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In joint operation between Spain and UK, authorities bust cocaine smugglers using recreational boats
SPAIN’S Civil Guard has carried out a joint operation with UK authorities to bust a drug-trafficking gang that was using recreational boats to smuggle...
Bogus holiday rental scam captures victims in Spain and the UK
THE GUARDIA CIVIL in Valencia has brought down a group of scammers offering holiday home rentals in Spain to domestic and United Kingdom customers.
Two...
Spain sees big foreign tourist boost during first three months of 2023
SPAIN was visited by 13.7 million foreign tourists in the first three months of the year- 41.2% more than in the same period in...
Spain had more foreign tourists in January than three years earlier- just before Covid pandemic
SPAIN welcomed 4.1 million foreign tourists in January to slightly beat the total three years earlier- weeks before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The...
Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia airports report record-breaking January for passenger numbers
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports reported their busiest-ever January with new records set for passenger numbers.
Alicante-Elche airport welcomed 795,148 passengers- up by 68.1% on 2021...
Woman who split from husband in UK is held captive by family for ‘exorcism’ in Spain’s Andalucia
A woman was locked up by her family for 22 days in Linares because they wanted evil spirits exorcised from her body after she...
Overnight hotel stays in Spain were just 6.5% down last year on record 2019 numbers
OVERNIGHT hotel stays in Spain reached 320.7 million last year- up by 85.6% on 2021, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE).
Stays were just...
Empty village on Spain-Portugal border to get tourist lifeline after €300,000 sale
SALTO DE CRISTO, a deserted village on the Spain-Portugal border, has been sold for €300,000.
The new owner is a Toledo businessman who intends to...
The ‘air bridge’ between Malaga in Spain and the United Kingdom comes roaring back
AS TOURISM levels come roaring back after the pandemic, the ‘air bridge’ between Malaga and the United Kingdom has truly been re-established.
After the lows...
Spain scraps all Covid entry requirements for UK and non-EU travellers
SPAIN has removed all of its Covid entry requirements for non-EU arrivals, which includes the United Kingdom.
The lifting of restrictions came into force on...
Spain passes 6,000 mark in confirmed monkeypox cases
SPAIN has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox according to Ministry of Health figures.
Up to last Friday, 6,119 infections were recorded- two-thirds of them...
OPINION: Isn’t it time Spain had a Royal visit from Her Majesty?
AS Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the Platinum Jubilee becoming the first monarch ever to mark 70 years on the throne, isn’t it about time...
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez fires off ‘massive sanctions’ warning to Russia over Ukraine invasion
SPAIN'S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has warned Russia about 'massive sanctions' if it attacks the Ukraine.
Russia has built up an estimated 100,000 troops close...
Fraudsters pocketed €4 million by selling fake citizenship exam diplomas across Spain
POLICE say a Barcelona-based gang netted €4 million by selling fake diplomas to Spanish citizenship applicants.
The criminal organisation was broken up in simultaneous arrests...
Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases
SPAIN has named Romanian arrivals as bringing in the highest number of detected COVID-19 cases in the last month.
Not far behind is the United...
British ‘gang boss’ arrested for murder in Spain is wanted for 29 crimes and could face 100 years in...
POLICE in Tenerife have arrested a man wanted by Scottish authorities for 29 crimes, including murder.
Authorities think the 35-year-old fugitive, thought to be from...
Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?
Black clouds of pollution billow daily from the industrial chimneys of the Campo de Gibraltar. Is it all merely hot air or a smoking gun for cancer? The Olive Press investigates
Spain will vote against Theresa May’s Brexit plan as leaked draft excludes Gibraltar details
'Gibraltar can be the strongest foundation stone for a future relationship between the UK and the EU, not a rock on the road to agreement'
Olive oil prices in Spain soar to record levels amid fears of global shortage
Bad weather has decimated the crop
Hoteliers pressure Spain to tax unlicensed Airbnb-style rentals
A new British tax law is putting further pressure on the Spanish government
From New York to Essex: Podemos takes on the world
Pablo Iglesias and Inigo Errejon have adopted a 'divide and conquer' mentality
Unionist victory in Scotland leaves sterling at two-year high against euro
Sterling also at two-week high against the dollar
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Need a job? Club Med Marbella on ambitious hiring spree for 320 staff to boost their team this winter
AS the summer season comes to a close and the winter chill approaches, one all-inclusive resort has set Marbella's hospitality industry abuzz.
While many hotels...
