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Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park

MALLORCA environmentalists want to expand the Cabrera National Park TENFOLD to 100,000 hectares. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has submitted a proposal to the national

11 Dec, 2018 @ 15:50

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

WARNING: Police in Spain ramping up roadside alcohol and drug checkpoints THIS WEEK

POLICE across Spain will intensify their roadside spot-checks from today until Sunday, the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) has announced. The ramping up of the

10 Dec, 2018 @ 18:02

Lead

Where to eat in the Guadalhorce Valley

ALL around the Guadalhorce Valley you will find vegetable gardens, orchards and fields of crops. And with such a fabulous range of local produce it

10 Dec, 2018 @ 17:24

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Truck DESTROYS archway entry of urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol

https://www.facebook.com/1537600309642149/videos/2124715434507167/ THIS is the moment a truck completely destroyed the entry to an urbanisation on the Costa del Sol last week. The short clip shows

10 Dec, 2018 @ 16:23

Lead

SHAMEFUL: Spain loses €90 BILLION per year due to corruption while UK among LEAST corrupt in EU, study reveals

SPAIN loses a staggering €90 billion a year because of political corruption, new figures have revealed. It is the fourth most corrupt country

10 Dec, 2018 @ 14:59

Lead·Politics

DRUG BUST: Civil servant who led multi-million euro drug empire between Spain’s Costa del Sol and Morocco one of 57 arrested

The town hall worker imported 62 tonnes of hash a year to the Costa del Sol

10 Dec, 2018 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Leading Irish Kinahan mafia member falls to death from Marbella hotel in ‘accident’

AN Irish mafia member has been found dead in Marbella after falling from a hotel balcony. Michael Cumberton, a prominent member of the Kinahan cartel,

9 Dec, 2018 @ 16:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Let’s talk mental health: Why teenage suicide in UK and Spain is on the rise and what parents can do to help

The Olive Press investigates the surge in teenage depression and the role social media plays in self-harming

9 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Short Break from Malaga: the White Towns of Guadalhorce

I SPEND 15 minutes gawping at the rugged Alhaurin el Grande mountain range from our balcony before I realise I am late for breakfast. We’re

8 Dec, 2018 @ 16:21

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Olive Press Travel

10 things you may not know about Spain’s Michelin star chef Dani Garcia

As Dani Garcia wins a coveted third Michelin star, the OP tracks the Marbellin’s astronomical culinary journey

8 Dec, 2018 @ 16:00

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·National News

Spain SLAMMED by US official for making ‘no effort’ to return Nazi-looted art from WW2

US official adviser Stuart E Eizenstat slammed Spain for 'taking no steps' to fulfill the principles

8 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

NOT PEAKED: Pensioner mountaineer in Spain gets new KNEE in bid to break incredible world record

Brought up in Spain’s post-war era, human dynamo Carlos Soria has only two ‘eight-thousanders’ to summit before becoming the oldest man in history to conquer

8 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Nature

There’s a new mango vodka liqueur made 100% in Malaga and it looks DELICIOUS

FORGET limoncello, there’s a new tasty aperitif in town, and it’s 100% made in Malaga. Introducing Mangocello, the mango vodka liqueur hoping to dominate the

7 Dec, 2018 @ 17:51

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

ROYAL RUMBLE: Almost half of Spaniards want to get rid of King and Queen of Spain poll finds

As Spain celebrated 40 years of its constitution on Thursday, the study also revealed that a majority of Spaniards would like a vote on the

7 Dec, 2018 @ 15:04

Barcelona·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Dead body found floating in Malaga dam

A DEAD body has been found floating in the Tomillar dam in Malaga. The lifeless body was pulled from the Pilones Resevoir by firefighters yesterday.

7 Dec, 2018 @ 14:51

Lead·Malaga

British government accused of not protecting expats and EU citizens’ rights as no-deal Brexit ‘still a possibility’

THE British government has been slammed for not protecting the rights of UK and EU citizens in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Chief EU

7 Dec, 2018 @ 14:07

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Mallorca must ‘turn away from British market’ to survive no-deal Brexit, business leaders warn

MALLORCA needs to turn away from the British to stave off the ‘serious’ effects of a no-deal Brexit, business leaders have warned. Business associations CAEB,

7 Dec, 2018 @ 13:40

Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Desperate wife of British expat who mysteriously vanished from Costa del Sol FOUR days ago reveals more details as search continues

Donald Wright, who has not been seen since Monday, has been ‘under a lot of stress at the moment’ and left his mobile phone behind

7 Dec, 2018 @ 12:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Which of Spain’s acting stars bagged a Golden Globe nomination?

