Lidl wins legal battle over its much cheaper version of Thermomix kitchen gadget
BUDGET supermarket Lidl has won a legal battle brought against it for selling its own cheap version of the kitchen appliance Thermomix. An appeals court
Iñaki Urdangarin: Disgraced brother-in-law of Spanish king pictured holding hands with mystery woman
THE disgraced brother-in-law of Spain’s king is again making headlines but this time not over his dodgy financial dealings. Iñaki Urdangarin, who was jailed for
British expat shares why he ‘hates’ living in Spain in explosive unearthed blogpost
DEBATE is always raging over whether moving to Spain is the secret to finding happiness. Whether it’s €1 coffee or the laidback lifestyle, almost-always-Spain is
Family of British man killed with one punch on stag do in Spain appeal for justice 10 years on
THE family of a British man who was murdered during a stag weekend in Spain have appealed for new information ten years on from their
Ten very good reasons to be happy you live in Spain
JANUARY 17, 2022 has been identified as the most depressing day of the year, aptly named Blue Monday. But rather than focus on what makes
Where bandits once trod: A riding adventure through the stunning Sierra Morena in Spain’s Andalucia
Jon Clarke heads on a riding adventure into the Andalucian outback of the Sierra Morena near Sevilla
‘Drug kingpin’ known as Pablo Escobar of Spain arrested
POLICE in Spain have arrested an alleged drug kingpin in one of the major heroin busts in recent years. Known as the Pablo Escobar of
Police warn drivers in Spain to take extra care to make sure cats are not hiding under hood during cold winter
WHEN you open a car bonnet you expect to see the usual things – the engine, battery, wires and windscreen fluid tank. Perhaps the only
Benidorm ranked as best socially distanced weekend party city in Europe
A NEW year is finally here and whilst European travel is opening up again, many travellers are still cautious and want to find a safe
A Wasted Decade: How political corruption robbed Spain of success with renewable energies
Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores what's gone wrong with renewable energies in Spain.
Calls for ‘urgent’ blood donations needed amid shortage of all blood types in Spain’s Andalucia
THE Andalucian Network of Transfusion Medicine is urgently seeking blood donors to come forward amid ‘shortages’ following the festive period. The ANTM said a recent
PROPERTY: Malaga is the city in Spain where house prices are rising the fastest
MALAGA, Sevilla and Valencia are the Spanish cities where house prices have risen the most in 2021. This is according to a study by UK
The Christmas clear out – How Olive Press columnist Giles Brown spent the festive season
I HAVE always been keen on maintaining my Christmas traditions. Once again, I spent most of the Christmas and New Year period at the radio
Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021
WE’RE not saying that left-wing politicians in Spain never lie, just their lies tended to be less satisfying to unpick. Lefty lies in 2021 were
Half of Spain braced for weekend ‘big freeze’ – including Balearic Islands
HALF of Spain will feel the chill this Saturday (January 15) as AEMET issues yellow weather warnings for ‘low temperatures’. Swathes of regions in Castilla
From awesome to gruesome: Ten of Spain’s most outlandish dishes to try before you die
Our top 10 picks from Spain's lesser-known culinary larder...
Soaring numbers of children treated for mental health problems in Balearic Islands
THE number of children hospitalised with mental health problems in the Balearic Islands has risen by almost 60% during the past year, shocking new figures
Fears grow for missing Palma woman who hasn’t been seen in almost a week
FEARS are growing for the welfare of a woman who has been missing for almost a week. Angelica Maria Llanos Fomeque, 42, was last seen in
€2m cannabis haul seized from smugglers who flew helicopters stashed with drugs across Mediterranean
POLICE have seized cannabis worth over €2million after high-speed car chase through Spain led to the discovery of 329 kg of hashish hidden in a
From Africa to Spain in 30 minutes: how a crime group smuggled migrants, fugitives and drugs on speedboats
AN organised crime group who used speedboats to smuggle migrants and drugs across the Mediterranean Sea to Spain has been dismantled by Spanish police. Officers
Shopkeeper stabbed during robbery in Spain’s Malaga as man arrested
A WORKER at a Malaga grocery store suffered a knife wound to his arm after a confrontation with a group of thugs outside his shop. The
‘Extraordinarily violent’ rapist jailed after breaking into police officer home while she slept in Spain’s Almeria
A MAN has been jailed for raping a police officer at knifepoint after breaking into her home in Almeria while she slept following a terrifying
Dozy teen caught red-handed stealing coat from Fuengirola terrace in haphazard robbery
A HAPLESS robber was caught red-handed after he hesitated running away from a raid – in order to pick up a coat. The dozy thief
Man in Spain’s Sevilla arrested after cops find machine gun and machete stashed under sofa following bust-up with sister
POLICE in Sevilla have arrested a 30-year-old man after finding a machine gun in his home along with a kilo of hashish and a large
Another life for cat as firefighter gives it mouth-to-mouth following blaze in Spain’s Cadiz
A LUCKY cat owes one of its nine lives to a Spanish firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Fire crews in Cadiz rescued the
Frigiliana City Council in Spain are offering free antigen tests to school pupils this Wednesday
SCHOOL pupils in Malaga are being advised to take a free antigen test at school to limit the spread of omicron. Students at Enrique Gines