall

20 Oct, 2023 @ 11:42

Lead

Spain is monitoring 12 known Jihadists who have returned from Syria and Iraq and who represent ‘one of the biggest challenges’ in the fight against terrorism

SPAIN is on high alert for 12 known Jihadists in the country after recent terror attacks in France and Belgium. According to the Department for

20 Oct, 2023 @ 11:33

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Shocking moment furious French winemakers wielding sledgehammers destroy crate-loads of cheap vino being imported from Spain

FRENCH winemakers have launched a stunning ambush on a convoy of Spanish wine and other agricultural products that they claim are undercutting their livelihoods. With

19 Oct, 2023 @ 19:55

Lead·Must Read

RED ALERT: Chaos in Spain as Storm Aline floods metro stations, submerges roads and uproots trees with highest-level warning issued in Madrid

STRONG winds and rain have brought chaotic scenes in Spain today as Storm Aline makes its way across the country. Videos shared from Madrid show

19 Oct, 2023 @ 18:55

Lead·Weather

Elon Musk's Tesla eyeing up massive Valencia deal in Spain

Elon Musk weighs banning X (Twitter) in the EU as bloc demands answers for ‘fake viral content’ relating to Israeli-Hamas conflict

THE OWNER of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, is considering removing the social media platform from European countries such as Spain thanks to new regulations

19 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Technology

Pro-Palestine protesters screaming ‘murderous Israel!’ try to storm synagogue in Spain: Tensions mount in Melilla as hundreds take to the streets and police are forced to intervene

SEVERAL hundred people demonstrated on Wednesday night in Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla in support of Palestine over Israel’s military action against the Hamas

19 Oct, 2023 @ 17:06

Lead·National News