Loraine Gostling explores our obsession with talking about the weather
NO, I am not going to talk about the weather… And with that opening statement, just how many of you will now turn the page
Sevilla branded a ‘disgrace’ by Liverpool players after pre-season clash sees horror tackle on young star
The 'friendly' had seen the Andalucian side beat the Champions League holders 2 -1 at Fenway Park in Boston, the home of Liverpool's US owners
Arrest in southern Spain after body of missing British expat OAP discovered
A search had been launched for the pensioner last Wednesday after she failed to return her rental car
Dead blue whale found floating in Marbella
The animal has been taken to experts at CREMA Aula del Mar de Malaga, where scientists will analyse the carcass
Whether we like it or not, tourism to Spain boosts the economy and sways the property market, writes Amanda Butler
Perhaps our hoteliers will need to start adjusting their hotel rates to be more competitive...just saying!
GOODBYE ‘BEETHOVEN’: Rafa Nadal to trade in his luxury yacht for a catamaran
The Mallorcan tennis ace is putting his 23-metre ship up for sale following a family trip around the Carribean on a luxury Sunreef 74 Chrissy
REVEALED: Amy Winehouse wrote three songs from Back to Black while holidaying in Alicante
FEW knew that when the soulful, heart-wrenching vocals of Back to Black hit top-ten charts around the world in 2006, they would turn Amy Winehouse
HE’S THE DADDY: Ex-lover of Spain’s Julio Iglesias speaks out after singer revealed as FATHER of her child
"Julio destroyed my dreams. I should’ve known what I was doing, but it's always the woman who has to pick up the pieces"
SLOW TRAVEL: Run down your rev count in Ronda where slow travel is the new mantra
In their first piece for the Olive Press, Princeton student interns Regina Lankenau and Maya Eashwaran discover how Ronda has perfected the art of unstructured
FILTHY RICH: How the other half live when on holiday in southern Spain, from Saudi Royalty to British prime ministers and American billionaires
As celebs, royals and the super rich descend on the Spanish coasts for the summer, Maya Eashwaran and Regina Lankenau see how their entourages and
OPINION: Justice at last!
British engineer Robert Mansfield-Hewitt has been released from prison this month
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Crackdown sees nearly 20% of Palma’s terraces closed, leaving Mallorca expat owners struggling to make ends meet
It comes after a draconian dictat came into force removing an initial 179 outdoor seating areas from some of Palma’s most popular restaurants
OPINION: War on Terraces
As the Olive Press highlighted last year the stark truth is up to 42% of all the 1,650 terraces in Palma are at risk
LOOK OF LUX: Giles Brown is an expert at picking out a face in a crowd, even in Spain’s Malaga Airport
“Basically, one of the things that attracts mosquitoes is if you are sexually active,” she said, looking straight at me
Specsavers Opticas have everything you need to stay safe in the sun and some super cool shades
Supersize your lenses, or choose wraparound styles so that less light will filter in through the sides
Thinking of buying off plan in Spain? Terra Meridiana tells you everything you need to know
In the previous decade it was very common to work with insurers not authorised to operate in Spain
Spain’s new mortgage law will force homebuyers to take a test in Spain before sale can be approved
Also known as the Housing Credit Law, it should greatly diversify what is on offer for homebuyers while providing better protections
‘Greedy’ landowner sells expats’ animal refuge land near Costa del Sol meaning 800 animals could be killed
“The ruthless owner has already shown his true colours,” said a foundation spokesperson
SIMPLY THE REST: Driving through Spain this summer? Here are the best boutique hotels to stop at en route
Depending on your route, you will pass some of Spain’s most emblematic cities and towns
OPINION: Is it any wonder racism flourishes in Spain, when a teacher of all people, feels she can call black men ‘monkeys’?
With a teacher now caught on camera peddling the same old racist stereotypes of ‘monkeys’, is it any wonder racism continues
Expat Marbella couple held in prison on drug and money laundering charges ‘may have links to Finland’s Hells Angels’ as more details emerge
Niko Ranta-aho, who runs a restaurant in Marbella, and his bikini-model girlfriend Sofia Belorfia, will both remain in custody in Helsinki, Finland
SHOEDUNIT: Man cuffed in Spain’s Andalucia after hiding kilo of hash in trainers
The shoes - black Nike Air Force 1s - had been altered to conceal the hash in the tongues and in cavities under the insoles
Spain’s FIRST boutique hotel with craft beer microbrewery opens on Costa del Sol
The factory, which cost €1 million, will employ 25 staff, pump out 300,000 litres of beer a year, and even has a deal with the
Toddler fighting for her life after swallowing ecstasy in Spain’s Ibiza
Guardia Civil believe the pill had been dropped by a drug user or dealer and the child mistook it for a sweet
IN THE NICK OF TIME: Irish man arrested at Malaga airport check-in desk donning €28,000 Rolex he reported as robbed in Marbella a day earlier
The holidaymaker had made the claims in a local police station in Puerto Banus, but agents weren't buying it
Expat stumbles upon TWO sets of human remains on Spain’s Costa del Sol during morning stroll
They were in bin bags and had been dumped in a ditch