Ibiza’s volunteer snake catcher puts out call for help after vehicle gives up the ghost
DEAN Gallagher is something of a guardian angel on the Balearic Island of Ibiza. Not content with lending a hand to tourists who have broken
British couple die from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by gas heater in Spain’s Mallorca
A British couple have died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Selva, Mallorca. It’s believed they passed away on Saturday with the fatal leak coming from
Former lover of Spain’s King Juan Carlos had ‘bank accounts blocked’ after breakup
A FORMER lover of Spain’s King Juan Carlos I claims that she had to hire a former FBI agent to prove her innocence, after her
Benidorm gang dress up as police to con €500,000 out of businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm gang fleeced a Russian businessman out of €500,000 by pretending to be Guardia Civil officers and telling him that he was wanted by
Gibraltar swimmers rock the international stage at Melbourne world swimming championships
SWIMMERS from Gibraltar set five national records and secured a personal best at the 16th World Swimming Championships in Australia. The Rock’s Minister for Sport
Labour reforms help improve shocking youth employment figures in Spain by reversing ‘hire-and-fire’ regime
Spain’s labour policy reforms have led to a significant increase in the number of young workers with permanent contracts, new stats show. Youth unemployment rates
Far-right leader Tommy Robinson flouts English football ban to attend second division match in Spain
Far-right thug Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has boasted of attending a football match in Spain, despite being banned from attending ‘all regulated football matches, home and abroad’
Deaths in Spain fell by 8.7% in 2021 with respiratory diseases and tumors dominating
DEATHS in Spain fell by 8.7% in 2021 according to figures compiled by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). 450,744 died last year- a drop of
Missing American college student Kenny DeLand Jr. found in Spain after ‘seeing himself on the news’
An American college student who had been missing for two weeks was found in Spain after ‘seeing himself on the news’. The family of Kenny
Police arrest drug gang that held up rival hash truck on Spain’s A-7 motorway
POLICE in Malaga have arrested four gang-members who violently held-up a truck that rival drug-traffickers were using to move hashish hidden in its cargo of
FIREBUG: Man arrested accused of causing 19 forest fires in Spain’s Caceres
A MAN has been arrested accused of setting 19 forest fires in Spain’s Caceres over a period of two years. One of the blazes burned
Unhealthy warning over some of Spain’s main brand chocolate nougat ‘turrons’
SPAIN’S OCU consumer watchdog says that nearly half of the country’s main-branded chocolate turrons are not up to scratch. With the festive turron-eating season upon
TRAGEDY: Police search suspect after hit-and-run death leaves Spain’s Cartama in state of shock
POLICE are searching for the driver of a BMW who fatally ran over a 28-year-old at the entrance to Cartama and then fled the scene.
DOG’S BEST FRIENDS: Pooch rescued from cave in Spain after BOMB SQUAD called in
A HUNTING dog that had been trapped in a cave for five days has been rescued unharmed after a massive Guardia Civil operation. Bomb squad
Husband of scandal-embroiled Tory peer Michelle Mone facing five years in jail for fraud in Spain
The husband of Scottish Tory peer Michelle Mone is facing the possibility of more than five years in prison if he is found guilty of
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Can’t make this up’: Brit stranded at Valencia airport after dog ate his passport
We’ve all used the ‘my dog ate my homework’ excuse before. But I don’t think this Brit ever thought he’d need to pull that old
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Party options: Perfect spots to celebrate Christmas in and out of Gibraltar
Festive flavours at PizzaExpress OH come, all ye hungry! This season, Pizza Express is setting the table for a festive feast with extra flavour. Indulgence
Hotel owner in Spain’s Mar Menor beats off knife-wielding thief with iron bar
TWO robbers were beaten off by a Mar Manor hotel owner on Friday when the owner coshed one of them with an iron bar. They
Winter wonderland: The Skiing destination in Andalucia’s Granada
IT was two decades ago that I looked out from a hillside near Ronda and spotted the distant snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada over
All I want for Xmas: Tickets for Blur, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Robbie Williams on sale, but Pet Shops Boys perform in Spain for free
THE Three Kings are bringing music lovers a real treat this year. A string of top-name acts is lined up for appearances in Spain, with
REVIEW: Living amongst Roman remains in Andalucia’s Cordoba
WHEN the owners of Cordoba’s most charming boutique hotel decided to expand a few years ago they knew there would be something below the building
DGT’s festive drugs and alcohol campaign in Spain’s Andalucia sees 47 drivers a day caught under influence of alcohol or drugs
THE DGT’s (General Directorate of Traffic) six-day festive drugs and alcohol campaign, carried out at the start of the month between December 5-11, has seen
Spain’s Malaga-Madrid AVE begins pooch-friendly service
RENFE, the state-owned railway company in Spain, has included the Madrid-Malaga AVE trains in a pilot test that will allow canines of up to 40
NOTHING TO HIDE: Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores talks exclusively to the Olive Press about dawn raid as part of €2 billion European tax fraud probe
A MARBELLA lawyer has slammed a ‘heavy-handed’ dawn raid over a VAT fraud that was splashed over the media. Antonio Flores is furious that 12
WHITE CHRISTMAS: is Spain lining itself up for a cocaine problem?
WHILE most revellers will consume nothing stronger than ‘una copa’ this festive season, others will have a White Christmas where the snow isn’t lying on