First spring sightings of poisonous Portuguese Man O’War in Spain’s Costa Blanca waters
THE FIRST spring sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have been made in the sea not far from popular Costa Blanca beaches. The Institute of Coastal
Ten arrests after mass Magaluf brawl started by Portuguese tourists on Spain’s Mallorca
A STREET brawl in Magaluf in the early hours of Sunday morning involving around 50 people resulted in six people being injured- one seriously. Five
Weather agency confirms hottest April in Spain for 62 years
THE State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has confirmed that last month was the warmest April since 1961, beating the previous record of 2011 by 0.1 degrees. Average
Costa Blanca’s Alicante enters Top 10 city list in Spain
ALICANTE has made it into the top ten list of the most populated cities in Spain, replacing Basque Country capital Bilbao. Figures from the National
Two brothers imprisoned for hitting a man on the head with a hammer after stealing his car in Malaga
TWO brothers have been sent to prison for allegedly hitting a man on the head with a hammer in a car park in Velez-Malaga. The
Spain sees big foreign tourist boost during first three months of 2023
SPAIN was visited by 13.7 million foreign tourists in the first three months of the year- 41.2% more than in the same period in 2022.
Enraged ex-partner tries to strangle woman and blow up her home in Spain’s Valencia area
A MAN has been arrested after illegally entering his former partner’s Aldaia home and trying to strangle her before a failed attempt to blow up
WHO announces that the Covid ‘public health emergency’ is finally over – but with caveats
THE Covid-19 pandemic is officially finally over, according to the World Health Organisation. The director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, made the announcement after the fifteenth meeting
Golden Visa to survive in Spain but investment threshold likely to rise to €1 million
SPAIN’S golden visa, long under threat from abolitionists, might yet live on but in a more restricted form. Introduced in 2013 in the wake of
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Cullar Vega with pool garage – € 289,000
Cúllar Vega, Granada 4 beds 3 baths € 289,000 Granada Estate Agency presents for sale a magnificent renovated villa in El Ventorrillo, Cullar
Crime wave of armed intruder scaling buildings in Spain’s Malaga dressed as Spiderman supervillain curtailed
AN armed intruder who scaled apartment buildings and terrified occupants by dressing as a Spiderman villain has been brought back to earth by police. The
Hospital in Spain’s Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby
VALENCIA’S La Fe hospital has successfully implanted- for the first time in Europe- a miniature pacemaker into a prematurely-born baby. The youngster, weighing barely one-and-a-half
Severe drought stops flamingos breeding at Spain’s Fuente de Piedra Lagoon
FLAMINGOS from all along the Mediterranean and north African coast usually head to the Fuente de Piedra lagoon near Malaga every year to breed. Unfortunately,
British man dead with wife seriously ill after gas cylinder leak at Mallorca finca in Spain
A BRITISH man died and his wife is seriously ill after a leak from a gas cylinder hooked up to a fridge at a Mallorca
Spain’s Los Boliches summer craft markets will be back from June onwards
STREET markets are a huge part of Spanish culture and Los Boliches in Fuengirola is no different; with the Paseo Marítimo coming alive each summer
Wedding tourism is booming in Spain’s Malaga
DESTINATION weddings are booming in Malaga more than ever, with thousands of overseas couples tying the knot in the province last year. The vogue for
Spain’s tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz set to return to No. 1 after retaining Madrid title
TENNIS sensation Carlos Alcaraz is just a match away from securing his spot, once again, at the top of the world tennis rankings. After a
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Manga Club with pool garage – € 330,000
La Manga Club, Murcia 2 beds 2 baths € 330,000 On offer is an extremely well presented penthouse apartment, in the Terrazas de
RBL standard bearer and Olive Press staffer recounts his day at the King’s Coronation
LIFELONG memories, a huge smile on his face, a sense of pride and a stiff right arm are the legacy of King Charles III’s Coronation
LISTED: Malaga’s main blue flag beaches for 2023
THE province of Malaga leads the number of blue flag awards that Andalucia has received this year for its beaches, ports and sustainable vessels. Malaga
Foodie revolution on the Costa del Sol
IT was in Mijas pueblo during a summer holiday as a child, that one of Britain’s top chefs made one of his first formative foodie
Gibraltar starts tender process for delayed sewage plant destined for Europa Point
PLANS for a new sewage water treatment plant in Gibraltar are going ahead at a site close to Europa Point. The government opened the tender
From Ibex to insects: meet the famous fauna of the Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada
A MOUNTAINOUS region rich with forests and pastures, the Alpujarra supports a wealth of wildlife – from birds to mammals and bees to butterflies. Although
Gibraltar Chief Minister meets with King Charles III as guns fire royal salute for coronation
GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister Fabian Picardo had a chat with King Charles III in London Friday as guns fired on the Rock to mark the coronation
Far-right extremist Kristofer Kearney quoted Hitler in chat group, UK court hears
A FAR-RIGHT fitness guru who was extradited from Spain to face terror charges in the UK claimed that Adolf Hitler ‘showed people the way’. Kristofer
In pictures: Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend King Charles’s coronation
IN A BREAK with tradition, King Charles III decided that coronated monarchs would be invited to attend his coronation today, May 6. Two of those