Crafty burglars use sticky tape trick to identify empty Costa Blanca homes in Spain
A home robbery gang used sticky tape on front doors to highlight potential targets in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas. The four-strong Georgian crew
Spain’s Castellon flooded out by severe thunderstorms twice in one week
CASTELLON is once again being hit by severe storms, just days after part of a residential block in Peñiscola collapsed killing a teenager when 60
Tastes of the world: Flavours abound at Foodisiac in Sotogrande on Spain’s Costa del Sol
FRESHLY baked loaves of bread, buttery croissants, coffee percolating on the counter, these are the smells that will greet you if you choose to take
Violent serial abuser kidnapped girlfriend and forced her into prostitution in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A serial abuser has been arrested for kidnapping and forcing his partner to become a prostitute. The 38-year-old man had 69 police files on him,
Spain’s Valencia is bang on the money
THINGS are looking up for the economy of the Valencia region. Two developments have hit the headlines just days apart from each other that suggest
Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster
THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore. Residents and
Kidnapped toddler taken to the Costa Blanca in Spain is back, safe and well, in the UK
AN abducted toddler taken by her parents on a flight from Glasgow to Alicante-Elche airport is safely back in the UK. Gracie-May Rogers,2, from Lancaster
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Perfect Patacona on the Valencian coast
THERE are many restaurants along the wide seafront of Valencia, but Casa Patacona is definitely a case of ‘save the best for last’. Found in
Legal tips for foreigners wishing to move to Spain & get their residency
Year after years, thousands of foreigners from all around the world decide to start their new life in Spain. And there is enough reason for
Summer surge of animal abandonment in Spain’s Andalucia
TYPICALLY, and tragically, animal abandonment peaks in the summer months and the coronavirus pandemic has heightened the numbers all the more. Data from the Colectivo
4.9 earthquake with epicentre in the Alboran Sea is felt in Malaga, Melilla, Granada and Almeria
AN earthquake of magnitude 4.9 with an epicentre in Alboran has been clearly felt in Melilla, and also in several locations in the provinces of
Poo Fighters! Catalan town brings in superhero to fight a smelly problem
A CATALAN town has created a unique crime fighter to tackle the scourge of dog poo. Superhero SAC – Super Anti-Caques – visits schools and
On the (secret) agenda: Looking behind the headlines into a murky world
ALL governments who go to war often have secret agendas! As America and Britain pull out of Afghanistan, how many of you have asked what
New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura
If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum
High viz, high price: the Spanish design house that wants €3,000 for a ‘builder’s jacket’
WHAT do you get the builder who has everything? A ‘designer’ high-viz jacket that costs €3,000 of course. Spanish fashion house Balenciaga has designed the
The most expensive house for sale in Spain is located in La Zagaleta, on the Costa del Sol, and costs €29 million
THE most costly property in Spain is located on the Costa del Sol and has an eye-watering €29 million price tag. According to recent data
Bioparc in Spain’s Valencia celebrates birth of highly threatened species of primate
VALENCIA’S Bioparc zoo is well and truly earning its stripes as a prime animal conservation and protection site. Just one week after carers stepped in
IN DEPTH: The Irish gang war that spilled out onto the streets of Spain’s Marbella
IT was a bloody feud between two Irish gangs that started on the streets of the Costa del Sol, moved to Dublin and back, and
Singer RaRa performs charity concerts on Spain’s Costa del Sol to raise money for girl, 10, with cancer
A LITTLE girl battling cancer has received a flood of cash to help pay for her potentially life-saving treatment, thanks to Pimlico Plumbers. Youngster Chloe
CCTV shows last sighting of missing Gracie-May Rogers, 2, before her abduction to Spain
Police have released a CCTV image showing two-year-old girl Gracie-May Rogers with her parents prior to boarding a flight to Alicante from Glasgow Airport. As
MADDIE MCCANN: From Portugal to Spain and Germany, the search goes on
OLIVE Press editor Jon Clarke is publishing an explosive new book on the Madeleine McCann case. His investigation is the most comprehensive look at the
IN PICS: Inside the Spanish hideaway of road rage killer and notorious gangland figure Kenneth Noye
Choice in paintings and books give no hints of the home of legendary killer Kenneth Noye now on the market.
No more faking it: Action needed over Spain’s fake holiday lets cons
SPAIN’S National court has taken over the investigation of a long-term holiday rental scam. At least 300 tourists have been conned by the phantom rentals
Chin-chin: Four most fattening Spanish summer drinks
IT’S still summer and sizzling hot in Southern Spain and though that means it’s still time for frosty cocktails and outdoor bars, you’d be surprised
Motor mayhem: It’s that time of year on Spain’s Costa del Sol
SUMMER has long been the time of year when driving niceties fly straight out of the near side window. The roads are full normally of
Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for recognition of a shameful period in the history of Madrid’s Retiro park when people would come to stare wide-eyed at live