Poll finds emigration bigger concern than immigration in Spain
SPAIN is more concerned about emigration than immigration, a new poll by a European think tank has found. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
‘SHE’S A FIGHTER’: Family of Irish teen appeal for help after Costa del Sol balcony fall shatters her spine leaving her paralysed
Originally from Warrenpoint in County Down, Niamh is an A-level student at Benalmadena International College
THE ITALIAN JOB: Italian arrested after selling ex-mother-in-law’s Fiat 500 and then lying it was stolen in Alicante
AN Italian man has been arrested in Alicante after selling his ex-mother-in-law’s car and then lying it had been stolen. The man, 44, gained a
BRITISH pensioner tells court he ‘couldn’t remember’ bludgeoning sleeping stepson’s head with a HAMMER before attempting to suffocate wife on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH pensioner on trial for attempted murder has told an Alicante court he ‘couldn’t remember’ taking a hammer to his stepson’s head while he
WATCH: Dead cows wash up on Spain’s Canary Islands after being thrown overboard by ‘stink boats’
It is believed the dead cows came from freighters transporting live cattle from South America
DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING: clairvoyant jailed for conning disabled woman out of €13,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CLAIRVOYANT has been sentenced to a year and three months for conning a disabled woman out of €13,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The victim,
YELLOW ALERT: Storms set to hit Spain’s Andalucia ahead of mid-week sunshine
Wednesday will see highs of 22° but with more rain expected later in the week
Thousands march in Madrid as depopulation rocks rural Spain
MADRID has seen large protests by rural Spaniards who fear their communities are withering away. The movement, labelled the ‘revolt of an empty Spain,’ brought
The Cabo de Santa Pola one step closer to becoming a municipal nature reserve on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Sierra and Cabo de Santa Pola has come a step closer to being designated a municipal nature reserve. The councillor for agriculture, environment, climate
British expat on Costa del Sol launches ‘Sunday roast tapa’ because she ‘loves a Sunday roast’
The recipe sees a Yorkshire pudding topped with carrots, stuffing, mashed potato and a meat of your choice, served with peas and gravy
WATCH: SECOND dead dolphin in a week washes up on same 3km strip in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SECOND dead dolphin has been spotted washing up on the Costa Blanca in the space of just a week. The dolphin was videoed by
Town hall blasted for spending €90,000 on campaign to attract more British tourists to Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TOWN hall has been blasted for spending €90,000 on a campaign to attract more British tourists – to just four hotels! Calpe’s PP mayor
British expats warn that farms with millions of pigs are ‘poisoning’ their communities in Spain’s Andalucia
BRITISH expats have slammed the ‘horrendous’ growth of intensive pig farms in Andalucia, claiming they ‘pollute’ the water supply. Agrifood giant Grupo Fuertes has been
Benidorm introduces bans on mobility scooters in new crackdown on ‘uncivil tourism’
THEY have famously been dubbed ‘Madge-mobiles’ after one of hit TV show Benidorm’s most popular characters. So it is with great irony that the tourist
Expat and local nudists fuming as five-storey tower block begins construction behind favourite beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The beach has been a safe haven for naturists for more than 40 years
The Original LOL
NOW most of you reading this will have been ‘lolling’ for years – firstly, back when it became cool to abbreviate every possible word to
Summers in Spain are now FIVE WEEKS longer than in the eighties
Research claims that around 32 million people are affected by a warming climate
Young backpacker vanishes from Malaga as sister fears ‘something bad’ has happened
Police in Sweden confirmed to the Olive Press that the case is being investigated by the Swedish Police Authority
British expat reverend thanks God and wife four years after doctors sent him home to die on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Vergel-based expat Clive Read, 79, was suffering from pneumonia and an undiagnosed heart condition when he stopped responding to treatment at Denia Hospital in April
IN PICS: Olive Press launches new Costa Blanca edition to add to award-winning expat newspaper brand in Spain
IT has taken five years, but the Olive Press Costa Blanca has finally arrived. Half a decade of research and planning – and with something
Police intervene after ‘disturbed rifle-touting’ neighbour declares ‘this is war’ before planting row of cypress trees to block expat’s views on Spain’s Costa Blanca
'It feels like he's putting a middle finger up at us'
Parliament to hold CRUNCH Brexit vote today in ‘last chance’ to secure extension
Yet another defeat for May would force either the cancellation of Article 50, a no deal departure or a long delay
WATCH: ‘Superhero’ promises to drive tobacco smugglers out of town in southern Spain
In the footage a man, disguised as a Power Ranger, addresses the camera and warns smugglers their trade will soon come to an end
What exactly is PTSD
I asked a friend, ‘what is post traumatic stress disorder?’ She is a fellow therapist and her reply was, ‘a normal response to an abnormal situation’. This
WATCH: Spanish man breaks Guinness World Record for eating most hot dogs in three minutes
Originally from Malaga, the new record-holder revealed his achievement was intended to be a ‘practice’ attempt, but he ended up doing it first time
Secret grave of Franco victims discovered in Madrid cemetery
Thousand of people were shot in Madrid by Franco’s regime following the end of the civil war, the 80th anniversary of which is marked this