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‘Sequinned C**T’ – British comic Ricky Gervais slams Spanish matador who wiped tears from dying bull

Comedian Gervais has longed criticised animal cruelty and has spoken out previously against 'traditional' blood sports such as trophy hunting

14 May, 2019 @ 16:11

Lead

WATCH: Claims of cover-up after year-old footage leaks of near fatal disaster at Gibraltar’s dry dock

Unite the Union has demanded a full independent investigation into another 'near miss' at Gibdock

14 May, 2019 @ 16:08

Gibraltar·Lead

BAD FELLAS: Prison guard and 43 others arrested after Cadiz gang teams up with Italian mafia to free cannabis kingpin from Costa del Sol jail

The discovery of the plot was made under Operation Alliance, an international investigation involving Spain’s Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil and Italy’s Carabinieri

14 May, 2019 @ 15:54

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

NEW TRICKS: Dog called as witness in animal abuse trial against former owner

A DOG has been called as a witness during an animal abuse trial against her former owner. In a legal first for Spain, the pit

14 May, 2019 @ 14:24

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Appeal launched for Irish woman missing in Spain as twin sister found ‘very traumatised’ in hospital

Mary and Martha Osaro, from Ireland, had been on a night out in the La Latina area of the Spanish capital to celebrate turning 26

14 May, 2019 @ 13:25

Lead

JOBS: Marbella’s Starlite Festival looking for 400 workers this summer, find out how to apply here

STARLITE Festival has begun looking for employees for this year’s edition. The Marbella festival is offering 400 jobs over the months of July and August.

14 May, 2019 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead

British cafe on the Costa Blanca ‘first in Spain’ to ban single-use coffee cups

A CAFE on the Costa Blanca has become the ‘first in Spain’ to completely ban single-use takeaway cups. Caffe Milano, in Javea, enforced the ban

14 May, 2019 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Six-year-old boy in Spain’s Andalucia found dead in family hot tub as police investigate

Despite paramedics arriving quickly, nothing could be done to save the boy, and he was pronounced dead at the scene

14 May, 2019 @ 11:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: Matador wipes away ‘tears’ of dying bull in a ‘perverse’ move slammed by Spain’s animal rights group

Morante de la Puebla wiped blood from the dying bull’s face with his handkerchief in a gesture condemned by animal rights groups.

14 May, 2019 @ 11:30

Lead

Spain removes warship from US fleet over rising nuclear weapons tension with Iran

Plans for the Spanish boat’s use in the fleet were made a year ago, and its participation was due to last until October 31, but

14 May, 2019 @ 11:12

Lead·National News·Politics

OPINION: Desperate British families losing thousands in Spain villa scams show that we need more dedicated fraud officers

Dedicated police officers need to be made available for these crimes, or at the very least a cyber crime hotline promising rapid action

14 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Opinion

OPINION: Are storm drains to blame for the severity of damage to British expat businesses in the Costa Blanca floods?

While many of us are still dealing with damp basements and insurance claims, we should take note of the municipal elections coming up on May

14 May, 2019 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Opinion

SEEN HIM? Ex-Scotland Yard detective launches Olive Press appeal to track down Most Wanted British ‘killer’ in southern Spain

A LINKEDIN page under the name of ‘Kevin Parle’ has begun taunting an ex-Met Police officer as he begins his search for the alleged murderer.

14 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Car goes up in flames in Estepona

THIS is the moment a car went up in flames on the Costa del Sol today. The vehicle, situated behind the puerto deportivo, began billowing

13 May, 2019 @ 16:57

WATCH: HUGE jellyfish wash up on beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Briton Mattie Barnett spotted the floating creatures while walking on Caleta de la Velez beach in Velez-Malaga

13 May, 2019 @ 15:09

Environment·Lead·Malaga

10 incredible locations Game of Thrones SHOULD have filmed in Spain

We’ve put together a list of places we feel would have added to the stark alien beauty of Westeros and Essos

13 May, 2019 @ 12:59

La Cultura·Lead·Property·Travel News

WASH OUT: Beloved English business Scallops still closed three weeks after Costa Blanca town’s worst flooding in 62 years

ONE of the Costa Blanca’s longest running expat businesses is still closed after the worst flooding hit the area for 62 years last month. British-run

13 May, 2019 @ 12:43

Costa Blanca·Other News

IN PICS: The property portfolios of Spain’s political leaders

As the dust settles on last month’s snap election, we take a look at the property portfolios of Spain’s political supremos

13 May, 2019 @ 12:40

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics·Property

The Olive Press helps take legal action after ANOTHER British victim loses €6,000 on a bogus villa on the Costa Blanca

THE Olive Press is helping victims take legal action against a Mallorca holiday rental company that scammed holidaymakers thousands for rental villas across Spain. It

13 May, 2019 @ 12:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

OPINION: After an exploding rum cocktail in Spain left three people hospitalised, do we need to re-examine modern nightlife?

