Woman flies to Spain from UK on daughter’s passport after series of blunders by airport security
On arrival, Susan was not stopped at Spanish border control as officials failed to notice the discrepancy with her documents
Yellow and orange warnings issued for searing heat as temperatures hit 41°C in southern Spain
Temperatures are expected to exceed 41°C on Wednesday
TONGUE TIED: Less than a third of young British adults can read and write in a foreign language as UK comes last in EU poll
BRITAIN is the EU country with the lowest percentage of 15 to 30-year-olds proficient in a foreign language. A study by the EU’s Erasmus education
WATCH: Man forced to haul fridge back up cliff after tossing it over and filming himself laughing in Almeria
GUARDIA Civil have caught a man who videoed himself tossing a fridge off a cliff in Almeria and laughing ‘let’s recycle!’. The man was identified
Sotogrande is a playground for royals, footballers and politicians, Diana Tang gives her roundup of the high-class resort
SOTOGRANDE is about understated elegance and quiet, unshowy glamour. The polar opposite of Puerto Banus, it is the perfect destination for captains of industry, royals
Plainclothes police to patrol buses in Spain’s Marbella amid rising violence against drivers
In July the number of bus passengers doubled compared to the same month in 2018
Fatalities from drowning double as Spain sees three deaths a DAY in July
FATALITIES due to drowning have doubled in Spain as its shores saw three deaths a day in July. A total of 94 people drowned in
Boozed-up British mum, whose kids taken into care after she collapsed in Gibraltar airport, returns to UK with £450 fine
Police officers had removed the children from the tanked-up couple and transferred them to social services
LOAD OF CRAP? Town Hall tells Olive Press it ‘can’t confirm’ viral trend to poo in Spanish swimming pools despite widespread UK coverage
A TOWN Hall has told the Olive Press it ‘can’t confirm’ a viral trend to poo in Spanish swimming pools despite widespread coverage in UK
British boy, 5, collapses and dies in Spain after sudden illness at four-star hotel
The youngster had been on holiday with his family in Magaluf when he began vomiting before collapsing and suffering a cardiac arrest
Spanish restaurant offers ‘angry potatoes’ with ‘bleeding’ in translation blunder
A SPANISH restaurant has been ridiculed after a translation gaffe that saw traditional Iberian foods take a sinister turn in English. Barcelona-native Naru spotted the
WATCH: Policeman dives off Madrid fountain to tackle man wielding machete
In a video, shared by the Jupol police union, seven officers can be seen surrounding the man, who stood in a fountain waving the large
PORKY PIES: Spain’s biggest jamon iberico distributor caught labelling Polish pork as from the ‘Alpujarras mountains’ in Granada
CARREFOUR supplier and Spain’s biggest distributor of jamon iberico, Comapa, have been accused of labelling Polish pork as from ‘La Alpujarra’ in Granada. The alarm
Take away horror as British expat ‘FINDS RAT’ in rotisserie chicken he bought on Spain’s Costa del Sol
"I’m 42 years old and eat roast chicken every Sunday, that was not chicken"
Investigation launched into ‘rape’ of British girl, 18, while on night out in Magaluf on Spain’s Mallorca
Police face a difficult challenge given the sheer number of people who will have been at the popular resort over the weekend
Drop in British tourists heading to Spain due to Brexit can be replaced by Germans and French, new figures suggest
According to the National Institute of Statistics, June saw a 5.3% drop in British tourists year-on-year
Man who killed 90-year-old woman while looking at phone in Spain’s first e-scooter fatality to face FINE, not prison
A YOUNG man responsible for the first fatality involving an electric scooter in Spain is set to face a fine, not prison. The 19-year-old, named only Alexi,
Julen’s parents seek three and a half years in prison for Malaga landowner after their son plunged to death down his well
Serrano, who is cousin to Julen’s father Jose Rosello, is alleged to have committed ‘extremely serious’ negligence, according to court documents
Five Man U fans arrested in Alicante airport by Spanish cops chasing them for drunken rampage during Sevilla match last year
FIVE Man United football fans accused of a drunken rampage in Spain last year have been arrested after flying back to the country for a
British-run currency exchange hit by ‘professional’ thieves in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon in Calpe on the Costa Blanca
A BRITISH-run post office and currency exchange has been left shocked after ‘professional’ thieves stole €9,000 in broad daylight. Postal Connections, in Calpe, suffered the
Arriving in Sotogrande style, take a trip down the Rio Guadiaro
IT is by far the most exciting way to arrive in Sotogrande. But you are likely to get wet so don’t bring your gladrags. One
UPDATE: Two seriously injured after collision between coach and three cars on AP-7 motorway outside Alicante
GUARDIA have confirmed two people are seriously injured after a coach collided with three cars on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante. The bus, reportedly ‘full
Man gored to death by bull at Alicante festival
A man has died at a Spanish festival after being knocked to the ground and gored by a young bull. The unnamed 26-year-old was standing
The Pound may be low under Johnson, but for British property owners in Spain, it’s a great time to sell, writes Amanda Butler
One thing for sure is that travel for the Brits holidaying abroad is going to be quite a shock, with the pound decreasing below the
Electrical giant brings in diggers for megaproject in Spain’s Driving Over Lemons country despite town hall bans
It comes after the Defensor del Pueblo Andaluz - the official that deals with public complaints - this month called on the Junta to express
The mighty power of Facebook groups is harnessed by Loraine Gostling in the hunt for her missing pooch
My pondering journeys over the last week have taken me to many places. Much of my inspiration for writing this column obviously comes from life