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Iberia in Flames: Thousands battle raging wildfires in Spain and Portugal as mercury set to soar past 40°C

THOUSANDS thousands of exhausted firefighters are battling wave after wave of blazing infernos as scorching heat grips the Iberian Peninsula. Blazes have been tearing through

1 Aug, 2025 @ 08:46

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Flight from Spain makes emergency landing at US airbase on tiny Atlantic Ocean island

NEARLY 300 passengers were left stranded on a remote Atlantic Ocean island for a day after a Delta jet departing Madrid was forced into an

11 Jul, 2025 @ 08:30

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EXCLUSIVE: Guns found during Madeleine McCann search in Praia da Luz in Portugal

By Jon Clarke in Praia da Luz DETECTIVES searching for remains of missing Madeleine McCann found two buried guns in Portugal last week. The Olive

10 Jun, 2025 @ 19:31

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m certain they’ve found key evidence in Maddie search’ says former detective who worked alongside McCann family in 2007 Portugal search

By Jon Clarke in Praia da Luz A FORMER detective who helped look for missing Madeleine McCann in 2007 insists the search this week was

6 Jun, 2025 @ 14:07

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Half decade milestone since Christian Brueckner was named prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case. Where are we now?

Olive Press editor Jon Clarke recalls the week he started probing the German paedophile during the Covid lockdown in June 2020 IT is exactly five

5 Jun, 2025 @ 19:10

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Renfe strike is called off: Railway company agrees deal with 15,000 workers after threat of walkouts across Spain saw 1,500 trains cancelled

First high speed train link between Andalucia and Portugal finally in the works

A MAJOR new high-speed rail project that would connect Sevilla with the Algarve via Huelva has taken a key step forward following a meeting between

11 May, 2025 @ 10:30

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John George murder suspect is extradited to Spain

John George killing: Suspect agrees to extradition request from Spain

A SUSPECT in the murder of Belfast father-of-two John George has agreed to be extradited back to Spain. Jonathan ‘Jonny’ Alan Smyth, 26, was named

28 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

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John George breakthrough: Two suspects are arrested in Portugal over murder of Northern Irish father in Spain

John George breakthrough: Suspect arrested in Portugal over murder of Northern Irish father in Spain

A NORTHERN Ireland man has been arrested in Portugal over the murder of Belfast father-of-two John George. The 26-year-old, has been named as Jonathan ‘Jonny’

26 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Earthquake alert for Portugal and Spain: Experts warn catastrophic 1755 disaster is at risk of repeating itself as buildings are not prepared

THE alarm has been raised for authorities on the Iberian Peninsula to better prepare themselves for a potentially devastating earthquake. According to experts, there is

8 Nov, 2024 @ 07:00

Environment·Lead·Weather

The Portuguese village that has turned the heads of Prince Harry and George Clooney

NESTLED along the picturesque Alentejo coast of Portugal, Melides has emerged as a premier destination for property buyers, which include Prince Harry and George Clooney.

3 Nov, 2024 @ 12:12

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This is the A-list enclave in Portugal where Harry and Meghan ‘have bought a home’ – and the Clooneys ‘are considering following them’

PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle are said to have splashed €4.3million on a luxury Portugal property. The Sussexes reportedly purchased the off-plan home in Melides,

24 Oct, 2024 @ 12:18

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Exclusive: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘could flee to Africa’ if freed next year – as Irish victim vows to appeal ‘scandalous’ acquittal

MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is considering fleeing to Africa if he gets out of prison next year, the Olive Press can reveal. The 47-year-old

15 Oct, 2024 @ 19:59

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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is in ‘top 1% of dangerous criminals’ with penchant for ‘sadism and paedophilia’, psychiatrist tells court

MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is in the ‘top league’ of dangerous criminals, an expert psychiatrist told a court today. Dr Christian Riedemann gave his

27 Sep, 2024 @ 15:02

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Portugal burns: 100 ‘out of control’ forest fires are visible from space after destroying thousands of hectares – as state of emergency is declared

