Boris Becker jailed for two years after failed Mallorca loan payment
FORMER tennis champ Boris Becker has been jailed for two years in the UK for hiding assets to avoid loan repayments. The German, 54, and
Train was a strain: 350 passengers stranded for five hours between Madrid and Alicante
ALMOST 350 passengers were stuck for five hours on a broken down train travelling from Madrid to Alicante. The train was static from 6.05pm to
Property revival continues on Spain’s Costa Blanca with new apartment complex to be built overlooking sea
PROPERTY developer Taylor Wimpey Spain will spend €18.8 million on a new development in the Santa Pola area of Alicante Province. Amara will be a
Sleazy teenager posts social media video of little girl urinating in public street in Spain’s Valencia
A teenage pervert has been arrested in Valencia Province for recording a video of a four-year-old girl urinating in a public street. The footage was
Bogus policeman steals €1,000 from terrified Ukraine refugee in Costa Blanca street search in Spain
A bogus policeman stopped a Ukrainian refugee in the centre of Alicante and accused her of selling cocaine before stealing €1,000 in cash. The woman,
Confusion as Brits fall foul of beefed up Spanish border rules crossing from Gibraltar
MORE testimonials given to the Olive Press suggest border guards in Spain are now imposing increasingly strict rules for entry – without publicly advertising to
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Sant Antoni de Portmany – € 940,000
Villa Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza 3 beds 2 baths € 940,000 Fantastic villa with pool in the surroundings of San Antonio, in
Landlord tries to poison female tenant after she reported him for systematic sexual abuse in Spain’s Valencia area
POLICE broke into a Sueca home to rescue a semi-conscious woman who filed a sex assault claim against her landlord, who then tried to kill
Cocaine home delivery service operated out of Costa Blanca bar kitchen in Spain
A drugs gang who ran a cocaine home delivery service has been smashed by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. The main sales point of the
EXPLAINED: Anarchy, assassinations & acrimony – the rich & violent history of Labour Day in Spain
THIS SUNDAY sees Labour Day celebrated in Spain, a national holiday originating back to 1889 that was outlawed for decades under Franco. The DÃa del
15 genius Spanish words you just can’t translate into English
LEARNING a language is a lot like spraining an ankle: it’s painful and takes ages to get better. But every language learner will hit a
Almost 300 athletes taking part in Sunday morning Twin Triathlons on Spain’s Orihuela Costa
A HUGE Triathlon event is to take place on Orihuela Costa this Sunday, May 1. Some 290 athletes are taking part, a new record for
Hotels across Spain join scheme to recruit Ukrainian refugees to work in tourism sector
SPAIN’S tourism sector has launched a scheme to recruit Ukrainian refugees to work in hotels and holiday accommodation. The Confederación Española de Hoteles y Alojamientos
Sunny and stable weather in Spain’s Malaga over bank holiday weekend—with summer highs of 28ºC expected on Sunday
SUNNY weather for the ‘puente’ holiday weekend has been forecast for Malaga. The isolated cold front located over the Spanish mainland which brought brief but
What you need to know about Spain’s plans for an Emergency Warning System with mobile phone alerts
WITHIN the last two years alone, Spain has been hit by the biggest snowfall in living memory (Storm Filomena), a volcanic eruption (La Palma), not
Pedro Sanchez wins knife-edge vote in Spain’s parliament for big economic recovery package
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, won a nail-biting vote in Congress on Thursday to secure a massive spending package of €16 billion to boost the
Andalucia outshines the rest of Spain in new unemployment figures
UNEMPLOYMENT has fallen in Andalucia by the largest amount of all Spanish regions. During the first three months of 2022, 45,900 people in Andalucia found
Spain booted out of 2023 Rugby World Cup in France for playing an ineligible player twice
SPAIN has been thrown out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after fielding an ineligible player in two qualifying matches. The decision was
‘Bittersweet’: Brits living abroad for over 15 years finally win right to vote in UK elections
CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating their victory after years of battling for the right of those who have lived abroad for more than 15years to maintain the
Malaga province tops list for gender violence within Spain’s Andalucia
THE province of Malaga has recorded the highest incidence of gender violence reports across the region of Andalucia, new data reveals. During 2021, police within
Tax advisor fakes car accident death on Spain’s Costa Blanca after €600,000 goes missing from client account
THE Guardia Civil says a Murcia accountant tried to fake his death after his car went off a Costa Blanca cliff over two months ago.
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Calahonda – € 310,000
Apartment Calahonda, Málaga 2 beds 2 baths € 310,000 BEAUTIFUL 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT – FIRST LINE BEACH – CALAHONDA This recently renovated apartment
Fire crew deploys ladder to rescue elderly man lying on apartment floor for two days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 77-year-old Denia man has been rescued by firefighters after collapsing and then spending two days on his apartment floor. His daughter called for help
Calima, Mud and proPERLA
Back in March while working at my desk I looked up to see a huge red mist in the sky. In the 18 years I
Betis fan sees return of dead son’s lost scarf after appeal on social media in Spain’s Sevilla
A MOTHER from Sevilla turned to social media after losing a football scarf that belonged to her 14-year-old son who died three years ago from
Spain’s annual inflation rate falls more than expected due to lower fuel prices but food costs rise
SPAIN’S annual inflation rate dropped to 8.4% in April according to figures published on Thursday by the National Statistics Institute(INE). The 1.4% drop on the