It is paramount that these ‘Instagenic’ elements of modern nightlife are scrutinised before being unleashed on the public

13 May, 2019 @ 12:13

Entertainment·Food & Drink·Opinion

REVEALED: How Lewis Hamilton’s new flame Cindy Kimberly came from a tough Costa Blanca upbringing and grew up an ‘ugly duckling’

SHE is the local girl who’s zoomed into Lewis Hamilton’s affections. Yet, just four years ago Cindy Kimberly was babysitting for €4 an hour to

13 May, 2019 @ 12:08

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

OPINION: British fraud victims in Spain can be hopeful after MPs – who never agree on anything – lend support

Indeed getting more than a handful of MPs to agree on anything these days is certainly no small feat

13 May, 2019 @ 12:04

Crime & Law·Opinion·Politics

€30,000-a-night Marbella hotel enjoyed by Lady Gaga and Lenny Kravitz to add exclusive butler service

The butler will be on hand 24/7 and will be prepared for 'the most unexpected of requests'

13 May, 2019 @ 11:47

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Want a return on your property investment? Look no further than Spain, writes the Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola

The growth has been strong but stable and seems to be avoiding the fatal boom and bust cycle which lead to the meltdown some 12

13 May, 2019 @ 11:36

Columnists·Property

Pensioner drowns on Costa del Sol after sunbathing with his wife

Police and paramedics also arrived on the scene, near the Laguna Beach urbanization, but could not save him

13 May, 2019 @ 11:06

Lead·Malaga

Spain-based British expat arrested by armed guards on return from negotiating €200 million business deal in Russia

Saunders is close to sealing a deal to buy Castorama Russia Ltd, which is being sold by Kingfisher PLC, owner of B&Q in the UK

13 May, 2019 @ 10:56

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

The Olive Press- Page 1505

‘Sequinned C**T’ – British comic Ricky Gervais slams Spanish matador who wiped tears from dying bull

WATCH: Claims of cover-up after year-old footage leaks of near fatal disaster at Gibraltar’s dry dock

BAD FELLAS: Prison guard and 43 others arrested after Cadiz gang teams up with Italian mafia to free cannabis kingpin from Costa del Sol jail

NEW TRICKS: Dog called as witness in animal abuse trial against former owner

Appeal launched for Irish woman missing in Spain as twin sister found ‘very traumatised’ in hospital

JOBS: Marbella’s Starlite Festival looking for 400 workers this summer, find out how to apply here

British cafe on the Costa Blanca ‘first in Spain’ to ban single-use coffee cups

Six-year-old boy in Spain’s Andalucia found dead in family hot tub as police investigate

WATCH: Matador wipes away ‘tears’ of dying bull in a ‘perverse’ move slammed by Spain’s animal rights group

Spain removes warship from US fleet over rising nuclear weapons tension with Iran

OPINION: Desperate British families losing thousands in Spain villa scams show that we need more dedicated fraud officers

OPINION: Are storm drains to blame for the severity of damage to British expat businesses in the Costa Blanca floods?

SEEN HIM? Ex-Scotland Yard detective launches Olive Press appeal to track down Most Wanted British ‘killer’ in southern Spain

WATCH: Car goes up in flames in Estepona

WATCH: HUGE jellyfish wash up on beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

10 incredible locations Game of Thrones SHOULD have filmed in Spain

WASH OUT: Beloved English business Scallops still closed three weeks after Costa Blanca town’s worst flooding in 62 years

IN PICS: The property portfolios of Spain’s political leaders

The Olive Press helps take legal action after ANOTHER British victim loses €6,000 on a bogus villa on the Costa Blanca

OPINION: After an exploding rum cocktail in Spain left three people hospitalised, do we need to re-examine modern nightlife?

REVEALED: How Lewis Hamilton’s new flame Cindy Kimberly came from a tough Costa Blanca upbringing and grew up an ‘ugly duckling’

OPINION: British fraud victims in Spain can be hopeful after MPs – who never agree on anything – lend support

€30,000-a-night Marbella hotel enjoyed by Lady Gaga and Lenny Kravitz to add exclusive butler service

Want a return on your property investment? Look no further than Spain, writes the Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola

Pensioner drowns on Costa del Sol after sunbathing with his wife

Spain-based British expat arrested by armed guards on return from negotiating €200 million business deal in Russia

WATCH: Gibraltar teen arrested ‘smuggling migrants from Ceuta’ as police chase sparks diplomatic row with Spain

Political round-up: PM Pedro Sanchez battles growing Ceuta backlash as opposition turns up the heat

Spain’s bars go flat as locals ditch the caña – but tourists are keeping the taps running

Anti-Semitic incidents in Spain soar by almost 15% in a year – as Jewish groups warn of ‘alarming’ rise in hate

Fears grow for iconic Spanish car brand Seat after parent company Volkswagen admits future is ‘increasingly complex’

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