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Two men using fake €500 notes ‘so good they were undetectable by machines’ caught after blowing 15 of them in an Alicante casino

TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for using fake €500 bank notes so good they were ‘undetectable by machines’. The sting came after the

15 Jul, 2019 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior docks in Malaga to push for action on climate change

The 'change energy, not climate' campaign will see the purpose-built yacht dock in eight countries and 14 ports

15 Jul, 2019 @ 11:24

Environment·Lead·Malaga

BRACE YOURSELVES: Hot winds to bring temperatures of up to 39C on Spain’s Costa del Sol TODAY

Aided by a hot wind known as the terral or poniente, the punishing conditions will continue throughout much of province

15 Jul, 2019 @ 10:27

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spanish man arrested over rape of British teenage girl in park in Spain

The pair are reported to have met during a night out in the city

15 Jul, 2019 @ 08:53

Crime & Law·Lead

Rock climber drowns in front of daughter after 30-metre plunge into sea near Spain’s Costa del Sol

After the incident, at 1:30pm on Sunday, a jet ski from the Andalucia Health Service, took FCB to Maro Beach

15 Jul, 2019 @ 08:16

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne speaks to the Olive Press about how public speaking has given him his ‘football buzz’ back

14 Jul, 2019 @ 18:38

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Iconic castle on Spain’s Costa del Sol is FINALLY being repaired

The adjoining 11th century Alcazaba is also set for some summer TLC, but palatial fortification will not begin being repaired until August

14 Jul, 2019 @ 09:14

Lead·Malaga·Property

WATCH: Spanish school teacher’s vile RACIST rant at black British men on Spain train, calling them ‘monkeys’ and ‘f**king Africans’

The men also speak Spanish to the woman, but she says that she, ‘doesn't understand anything’

13 Jul, 2019 @ 10:03

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Stingray capable of killing humans spotted on shore metres from children on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Un pez manta esta mañana en la playa de la Malagueta. @auladelmar pic.twitter.com/xjsNg2HPCD — Santi Souviron (@santisouviron) July 11, 2019 THIS is the moment a

13 Jul, 2019 @ 09:13

Lead·Malaga

Environmental group names and shames 19 Costa del Sol beaches as among worst in Spain

The Balearic Islands was the region with the highest proportion of blag flag beaches, at 78.9%

13 Jul, 2019 @ 09:01

Environment·Lead·Malaga

EXPLAINED: The grey skies and punishing hot winds which arrived on Spain’s Costa del Sol today

RESIDENTS across Spain will have noticed a sharp rise in temperatures today as some 33 provinces were put on orange and yellow alert by weather

12 Jul, 2019 @ 22:06

Lead·Malaga

‘Record-breaking’ bites from blood-sucking black fly as region sprays 5,000 litres of insecticide near Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SUMMER of ‘plagues’ has been predicted by a leading Spanish pest-control association as the country sees record-breaking bites from the ‘blood-sucking black fly‘. Spain’s

12 Jul, 2019 @ 16:41

Costa Blanca·Lead

First of Spain’s ‘stolen babies’ finds long-lost family through DNA bank

The first woman to be recognised by the Spanish courts as a ‘stolen baby’ has located her biological family through a DNA bank. Thanks to

12 Jul, 2019 @ 15:20

Lead

Spain’s Government SEIZES former dictator General Franco’s €5 million summer palace over its ‘fraudulent’ sale

It comes as Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE administration has pushed on with a plan to exhume the remains of the Fascist dictator

12 Jul, 2019 @ 13:22

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Jennifer Lopez to perform on Spain’s Costa del Sol for her 50th birthday

Having sold in excess of 80 million records worldwide, Lopez, whose parents are Puerto Rican, is regarded as the most influential Latin artist in the

12 Jul, 2019 @ 12:39

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

THIRD heatwave to hit the Costa Blanca this weekend with temperatures already reaching 40.7 degrees

A THIRD blast of hot Saharan air is expected to hit the Costa Blanca this weekend, with temperatures today already reaching 40.7 degrees in Xativa.

12 Jul, 2019 @ 12:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

Marbella mayor invites Barack Obama back to Costa del Sol to play golf

The invite to Obama comes amid a 30% increase of American tourists to Marbella during the last year

12 Jul, 2019 @ 11:36

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

World’s first electric commuter plane built with ‘pioneer’ Spanish engineering

THE world’s first electric commuter plane has been rolled out at the 2019 Paris Air Show, and it features ‘pioneer’ Spanish engineering. The ‘Eviation Alice’,

12 Jul, 2019 @ 11:22

Environment·Lead

Brit, 20, robbed of €400 by ‘hugger muggers’ in Benidorm on day one of first-ever lads’ holiday

A BRIT has been robbed of €400 by a gang of women in Benidorm on day one of his first-ever lads’ holiday. Alex Ayland, 20,

