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Spain-Portugal border closure extended until after Easter holidays

Fiona Govan - 15 Mar, 2021 @ 17:30

SPAIN’S government has yet again extended the ban on crossing the Portuguese border for all but justified journeys. Police checks at the border with Portugal...

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BUSTED: Police in Spain arrest 46 involved in huge trafficking gang importing drugs from Morocco

Simon Wade - 12 Mar, 2021 @ 13:30

A NETWORK of warehouses from Gibraltar to Barcelona have been raided, revealing a large scale and ‘perfectly-structured’ drug trafficking operation led by a man...

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Spain’s leader of health emergencies Fernando Simon pictured surfing in Portugal days after advising against travel between provinces

Cristina Hodgson - 21 Jul, 2020 @ 10:42

Fernando Simon caught surfing in Portugal amid a surge of COVID-19 outbreaks.

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REVEALED: ‘Child therapist’ tracked down by Olive Press was Maddie McCann suspect’s ‘partner in crime’ in Portugal as more...

Jon Clarke & Laurence Dollimore - 17 Jul, 2020 @ 21:50

In an explosive documentary on Portugal’s national RTP TV station, the attractive German from Wurzburg, has been accused of pinpointing ‘good properties to rob’ for the pair

Granada

Expats destroyed vital DNA clues as Maddie suspect linked to more sex crimes and potentially a child rape in...

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 7 Jul, 2020 @ 12:17

One expat questioned whether he could have been involved in a child rape during the Dragon Festival in Granada in 2007

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Spain and Portugal reopen border after coronavirus lockdown

Dilip Kuner - 1 Jul, 2020 @ 15:44

SPAIN reopened its border with Portugal yesterday after a three month closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his...

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EXCLUSIVE: Footage of property where paedophile and suspect Christian Brueckner lived in the months after Madeleine McCann disappeared from...

Laurence Dollimore - 8 Jun, 2020 @ 14:40

The extensive property sits in the sleepy village of Foral, around 50 minutes drive inland from Praia de Luz, where three-year-old Maddie vanished in 2007

Crime & Law

Name and picture of German man suspected of kidnapping Madeleine McCann released

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 4 Jun, 2020 @ 19:08

THE German man suspected of kidnapping Madeleine McCann has been named and his picture has been released for the first time.

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Spanish Government goes back on decision to open land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 4 Jun, 2020 @ 17:59

SPAIN’S Government has gone back on its statement that land borders with France and Portugal will open on June 22, but has instead clarified that they will open on July 1.

Father and stepmother arrested in Portugal after body of girl, 9, found in forest

Laurence Dollimore - 10 May, 2020 @ 20:00

A FATHER and stepmother in Portugal have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the death their nine-year-old daughter. Judicial Police cuffed the pair in...

Food & Drink

New invention solves ‘corked wine’ problem and will help Spain and Portugal’s huge cork estates grow and thrive

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 18 Apr, 2020 @ 09:00

The discovery comes as it emerged that the number of wines using corks has risen by 600,000 bottles a year, while plastic stopper use has fallen by four million units

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‘MY HEROES’: How a British cyclist was taken in by Spanish farmers in Andalucia after becoming stuck in southern...

Laurence Dollimore - 6 Apr, 2020 @ 14:23

A BRITISH cyclist says he has been left ‘overwhelmed’ by the help he has received after becoming trapped in southern Spain during the nationwide...

Crime & Law

Police arrest Spanish ‘gang’ after British CEOs hacked in €10 million email scam

Charlie Smith - 22 Oct, 2019 @ 10:55

The scam affected firms from 12 countries, including Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Chile, Belgium, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Norway and the US

Crime & Law

Drunk British mum ‘high on cannabis’ arrested after screaming ‘you can’t f*****g stop me’ on Birthday flight to Spain

Charlie Smith - 14 Oct, 2019 @ 08:24

She was dragged off the plane by Portuguese police, before being summoned to court in the UK

Property

Don’t let a low budget stop you looking for a home in Spain or Portugal – the hillside option

Staff Reporter - 5 Apr, 2019 @ 11:25

Do you ever dream about buying a home in Spain or Portugal, but believe that it must be far too expensive? If you take a...