AT least seven people have died as scores of wildfires continue to rage in Portugal, forcing authorities to officially declare a ‘state of calamity’. Over

19 Sep, 2024 @ 11:48

Environment·Lead

Spain on alert after ‘very dangerous’ British criminal escapes from high-security prison in Portugal – as police chief warns ‘lives are at stake’

SPANISH police are on high alert after a ‘very dangerous’ British prisoner escaped from a high-security prison in Portugal. Mark Cameron Roscaleer, 39, was one

11 Sep, 2024 @ 20:00

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Watch: Airplane’s terrifying landing at a Portugal airport where hundreds of Spaniards have been trapped for DAYS due to severe winds

THIS is the moment a passenger plane struggled to land at a Portuguese airport due to severe winds. The footage was taken on the island

20 Aug, 2024 @ 18:38

Lead·Travel News·Video

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘is a serial predator who terrorised his victims’, top profiler tells a German court

A TOP German detective has told a court why he believes Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is a dangerous serial rapist. The respected profiler told

7 Aug, 2024 @ 18:19

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Chaos at trial of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner as prosecutors accuse judges of ‘bias’ over shock quashing of paedophile’s arrest

THE judges who quashed the arrest warrant for Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner have been accused of bias by prosecutors. Three judges at Braunschweig court

5 Jul, 2024 @ 11:53

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Spain tsunami warning: Experts say deadly weather phenomenon will hit the country by this date – with multiple coasts at risk

EXPERTS predict that Spain is ever more likely to be hit by a tsunami, attributed to the region’s proximity to tectonic plate boundaries. According to

3 Jul, 2024 @ 09:24

Andalucia·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

The moment before the crash at the Beja AirShow

Mid-air tragedy: Spanish pilot dies after crashing into Portuguese plane during air show

A SPANISH pilot died on Sunday after the plane he was flying crashed into another at an air show in Beja, in the south of

3 Jun, 2024 @ 11:09

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WATCH: Huge fireball ‘meteor’ is spotted in the skies above Spain and Portugal after entering the atmosphere at 160,000km/hr – so did YOU see it?

A HUGE fireball has been spotted flying above southern and central Spain and parts of Portugal. The Calar Alto Observatory in Gergal, Almeria, confirmed the

19 May, 2024 @ 12:55

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ANALYSIS: How a brave Irish rape victim ran rings around Christian Brueckner’s team of expensive lawyers – and got the Olive Press a mention in the process

By Jon Clarke in Braunschweig, Germany IT was the day that Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner’s slick defence backfired. And it partly hinged around the

19 May, 2024 @ 12:41

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Irish woman ‘thought she would die’ during ‘rape attack’ by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner – as she claims Portugal police joked around and called her a ‘slut’ after she reported it

A FORMER expat holiday rep has told a court she feared she would die while being raped by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner in Portugal.

16 May, 2024 @ 12:01

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Madeleine McCann anniversary: How Brit toddler’s disappearance 17 years ago today shares striking similarities to that of German girl Inga Gehricke – including paedophile suspect Christian Brueckner

IT was May 2, 2015, when five-year-old Inga Gehricke went off to collect firewood for a family barbecue, never to be seen again. Just like

3 May, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain's government examines different options to bring in national toll road charges in 2024

Portugal is set to remove tolls on roads that enter Spain via Andalucia, Galicia and elsewhere

THE national parliament in Portugal on Thursday approved a draft law from the Socialist Party that will see tolls on a number of roads scrapped.

3 May, 2024 @ 11:18

Andalucia·Galicia·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner’s van ‘had two hidden compartments’ including one in the FLOOR: Cops search the vehicle for DNA of ‘German Maddie’ Inga Gehricke

EXCLUSIVE By Jon Clarke and Rainer Buckhard in Braunschweig COPS have discovered a van driven by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner had secret compartments. The

26 Apr, 2024 @ 15:00

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