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Terrorist With Gun Fighting With Soldiers

EU-funded crime unit arrests five jihadists operating terrorist network in coastal Spain

FIVE suspected terrorists have been arrested in the last two weeks by an EU-funded task force assisting Spain’s Polica Nacional. Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre

15 Feb, 2022 @ 08:37

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

European Commission threatens Spain over environmentally-damaging water extraction plans for Andalucia’s Doñana National Park

THE European Commission has threatened to penalise Spain if plans go ahead to extract more water from one of Europe’s largest wetlands. The warning comes

14 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·European Union·Huelva·Lead

Doctors win latest compensation fight over poor COVID-19 protection in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia court has awarded 107 doctors at least €4,500 in compensation each for inadequate work protection during the early phase of the COVID pandemic

14 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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European Cricket League round-up: Tunbridge Wells beat Dreux to win Group A

ON Friday the final games of what has been an enthralling week of cricket were played in group A of the European Cricket League. In

14 Feb, 2022 @ 17:44

Sport

Actor Javier Bardem In The Press Room During The 36th Annual Goya Film Awards In Valencia On Saturday 12 February, 2022.

Javier Bardem scoops Best Actor Goya in Valencia-held ceremony

JAVIER Bardem has one the Best Actor award at the Goya gala. The 52-year-old Canary Islander picked up his seventh cabezon, his sixth as an

14 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cleaning Lady Steals Jewellery Worth €30,000 From Employer's Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Cleaning lady breaches trust to steal jewellery worth €30,000 from employer’s Costa Blanca home in Spain

A cleaning lady has been arrested in Mutxamel, Alicante Province, after raiding her employer’s safe to steal €30,000 of jewellery and cash. The 25-year-old woman

14 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly Woman Faces Prosecution For Abandoning Cute Looking Puppy In Costa Blanca Dog Park In Spain

Elderly owner of abandoned Costa Blanca puppy set for prosecution under Spain’s new animal welfare law

A 78-year-old Alicante woman faces an animal abuse charge under Spain’s new tougher welfare laws after she abandoned her six-month-old puppy in a city dog

14 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Covid Passports And Almost All Restrictions Are Scrapped In Spain's Murcia Region

COVID passports and virtually all restrictions are scrapped in Spain’s Murcia region

COVID passports will cease to be used in the Murcia region from Wednesday. There will be no capacity limits for hospitality and nightlife businesses, with

14 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Water bills could rise by 25% as reservoirs run dry and salination costs increase in Spain’s Alicante province

A COSTLY CRISIS in Alicante Province is expected as drinking water supplies dwindle. The lowest levels of rainfall in over five years have meant some

14 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

War on wild boars declared in Spain’s Murcia in special ‘hunting emergency’

WILD boar numbers have risen to such a level in the Murcia region that the government has declared a ‘temporary hunting emergency’. It means the

14 Feb, 2022 @ 13:56

Environment·Lead·Murcia·Nature

Pedro Sanchez claims 'more than 500 people' died during latest heatwave in Spain

Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y Leon

FAR-RIGHT party Vox won 13 seats in yesterday’s Castilla y Leon regional elections which will make it kingmaker in a Partido Popular-led coalition. The PSOE

14 Feb, 2022 @ 13:06

Lead·National News·Politics

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Get 50% off if you subscribe to the Olive Press before 28th February 2022 We want to show our readers how much we love and

14 Feb, 2022 @ 12:54

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Man killed by chronic diarrhea after money-grabbing girlfriend poisons him with laxatives in Spain's Valencia area

Man dies from chronic diarrhea after money-grabbing girlfriend poisons him with laxatives in Spain’s Valencia area

A man died in hospital of chronic diarrhea after being poisoned by laxative pìlls given to him by his girlfriend who stole €92,000 of his

14 Feb, 2022 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Playa Flamenca with pool – € 150,000

Apartment Playa Flamenca, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 150,000 Last 3 remaining properties located in Playa Flamenca within walking distance to La

14 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

Six ships damaged in devastating blaze in Spain’s Huelva

SOME six ships have been damaged in a fire at a port in Huelva. Firefighters were called to the ??Isla Cristina port at around 2pm

14 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Woman dies and one injured in horror crash which left car embedded in tree in Spain’s Cadiz

A 30-year-old woman has died in a horror crash that left her car embedded in a palm tree in Cadiz. One other was injured in

14 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Victory for Singletons on Valentine’s Day in Spain

IF you’re single, or ‘it’s complicated’, you can be forgiven for wanting to avoid Valentine’s Day. On February 14, restaurants are full of simpering couples,

14 Feb, 2022 @ 10:18

Lead·National News

Understanding how technology is driving the popularity of online casinos

The global online gaming market is huge, and studies show that the market is anticipated to grow to over $256 billion US dollars by 2025.

14 Feb, 2022 @ 09:53

Entertainment

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

Man knifed in face during attempted robbery in Spain’s Jaen

A YOUNG has been hospitalised after being knifed in the face during a violent robbery in Jaen. Police were called to Plaza del Corte Ingles

14 Feb, 2022 @ 09:48

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Other News

Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff for peak tourist season on Spain's Costa Blanca

Spain’s Andalucia drops COVID-19 vaccine passports as of tomorrow

ANDALUCIA is dropping its COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination passport as of midnight as the region moves ahead with pandemic recovery. The Regional Minister of Health and Families,

14 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

WORTH A VISIT: The Charterhouse in Valldemossa has reopened after three months of closure

TOURIST attraction The Charterhouse in Valldemossa has reopened having been closed to the public for three months. Mayor Nadal Torres said he hoped that visitor

13 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Fotocasa launches online portal that calculates how solar power could slash your electricity bills

FOTOCASA has launched an online portal that calculates how solar panels could slash your monthly and annual electricity bills. The website asks users type in

13 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·Property

3 bedroom Bungalow for sale in La Nucia with pool – € 190,000

Bungalow La Nucia, Alicante 3 beds 1 baths € 190,000 Very sunny and fresh terrace house on a small community with large plot

13 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

KEEPING ABREAST: Mallorcan chef has created a cake resembling breasts that singer Rigoberta Bandini used as prop during the Benidorm Fest in Spain

A MALLORCAN pastry chef has caused a stir by creating a cake that resembles the giant breast that singer Rigoberta Bandini performs next to in

13 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Mallorca

Spain takes top TWO places in the list of world’s best places for a frugal first foray into love

ST VALENTINE’S DAY is looming and many singletons will be left wondering, “where in the world is the best place to find love?” If those

13 Feb, 2022 @ 10:10

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News·Travel News

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Street showered with broken glass after gas explosion rips through 7th floor apartment in Benidorm

A BENIDORM street was showered with glass as the windows of a seventh floor apartment were blown out by a gas explosion. The shocking scenes

13 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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