Entertainment

Netflix announces in-depth Maddie McCann documentary, featuring the Olive Press and ‘never before heard’ testimonies

Laurence Dollimore - 14 Mar, 2019 @ 08:55

The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann will be available to stream on March 15

Crime & Law

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Ronaldo gets 23-month jail sentence and €18.8m fine for tax evasion in Spain as Alonso maintains innocence

Charlie Smith - 23 Jan, 2019 @ 12:34

Unlike Ronaldo, Alonso did not accept a deal put forward by prosecutors

Crime & Law

British ‘gang boss’ arrested for murder in Spain is wanted for 29 crimes and could face 100 years in...

Charlie Smith - 4 Jan, 2019 @ 15:30

POLICE in Tenerife have arrested a man wanted by Scottish authorities for 29 crimes, including murder. Authorities think the 35-year-old fugitive, thought to be from...

Environment

Spain rocked by earthquake as 2 million feel houses ‘shaking’

Elisa Menendez - 19 Nov, 2018 @ 12:53

The 'strong' 3.7 magnitude quake affected mostly residents in Galicia

Crime & Law

WATCH: Police in Malaga seize 6,000kg cocaine hidden in bananas and recover guns and €300,000 in cash

Charlie Smith - 26 Oct, 2018 @ 12:45

Drug traffickers had hidden the cocaine, believed to have originated from Ecuador, underneath bananas in cardboard boxes

Cadiz

Hurricane Leslie could be heading towards southern Spain bringing winds of more than 70km/hr

Laurence Dollimore - 12 Oct, 2018 @ 22:18

A TROPICAL storm could be heading towards southern Spain. Hurricane Leslie is currently on a trajectory towards the gulf of Cadiz, according to the Miami...

Business & Finance

EXCLUSIVE: British expats in Spain lose MILLIONS following mysterious collapse of foreign exchange firm

Elisa Menendez - 13 Sep, 2018 @ 12:12

Victims have now formed an action group with nearly 200 members

Environment

HELL ON EARTH: One dead as killer heatwave will see temperatures reach 48C in southern Spain TODAY

Laurence Dollimore - 3 Aug, 2018 @ 10:58

RED alerts have been issued across Spain as a killer heatwave continues to spread across the country. Thanks to a hot air blast from the...

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Ryanair strikes begin in Spain as unions and bosses fail to reach agreement

Laurence Dollimore - 25 Jul, 2018 @ 11:21

RYANAIR strikes have begun in Spain after last-minute talks between unions and management failed. Some 600 flights have been cancelled as cabin crew in Portugal,...

Environment

Last summer’s Spain fires most damaging in recent history

Pablo Balbontin - 30 Jun, 2018 @ 10:54

WILDFIRES wreaked more devastation on the Iberian Peninsula last summer than at any time during its recent history, according to the World Wildlife Fund. In...

Celebrity

REVEALED: Where Cristiano Ronaldo stayed and what he ate during Marbella trip

Laurence Dollimore - 9 Jun, 2018 @ 12:04

Ronaldo had arrived via private jet with a group of seven friends and children

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Need a job? Club Med Marbella on ambitious hiring spree for 320 staff to boost their team this winter

Staff Reporter - 3 Oct, 2023 @ 19:01

AS the summer season comes to a close and the winter chill approaches, one all-inclusive resort has set Marbella's hospitality industry abuzz. While many hotels...

WATCH: E-scooter rider is caught travelling on the A-7 motorway near Guadalmina on Spain’s Costa del Sol as cars...

3 Oct, 2023 @ 18:52

Family in Spain stunned to discover genuine Van Dyck painting worth up to €13million had been hanging on their...

3 Oct, 2023 @ 18:19

Ryanair reveals FOUR new cities you can fly to from Spain’s Valencia – including one in the UK

3 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says he will seek parliamentary majority in Spain's Congress

Spain’s King Felipe nominates Pedro Sanchez for prime ministerial investiture vote

3 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

Feral cats claim to be disrupting protected areas and species including nesting birds in Spain’s Costa Blanca

3 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

Mobile phone company duped by €240,000 credit card con in Spain

Number of schoolboys under investigation for creating deep-fake nudes of classmates rises to 26

3 Oct, 2023 @ 14:55

Woman gets €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

Woman wins €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

3 Oct, 2023 @ 14:07

Police in Madrid arrest man suspected of sexually assaulting months-old daughter and offering her to others to do the...

3 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

After years of campaigning, British expat areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca will finally get home postal deliveries

3 Oct, 2023 @ 13:11

Motorcyclist crashes at 220km/hr while trying to avoid a traffic police helicopter in Valencia

3 Oct, 2023 @ 12:12

British and other foreign tourists spent a record-breaking €1.6 billion across Spain’s Valencia region this August

3 Oct, 2023 @ 11:21

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