SPANISH DINERS go wild for elephants
WHAT Spain’s trendy diners want most after cocktails is exotic wildlife. The restaurants de moda boast elephants, rhinos and giraffe, and good sushi.
Baby gazelle gets bottle fed after rejecting mother’s breast-feeding in Spain’s Valencia
A Thomson’s gazelle born at BIOPARC Valencia in late July is doing well after rejecting her mother’s attempts to breastfeed her. In the first hours
Former US military base will become migrant reception centre at highest point of Spain’s Alicante area
AN OLD American base at the highest point of Alicante province will be converted into a migrant reception centre. The facility at Aitana is over
Whopping fines handed for going shirtless in Spain’s Malaga
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es IN the sun-soaked city of Malaga, going shirtless might be tempting to beat the summer heat, but it
2 bedroom Flat for sale in Lloret de Mar with pool garage – € 263,000
Lloret de Mar, Girona 2 beds 2 baths € 263,000 Apartment in Fenals renovated with a large terrace. The apartment has 97 m2
Thieves steal carry-on case containing over €8 million of cash and jewellery from Spain’s Barcelona airport
TWO THIEVES have been arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra after stealing a carry-on bag containing €8.5 million of cash and jewellery from a Russian family
126 years on since discovery of jewel of Iberian art on farmland in Spain’s Costa Blanca
ON August 4, 1897, a teenager accidentally discovered what has been regarded as the jewel of Iberian art ever found in Spain- The Lady of
Spain’s Malaga to welcome gigantic Greenlandic iceberg in heart of city
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A MAMMOTH iceberg weighing over 15,000 kilograms is set to make its grand appearance in Malaga at the
Gibraltar health chiefs promote breastfeeding as ‘perfect nutrition to help babies’ in global WHO campaign
GIBRALTAR’S maternity department at St Bernard’s Hospital highlighted the health benefits of breastfeeding babies using the latest research. Aided by the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA)
MALAGA FAIR: fireworks, flamenco and fun
THE week-long Costa del Sol feria launches with drone and firework spectacles late on August 11 and runs until August 19. Check out the details.
British tourist in Spain’s Ibiza drowns after going for swim in the sea
A BRITISH tourist drowned on Friday afternoon at Cala Jondal in the Sant Josep area of Ibiza. The 33-year-old man was spotted floating in the
Seven people arrested after the rescue of three trafficked prostitutes in FuengirolaÂ
THREE prostitutes that had been trafficked from South America have been rescued in Fuengirola. The women have been freed as part of a Policia Nacional
Thief caught boarding ferry on Spain’s Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot
AN ALGERIAN national was intercepted in Alicante as he was about to board a ferry for his home country with a big stash of stolen
Gibraltar environmental group asks for investigation into bunkering oil spill as cleanup makes ‘steady progress’
GIBRALTAR’S Environmental Support Group (ESG) has slammed the bunkering operation that led to the oil spill that engulfed the coast in thick black tar. The
New summer heatwave with temperatures of 47? to hit Spain next weekÂ
A NEW heatwave with temperatures of up to 47? will hit Spain next week, according to the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). Meteorologists have announced
Stunning ancient mosaic of Medusa uncovered by archaeologists in western Spain
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a Roman mosaic in Extremadura depicting Medusa with tiny wings and locks of hair which is believed to have been used as
Spain to get it’s first large-scale Jewish museum based in Madrid
SPAIN will get its first large-scale Jewish museum which is scheduled to open in Madrid in 2025. The Hispanic-Jewish Museum will aim ‘to unearth the
Arrival of 400 migrants on Spain’s southern coasts raises alarms for authorities
BOATS carrying around 400 migrants have arrived on the coasts of Spain’s Almeria, Granda and Murcia in just a few days. In many cases, holidaymakers
Wolves declared as extinct in Spain’s Andalucia region
WOLVES have been officially declared extinct in the Andalucia region though experts say there have not been any sightings for a decade. The regional government’s
4 bedroom Townhouse for sale in El Medano with pool garage – € 495,000
El Medano, Tenerife 4 beds 2 baths € 495,000 Tenerife Sun Properties have this large Townhouse in El Medano. This beautiful, cozy corner
Petrol prices at their highest this year after August’s latest hikesÂ
PETROL prices are at their highest in 2023 after the latest increases this early August. The new hikes come as millions of Spaniards and tourists
Spain’s Civil Guard nabs British holidaymaker at Santander ferry port over unpaid hotel bill
HE NEARLY got away with it… A 64-year-old British holidaymaker was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as he was about to board a ferry
Spain’s government explores legal action against food-delivery service Glovo over employment practices
THE SPANISH government is exploring legal action against delivery service Glovo if it continues to refuse to obey the law and give its ‘riders’ work
Extradited son of Irish criminal John Gilligan jailed by Costa Blanca court in Spain
THE SON of Irish mobster John Gilligan has been jailed following his extradition from Ireland in July. Darren Gilligan, 47, and his 71-year-old father were
Popular Party and Vox reach a coalition deal in Spain’s northern Aragon region
THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party (PP) and far-right Vox have reached a coalition deal for the northern Spanish region of Aragon, after an inconclusive result at
Archaeological dig at Gibraltar Upper Rock site hopes to find ‘important remains’, government says
ARCHAEOLOGISTS will soon start a dig at a whole new location on Gibraltar’s famous Rock after its national museum said there could be ‘important remains’