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EXPLAINER: When will Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner finally get his day in court over the disappearance of missing toddler PLUS five other sex crimes in Portugal?

IT’S the case that never seems to close. Now into its 16th year, the mystery over the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal,

22 Sep, 2023 @ 18:37

Lead·Must Read·National News

WUNDERBAR: Olive Press launches first free GERMAN newspaper on the Costa del Sol in yet another expansion for Spain’s best expat newspaper

THE Olive Press has expanded once again with the launch of a brand new GERMAN edition for the Costa del Sol. The leading expat newspaper

22 Sep, 2023 @ 14:41

Business & Finance·Lead

EXC: Chilling moment family cat ‘is STOLEN from her doorstep by thug’ in Marbella as devastated British owner offers €3,000 reward for her safe return

THIS is the brazen moment a man allegedly stole a cat from its family’s doorstep in Marbella, sparking outrage among the expat community. CCTV footage

22 Sep, 2023 @ 12:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

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

Inferno rages through Palma care home leaving six hospitalised

A FAULTY phone charger is feared to have sparked an inferno at a care home in Palma. More than 150 staff and residents had to

21 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Mallorca

Mystery surrounds death of Norwegian expat, 21, whose body was found dumped in Torremolinos: Police move towards theory of an ‘adverse reaction to a party drug’

THE death of young Norwegian expat Anne Mathea Morken remains shrouded in mystery as investigators work around the clock to discover what really happeend to

21 Sep, 2023 @ 11:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXC: Tommy Robinson uses British billionaire’s stunning €1.6m villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca to film his podcast with a string of far-right extremists

AN investigation is underway into how Tommy Robinson accessed a stunning Costa Blanca villa owned by a British billionaire to film his extreme far-right podcasts,

20 Sep, 2023 @ 18:59

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read

Quirky and crude donkey tradition continues to entertain locals in towns of Valencian Community

A CURIOUS tradition is back again this year to entertain the locals of towns in the Valencian community. For the second year in a row,

20 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Russell Brand ‘is victim of a witch-hunt’, claims clinic in Spain where comedian, 48, gave a talk on ‘f****d up behaviour’ – years after alleged sexual assaults

RUSSELL Brand told addicts to ‘admit their f****d up behaviour’ and apologise during a series of talks about recovery it has emerged – including in

20 Sep, 2023 @ 13:28

Ibiza·Lead

PICTURED: Tragic expat, 21, whose body was dumped in Torremolinos street: Heartbroken relatives demand answers as elite Norwegian detectives fly into Spain

THE body of a young woman found dumped by a zebra crossing in Torremolinos has been identified as a 21-year-old expat. Anne Mathea Morken, from

19 Sep, 2023 @ 18:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Valencia region to bask in summer-like sun today as temperatures to reach 25C

Scorching temperatures in the Region of Murcia make this summer its second warmest in history

WITH Spain reaching scorching temperatures of way over 40 C this summer, it comes as no surprise that Murcia has just had its second warmest

19 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Murcia·Other News·Weather

Where are expats choosing to move to in Spain?: Top 10 areas include provinces from Andalucia, Murcia and Valencia

MOVING to Spain is a bucket-list item for many, with some wanting to retire at the beach and some wanting to work in the heart

18 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Malaga·Murcia

Ibex-35 executive directors earned 54 times more than their workers in 2022

EXECUTIVE directors of the companies listed on the ibex 35 have made earnings, on average, 54 times more than their workers, according to the Annual

18 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Other News

Spain’s Puerto Banus is the most expensive port to dock a yacht in Europe, according to new ranking

‘Cheap’ tourists, crime and ‘prostitution’ are blamed for a drop in sales at luxury fashion stores in Puerto Banus this summer

‘CHEAP’ tourists and crime are causing a drop in sales in upmarket Puerto Banus, local workers have claimed. In an extraordinary broadside, workers in designer

17 Sep, 2023 @ 14:36

Lead·Marbella

HIDDEN VALLEY: The subtle and mysterious art of mushrooming in central Spain

Paul Richardson reveals how he spots the perfect wild mushroom in the forests by his idyllic home in Extremadura - and how to cook them

17 Sep, 2023 @ 12:47

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Luis Rubiales is selling his €1.5m home in Madrid: Ousted football boss, 46, faces mounting legal bills ahead of trial over ‘non-consensual kiss’

LUIS Rubiales has been forced to sell his luxury €1.5m home in Madrid after being ousted as president of the Spanish Royal Football Federation (RFEF).

