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EXCLUSIVE: Driving Over Lemons author Chris Stewart to give up UK passport and become citizen in Spain over Brexit

BEST-selling author Chris Stewart, 69 has revealed to the Olive Press in an exclusive interview that he will be giving up his British passport because

17 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Salamanca becomes latest university in Spain to face closure due to COVID-19 fears

AFTER the closure of Granda university on October 13, other higher education institutions now must consider the suspension of face to face teaching. Salamanca’s regional

17 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Lead

Successful pilot scheme that could help Andalucian farmers combat yearly drought worries

A REVOLUTIONARY scheme to give a much needed water lifeline to Andalucian mango farmers has been deemed a success by the group in charge of

17 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga

Future Queen Leonor on royal duty in Spain to award front line COVID workers Princess of Asturia Award

PRINCESSES Leonor and Sofia have joined their parents on royal duty to meet and congratulate winners of the 2020 Princess of Asturias Awards. Named after

17 Oct, 2020 @ 12:34

Celebrity·National News

Leonor and Sofia every inch the perfect princesses as they join their parents for royal duties in Spain’s Oviedo

Princesses Leonor and Sofia put their best foot forward to follow in their father’s footsteps this week when they joined the King and Queen of

17 Oct, 2020 @ 12:00

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Costa Blanca wakes up this morning to new 50% capacity rules as ‘the invisible enemy’ sweeps through the region

HUGE parts of Costa Blanca will be subject to new guidelines in the wake of increasing numbers of Coronavirus cases in the area. Records show

17 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Rice is nice as Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca tries to boost gastronomic tourism

ALICANTE has formally launched the ‘City of Rice Festival’ which starts this Monday(October 19) to advertise the area as a perfect place for gastronomic tourism.

17 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Travel News

Excursions into the unremembered past of Spain’s Malaga

MALAGA province is steeped in history — both ancient and modern — and autumn the perfect season to plan excursions and discover its historical treasures.

17 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Don't Miss·Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Valentino Rossi tests positive for COVID-19, likely to miss Spanish GP double-header

FACTORY Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi will sit out this weekend’s Spanish GP in Aragon after testing positive for COVID-19. The MotoGP legend revealed the news

17 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

National News·Sport

‘Black Widow’ gets 22 years in jail for bumping off her fourth husband on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN and her friend have been given a total of over 42 years behind bars after she killed her new husband. 47-year-old Concepcion ‘Conchi’

16 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: British expat murdered on Spain’s Costa Blanca had been attacked by the same assailant in 2017

THE alleged killer of a British expat had been involved in a knife attack on the same victim in the UK three years ago. The

16 Oct, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Six arrested as Gibraltar cigarette smuggling ring busted in San Roque

SIX members of a suspected tobacco smuggling ring based in San Roque were caught red-handed by the Guardia Civil.

16 Oct, 2020 @ 17:49

Gibraltar·Lead

Family crew charged with dozens of home robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE family members that specialised in stealing bicycles across the northern Costa Blanca have been charged with 42 robberies. The two men and a woman

16 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

BANG TO RIGHTS: 50-strong ORGY raided mid-action by police in Madrid, epicentre of Spain’s COVID-19 epidemic

The sex session had been arranged by famous porn producer Ignacio Allende Fernandez, aka Torbe, along with two others

16 Oct, 2020 @ 17:20

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Police on hunt for driver after man killed in hit and run in Spain’s Mallorca

The fatal hit and run took place at approximately 4am this morning on the Manacor highway

16 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Earthquake wakes up residents on Spain’s Costa del Sol – did you feel it?

The 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 2.58am in the Cadiz town of Ubrique, according to the National Geographic Institute

16 Oct, 2020 @ 16:18

Lead·Malaga

CARMEN SEVILLA: Looking back on the life of Charlton Heston’s Oscar-nominated co-star from Spain

SILVER screen star Carmen Sevilla has died aged 89 in Spain. Just five days away from her 90th birthday, Sevilla was confirmed to have ‘very

16 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

La Cultura

Spanish couple caught trying to smuggle drugs through Malta

CUSTOMS officials at Malta International Airport have detained two Spanish passengers carrying 14kg of cannabis between them. The pair arrived in Malta from Seville yesterday

16 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Restrictions return from midnight for two cities on Spain’s Costa Blanca to stop COVID-19 rise

RESTRICTIONS to counter the recent spike in COVID-19 cases will be introduced in two areas of Alicante Province from midnight tonight. Valencian health minister, Ana

16 Oct, 2020 @ 15:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

BREAKING: 2,928 COVID-19 cases detected in Spain’s Andalucia Friday in new record for second wave

ANDALUCIA has detected 2,928 COVID-19 cases by PCR and rapid tests on Friday. It is the highest daily count seen in the second wave of

16 Oct, 2020 @ 15:08

Coronavirus·Lead

Spain’s 2021 budget will target plastic packaging with new green taxes

TAXES on plastic packaging are to be introduced in next year’s budget as part of attempts to cut environmental waste. Spain’s government plan to limit

16 Oct, 2020 @ 14:56

Politics