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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

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Spain’s Canary Islands hit by major power cut just days after nationwide blackout

THE Canary Islands have been hit by another major power cut, just days after a nationwide blackout brought Spain to a standstill. Tens of thousands

8 May, 2025 @ 14:08

Canary Islands·Environment

Ex-Nicola Bulley detective joins search for missing teen Jay Slater in Tenerife as investigation enters its tenth day

A TOP British investigator who worked on the Nicola Bulley case has joined the search for Jay Slater as it enters its tenth day in

26 Jun, 2024 @ 13:35

Lead·Tenerife

Missing Brit Jay Slater ‘was spotted watching the Euros in Tenerife’, claim locals as search enters its tenth day

LOCALS have claimed they spotted missing Brit Jay Slater ‘watching the Euros in Tenerife’ as the 10 day search continues. THE Mayor of Santiago del

26 Jun, 2024 @ 12:48

Lead·Tenerife

Swimming pool ban in Spain: Holiday hotspot in Alicante brings in shock measure after suffering months of 'historic drought'

Wanted Russian oil tycoon is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘stealing €35m of public funds’ – according to his home country’s authorities

A RUSSIAN oil tycoon has been arrested at his Costa Blanca home over an alleged €35 million fraud in his native country. The unnamed 58-year-old

29 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

This city in Spain is the fourth best in the world to live in, data suggests

DATA has revealed the world’s most sought after places to live and a Spanish city has made it into the top five. Madrid is the

8 Nov, 2023 @ 12:42

Olive Press Travel

Marbella gang who ‘stole more than €4.5m’ thanks to their safe-cracking skills are finally brought down after raiding a hotel near the Eiffel Tower in Paris

POLICE in France and Spain have joined forces to arrest three men who allegedly broke into safes at luxury hotel complexes in Paris and different

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:54

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Malaga·Marbella

Dutch captain speaks of ‘scary moment’ when orcas attack yacht in Straits of Gibraltar off Spain’s coast

A DUTCH captain described the ‘scary moment’ when a pod of orcas started to bite at the rudder of his yacht in the Straits of

25 Jun, 2023 @ 09:06

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Almost 40% of workers in Spain do not receive overtime compensation

FOUR out of 10 workers in Spain receive no compensation for their overtime work. A study carried out by Infojobs and Adecco exposed businesses in

22 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Firefighters put out Tarifa blaze that charred over 50 hectares in Spain’s Andalucia

AUTHORITIES in Spain’s Andalucia have now put out most of the Tarifa blaze that burnt over 50 hectares to a cinder since Wednesday. The Forestry

11 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Other News

Largest ever drug trafficking trial of Castanas gang starts in Spain’s Andalucia

THE largest drug traffic trial ever in Spain started Monday in Andalucia as members of the Castanas clan were brought to justice. Prosecutors will now

10 Apr, 2023 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Man tries to suffocate his partner and threatens her with gun in Spain's Valencia

Courts in Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic violence in 2022 compared to 2,000 men

COURTS in the province of Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic and gender violence during 2022 compared to more than 2,000 men, latest

16 Mar, 2023 @ 16:05

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Police arrest 43 people who allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE arrested 43 people as they busted a group of criminals that allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in the Malaga province. The criminals

6 Jan, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Dog bites several police officers trying to arrest drug-trafficking gang leader on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police dog sniffs out hash in tyres of luxury Merc going from Spain’s Ceuta to Algeciras

A POLICE dog foiled an attempt to smuggle over 28 kilos of hashish hidden inside the tyres of a luxury car in Spain’s Ceuta driven

29 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Other News

Spain looks to pass new temporary wealth tax to help fight inflation after the Ukraine war, its treasury minister said

SPAIN’S left-wing coalition government is hoping to slap a two-year tax on the richest 1% of the population by next year to fight inflation, its

22 Sep, 2022 @ 18:53

Lead·Madrid·National News

Police discover 21 kilos of cannabis at secret weed plantation in Gibraltar Campo town

POLICE have raided an illegal weed plantation in an Algeciras neighbourhood and seized more than 20 kilos of marijuana. Policia Nacional agents arrested a man

15 Sep, 2022 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

New Catalan body will buy coastal areas to save them from property developers in Spain

CATALUNYA is taking a leaf out of the French book by creating an institute to buy natural coastal areas to free them from speculating property

17 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

Alicante·Almeria·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

Missing 15-year-old British girl found ‘alive and well’ in Spain’s Mallorca

THE missing 15-year-old British girl has been located after disappearing for over three weeks in Mallorca. The teenager, Emina Ilora Alice Winterbottom, was last seen on August

23 Sep, 2021 @ 14:22

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Police investigate ‘disturbing’ disappearance of 15-year-old British girl in Spain’s Mallorca

A SEARCH is underway in Mallorca for a 15-year-old British girl who lives with her family in Palma and has gone missing. The teenager, Emina Ilora

22 Sep, 2021 @ 15:49

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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Food prices rise alongside soaring electricity costs in Spain’s Balearic Islands

THE rise in electricity costs is responsible for an increase on average of 1.5% in food prices throughout the Balearic Islands. According to Consumer Price

2 Sep, 2021 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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Expat Dad discovers his vintage Petrus (wine worth €3,000) was used to make sangria by daughter’s friends at house party in Spain

PETE Jones is one hell of an understanding father. When he woke up last Saturday morning to discover that his daughter and her friends had

26 Jun, 2021 @ 08:00

Lead·Madrid·Other News

Spain postpones introduction of nationwide road toll scheme in 2024

Spain’s PM agrees 12 month deadline to submit road toll reform

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as brought the nationwide toll road reform a step closer after agreeing with the EU to a 12 month deadline

18 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

INDUSTRY HOPE: US tariffs on Andalucian olives scrapped for FIVE years after EU truce

THE tariffs placed on Andalucian table olives and olive oil, as well as many other European food produces, have been scrapped for five years after

18 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead

GIS A LIFT: Car share giants Uber expand its services on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE American taxi company Uber is expanding its presence across the Costa del Sol, giving summer tourists unrivalled access to the region’s top attractions. Three

16 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga

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JUST THE START: El Melillero acid attack suspect on trial this week for gun crimes

THE man currently accused of the sickening acid attack on two females in Malaga is to sit trial this week for gun crimes relating to

14 Jun, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

TAKEN ITS TOLL: Popular Costa del Sol toll road records lowest traffic in 22 years during COVID-19 pandemic

THE Ministry of Transport has released traffic figures for the AP-7 and AP-46 Autopista toll roads for 2020 showing its lowest usage since its construction

14 Jun, 2021 @ 14:45

Lead·Malaga