16 Sep, 2023 @ 18:11

Lead·National News

Barcelona pizzeria breaks through Italian dominance to take 3rd place for the ‘50 Top Pizza World 2023’ Award

BARCELONA’S Sartoria Panatieri pizzeria, owned by Rafa Panatieri and Jorge Sastre, has been awarded a prestigious third place at the “50 Top Pizza World 2023”

15 Sep, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Food & Drink·Other News

Dramatic killer whale encounter: German Sailboat suffers damaged rudder and water leak in Orca Attack off Spanish coast

NUMEROUS orca interactions, ranging in severity, are reported monthly along the coast of Spain, with nearly 20 incidents occurring off the northwestern coast since mid-August.

15 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Animals·Environment·Lead

German tourist stabbed and robbed by group of six young 'North African' men outside Mallorca nightclub

Brexit is contributing to an ‘alarming’ plummet in property sales on Spain’s Balearic Islands: Purchases by Brits, Germans and others fall by 28% as ‘worrying’ trend emerges

BREXIT is contributing to an ‘alarming’ plummet in property sales to foreigners in the Balearics, experts have warned. The number of homes sold to foreign

14 Sep, 2023 @ 13:20

Balearic Islands·Lead·Property

Wet weekend for Spain: Weather warnings for rain and storms across Andalucia, Costa Blanca, Mallorca and Ibiza

SPAIN is headed for another wet weekend following the torrential downpours that marked the beginning of September. A DANA weather front will once again bring

14 Sep, 2023 @ 11:27

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AGP Torremolinos Bajondillo Beach RFTS e

Body of woman is found dumped by a zebra crossing on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Victim aged ‘around 25’ showed ‘signs of asphyxiation’ after being found by group of young people

THE body of a young woman has been found dumped by a zebra crossing on the Costa del Sol. Policia Nacional have launched an urgent

14 Sep, 2023 @ 10:55

Crime & Law·Lead

Biting red fire ants warning: Invasive pests are found in major Italian port raising fears they will spread to Spain and wider Europe

RED fire ants have become a threat to Spain after being spotted in a major port in Sicily, Italy. Researchers found 88 nests in the

12 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Nature·Other News

Mike Evans, the 75-year-old British pilot who tragically passed away during the landing manoeuvres of his glider,

Briton, 75, is killed in horror plane crash in northern Spain: Tributes pour in for much-loved glider pilot

A 75-YEAR-OLD British pilot has tragically died in a glider accident at the Santa Cilia aerodrome near Jaca in northern Spain. Much-loved Mike Evans was

12 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Other News·Sport

Airport terminals in Spain will reopen for people to greet or wave goodbye to family and friends

British and German tourism plummets in Spain but continues to rise in Balearics

SPAIN and the Balearics have always attracted both British and German tourists. Yet, issues such as economic conditions, higher prices of holidays, the heat, and

11 Sep, 2023 @ 21:30

Balearic Islands·National News

Jewish groups in Spain demand anti-Semitic descriptions branding them ‘greedy’ are removed from Spanish dictionaries

OVER 20 Jewish groups from Spanish-speaking countries have written to the leading linguistic authority, the Spanish Royal Academy (RAE), to demand the removal of antisemitic

11 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Other News

Is Spain due a mammoth earthquake? What the Morocco disaster means for neighbouring Andalucia

THE earthquake in Morocco last week has so far killed more than 2,300 people in what is the country’s worst natural disaster for decades. The

11 Sep, 2023 @ 12:53

Andalucia·Lead

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