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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

5 Aug, 2019 @ 16:02

Food & Drink·Lead

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

5 Aug, 2019 @ 14:37

Crime & Law·Lead

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

5 Aug, 2019 @ 13:36

Food & Drink·Lead

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"

5 Aug, 2019 @ 12:29

Lead·Malaga

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

5 Aug, 2019 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

5 Aug, 2019 @ 12:13

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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,

5 Aug, 2019 @ 11:57

Crime & Law·Lead

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

5 Aug, 2019 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

5 Aug, 2019 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

5 Aug, 2019 @ 10:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

5 Aug, 2019 @ 09:13

Entertainment·Olive Press Travel

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

4 Aug, 2019 @ 18:09

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Columnists·Mallorca·Property

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

4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:01

Environment·Granada·Lead·Nature

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

4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

If you can’t stand the heat you can always take inspiration from the animal kingdom … or not, writes Belinda Beckett

Luckily we humans can cool off at the turn of a shower tap but storks and vultures have a yuckier way to stave off the

4 Aug, 2019 @ 09:30

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Columnists·Nature

OPINION: Anti-tourism groups in Mallorca need to drop the spray can and talk to holidaymakers

Holidaymakers are essential to Mallorca’s economy, and don’t let Government officials or the media tell you otherwise

4 Aug, 2019 @ 09:29

Opinion

‘Bus full of tourists’ crashes on AP-7 motorway towards Alicante Airport

A BUS reportedly ‘full of tourists’ has crashed on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante. The incident was spotted by an eyewitness at 11.49pm on Saturday

4 Aug, 2019 @ 00:41

Costa Blanca·Lead

OLD AGE BENIDORMERS: New two-part series follows elderly Brits still partying, dancing and drinking through ‘penis-shaped straws’ in Benidorm

GRACE cackles loudly as she glugs a bucket of booze through a penis-shaped straw while wearing a red satin hat with ‘BAD GIRL’ emblazoned across

3 Aug, 2019 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

VICTORY: Olive Press article ‘pivotal’ in release of six dogs locked in an abandoned house on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Olive Press has been ‘pivotal’ in the release of six podenco dogs trapped in an abandoned house on the Costa Blanca. Grace Boas last

3 Aug, 2019 @ 18:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

Revealing new book chronicles the founding of the Olive Press, ‘Spain’s most popular expat newspaper’

"A publisher wanted to cut out all the juicy bits so I said no and put it in a draw and only discovered it again

3 Aug, 2019 @ 11:54

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Councillors ‘rebel’ to hold true to the promise made with the voters of Mijas, writes Bill Anderson

We will support the new Mayor in any way we can for the benefit of Mijas and its residents

3 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Malaga·Politics

Giles Brown answers a frequently asked question, who left the dogs out?

Bye Bye Bailey. You were such a good boy xx

3 Aug, 2019 @ 09:30

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

FULL STORY: How an innocent British man on a business trip ended up jailed for a YEAR with terrorists and murderers in southern Spain

Now safely back in the UK, Robert Mansfield-Hewitt became collateral damage in a drugs heist

3 Aug, 2019 @ 08:42

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Holidaymaker’s rental car trashed in Spain’s Mallorca as violent campaign against mass tourism continues

The vandals spray painted the side of vehicle with their motto, ‘neighbours vs tourists’ in large red letters

3 Aug, 2019 @ 02:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Spanish restaurant offers ‘angry potatoes’ with ‘bleeding’ in translation blunder

WATCH: Policeman dives off Madrid fountain to tackle man wielding machete

PORKY PIES: Spain’s biggest jamon iberico distributor caught labelling Polish pork as from the ‘Alpujarras mountains’ in Granada

Take away horror as British expat ‘FINDS RAT’ in rotisserie chicken he bought on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Investigation launched into ‘rape’ of British girl, 18, while on night out in Magaluf on Spain’s Mallorca

Drop in British tourists heading to Spain due to Brexit can be replaced by Germans and French, new figures suggest

Man who killed 90-year-old woman while looking at phone in Spain’s first e-scooter fatality to face FINE, not prison

Julen’s parents seek three and a half years in prison for Malaga landowner after their son plunged to death down his well

Five Man U fans arrested in Alicante airport by Spanish cops chasing them for drunken rampage during Sevilla match last year

British-run currency exchange hit by ‘professional’ thieves in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon in Calpe on the Costa Blanca

Arriving in Sotogrande style, take a trip down the Rio Guadiaro

UPDATE: Two seriously injured after collision between coach and three cars on AP-7 motorway outside Alicante

Man gored to death by bull at Alicante festival

The Pound may be low under Johnson, but for British property owners in Spain, it’s a great time to sell, writes Amanda Butler

Electrical giant brings in diggers for megaproject in Spain’s Driving Over Lemons country despite town hall bans

The mighty power of Facebook groups is harnessed by Loraine Gostling in the hunt for her missing pooch

If you can’t stand the heat you can always take inspiration from the animal kingdom … or not, writes Belinda Beckett

OPINION: Anti-tourism groups in Mallorca need to drop the spray can and talk to holidaymakers

‘Bus full of tourists’ crashes on AP-7 motorway towards Alicante Airport

OLD AGE BENIDORMERS: New two-part series follows elderly Brits still partying, dancing and drinking through ‘penis-shaped straws’ in Benidorm

VICTORY: Olive Press article ‘pivotal’ in release of six dogs locked in an abandoned house on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Revealing new book chronicles the founding of the Olive Press, ‘Spain’s most popular expat newspaper’

Councillors ‘rebel’ to hold true to the promise made with the voters of Mijas, writes Bill Anderson

Giles Brown answers a frequently asked question, who left the dogs out?

FULL STORY: How an innocent British man on a business trip ended up jailed for a YEAR with terrorists and murderers in southern Spain

Holidaymaker’s rental car trashed in Spain’s Mallorca as violent campaign against mass tourism continues

WATCH: Man uses his own baby as a ‘human shield’ in chaotic Madrid arrest that sparked police brutality row

Spain announces plan to BAN sales of all energy drinks to under-16s

Spanish officer who led failed 1981 coup attempt dies on day top-secret documents related to the plot are declassified

Reform MP calls for immigrants in the UK to speak English – but is the sentiment shared for British immigrants in Spain?

Cristiano Ronaldo makes surprise move into Spanish football with 25% stake in Andalucia club