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Spanish cops are hospitalised after ‘accidentally’ eating drug-laced sweets seized during raid of Costa del Sol cannabis club

THREE Policia Nacional officers ‘mistakenly’ ate jelly beans impregnated with a drug following a raid on a Fuengirola cannabis club. They were treated for poisoning

25 Feb, 2025 @ 11:58

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Estepona is now using DRONES to clean buildings: Robots ‘use 60% less water’

ESTEPONA has become one of the first public administrations in Andalucia to use drones to clean buildings. The town hall says the ‘innovative’ technology offers

25 Feb, 2025 @ 11:24

Environment·Estepona·Lead·Technology

Serial tyre slasher, 54, seized in the Costa del Sol after hitting 20 cars

Benidorm police issue important warning about car tyre puncture trick after motorist is robbed of €4,800

A THIEF has been arrested in Benidorm after stealing a bag containing €4,800 in a distraction burglary at a supermarket car park. The Algerian national,

25 Feb, 2025 @ 11:14

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

NOTFALL IN DER LUFT: IBERIA-PILOT NACH TARANTELBISS NOTVERSORGT

Madrid – Ein Iberia-Flugzeug musste in Madrid desinfiziert werden, nachdem der Pilot während des Fluges von einer Spinne gebissen wurde. Der Vorfall führte zu Verzögerungen

25 Feb, 2025 @ 10:55

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Don’t Get Scammed Abroad: Your Guide to Safe Online Shopping

Living abroad is exciting, right? New cultures, new food, new experiences. But then you need to buy something online, and suddenly, things get a bit…

25 Feb, 2025 @ 10:47

‘I moved next door to a bakery in Malaga but the noise was too much – so I reported him’

AN expat couple have been branded ‘nasty people’ for filing a noise complaint against a bakery after deciding to move in next door. Posting in

25 Feb, 2025 @ 10:16

Lead·Malaga

Marbella’s iconic Los Monteros hotel to reopen after ‘luxury’ rebrand

MARBELLA’S iconic Los Monteros hotel is set to reopen this week under the luxury Kimpton brand. The 195 room hotel boasts Malaga’s Michelin star chef,

24 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Property·Travel News

Donald Trump and Elon Musk voice support for Spain’s hard-right Vox party

US President Donald Trump and his billionaire supporter Elon Musk have backed Spain’s far-right political party Vox, with Musk going as far as predicting it

24 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·Politics

Sleepy Malaga town loved by Brits sees biggest population surge in Andalucia: Mayor faces ‘challenge’ to manage the growth

TORROX is literally Andalucia’s boom town with its population rising over by a third in just eight years. It numbers 100 different nationalities including British

24 Feb, 2025 @ 16:59

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Mid-air emergency in Spain: Iberia pilot with a spider allergy is bitten by a tarantula

A FLIGHT was fumigated in Madrid after the pilot was bitten by a rogue spider, causing delays to onward journeys. The pilot was allergic to

24 Feb, 2025 @ 16:47

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Expert sketch artist Hew Morrison has created an age-progressed facial composite of Chisholm, in the hopes that someone in Spain or beyond may recognise him (COPYRIGHT HEW MORRISON)

Have YOU seen him? Scottish expat ‘narco’ who escaped notorious Alicante prison 32 years ago – after daring €100m cocaine plot

Do you know more about this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the Scottish expat gangster who remains on the run after escaping from an Alicante

24 Feb, 2025 @ 16:11

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Outrage in Tenerife as mother and son are forced to live in car after squatters seize their home

A MOTHER and son have been forced to live in their car in Tenerife after squatters took over their home, prompting outrage from locals. La

24 Feb, 2025 @ 16:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Boat migrants kept in tiny cage after paying gang €15k to get residency in Spain

Evil smugglers ‘throw migrant mother’s baby into the sea’ during terrifying journey to Spain – as more victims speak out

AUTHORITIES in the Canary Islands say that more boat migrants are slowly gaining in confidence to talk about abuses during journeys from Africa to the

24 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Canary Islands·Lead

‘Dangerous’ jihadi hairdresser is kicked out of Spain after ‘recruiting fighters for Islamic State’ from his salon in Barcelona

A MOROCCAN hairdresser based in the Barcelona area has been deported from Spain for indoctrinating and recruiting fighters for the Islamic State terror group at

24 Feb, 2025 @ 15:06

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Tivoli World latest: These are the €200m plans for reopening of Costa del Sol theme park

THE director of the Tremon real estate group has unveiled plans for the new Tivoli theme park. Following the signing of an agreement with Benalmadena

24 Feb, 2025 @ 14:35

Costa del Sol·Entertainment·Lead

Protestors fume over ‘obsolete’ controversial coastal law that threatens homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER 200 people protested in Denia on Saturday against proposed coastline boundary changes that threaten properties that have been around for decades. The move first

24 Feb, 2025 @ 13:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia’s world-famous Fallas celebrations start with spectacular fireworks display

VALENCIA’S Fallas celebrations started on Sunday with a show and fireworks display at the city’s Serranos Towers. The traditional grand opening saw thousands of people

24 Feb, 2025 @ 12:22

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Aljaraque with garage – € 450,000

With endless views over the Bellavista Club golf course. And at the foot of the tee of hole 15, this house is located. A unique

24 Feb, 2025 @ 12:05

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Sex exploitation gang conned over 1,000 women with bogus job offers on Spain's Costa Blanca

Watch: Spain makes 48 arrests as it busts huge human trafficking ring across Alicante and Murcia

POLICE have arrested 48 people for being involved in a sex exploitation gang that lured more than 1,000 women from South America to Spain in

24 Feb, 2025 @ 11:18

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

„WIR SIND UNTER SCHOCK“: BABY IN SPANIEN VON FAMILIENHUND TOTGEBISSEN

von Tom Ewart Smith Ein elf Monate altes Baby ist in Spanien ums Leben gekommen, nachdem es von dem Familienhund attackiert wurde. Der Vorfall ereignete

24 Feb, 2025 @ 11:04

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Horror in Spain: Body is found floating in port of Costa del Sol resort loved by Brits – ‘moments after gunshots fired’

THE body of a man has been found floating in a port on the Costa del Sol. The grisly discovery was made in the waters

23 Feb, 2025 @ 22:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

How to Scale Your Podcast Through AI-Enhanced Transcription

Podcasting has evolved dramatically since its inception in the early 2000s. What started as a niche medium for tech enthusiasts has transformed into a global

23 Feb, 2025 @ 21:30

Surge in demand for Chinese-speaking lawyers as China becomes Spain’s fourth-largest trading partner

SURGING investment in Spain from China is fuelling the rapid growth in specialised law firms that employ Chinese-speaking lawyers. The Chinese Law Association in Spain

23 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance

Spain’s birth rate increases for the first time in a decade thanks to net migration

THE rate at which people are making babies in Spain has gone up for the first time in a decade. A total of 322,034 babies

23 Feb, 2025 @ 13:00

Health·National News

5 bedroom Villa for sale in Canals with pool garage – € 365,000

NO COMMISSION FOR BUYERS Stunning Villa in Canals – Spacious & Luxurious with Large Pool Discover this beautiful wooden villa in Canals, set on a

23 Feb, 2025 @ 12:05