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WATCH: Shocking reality of Ibiza workers living in tents opposite luxury flats they can never afford

THE Olive Press has discovered hundreds of legal workers living in makeshift tent-style homes in scrubland in Ibiza. Our investigation also found, at least the

20 Jun, 2025 @ 18:55

Ibiza·Lead·Video

Airbnb strikes deal with Mallorca to stop illegal tourist home listings

AIRBNB has signed an agreement with the Consell de Mallorca to stop illegal holiday lets being advertised on the online portal. The general director of

20 Jun, 2025 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: British hiker rescued after having to spend whole night on iconic Costa Blanca trail

A BRITISH hiker spent a whole night lost on Calpe’s Peñon de Ifach trail before being rescued on Thursday afternoon. The 48-year-old man lost his

20 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

US husband batters bodybuilder wife to death with a hammer in horrifying Costa del Sol murder-suicide

A FEMALE bodybuilder dubbed the ‘Colombian She-Hulk’ was bludgeoned to death with a hammer by her husband in a brutal murder-suicide in Fuengirola, Malaga Hoy

20 Jun, 2025 @ 17:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Home help steals over €70,000 from old woman's bank account in Spain's Valencia

New supplement is touted to slow down biological ageing and reverse body deterioration

A NATURAL supplement containing plant-based ingredients, vitamins and antioxidants could help reduce biological age according to a new study. Researchers examined the anti-ageing effects of

20 Jun, 2025 @ 16:35

Health·Lead

Heatwave ‘ends’ in parts of Spain from Sunday but some areas will notice little change

THE current heatwave bringing exceptionally high temperatures for June is set to end on Sunday in parts of Spain but a new one is expected

20 Jun, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Weather

Tennis legend Rafa Nadal is made a marquis by Spain’s King Felipe

RETIRED tennis legend Rafa Nadal has been made a marquis by King Felipe in recognition to his contribution to Spain. The announcement was made in

20 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

Man arrested for not helping friend that fell into Valencia river and drowned

Beware the dangers of ‘cooling off’ in Spain’s many rivers and pools

THEY are tempting, when temperatures are in the forties centigrade. Clean cold water in mountain streams, and tranquil water in pools, seem ready-made for our

20 Jun, 2025 @ 14:39

Health·Lead

What exactly is gastroenteritis, the illness that has struck down footballer Kylian Mbappe?

KYLIAN Mbappe, considered by many to be the best – and most valuable – footballer in the world, has been hospitalised in the USA with

20 Jun, 2025 @ 14:33

Health·Lead

LIFE IN SPAIN: the Running of the Bulls in Spain’s Pamplona

“Toros de lidia” (fighting bulls) are famously aggressive, but they are also herd animals. When they are in a group, together with castrated bulls (steers),

20 Jun, 2025 @ 14:28

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Record number of heat-related deaths in Spain during August

Keeping cool during hot weather in Spain with tips from health experts

AS SPAIN basks in an unprecedented June heatwave, keeping safe and reducing exposure to the sun is vital to people of all ages. The country’s

20 Jun, 2025 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·Weather

Peter Dougherty explains exactly what the term usufructo means and how it works in Spain

By Peter Dougherty of Bissan Wealth Management YOU may have run across an unfamiliar term in Spanish taxes called usufructo. Although usufructo is not as

20 Jun, 2025 @ 13:34

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Mondariz with pool – € 425,000

Traditional, fully restored Galician house with saltwater pool located in a picturesque village in the Mondariz Balneario area. Originally built in 1900, this property combines

20 Jun, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

‘I’ve got a good job at the airport but I have to live in a shanty town!’: Ibiza workers say the holiday island is about to blow up

The Olive Press investigates WORKERS on the party island of Ibiza have told the Olive Press the rental situation is ‘set to explode’. It comes

20 Jun, 2025 @ 13:02

Balearic Islands·Lead

‘Corrupt’ Pedro Sanchez posters plastered overnight across Costa Blanca city

POSTERS branding Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, as corrupt have appeared overnight across the city of Orihuela. The Policia Local are trying to find out who

20 Jun, 2025 @ 12:14

Costa Blanca·Lead

Tarifa and Malaga among 10 Andalucian beaches slapped with Black Flags in this year’s report

TARIFA and Malaga have been named and shamed among ten Andalucian beaches and coastal zones awarded a ‘Black Flag’ in this year’s damning report by

20 Jun, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Ukrainian fraudster makes big mistake by going for appointment at Benidorm police station

A UKRAINIAN fugitive accused of a €1 million fraud served himself up on a plate to the police in Benidorm when he went to renew

20 Jun, 2025 @ 11:34

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Gun-toting Brit gang who ‘busted UK kingpin out of police van in Ibiza’ are finally nabbed

FIVE members of a British mafia outfit have been tracked down and arrested for their role in a broad daylight assault on a police van

20 Jun, 2025 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Ozempic manufacturer facing backlash in Spain for ‘obesity can kill’ campaign

‘OBESITY means being out of breath when I run to catch the bus’: A new campaign, seen in bus shelters in Madrid and widely circulated

20 Jun, 2025 @ 11:19

Health·Lead

TV team reopens case of the 1990 disappearance of Danish taxi driver Jan Sørensen Fogde

IT has been nearly 35 years since 41-year-old taxi driver Jan Sørensen Fogde vanished without a trace from his Viborg apartment. Now, a renewed search

20 Jun, 2025 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Cigarette machine thief seriously injured after getaway car ends up in Costa Blanca canal

A THIEF was seriously injured after his getaway car went into a canal at San Miguel de Salinas in Alicante province. The man was taken

19 Jun, 2025 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Anti-squatter plan launched in Valencia after record number of complaints in 2024

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has announced a plan to fight the rising number of squatters in the region. Mazon said on Thursday that measures will

19 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Funfair attraction owner in Spain arrested for homicide after girl, 2, is electrocuted

TWO people have been arrested over the death of a girl who was electrocuted on metal fencing at a Murcia fairground attraction. Amira, 2, died

19 Jun, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

WATCH: Madrid policeman arrested over death of ‘phone thief’ in ‘Spain’s George Floyd’

AN off-duty police officer has been arrested after allegedly suffocating a man to death who he claimed had stolen his mobile phone. Shocking video shows

19 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Madrid

First-ever direct flights commence this Friday between Canada and Spain’s Valencia

THE first direct flight between Canada and the Valencian Community starts on Friday with Air Transat operating the route between Montreal and Valencia City. The

19 Jun, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain officially rejects NATO’s demand of spending 5% GDP on defence ‘to protect welfare state’

SPAIN has formally told NATO it will not commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence, with Pedro Sanchez warning the alliance that such demands

19 Jun, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Politics

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