Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.
After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.
On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.
This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.
After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.
After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.
As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.
He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.
He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.
Contact jon@theolivepress.es
Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)
At least the Spanish only dump their dogs and cats in the bins!
Not quite the same way this story was reported in “El Mundo”
Spanish¿? Read again John.
Carlos, please read again as I understood exactly what I was saying. I was pointing out the Spanish only dump their unwanted kittens and puppies in the bins and am sure they wouldn’t do that to their children, cheers, John.
John.
For anyone who is interested, El Mundo claims the child, of North African descent, was “dumped” into the rubbish bin by other children. The child’s mother, also of North African descent, was out searching for her child when a neighbour, who was throwing away her rubbish, discovered the frightened youngster. Police were called, the parents were arrested and later released, without charge, after the full details were disclosed. Parents and child have been reunited.