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Madeleine Mccann Suspect Christian Brueckner To Be Charged With Rape

New witness ‘saw Maddie McCann suspect flee rape of young Irish expat’: Victim felt she was being watched before Christian Brueckner ‘climbed into her home and launched four-hour assault’

A NEW witness claims he saw Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner running from the rape of a young Irish expat in Portugal. The hotel worker

2 Oct, 2023 @ 16:52

Lead

British-plated cars are targeted by vandals in Marbella: Police ‘make one arrest’ after vehicles spray-painted and tyres slashed

AN anti-tourism campaign in Marbella is targeting cars with UK number plates by slashing their tyres and daubing them with graffiti – as fed-up locals

2 Oct, 2023 @ 14:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Charred body discovered in burning car in Almeria: Police launch probe as identity of victim remains a mystery

A CHARRED body has been found in a burned-out car in Andalucia. The grisly discovery was made in Albox, Almeria, on Friday morning. The blackened

30 Sep, 2023 @ 16:05

Almeria·Lead

WATCH: Moment oriental hornets devour a dead BIRD on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Experts warn the insects attack in groups and can sting you multiple times

THIS is the moment a pack of oriental hornets were seen feasting on a dead bird on the Costa del Sol. The footage, shared on

30 Sep, 2023 @ 13:15

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Energy Firm Endesa Gets €500 Million Loans To Fund Solar And Wind Projects In Spain

Are you an Endesa customer? Check your energy bills NOW: Campaigners call for probe over ‘irregular charges’ on invoices across Spain

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding energy supplier Endesa be investigated after scores of customers reported ‘irregular’ charges on their bills. The charges have reportedly been going on

29 Sep, 2023 @ 18:25

Business & Finance·Lead

EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Can I leave my dog outside a shop in Spain? All you need to know as new animal laws come into effect TODAY – with fines of up to €200,000 for breaking them

A NEW set of animal protection laws have come into effect across Spain today with fines of up to €200,000 for breaking them. Under the

29 Sep, 2023 @ 11:15

Animals·Lead

REVEALED: The cheapest supermarkets in Spain that you’ve probably never heard of – and which regions have the lowest prices for your weekly shop

A MAJOR study has revealed the cheapest supermarkets in Spain, and the results may surprise you. The OCU, a leading consumer organisation, priced up the

28 Sep, 2023 @ 16:44

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain braces for hottest start to October in 70 years: Temperatures will soar from TOMORROW and could reach as high as 38C

SPAIN will be hit with extreme temperatures this weekend in what could be the hottest start to October in at least 70 years. Weather agency

28 Sep, 2023 @ 14:31

Lead·National News·Weather

EXCLUSIVE: Popular expat bar ‘is torched by an arsonist’ in shocking 5am attack on Spain’s Costa del Sol as owner brands scene ‘like something from a horror movie’

A POPULAR expat bar on the Costa del Sol has been left in ruins following a devastating arson attack. Harp Bar, in Calahonda, was pictured

28 Sep, 2023 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Pupil, 14, ‘stabs three teachers and two classmates after pulling two knives from his rucksack’ upon arriving to school in Spain’s Andalucia this morning

A 14-YEAR-OLD pupil has been detained after embarking on a stabbing frenzy at his school in southern Spain this morning. The student took two knives

28 Sep, 2023 @ 11:30

Cadiz·Lead

Robbers raid Sergio Ramos’s home in Spain while his FOUR children are inside: Thieves steal watches, clothes and cash from huge Sevilla estate

THE home of Spanish footballer Sergio Ramos was raided while his children were inside, it has emerged. The robbery at the sprawling La Alegria estate,

27 Sep, 2023 @ 14:44

Crime & Law·Lead

Aldi is coming to Marbella’s San Pedro: All you need to know as huge 1,000sqm supermarket to open next year

A HUGE Aldi store is coming to San Pedro de Alcantara. The supermarket will open a 1,000sqm site in the northern area of the Marbella

27 Sep, 2023 @ 07:00

Lead·Marbella

Warnings of ‘exceptional’ temperatures across Spain this weekend: Hot blast of air from Africa to bring highs of 38C in Andalucia

SUMMER is far from over in Spain as the final days of September are forecast to bring ‘exceptionally high temperatures’. According to weather agency AEMET,

26 Sep, 2023 @ 14:46

Lead·Weather

Spain’s Covid impact second only to Italy in Europe’s worst-hit zones

DURING the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, official figures have revealed that deaths in certain parts of Europe were a staggering nine times higher than

26 Sep, 2023 @ 08:30

Health·Lead

Summer weather to last for 10 more days across Spain with highs of 35C in parts of Andalucia: Experts say temperatures are up to 10C higher than usual for this time of year

THE so-called ‘summer of San Miguel’ will endure for another 10 days across most of Spain with temperatures reaching as high as 34C. The temperatures

25 Sep, 2023 @ 18:51

Lead·Weather

WATCH: Diners stunned after being charged €17 for eating a cake they brought to a restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia

A GROUP of diners have sparked debate online after blasting a restaurant for charging them €17 to eat their own cake. The youngsters had brought

25 Sep, 2023 @ 18:38

Andalucia·Lead

Bizarre moment a cyclist rides a penny-farthing along a main road on Spain’s Costa del Sol as ‘obsessed’ social media users demand to know his backstory

THIS the bizarre moment a man was seen riding a penny farthing along a major road on the Costa del Sol. A clip shared on

25 Sep, 2023 @ 11:18

Andalucia·Lead

British motorcyclist, 57, dies after veering off a highway in Spain

A BRITISH motorcyclist has died after veering off a motorway in northern Spain. The unnamed 57-year-old was driving in the Alto de la Matanela area

