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Spain and Portugal experiencing driest spells in over a millennium
THE IBERIAN PENINSULA is going through its driest period for 1,200 years, according to new research.
The majority of rain in Portugal and Spain falls...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s €2 million sports car smashes into Mallorca house entrance in Spain
AN employee of Manchester United and Portugal soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, crashed his €2.1 million sports car in Mallorca on Monday.
The two-seater Bugatti Veyron...
The Olive Press: How the world’s media follows up on our exclusive stories
IT was a full 12 hours before the world’s media caught up with our exclusive that police had found traces of missing toddler Madeleine...
Spain’s government rubber-stamps energy price cap which needs European Commission sign-off
SPAIN'S Council of Ministers formally approved a price cap on Friday that limits gas prices used to produce electricity.
The 12-month concession granted by the...
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘had traces of the toddler in his van’ claims Portuguese investigator
GERMAN police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have found traces of her in a vehicle driven by the prime suspect Christian Brueckner.
A Portuguese...
Spain booted out of 2023 Rugby World Cup in France for playing an ineligible player twice
SPAIN has been thrown out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after fielding an ineligible player in two qualifying matches.
The decision was...
Reduced power bills coming to Spain after it makes EU deal to slash wholesale electricity prices
WHOLESALE electricity prices in Spain will be capped for a year starting from May.
Based on current wholesale rates, the move would produce an estimated...
Post-Brexit passport check regulations relaxed as Portugal aims to steal a tourism march on Spain
PORTUGAL is hoping to steal a march on Spain by scrapping post-Brexit security checks for Brits arriving at its airports.
UK visitors to the country...
Streaming giant Netflix signs ground-breaking deal in Spain
INTERNATIONAL streamer Netflix has signed its first-ever collaborative deal with a Spanish council which will see it support future TV and movie makers in...
The only cross-border zip line in the world is in Spain’s Huelva
ADRENALINE junkies can now cross the natural border that separates Spain from its neighbour Portugal, in less than a minute—thanks to the only cross-border...
UK tourists aim for foreign holiday breaks in Spain as Greece and Turkey suffer due to Ukraine war
UK holidaymakers are opting for Spanish flight and hotel bookings, as interest in breaks to Greece and Turkey falls following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Mabrian's...
Spain and Portugal team up to propose cap on electricity costs
SPAIN and Portugal are to submit a proposal to the EU to cap wholesale electricity prices
The plan was confirmed by Minister for Ecological Transition,...
Go ahead for final phase clinical trials of Spain’s own COVID-19 vaccine
SPAIN'S first domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine produced by Hipra is to start its final phase of clinical trials.
Approval was given by the Spanish Agency for...
EXPLAINED: The new clues that link German sex offender to missing Madeleine McCann
A GERMAN TV investigation has uncovered a series of fresh witnesses and information linking a convicted paedophile to the snatching of Madeleine McCann.
The documentary,...
Luxury cars seized as major European cryptocurrency fraudster is arrested in Valencia area of Spain
A man branded as one of Europe's leading cryptocurrency scammers has been arrested in Valencia City and assets worth €2.5 million seized.
The Portuguese man,...
MADELEINE MCCANN: Prime suspect Christian Brueckner ‘to be charged with rape of young woman’
THE prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case is to be charged with the rape of a young woman early next year.
Christian Brueckner will...
Endesa power company to invest €31 billion until 2030 on green energy in Spain and Portugal
ENDESA has announced a €31 billion investment in 'green' energy production in Spain and Portugal through to 2030.
The news comes as Endesa and other...
Leading chocolate maker Valor based outside Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca celebrates its 140th anniversary
SPAIN'S leading chocolate manufacturer, Valor, has celebrated its 140th anniversary by announcing profits of €10.6 million.
The company had a turnover of €128 million in...
Andalucia-Algarve rail connection still a “dream” says Portugal’s Prime Minister
PORTUGUESE Prime Minister Antonio Costa has said that it is “a dream” of his to be able to unite the regions of the Algarve,...
Repsol installing over 600 electric charging points at service areas in Spain and Portugal
REPSOL is to spend €42.5 million installing 610 electric recharging points at its service stations in Spain and Portugal.
The project is part of the...
EXCLUSIVE: German and Portuguese cops meet to swap evidence on prime suspect who ‘wanted to catch something small’ in...
GERMAN detectives have been holding high level meetings with their Portuguese counterparts over missing Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner.
A team of police from...
TROLLED OVER: Evil social media campaign to destroy new Maddie book comes unstuck
by Dilip Kuner
THE Olive Press has won a victory against ‘evil’ online trolls who have attacked the family of missing Madeleine McCann for the...
EXCLUSIVE: This is no comedy – Madeleine McCann prime suspect has no right to call a new book on...
THE author of a new book on Madeleine McCann has hit back at claims by the current prime suspect that it is ‘no better...
‘I’m sure he did it’: Best pal of prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case reveals all in new book
In a soul-searching new book, Olive Press editor Jon Clarke takes a deep dive into the seedy world of ‘van lifer’ Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in the snatch of Madeleine McCann
‘Tirelessly researched’ new book on missing Madeleine McCann is a deep dive into murky world of Spanish and Portuguese...
AN-DEPTH study of the Madeleine McCann case and its links to a German convict has been released this week by the Olive Press editor.
Jon...
Bank-robbing gang steal €1.3 million from 33 branches in Spain and even replace front-door locks
A robbery gang that looted 33 banks across Spain and stole nearly €1.3 million have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
The crooks used a...
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Forest fire breaks out near homes 2Okm from Marbella
Firefighters have controlled another wildfire in Spain's south, this time scorching land near a reservoir outside Marbella.
Firefighters have now stabilised the forest fire that...
