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WUNDERBAR: Olive Press launches first free GERMAN newspaper on the Costa del Sol in yet another expansion for Spain’s best expat newspaper

THE Olive Press has expanded once again with the launch of a brand new GERMAN edition for the Costa del Sol. The leading expat newspaper

22 Sep, 2023 @ 14:41

Business & Finance·Lead

Spanish streamer groped by British man in Benidorm

Watch: Spanish streamer ‘is groped by a British man in Benidorm’ while broadcasting live

THIS is the moment a Spanish streamer appears to be groped live on air by a British man in Benidorm this week. The female streamer

22 Sep, 2023 @ 13:18

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Monte Pego with pool – € 428,000

Monte Pego, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 428,000 If you value indoor and outdoor space, this Mediterranean-style property is perfect for you.

22 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Spain’s summer hotel occupation nears pre-pandemic levels despite historically high room prices

HOTEL occupation in Spain this summer was within a hair’s breadth of that registered in 2019, the last full vacation season before the Covid-19 pandemic

22 Sep, 2023 @ 12:46

Travel News

EXC: Chilling moment family cat ‘is STOLEN from her doorstep by thug’ in Marbella as devastated British owner offers €3,000 reward for her safe return

THIS is the brazen moment a man allegedly stole a cat from its family’s doorstep in Marbella, sparking outrage among the expat community. CCTV footage

22 Sep, 2023 @ 12:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

British passport photo by UK in Spain/Flickr

Post-Brexit passport database that will clock how many times Brits have visited Spain and elsewhere in the EU ‘is delayed until 2025’

A PASSPORT tracking system that will keep tabs on how many days Brits have spent in the EU has reportedly been delayed yet again until

22 Sep, 2023 @ 10:12

Lead·Olive Press Travel

E-scooter seriously injures child after two other drunken riders get big fines and a driving ban

AN E-SCOOTER user has mowed down a nine-year-old child in Gibraltar giving the victim a serious head injury and broken arm just days after the

22 Sep, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Spain’s Navy buys Gibraltar-registered tugboat despite summer tensions over territorial waters

SPAIN has bought a €15 million ship registered in Gibraltar to use in its navy after denying Gibraltar its own waters for years and having

22 Sep, 2023 @ 09:39

Gibraltar·Lead

Green campaign group issues climate change plea to both parties ahead of Gibraltar elections

THE Environmental Safety Group (ESG) has urged both main Gibraltar parties to reduce pollution in the fight against climate change as part of its election

22 Sep, 2023 @ 09:30

Environment·Gibraltar

Technicians from the Center for Underwater Archaeology are analyzing the remains of a sunken ship off the coast of a beach in Marbella. Credit Junta

Archaeologists investigate possible 18th Century Spanish military shipwreck off San Pedro Beach in Spain’s Marbella

THE remains of a sunken ship, potentially dating back to the 18th century as a Spanish military vessel, are currently under investigation. A team of

22 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Double Celestial Delight: Two Eclipses, both visible from Spain’s Andalucia, await this autumn

THIS autumn holds a special treat for astronomy enthusiasts as both a solar and lunar eclipse will be visible from Spain, making it an exciting

22 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Other News

British Holidaymaker Dies After Plunging From Seventh Floor Magaluf Hotel Balcony On Spain's Mallorca

British teens in Magaluf hotel rampage arrested for refusing to pay for damages – and even accused cops of looking for a bribe

A PAIR of brawling Brits who trashed their Magaluf hotel room were arrested after they refused to pay the damages – and even accused the

21 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Mallorca

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Spain sees convictions for homophobic hate crimes spike in 2022

CONVICTIONS in Spain for homophobic hate crimes rose 25% in 2022 compared to the year before. That’s according to a yearly report from the public

21 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead

Marbella gang who ‘stole more than €4.5m’ thanks to their safe-cracking skills are finally brought down after raiding a hotel near the Eiffel Tower in Paris

POLICE in France and Spain have joined forces to arrest three men who allegedly broke into safes at luxury hotel complexes in Paris and different

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:54

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Malaga·Marbella

Woman spots mobile phone held by pervert through her toilet window in Spain's Valencia

Police in Spain identify 11 minors suspected of making and sharing deep-fake naked photos of female classmates

POLICE investigators in Extremadura have identified 11 minors who are suspected to be behind the creation and distribution of a number of deep-fake naked pictures

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:47

Crime & Law·Lead

Steven Spielberg was ‘very sorry’ to give up Granada’s Alhambra Palace as a shooting location for Indiana Jones: Letter from his studio praises ‘one of Spain’s most magnificent architectural wonders’

STEVEN Spielberg was ‘very sad’ after being forced to give up the Alhambra Palace as a filming location for Indiana Jones, it has emerged. The

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:13

Granada·Lead

Warning for drivers in Spain after gangs assault and rob tourists on these motorway services

Spain scraps plans for ‘congestion charge’ on public motorways and ‘will vow to improve train and public transport options instead’

SPAIN has scrapped plans to implement a ‘congestion charge’ on its public motorways, in a relief to millions of road users. The Spanish government has

21 Sep, 2023 @ 14:34

Lead

WATCH: Topless man causes carnage at Palma de Mallorca airport after missing his early morning flight to Gran Canaria: Ryanair staff attacked, wounds self-inflicted with shard of glass

INCREDIBLE scenes unfolded at Palma airport when a passenger went on a violent rampage because he had missed his early morning flight to Gran Canaria.

21 Sep, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Mallorca

Inferno rages through Palma care home leaving six hospitalised

A FAULTY phone charger is feared to have sparked an inferno at a care home in Palma. More than 150 staff and residents had to

21 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Mallorca

Spain’s Congress takes historic step to allow use of other languages in parliamentary debates

SPAIN’S lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, took an historic step this week by allowing for the use of three extra languages during

21 Sep, 2023 @ 13:38

Lead·Politics

Spain is losing war on invasive ‘killer’ Asian hornet: Numbers are up 60% in a year and they are living up to their nick name

SPAIN is losing its decade-long war on the vespa velutina, also known as the Asian hornet – and even occasionally the ‘murder hornet’. It arrived

21 Sep, 2023 @ 13:32

Environment·Health·Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Almunecar with garage – € 260,000

Almuñécar, Granada 2 beds 2 baths € 260,000 We are delighted to present this beautiful apartment situated on the first line of the

21 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Mystery surrounds death of Norwegian expat, 21, whose body was found dumped in Torremolinos: Police move towards theory of an ‘adverse reaction to a party drug’

THE death of young Norwegian expat Anne Mathea Morken remains shrouded in mystery as investigators work around the clock to discover what really happeend to

21 Sep, 2023 @ 11:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Tortoises, rabbits and frogs released in Gibraltar nature reserve as part of ‘rewilding’ project

SIX adult tortoises, wild rabbits and Iberian water frogs have become new residents of Gibraltar after being released into the wild after being extinct locally

21 Sep, 2023 @ 09:00

Environment·Gibraltar

Torrox, the ‘Little Germany’ of Spain’s Costa del Sol kick starts its Oktoberfest today

TORROX, the municipality with the most registered German residents on the Iberian Peninsula, is gearing up for its own Oktoberfest this weekend. The small enclave

21 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Renfe to Expand AVE train services between Malaga and Madrid in October

RENFE, the Spanish railway operator, is set to enhance its AVE train services between Malaga and Madrid, commencing on October 17. This expansion will see

21 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

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