25 Sep, 2023 @ 10:33

Cantabria·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: At home with an Irish mafia kingpin, whose new life planned for Spain was – like most expats – anything but plain sailing, not helped by a €21k cash seizure at the airport

LEGENDARY crime boss John Gilligan, 71, avoided prison for trafficking marijuana in flip flops and gun possession after cutting a deal with Spanish prosecutors this

24 Sep, 2023 @ 12:03

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read

Spain's wolf population is lower than the Iberian Lynx which was in danger of extinction

Iberian wolf population in Spain Surges by 26% since 2014, recent study reveals, alongside increase in livestock attacks

SPAIN’S Iberian wolf population has undergone a significant 26% increase since 2014, as reported in a recent study. The study, conducted by the Artemisan Foundation,

24 Sep, 2023 @ 08:15

Animals·Environment·Lead

Pedro Ximenez sherry produced from a grape in Spain’s Andalucia is in line to be crowned a piece of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ by UNESCO

PEDRO Ximenez wines, produced from a grape grown in the Andalucian municipality of Montilla, are in line to be named an Intangible Cultural Heritage by

23 Sep, 2023 @ 18:19

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead

HIDDEN VALLEY: Late September in Spain is practically a season of its own

Late September: practically its own season. Bright, fresh days with the memory of water – the downpours of last week, which stopped summer dead in

23 Sep, 2023 @ 15:00

Celebrity·La Cultura·Other News

Highs of up to 31C from TODAY as the so-called ‘summer of San Miguel’ arrives in Spain’s Andalucia

TEMPERATURES across Andalucia will reach highs of up to 31C today as the so-called ‘summer of San Miguel’ arrives this weekend. Each year a bout

23 Sep, 2023 @ 08:42

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Fears grow for missing Brit in Spain: Friends of young man launch desperate appeal after he failed to board his flight home from Ibiza four days ago

FEARS are growing for a young British man who failed to return from a holiday in Ibiza after posting a ‘worrying status’ on Facebook. Glen

23 Sep, 2023 @ 06:00

Ibiza·Lead·Must Read

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

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New witness ‘saw Maddie McCann suspect flee rape of young Irish expat’: Victim felt she was being watched before Christian Brueckner ‘climbed into her home and launched four-hour assault’

British-plated cars are targeted by vandals in Marbella: Police ‘make one arrest’ after vehicles spray-painted and tyres slashed

Charred body discovered in burning car in Almeria: Police launch probe as identity of victim remains a mystery

WATCH: Moment oriental hornets devour a dead BIRD on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Experts warn the insects attack in groups and can sting you multiple times

Are you an Endesa customer? Check your energy bills NOW: Campaigners call for probe over ‘irregular charges’ on invoices across Spain

Can I leave my dog outside a shop in Spain? All you need to know as new animal laws come into effect TODAY – with fines of up to €200,000 for breaking them

REVEALED: The cheapest supermarkets in Spain that you’ve probably never heard of – and which regions have the lowest prices for your weekly shop

Spain braces for hottest start to October in 70 years: Temperatures will soar from TOMORROW and could reach as high as 38C

EXCLUSIVE: Popular expat bar ‘is torched by an arsonist’ in shocking 5am attack on Spain’s Costa del Sol as owner brands scene ‘like something from a horror movie’

Pupil, 14, ‘stabs three teachers and two classmates after pulling two knives from his rucksack’ upon arriving to school in Spain’s Andalucia this morning

Robbers raid Sergio Ramos’s home in Spain while his FOUR children are inside: Thieves steal watches, clothes and cash from huge Sevilla estate

Aldi is coming to Marbella’s San Pedro: All you need to know as huge 1,000sqm supermarket to open next year

Warnings of ‘exceptional’ temperatures across Spain this weekend: Hot blast of air from Africa to bring highs of 38C in Andalucia

Spain’s Covid impact second only to Italy in Europe’s worst-hit zones

Summer weather to last for 10 more days across Spain with highs of 35C in parts of Andalucia: Experts say temperatures are up to 10C higher than usual for this time of year

WATCH: Diners stunned after being charged €17 for eating a cake they brought to a restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia

Bizarre moment a cyclist rides a penny-farthing along a main road on Spain’s Costa del Sol as ‘obsessed’ social media users demand to know his backstory

British motorcyclist, 57, dies after veering off a highway in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: At home with an Irish mafia kingpin, whose new life planned for Spain was – like most expats – anything but plain sailing, not helped by a €21k cash seizure at the airport

Iberian wolf population in Spain Surges by 26% since 2014, recent study reveals, alongside increase in livestock attacks

Pedro Ximenez sherry produced from a grape in Spain’s Andalucia is in line to be crowned a piece of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ by UNESCO

HIDDEN VALLEY: Late September in Spain is practically a season of its own

Highs of up to 31C from TODAY as the so-called ‘summer of San Miguel’ arrives in Spain’s Andalucia

Fears grow for missing Brit in Spain: Friends of young man launch desperate appeal after he failed to board his flight home from Ibiza four days ago

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?

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

Algeciras rampage killer is cleared of terrorism charges after court rules he suffered ‘psychotic break’

BREAKING: One dead and dozens injured after bus carrying British tourists crashes into ravine in Canary Islands

Divers scouring the sea off the coast of southern Spain discover 34 underwater wreckages – including remains of boat from 5th century BC

PICTURED: Dozens evacuated from Costa del Sol tourist hotspot as fire torches shops and cars

VIDEO: ‘It’s like the Middle Ages’: Horrifying scenes in Jerez as young horse collapses three times from pulling carriages