The Olive Press - Olive Press News Spain

Spain given €1 million by Europol to fight international organised crime

SPANISH police have been handed €1million by Europol to continue its fight against international organised crime until 2025. The European police organisation’s EMPACT unit is

4 Jan, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Record COVID-19 case numbers don’t lead to new restrictions for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SOARING coronavirus infections are not forcing any imminent new restrictions in the Valencian Community 22,800 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, taking in the

4 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain suffering chronic shortage of nurses despite 20% increase in numbers during last 10 years

Nurse in Sevilla arrested for allegedly posing as doctor to obtain drugs

A NURSE who allegedly posed as a doctor and wrote dozens of fraudulent prescriptions has been arrested and charged in Sevilla. The 45-year-old was charged

4 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain recover by 70% before arrival of Omicron COVID variant

FOREIGN tourist levels in Spain last November recovered to 70% of what they were in the same month 2019 ahead of the coronavirus pandemic. Figures

4 Jan, 2022 @ 14:20

Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Travel News

Why Malaga farmers believe the humble avocado should have mass a-peel in Spain

IT is only the start of January but the first of this season’s crop of avocados from Malaga are already in high demand across the

4 Jan, 2022 @ 13:29

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Big Cocaine Stash Discovered In Rice Shipped Into Port Of Valencia In Spain

Big cocaine stash discovered hidden in rice shipment to port of Valencia in Spain

A container of rice shipped in to Valencia from South America had 626 kilos of cocaine hidden within it. The Guardia Civil and the Tax

4 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

1 bedroom Flat for sale in Fuengirola – € 149,900

Flat Fuengirola, Málaga 1 beds 1 baths € 149,900 Apartment for sale in Puebla Lucia, central area of Fuengirola. It has 1 bedroom,

4 Jan, 2022 @ 12:07

Featured Property

TRAGIC TOLL: Number of migrant drownings on perilous crossing from Africa to Spain ‘doubled’ in 2021

MORE than 4,400 migrants died trying to reach Spain last year, double the 2020 figure, according to a monitoring group. Caminando Fronteras (CM) claims that

4 Jan, 2022 @ 11:51

Lead·National News

Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport

Fugitive fraudster is arrested in arrivals area of Costa Blanca airport in Spain

AN Estonian man accused of a €150,000 fraud has been arrested after landing at Alicante-Elche airport. He had flown in from Kaunas in Lithuania. The

4 Jan, 2022 @ 11:50

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Disastrous floods of 2019 in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain caused €2.3 billion of damage

After more than two years, “essential” cash arrives for flood protection schemes in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOME €16 million for dozens of flood defence projects in Vega Baja has finally arrived with local authorities in the area. Plans approved for all

4 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Three Kings procession duplicated to satisfy needs of popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE ‘Three Wise Men of the East’ will arrive in Orihuela this Wednesday to distribute gifts to boys and girls of the municipality But as

4 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

5 most common false friends in Spanish and English

Falsos amigos – also known as false friends – are words that are identical or similar in spelling or sound in two languages, but actually

4 Jan, 2022 @ 09:49

Education·Lead

UFC 270: The Ultimate Fighting Championship Kicks Off 2022 in Style

Live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion will return to our screens this 2022 for a

4 Jan, 2022 @ 09:43

Sport

Spain’s Andalucia to continue without restrictions—but proposes extension of COVID-19 passports for hospitality sector

FOLLOWING a meeting by the regional government’s ‘Committee of Experts’ yesterday, Monday January 3, the Junta has not proposed any new coronavirus pandemic control restrictions.

4 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

REVIEW: Style and substance after stunning overhaul of Madrid hotel Rosewood Villa Magna

Big team effort behind five-star relaunch in Madrid's upmarket Barrio Salamanca, writes Jon Clarke

3 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Hotel Reviews·Hotels·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Irish man stabbed but won't reveal attacker's name to police on Costa Blanca

Woman, 80, dies after heated row with elderly husband in Valencia area of Spain

AN 80-year-old woman died on Saturday after a heated argument with her husband in Miramar, Valencia Province. Her partner, also in his 80s, pushed her

3 Jan, 2022 @ 18:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Robbers steal COVID-19 test kits worth over €500,000 from a Barcelona area warehouse in Spain

COVID-19 test kits worth over €500,000 are stolen from Barcelona area warehouse in Spain

THIEVES have stolen 208,000 antigen tests from a Barcelona area warehouse. Police say the robbery happened on Friday(December 31). The test kits have a total

3 Jan, 2022 @ 17:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Cosmetic surgeon being investigated over death of British patient in Spain dies suddenly

Fears over cosmetic surgeon fleeing Spain after patient dies of horrific liposculpture injuries in Murcia hospital

A lawyer acting for the family of a Murcia woman, who died at the weekend, is trying to stop her cosmetic surgeon from fleeing Spain.

3 Jan, 2022 @ 16:53

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Murcia

Three quarters of car accidents caused by driver error e

One person dead and another seriously injured following multiple New Year road collisions in Spain’s Andalucia

COPS in Andalucia have appealed to road users to take greater care following a number of serious road traffic collisions during the festive period. Police

3 Jan, 2022 @ 16:16

Granada

Migrant crossings to Spain: Number reaching Malaga last year dropped by 75.45%

THE number of people who made dangerous journeys across water to reach Malaga in 2021 has dropped by 75.45%. Some 231 migrants succeeded in reaching

3 Jan, 2022 @ 15:15

Lead·Malaga

Spain identifies first cases of new COVID-influenza combination named as flurone

Spain identifies first cases of new COVID-influenza combination called flurone

SPAIN’S first cases of flurone, a combination of COVID-19 and influenza, have been identified in the Catalunya region. Speaking this Monday, Catlunya’s health service director,

3 Jan, 2022 @ 14:55

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Benidorm Police Seize Fake Rolex Watches As Four Market Traders Are Arrested In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Benidorm police seize fake Rolex watches and arrest market traders in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FAKE Rolex watches were part of a big consignment of counterfeit goods being sold to shoppers at a popular Costa Blanca market. The Policia Nacional

3 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police hunting driver who fled burning car after crashing on Malaga motorway

SCENES out of a Fast & Furious movie played out on the A7 in Malaga, when a fleeing driver crashed his car against a wall

3 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Andalucia migrant death tragedy in Spain as dinghies sink off Almeria coast

SPAIN’S Salvamento Maritimo(Maritime Rescue) is searching for ten migrants who disappeared from two dinghies off the Almeria coast. The Salvamar Spica is spearheading the search

3 Jan, 2022 @ 12:56

Almeria·Lead

2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Vera with pool – € 137,000

Townhouse Vera, Almería 2 beds 2 baths € 137,000 Lovely duplex with sea views on the Veramar Urbanisation with a 75m2 private garden

3 Jan, 2022 @ 12:07

Featured Property

Paraglider, 57, dies in horror New Year’s Day crash in Malaga

A MAN has died in a horror paragliding crash on the Costa del Sol. The 57-year-old tragically passed away following a collision in the mountains

3 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga

The Olive Press - Page 789