Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences
A FRENCH fugitive who skipped a 10-year prison sentence was caught driving around Benidorm with bogus ID documents on him. He had been jailed for
Asian ‘murder’ hornet spotted in the Costa del Sol for the first time: Experts race to find nest of 4cm beasts
THE deadly Asian hornet has been confirmed in Malaga province for the first time this summer. It has sparked an urgent hunt by environmental authorities
Bars and restaurants say turnover is 15% down despite record tourist numbers in Valencia
TOURISTS tightening up spending and heatwaves are two of the reasons why bars and restaurants in the Valencia area say turnover is down by as
‘That’s how you deal with narco traffickers’: Spain’s police union stokes controversy by lauding US strike on drug boat that killed 11
A HEATED social media debate sparked after the National Police Union spokesperson publicly defends the United States’ methods in combating drug trafficking in the Caribbean.
Spain’s olive groves face crisis as farmers fly in migrants to pick the fruit
SPAIN’S olive oil industry is running out of hands – and farmers are now looking abroad to fill the gaps. In the rolling hills of
BREAKING: Armed men storm ship off Portugal coast
ARMED men have stormed a merchant ship off Portugal’s Algarve coast in the early hours of Thursday, taking crew members hostage in a dramatic high-seas
Malaga’s ‘tourist-free’ tapas bars… now on the tourism map thanks to National Geographic
REMEMBER those quaint little tapas bars in Malaga city where locals sipped their wine and nibbled boquerones in peace, far from selfie sticks and tourist
Man is shot dead at ‘point blank range’ in front of shocked town centre shoppers in Valencia
A MAN was shot dead in the centre of Xirivella- outside Valencia City- amidst multiple eye-witnesses at around 9.45am on Thursday. The brazen assassin escaped
‘Champagne’ scammer who fizzed-up cheap Spanish wine jailed
A FRENCH winemaker has been jailed for selling fake champagne, which was in fact cheap Spanish plonk with fizz added. Didier Chopin, 56, spent 2022
Tranquil Costa del Sol resort town has seen a shocking rise in crime – with sex attacks jumping 133% in a year
ESTEPONA, long considered one of the quieter corners of the Costa del Sol, has seen crime rise sharply in the first half of 2025. The
Digging up Malaga’s Phoenician roots: archaeologists unearth secrets of a 3,000-year-old city
BEFORE there were the Romans there was another ancient civilisation that was putting down roots in Spain. The University of Malaga has launched a fresh
17 dead and 23 injured as famous funicular tram derails in Portugal’s Lisbon
TWO Spaniards were injured when the landmark Lisbon funicular tram derailed, killing 17 people and injuring another 23. The accident struck the Ascensor de Gloria,
‘Hasta la vista, baby!’ Arnold Schwarzenegger heads to Malaga Comic-Con in Spain as guest of honour
HE’S the cyborg assassin who made ‘I’ll be back’ and ‘Hasta la vista, baby’ two of the most iconic lines in movie history – and
Rental pressures are actually dropping across Barcelona, Malaga and Spain’s most popular cities – but dozens of people still compete for each room
SPAIN’S overheated rental market is finally showing signs of easing off in some of its most important cities, with several key destinations beginning to offer
2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Mijas Costa with pool – € 435,000
Beautifully renovated 2-bedroom townhouse with direct pool access at Mijas Golf This beautiful and bright 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom townhouse is located in a quiet, well-maintained complex
Spanish PM Sanchez forced to turn around mid-flight to Ukraine summit in Paris due to fault in rickety official plane
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez cancelled his visit to Paris on Thursday after his official plane was forced to return to Madrid due to a ‘technical’
Spain cracks down on ‘power-hungry’ data centres with tough new eco rules
SPAIN is set to slap strict new green rules on data centres – the vast server farms that burn up electricity to keep the internet
Ryanair threatens ‘tourism disaster’ for Spain as it directs two million seats to rival holiday destinations
RYANAIR has warned of a “tourism disaster” for Spain as it slashes flights from regional airports and diverts capacity to rival destinations such as Italy,
American servicemen in Spain warned about trying to drive huge 4x4s or pickups on Spanish roads
AMERICAN sailors at the Rota naval base in Cadiz province have been warned about using 4x4s and pìckup trucks on Spanish roads. The advice has
Stunning blood moon and total eclipse to darken Spanish skies this month – all you need to know
A LAST chance to witness a total lunar eclipse in Spain for over three years takes place this Saturday. The eclipse is known as a
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Friendly’ youngster killed near isolated ‘hippy’ beach in southern Spain is named, as police search for ‘four mystery men’ in connection with his grisly murder
A YOUNG man found bashed to death near an isolated ‘hippy’ beach in Almeria has been named as 23-year-old Mario Belmonte, the Olive Press can
Avian flu fears in Andalucia: Dead birds turn up in Malaga park days after outbreak in Sevilla
HUELIN Park in Malaga has been closed after around 20 dead birds were discovered over the weekend. The discovery has sparked fears of an avian
Costa Blanca bank phone scam conned victims across Spain out of €100k
SEVEN people have been arrested on the Costa Blanca for being part of a phone scam where 42 victims across Spain were conned out of
‘Miracle’ diet warning about rapid post-summer weight loss made by nutritionists in Spain
NUTRIONISTS in Spain have warned about people embarking on ‘miracle diets’ after the summer holiday to lose some much needed kilos. The Valencian College of
Glam, grit, and giving back: Triple A’s star-studded Gala returns to Marbella!
DUST off your cocktail dresses and get your credit cards ready – Marbella’s most heart-tugging, tail-wagging night of the year is back! The Triple A
Poorer Andalucia leads charge against €83bn debt relief for wealthy Catalunya as Spain’s historical internal wounds reopen
SPAIN’S age-old regional tensions have once again reared their head as historically poorer Andalucia leads a rebellion against plans to forgive the debt of wealthier