11 Jul, 2019 @ 16:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Turron de Alicante beats turron de Jijona in campaign for iconic WhatsApp emoji expected ‘within months’

TURRON de Alicante has been selected over turron de Jijona in the campaign for a new WhatsApp emoji expected ‘within months’. Blog madeinjijona.com explained that

11 Jul, 2019 @ 15:13

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Electric scooter riders soon to require helmet and insurance on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELECTRIC scooter riders will soon require a helmet and insurance in new measures to be ‘imminently’ introduced in Alicante. Alicante Town Hall’s Department of Mobility

11 Jul, 2019 @ 14:50

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expats arrested and fined in new crackdown on ‘pirate taxis’ at Malaga airport

Policia Local launched a new summer operation to combat the so-called ‘pirate taxis’ last month

11 Jul, 2019 @ 14:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Body washes up on beach near Marbella’s exclusive Golden Mile

A LIFELESS body has washed up on a Marbella beach this morning. The lifeless body was found floating in the shore on Los Monteros beach

11 Jul, 2019 @ 14:05

Lead·Malaga

TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate

A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption

11 Jul, 2019 @ 12:29

Lead·National News·Travel News

REVEALED: Marbella Senior Masters lineup sees tennis legends set to battle it out on Costa del Sol THIS SUMMER

The tournament has been dubbed a ‘tennis show’ by Joaquin Rios, from the organising company Tennium

11 Jul, 2019 @ 10:31

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Police probe in Spain’s Andalucia after ILLEGAL zoo with turtles, ostriches and porcupines BUSTED

It comes after cops found fake permits for at least 14 animals at facilities in Villafranca de los Barros in February

11 Jul, 2019 @ 10:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Nature

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Two men using fake €500 notes ‘so good they were undetectable by machines’ caught after blowing 15 of them in an Alicante casino

Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior docks in Malaga to push for action on climate change

BRACE YOURSELVES: Hot winds to bring temperatures of up to 39C on Spain’s Costa del Sol TODAY

Spanish man arrested over rape of British teenage girl in park in Spain

Rock climber drowns in front of daughter after 30-metre plunge into sea near Spain’s Costa del Sol

WATCH: Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne speaks to the Olive Press about how public speaking has given him his ‘football buzz’ back

Iconic castle on Spain’s Costa del Sol is FINALLY being repaired

WATCH: Spanish school teacher’s vile RACIST rant at black British men on Spain train, calling them ‘monkeys’ and ‘f**king Africans’

WATCH: Stingray capable of killing humans spotted on shore metres from children on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Environmental group names and shames 19 Costa del Sol beaches as among worst in Spain

EXPLAINED: The grey skies and punishing hot winds which arrived on Spain’s Costa del Sol today

‘Record-breaking’ bites from blood-sucking black fly as region sprays 5,000 litres of insecticide near Spain’s Costa Blanca

First of Spain’s ‘stolen babies’ finds long-lost family through DNA bank

Spain’s Government SEIZES former dictator General Franco’s €5 million summer palace over its ‘fraudulent’ sale

Jennifer Lopez to perform on Spain’s Costa del Sol for her 50th birthday

THIRD heatwave to hit the Costa Blanca this weekend with temperatures already reaching 40.7 degrees

Marbella mayor invites Barack Obama back to Costa del Sol to play golf

World’s first electric commuter plane built with ‘pioneer’ Spanish engineering

Brit, 20, robbed of €400 by ‘hugger muggers’ in Benidorm on day one of first-ever lads’ holiday

Turron de Alicante beats turron de Jijona in campaign for iconic WhatsApp emoji expected ‘within months’

Electric scooter riders soon to require helmet and insurance on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British expats arrested and fined in new crackdown on ‘pirate taxis’ at Malaga airport

BREAKING: Body washes up on beach near Marbella’s exclusive Golden Mile

TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate

REVEALED: Marbella Senior Masters lineup sees tennis legends set to battle it out on Costa del Sol THIS SUMMER

Police probe in Spain’s Andalucia after ILLEGAL zoo with turtles, ostriches and porcupines BUSTED

WATCH: Hero pedestrians rush to save woman being blown into traffic by 100km/h winds during Andalucia’s winter of storms

Spain is ‘full like a sponge’ and under extreme flood risk as up to 500mm of rain is forecast: Is your area in the ‘purple’ danger zone?

36 hours in Segovia: Join The Olive Press’ Fiona Govan on a whirlwind tour of its ancient wonders, medieval charm and Castillian traditions

Red alert in Andalucia for ‘off the charts’ Storm Leonardo: Flood warnings as ‘river in the sky’ set to dump 200mm of rain in 24 hours

ON THIS DAY: Spain’s answer to Lord Nelson and a great sculptor were born, snow fell where it never does … and a space-age fashion designer passed