newspaper - Olive Press News Spain

Doctors in Spain already performing anal swabs to detect COVID-19 as health workers brand them ‘less invasive’ than nasal PCR tests

DOCTORS in Spain are carrying out anal swab tests to detect COVID-19, it has been revealed. It comes after China announced that it had made

1 Feb, 2021 @ 18:16

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain’s youth unemployment highest in Europe according to Eurostat study

SPAIN’S youth face an uphill battle to join the employment ladder as new figures show that the country has the highest unemployment rate in Europe.

1 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Malaga’s capital, Casares and five other municipalities to close all non-essential businesses after surpassing 1,000 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people threshold

MALAGA city and six other municipalities have surpassed a 14-day cumulative incidence rate of 1,000 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. The provincial capital, along with

1 Feb, 2021 @ 17:25

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Marbella thieves rumbled after police recover two bikes worth €23,000 on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE in Marbella have recovered two professional road bikes worth a total of €23,000 after a home break in a luxury part of the town.

1 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

Brits will race to return to Spain following vaccine predicts Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary

BRITS will be rushing to Spain this summer as the vaccination rollout boosts confidence in international travel again, according to Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary. The

1 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Travel News

calls for a homeless shelter in marbella

Homeless man jailed for being outside during lockdown in Spain’s Mallorca

The man, aged 56, pleaded guilty to a crime of serious disobedience and was handed a four month prison sentence

1 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Forest fires are a constant threat in the Valencia region

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

JANUARY has been one of the craziest months on record weather-wise in the Valencia region. Historic low temperatures reaching -26°C in Vistabella – the coldest

1 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia

City Closures Lead To Big Sanctions Blitz Against Covid Rule Breakers On Spain S Valencian Community

CITY CLOSURES lead to big sanctions blitz against COVID-19 rule breakers in Spain’s Valencian Community

OVER 3,700 people were sanctioned over the weekend for breaking COVID-19 safety rules across the Valencian Community. Around a third of those involved motorists trying

1 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Notorious Toyota Gang modified drug-filled cars to blast thick white smoke behind them during police chases on Spain’s Costa del Sol

DRUG traffickers have been hit hard by the travel restrictions put in place to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. With quieter roads and seas and

1 Feb, 2021 @ 14:13

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Topshop stores won’t be saved despite Asos stepping in to rescue Arcadia brands

ONLINE fashion retailer Asos has bought the Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge brands from Sir Philip Green’s failed Arcadia Group for £295 million. The deal which will

1 Feb, 2021 @ 13:21

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Nudism is not a crime... not even in the city

BARE-FACED CHEEK: Man fined for walking naked around Valencia town

This is the fourth time Colomar, an IT expert, is fined for nudism in the streets of Valencia.

1 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

Irish expat ‘orders pit bull to attack two police officers’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN Irish expat has been accused of ordering his pitbull to attack two police officers in Marbella. The unnamed suspect, who is also accused of

1 Feb, 2021 @ 12:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

More officers needed as local police in Spain’s Costa Blanca set up 53 perimeter checkpoints over one weekend

ORIHUELA Police carried out 53 regional checkpoints over the weekend to ensure perimeter closures were adhered to. With Orihuela having well over 50,000 inhabitants, people

1 Feb, 2021 @ 12:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

FATAL JANUARY sees a third of all pandemic COVID-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a dramatic rise in deaths in the Valencian Community with 38% of all virus fatalities coming

1 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Blood donors to receive free museum admission in Spain’s Malaga

THE Regional Transfusion Centre is running a ‘Donate blood, for the love of art’ campaign, where Blood donors during February 1 to 6 will receive

1 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

This is why betting adds even more fun to any sports game

Sports is something that many of us enjoy watching, and there are so many options to choose from. The sports in itself are very interesting,

1 Feb, 2021 @ 10:03

Entertainment

10-year-old in Spain heads home after 11 days in COVID-19 ICU

A 10 year-old-boy who has spent 11 days fighting COVID-19 in an intensive care ward in Spain has been given the all clear. The young

1 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

‘Many more COVID-19 infections and deaths’ coming to Spain’s Andalucia next week, warns regional vice president

ANDALUCIA has warned of many more coronavirus deaths and infections next week following a record-breaking weekend in terms of new cases. Vice president of the

31 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia sees record amounts of new COVID-19 infections over weekend

ANDALUCIA has added 7,892 coronavirus cases on Sunday, the second highest daily figure of the pandemic. The number was only beaten yesterday, when 7,899 cases

31 Jan, 2021 @ 18:54

Coronavirus·Lead

New and improved Gym Junkie Cafe will help you to eat better and perform better in 2021

“DEMAND for healthy food has gone crazy,” says Ben Hayes, the head executive chef at Gym Junkie Cafe. “Especially at the start of the year,

31 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Aleesha Hansel: Wine Time·Lead

New English-language app provides virtual tours around Spain’s Costa Blanca – free download here

ORIHUELA council have launched a mobile app that allows users to enjoy a virtual experience of the area during lockdown and beyond. Places of interest

31 Jan, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology·Valencian Community

Dutch Fugitive Caught By Fingerprints In Benidorm

Fingerprints unmask Dutch fugitive in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TRADITIONAL crime science uncovered a Dutch fraudster that was hiding out in Benidorm. The 51-year-old had been on the run from Netherlands authorities since last

31 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

From funerals to wills – Here’s what happens if you lose a loved one in Spain

LATER life advice line is a non-profit organisation dealing families who are facing an end of life situation. This may be families who need advice

31 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead

Olive Press assists UK TV probe into Kirsty Maxwell’s death in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British TV team is getting help from the Olive Press in a new investigation of the Benidorm balcony death of Kirsty Maxwell in April

31 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Villa Paradiso Rehab focuses on treating the underlying issues of addiction

WHILE the coronavirus pandemic has been hitting the headlines,there has been a whole raft of ‘COVID victims’ who have suffered the consequences of the virus,

30 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Health·Lead·Other News

OPINION: A wonderful victory that shows what can be achieved when our readers swing into action

OUR army of readers prove expats care deeply about community and justice. Take the case of the British expat who was able to retrieve his

30 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·Opinion

newspaper- Page 1146