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British tourist arrested for ‘dealing drugs’ in Spain’s Ibiza: Police ‘seize cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana and meth from young holidaymaker’

A YOUNG British man has been arrested after he was allegedly caught in possession of four different drugs in Spain’s Ibiza. The holidaymaker, who was

11 Sep, 2023 @ 16:33

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Four young people are killed by a train in Barcelona: Three others taken to hospital after accident near popular Circuit music festival

FOUR YOUNGSTERS were killed in Barcelona on Sunday after they were hit by a Rodalies commuter train as they tried to cross the tracks. A

11 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

All hopes pinned on a rainy autumn as Malaga’s Viñuela reservoir drops down to just 8% capacity

ALARM bells are being rung once again over the state of the Viñuela reservoir, the largest in Malaga, as its levels drop to just 8%.

11 Sep, 2023 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

International academics descend on Cambridge University for discussions about Gibraltar’s unique language

CAMBRIDGE University will hold a presentation about Gibraltar’s culture and writing on September 12-13 for international academics. Minister for Culture, Professor John Cortes, will head

11 Sep, 2023 @ 15:12

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead

Moorish Castle lights green as Gibraltar mourns casualties of Friday night’s earthquake in Morocco

THE Moorish Castle was lit green in solidarity with Morocco on Saturday as Gibraltar expressed its concern for the strong earthquake that struck the Marrakesh

11 Sep, 2023 @ 14:24

Gibraltar·Lead

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

British tourist, 57, is saved from drowning after ‘suffering a panic attack’ in the sea off Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist has been saved from drowning on a popular beach in Spain’s Mallorca. A heroic lifeguard rescued the 57-year-old Englishman after seeing the

11 Sep, 2023 @ 14:17

Lead·Mallorca

Jewish groups in Spain demand anti-Semitic descriptions branding them ‘greedy’ are removed from Spanish dictionaries

OVER 20 Jewish groups from Spanish-speaking countries have written to the leading linguistic authority, the Spanish Royal Academy (RAE), to demand the removal of antisemitic

11 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Other News

UK Prime Minister and King Charles III send messages of support to Gibraltar on its National Day

HUNDREDS gathered in red and white at Casemates Square to hear Chief Minister Fabian Picardo read out messages of support from UK Prime Minister Rishi

11 Sep, 2023 @ 13:46

Gibraltar·Lead

Almost 100 victims of Spain’s dark Franco era are discovered in Granada: Remains show signs of torture and bullet wounds to the head

A SERIES of excavations have unearthed the harrowing remains of dozens of victims of the Franco regime in a ravine of ‘horror, death, and tragedy’.

11 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead

4 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in Benalmadena with pool garage – € 489,000

Benalmádena, Málaga 4 beds 3 baths € 489,000 Townhouse for sale with stunning sea views from all rooms. With many shops, restaurants nearby

11 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Is Spain due a mammoth earthquake? What the Morocco disaster means for neighbouring Andalucia

THE earthquake in Morocco last week has so far killed more than 2,300 people in what is the country’s worst natural disaster for decades. The

11 Sep, 2023 @ 12:53

Andalucia·Lead

Learning the language: Costa de Valencia is the top-rated language school in Valencia

IT is September once again, and that means back to school for everyone – including the Costa de Valencia Spanish language school in the regional

11 Sep, 2023 @ 12:37

Education·Sponsored·Valencia

Boy, 14, overturns stolen car before hitting six other vehicles in Spain’s Sevilla

A 14-YEAR-OLD has been injured after the car he was DRIVING at great speed overturned in Sevilla city centre. Pedestrians were shocked after a red

11 Sep, 2023 @ 12:27

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

20 years of excellence in education in Marbella

CELEBRATING 20 years, the Swedish School Marbella has been offering its students from pre-school to 18 years the very best Swedish education here on the Costa Del Sol.

11 Sep, 2023 @ 12:15

Andalucia·Education·Sponsored

Ready for the future: Shackleton International School in Valencia prepared to guide new Year 9 pupils through their next academic challenge

Shackleton International School is preparing to put its first intake of Year 9 students through the IGCSEs. It is an exciting time for the school,

11 Sep, 2023 @ 12:03

Alicante·Education·Sponsored·Valencia·Valencian Community

Luis Rubiales FINALLY resigns: Spanish football boss tells Piers Morgan he is stepping down following ‘Kissgate’ scandal but vows to defend his ‘innocence’

SPAIN’S disgraced FA chief Luis Rubiales has finally resigned from his post after weeks of pressure, and he chose to do it on British television

11 Sep, 2023 @ 11:05

Lead

Historic summer for Spain’s Malaga Metro as centre arrival attracts nearly two million passengers

THE Malaga Metro’s expansion to the city centre has had a significant impact this summer, with nearly two million passengers, setting a new record for

11 Sep, 2023 @ 09:15

Malaga

Earthquake rattles Sevilla in southern Spain as locals report feeling tremors

Two earthquakes shake Spain’s Andalucia just hours after deadly Morocco disaster – but experts insist they are not linked

THE two tremors that were felt over the weekend in Sevilla and Jaen, originally believed to be aftershocks of the earthquake in Morocco, are unrelated

11 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Lead

A yellow weather alert is on the horizon for several provinces across Spain.

Yellow alert for storms in Spain’s Almeria, Granada, and Jaen this Monday

MORE than a dozen provinces in ten autonomous communities will be under a yellow alert for rain or storms this Monday, September 11, according to

11 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Prosecutor in Spain opens probe after bull violently gores three smaller steers in the full view of a crowd of children

THE PUBLIC prosecutor has opened an investigation into possible animal cruelty offences, after a video went viral of a fighting bull violently goring three steers

10 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Lead·Must Read

Deadliest road in Malaga province is revealed: Figures show a surge in fatal car crashes this summer with at least a DOZEN lives lost

A TOTAL of 12 people have lost their lives on the road in Malaga province this summer, the deadliest figures in the last 10 years,

10 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

OLIVE PRESS OPINION: Luis Rubiales comes from a long tradition of Andalucian entitlement and impunity

THE Rubiales-in brigade like to wring their hands and ask – what is the world coming to? What is Spain coming to if, in this

10 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Natalie Rose Kern's Marbella Diaries·Opinion

1 bedroom Flat for sale in Barcelona city – € 320,000

Barcelona, Barcelona 1 beds 1 baths € 320,000 Promotion of flats for sale in Guinardó, Barcelona Promotion of new construction for sale in

10 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

High life: The mountain retreat in Spain’s Pyrenees that has meals (and views) to die for

AT just over 1,500 metres above sea level, it could be the highest-rated restaurant with rooms in Spain. ‘Certainly in Catalunya,’ insists chef, Oliver, a

10 Sep, 2023 @ 12:58

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Aid worker from Spain killed in Ukraine after Russian attack hit her convoy

SPAIN’S foreign minister confirmed on Sunday that a Spanish aid worker had died in Ukraine, after her convoy was hit by a Russian attack. Emma

10 Sep, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Must Read

Two men stealing from holiday homes and beach car parks are caught red-handed after hotel robbery on Spain's Costa Blanca

Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments and

10 Sep, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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