Spain's Hollywood heroes were nominated for their small screen roles this time around

7 Dec, 2018 @ 12:30

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Taxi driver who raped British tourist on Costa del Sol sentenced to seven years in prison

He claimed the victim, who was drunk at the time, 'asked for more' yet injuries she sustained proved how she had been attacked

7 Dec, 2018 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man with 54 balls of cocaine in belly arrested trying to enter Spain at Malaga airport

The man was carrying 725 grams of cocaine in his stomach

6 Dec, 2018 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bullfighting ‘returning to Marbella’ despite being BANNED three years ago

Local businesses have until the end of the year to back the plans

6 Dec, 2018 @ 17:25

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Dad of teen Amy Fitzpatrick who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol reveals family targeted by sick online troll

The anonymous online hater has already sent the family 37 emails this month and also claimed that Amy, who vanished when she was 15, had

6 Dec, 2018 @ 16:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

EU vice president labels Gibraltarians ‘monkeys’ and praises Spain’s illegal warship ‘invasion’ of British waters

The Brussels MEP labelled Gibraltarians 'laughing monkeys' in an explosive Twitter thread, which he swiftly deleted

6 Dec, 2018 @ 13:41

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Politics

MISSING: Fears for British expat who disappeared from Spain’s Costa del Sol two days ago

His wife has launched an urgent social media appeal after he did not come home after going to the bank in La Cala

6 Dec, 2018 @ 12:32

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Stephen Lawrence murder suspect who ran €4.5 million cannabis empire ‘fled to Spain and used fake name’ court hears

Those present heard how in two years Acourt's drug runners made 34 600-mile-round trips between London and South Shields to sell cannabis resin

5 Dec, 2018 @ 20:38

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

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Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park

WARNING: Police in Spain ramping up roadside alcohol and drug checkpoints THIS WEEK

Where to eat in the Guadalhorce Valley

WATCH: Truck DESTROYS archway entry of urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SHAMEFUL: Spain loses €90 BILLION per year due to corruption while UK among LEAST corrupt in EU, study reveals

DRUG BUST: Civil servant who led multi-million euro drug empire between Spain’s Costa del Sol and Morocco one of 57 arrested

Leading Irish Kinahan mafia member falls to death from Marbella hotel in ‘accident’

Short Break from Malaga: the White Towns of Guadalhorce

10 things you may not know about Spain’s Michelin star chef Dani Garcia

Spain SLAMMED by US official for making ‘no effort’ to return Nazi-looted art from WW2

NOT PEAKED: Pensioner mountaineer in Spain gets new KNEE in bid to break incredible world record

There’s a new mango vodka liqueur made 100% in Malaga and it looks DELICIOUS

ROYAL RUMBLE: Almost half of Spaniards want to get rid of King and Queen of Spain poll finds

Dead body found floating in Malaga dam

British government accused of not protecting expats and EU citizens’ rights as no-deal Brexit ‘still a possibility’

Spain’s Mallorca must ‘turn away from British market’ to survive no-deal Brexit, business leaders warn

Desperate wife of British expat who mysteriously vanished from Costa del Sol FOUR days ago reveals more details as search continues

Which of Spain’s acting stars bagged a Golden Globe nomination?

Man with 54 balls of cocaine in belly arrested trying to enter Spain at Malaga airport

Bullfighting ‘returning to Marbella’ despite being BANNED three years ago

Dad of teen Amy Fitzpatrick who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol reveals family targeted by sick online troll

EU vice president labels Gibraltarians ‘monkeys’ and praises Spain’s illegal warship ‘invasion’ of British waters

MISSING: Fears for British expat who disappeared from Spain’s Costa del Sol two days ago

Stephen Lawrence murder suspect who ran €4.5 million cannabis empire ‘fled to Spain and used fake name’ court hears

Take a peak at the remarkable towns along the Spanish coast where British expats make up nearly half the population

Spain moves back into double-digit unemployment rate after losing 170,000 jobs in first three months of 2026

EXPLAINER: Your legal rights if your Spain-UK flight gets axed this summer due to the jet fuel crisis

Marbella hospital patients sent home from operating table as 175,000 doctors go on strike across Spain

Netflix is about to hike prices in Spain once again – the cheapest plan will now be almost €9