Costa Blanca couple arrested for keeping man’s body locked in a room to claim his pension
AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for living with a man’s dead body for at least two months in order to
Spanish tourist in critical condition after contracting rabies from dog bite in Ethiopia
A VALENCIA man is seriously ill at an unnamed regional hospital after contracting rabies from a dog bite in Ethiopia nearly a year ago. Rabies
Two British tourists arrested in Marbella after ‘mugging expat and stealing hundreds of euros’
TWO British tourists, aged 31 and 33, have been arrested for allegedly violently pushing a woman to the ground and stealing her bag containing €670
Horror in Malaga: Police officer and three ‘thieves’ die in head on car crash
Four people have died in a horrific head-on collision during a high-speed police chase on the Costa del Sol. A POLICIA Nacional officer and three
Raft of new property taxes to hit foreign buyers and tourist flat landlords to ease Spain’s housing crisis
A SWEEPING package of property tax hikes targeting overseas investors and holiday rental operators is set to be fast-tracked through the Spanish parliament this month.
PICTURED: Brit, 24, who plunged from balcony of Marbella’s Hard Rock hotel ‘in coma and fighting for his life’
YOUNG Brit holidaymaker Harry Watts fell from the balcony of his room in the Hard Rock hotel in Marbella while partying last week. The 24-year-old
‘Gay Killer’ gets 25 years in jail with four other murders still to be resolved in Spain
A MAN branded as the ‘Gay Killer’ who is suspected of killing five men in Bilbao following dating app hook-ups, has been jailed for 25-and-a-half
Aid for young renters in Mallorca: €250 offered to combat housing crisis
YOUNG people will soon be able to apply for aid of up to 250 euros for renting apartments and rooms in Mallorca. The second round
Only third of young Spaniards are Catholic as religious rates plummet in Spain
FIVE decades ago, 90 percent of Spanish people said they were Catholic. This figure has now dropped to 55 percent. The decline in people following
IN PICS: Bowling alleys, five Ferraris and a British owner: Inside Spain’s most expensive villa
A British tycoon’s Marbella mansion has hit the market for a staggering €70 million, making it the most expensive house for sale in Spain. The
Shock for Spain’s Costa del Sol as 30% of British tourists say they won’t be going back
THREE out of ten British tourists have said that they will not return to Spain’s Costa del Sol after having visited, according to a report
Delivery company Glovo smacked with €329m fine for anti-competitive ‘cartel practices’
FOOD delivery firm Glovo and its parent company, Delivery Hero, have been fined €329 million by the European Commission for operating a cartel. They carved
Travel chaos in Spain as hundreds of travellers left stranded at Mallorca airport
A wave of flight delays and cancellations has thrown travel plans into chaos at Palma de Mallorca Airport, as severe thunderstorms in Northern Europe triggered
‘DEXTER Collaborators Convention 2025’: a new milestone on the Costa del Sol during a golden moment for alternative financing
ON MAY 29, DEXTER marked a new milestone in its continuous growth trajectory, particularly on the Costa del Sol, where the company has maintained a
WATCH: Calima returns to southern Spain to create spectacular red sunset – but were forest fires in Canada to blame?
RESIDENTS across Spain were left mesmerised yesterday evening as a spectacular red sun dominated the skyline. The striking phenomenon, which was visible from various points
Spain comes back to beat England 2-1 in the Women’s Nations League
SPAIN’S national women’s team defeated England in a match that qualified the women’s team for the Nations League semi-finals. The Tuesday game, held in Barcelona
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Finestrat with pool garage – € 795,000
This villa is the last delivered in 2022 and has the optimal location as on the corner and south facing and some sea view. The
Spain strengthens its stand against Israel with cancellation of €285m arms purchase
SPAIN has scrapped a €285 million deal for anti-tank missile systems that were to be made in Madrid by a subsidiary of an Israeli company.
Costa del Sol desalination plant takes another giant step to further ease drought pressure
THE Marbella desalination plant finished its second expansion phase on May 31, with a production capacity of 20 cubic hectometres per year. Although it can’t
Marbella will finally get its breakwaters to save its iconic beaches
GREEN light for the breakwater project in Marbella as the central government approves the environmental works. The coastal project is expected to stabilise the coastline
Spain facing ‘historic’ hay fever season after rainy spring
MARCH’S abundant rainfall has led to a spring with a lot of pollen, which will lead to many allergies. Since the beginning of May, there
BREAKING: Motorcyclist killed in collision near Malaga: Six-kilometre tailbacks cripple morning commute
Motorcyclist dies in collision with car on MA-20 as traffic diversions cause havoc around Teatinos A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a car
How has Gibraltar come out of nowhere to break cruise ship records – and unnerve the Spanish competition?
GIBRALTAR has been celebrating a record April for cruise ship calls that has put the wind up its Spanish neighbours. As the Olive Press reported
Gibraltar has ‘vital’ role in the UK’s new ‘warfighting’ defence review – despite concerns over lack of combat ships using its port
GIBRALTAR is set to host a lot more British nuclear submarines after the UK committed to building one every 18 months. It is part of
‘We live in a world where crime knows no borders’: Costa del Sol town demands more police to combat mafia wars
THE mayor of Fuengirola has asked for more police units and assistance from the federal government, following a shooting in a bar on the promenade
Expert warns ‘it’s a disgrace that squatting is great business’ as scourge rises 7% in Spain
SQUATTING continues to rise all over Spain, with a 7% increase in all cases last year. The most shocking thing is perhaps the fact that