Elderly man in Spain kidnapped by ‘carers’ who swindled him out of €83k and changed his will
A COUPLE have been accused of scamming an elderly Alicante man out of €83,000 and also getting him to change his will to make them
English Premier League club buys Spanish team seeking promotion to La Liga’s second tier
THE owner of English Premier League club, Brentford, has bought the Spanish third tier side, Merida AD. Matthew Benham’s holding company, Best Intentions Analytics, has
Must-see Semana Santa events in Spain’s Alicante: Where are they and when are they on?
ALICANTE is one of many cities in Spain where the Semana Santa (Holy Week) events are a ‘must see’ if you are in the area.
Baby dies in Spain after illegal ‘botched’ circumcision by man with ‘no medical background’
AN ALMERIA baby died on Sunday after a ‘botched’ home circumcision demanded by his parents. His mother and father- originally from Mali- and a third
UK tourists flood to Costa Blanca airport which breaks yet another record
MARCH passenger records were obliterated at Alicante-Elche airport with 1.47 million travellers using the facility. Over a third came from the United Kingdom and the
Brits in Spain watch closely as France moves to ‘review the 90-day restriction on British second home owners’
A FRENCH MP is pushing to make obtaining visiting-visas easier for British second-home owners in the wake of Brexit, possibly paving the way for Spain
Earthquake with 2.8 magnitude shakes Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN EARTHQUAKE with a magnitude of 2.8 on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of Torrevieja early on Tuesday morning. The tremor was recorded
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Miraflores with pool garage – € 335,000
Welcome to this 2 bedroom apartment in one of the most popular urbanisations in Miraflores. The apartment is on the 2nd floor (no lift) and
New study from Spain finds the Mediterranean diet reduces cancer risks associated with obesity
THAT fresh crunchy bite of cucumber, paired with sweet cherry tomato that bursts in your mouth, soft crumbling feta, a zing of spice from red
The Queen of eliminating clutter, Brandi Freeze, explains how her company Airy Spaces can work miracles for you this spring
WHEN clutter takes over it starts innocently: a drawer that won’t close, a chair overtaken by things meant to be dealt with ‘later’ or a
Thousands of hotels still for sale in Spain despite booming tourism sector – here’s where to pick one up
IF YOU’VE ever fancied owning a hotel in Spain, there are plenty to options with the Idealista property portal saying it has over a thousand
Spain’s Estepona plans sprawling new sports complex with indoor swimming pool and a dozen courts
ESTEPONA is set to significantly upgrade its sporting infrastructure with a new multi-sport complex. It will feature a heated indoor swimming pool and a broad
Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi one step closer to sainthood as Pope recognises his ‘heroic virtue’
ICONIC Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi – the man behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Família cathedral – has moved a step closer to sainthood after Pope Francis officially
The drought in Spain’s Costa del Sol is officially over with the rest of Malaga is expected to follow
THE Costa del Sol’s long-standing drought has officially come to an end, with reservoir levels now comfortably above emergency thresholds and water restrictions being lifted.
LIFE IN SPAIN: It’s romeria time again!
HARVEST festivals are as old as time – but the communities of Andalucía do harvest festival in their own special way. First of all, in
EXPANDING HORIZONS: Chocolate is not just for Easter, but what is Susannah Grant’s favourite Spanish choccy treat?
WITH Easter fast approaching my thoughts are turning to chocolate. Apparently, the price of cocoa beans has more than doubled in the past year. Ghana
What was learned from the return of Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry? Police explanations over ‘nothing sinister’ data losses meet severe scrutiny
GIBRALTAR’S sprawling public inquiry into the early retirement of a former police chief returned last week looking to flip the narrative on its head. The
MY SIGNATURE DOES NOT APPEAR: British fashion boss Jody Smart to appeal CWM fraud conviction denying ‘thousands of expats were affected’ in giant pension scam
BRITISH fashion boss Jody Smart has told the Olive Press she is appealing her conviction for fraud tied to the massive Continental Wealth Management (CWM)
Robbie Williams making waves in the Costa del Sol: Pop icon christens new cruise ship before donning Malaga football shirt
AN iconic partnership has taken place in Malaga between Robbie Williams and TUI Cruises as part of the inauguration of their latest cruise liner. The
Stunned Benidorm tourist sees bank app messages about nine transactions made minutes after his credit card was stolen
A FOREIGN tourist in Benidorm had his wallet stolen and got nine transaction notifications using his missing credit card within minutes. Nevertheless, the Policia Nacional
Police rule out narco killing as cause of death of man found in river in Spain with ‘bag of bricks tied around his neck’
THE man who was found in a river in Trebujena, close to Cadiz, is thought to have committed suicide, according to police sources. The Guardia
Woman on trial for causing Marbella scrub fires
A WOMAN stands accused of allegedly setting two fires in the Málaga municipality of Marbella. One of them forced the evacuation of homes in a
Costa del Sol has ‘100% chance of rain’ tomorrow as yellow alerts return to Spain’s Andalucia this week
OVER half of Spain’s 17 regions- including Andalucia- have yellow warnings issued for rain, storms, and waves for the rest of Monday with rain a
‘He passed facing the sea in its magnificent beauty and terrible might’: Family of Grant Barr pay tribute to missing US banker, 37, whose body was finally found on a Costa del Sol beach
THE family of Grant Barr have shared a heartfelt tribute after learning the devastating news that his body had been found washed ashore on the
The electric car charging map of Spain is out – is there one near your house?
THE Spanish government has released a map showing where you can charge your electric car. Just in time for Easter, when Spanish people traditionally take
Exotic animal traffickers charged €60k for a panther with Mallorca couple running sales via social media
A RUSSIAN couple accused of trafficking exotic animals have been arrested in Mallorca. The man, 48, and woman, 46, sold protected species internationally via social