April 2024 - Page 9 of 21 - Olive Press News Spain

Young expat, 27, plunges to his death after ‘trying to jump between two fourth floor windows’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol after he ‘forgot his keys’

TRAGEDY has struck the Costa del Sol after a young expat, 27, plunged to his death trying to climb into his fourth floor bedroom. Erick

19 Apr, 2024 @ 17:19

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Town dubbed the ‘Mykonos of Spain’ blasts disrespectful tourists as it joins calls for stricter controls on the industry

A MENORCA fishing village branded as Spain’s answer to the Greek island of Mykonos- due to its white buildings- has demanded measures to stop ‘disrespectful’

19 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Winter comes back with a bang: Arctic blast to bring freezing temperatures to Spain next week – these are the most affected areas

SPAIN could be set to feel its coldest temperatures of the year next week in the middle of April. A cold front moving in from

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:06

Lead·Weather

Guardia Civil operation to bust a trafficking ring

Trafficked into Spain and exploited in restaurants: Police and Guardia Civil bust network that was paying a pittance to Colombian nationals in four Tarragona eateries

A JOINT operation between the Policia Nacional and the Guardia Civil has busted a network in Spain’s Catalunya region that was trafficking Colombian nationals into

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Outrage in Spain after squatters take over home of 87-year-old woman while she was visiting her daughter in Canada

AN elderly woman returned from a trip to Canada to visit her daughter to find that her Madrid apartment had been taken over by squatters.

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Lead·Madrid

Revealed: How Audrey Fang’s alleged killer was caught by police as more details emerge of brutal murder that saw her stabbed more than 30 times on the last day of her holiday in southern Spain

DETAILS are emerging of the brutal murder of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang, whose body was found dumped in a lorry park in Murcia with more

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain has the most balding or bald men in the world, according to new study

SPAIN has the world’s highest percentage of bald or balding men according to a survey commissioned by a chain of hair transplant clinics. The study

19 Apr, 2024 @ 15:45

Health·Lead

‘Narco boat’ manufacturers who ‘helped drug traffickers ferry eight tonnes of cocaine and hashish’ along the Gibraltar Strait are arrested in Spain as crackdown continues

A GANG that specialised in manufacturing the notorious ‘narco launches’ that have become ubiquitous in the Strait of Gibraltar has been raided. The Galicia-based criminal

19 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Stag-do party fined after drunken antics on high speed Madrid-Malaga train service in Spain

New high-speed train routes in Spain: Renfe will connect Madrid with these two cities this year

SPAIN’S much-loved high-speed rail network is set to grow even further later this year, with new connections between Madrid and the cities of Logroño in

19 Apr, 2024 @ 15:01

Lead·Travel News

Vox unfurls a 50-metre Spanish flag on the beach in San Sebastian

Spain’s far-right Vox party unfurls a 50-metre long flag on a beach in San Sebastian: Stunt coincides with this weekend’s regional Basque elections

THE candidate for the far-right Vox party at this weekend’s regional elections in the northern Pais Vasco took part in a stunt on Friday that

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:52

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

3 Best Platforms to Convert ETH to XMR Without KYC

No-KYC crypto exchanges allow you to remain anonymous in the crypto market, guaranteeing your right to privacy. Better yet, these exchanges offer access to newer

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:41

Business & Finance·Gaming

The arson attack on a warehouse in El Ejido

Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested nine farmers in Spain’s Almeria province, after they allegedly set fire to an agriculture warehouse despite knowing that there were

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:36

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

3 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Alhaurin Golf with pool – € 340,000

Penthouse Alhaurín Golf, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 340,000 This immaculate Duplex Penthouse has panoramic views of mountains and a golf course.

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Huge protests against ‘over tourism’ planned across all eight Canary Islands in Spain this weekend

PROTESTS against mass tourism will be held across the Canary Islands on Saturday as concerns grow over issues like homelessness and overcrowded roads. Environmental groups

19 Apr, 2024 @ 12:43

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Tap water in town near Marbella is deemed ‘not fit for consumption’ – affecting 5,000 residents

5,000 residents cannot drink tap water in THIS Marbella town after it is deemed ‘not fit for consumption’. The Junta health department has declared water

19 Apr, 2024 @ 11:48

National News

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Private pools will be allowed to be filled in this town on Spain’s Costa del Sol

RESIDENTS on the Costa del Sol will be breathing a sigh of relief after recent rains reversed the decision to ban the filling of private

19 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead·Property

Young boy catches West Nile virus in Spain’s Andalucia – with a second ‘probable’ case in a teenager in Sevilla

ANDALUCIA sees two cases of West Nile virus after a young boy is infected and another suspected case is detected in Sevilla. The Junta de

19 Apr, 2024 @ 11:05

Andalucia·Health·Lead

2024 Market Forecast: Bullish Dreams or Bearish Realities

The crypto market started its recovery in 2023, with Bitcoin rising from $16,000 to $42,000 — a 162% increase in value. Meanwhile, Ethereum almost doubled

19 Apr, 2024 @ 10:32

Business & Finance·Gaming

Audrey Fang murder latest: Prime suspect was made main beneficiary of Singaporean tourist’s assets before she was found butchered to death in Spain

Audrey Fang’s alleged killer arrives at court: ‘Shocked and distressed’ family watch on after flying into Spain from Singapore following brutal murder of ‘sweet’ and ‘always smiling’ tourist

THE alleged killer of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang arrived at a court in Murcia today accused of stabbing the 39-year-old death. Audrey’s brother and two

19 Apr, 2024 @ 10:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Revealed: How Swedes, Americans and other foreigners spend more when buying property in Spain compared to locals – and where they are purchasing the most

FOREIGNERS are paying more for their properties in Spain compared to ‘locals’ according to figures from the General Council of Notaries. The data says that

18 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·Property

Audrey Fang latest: Neighbours are shocked by brutal murder of ‘kind’ and ‘always smiling’ Singaporean tourist, 39, who was stabbed to death during holiday to Spain

NEIGHBOURS of a Singaporean tourist who was stabbed to death in Spain have expressed their shock over her brutal murder. Audrey Fang, 39, was knifed

18 Apr, 2024 @ 16:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

The Almadraba starts TODAY in Spain: How fishermen in Cadiz use a 3,000-year old technique to catch the world’s biggest tuna

TODAY is a very special day in Cadiz as fishermen celebrated the start of an ancient tradition – which happens to be the source of

18 Apr, 2024 @ 16:18

Cadiz·Food & Drink·Lead

Mieten explodieren

Vor einem Jahr wurde das neue Wohnungsgesetz eingeführt und seitdem sind Langzeitvermietungen drastisch zurückgegangen Von Anna Krüger Mit dem neuen Gesetz „La nueva Ley de

18 Apr, 2024 @ 14:55

Auf Deutsch

Spain suspends handing out new 'Golden Visas' to Russian citizens

Ende der goldenen Ära

Spanien will die goldene Visakarte abschaffen, die Ausländern beim Kauf eines Hauses für 500.000 Euro eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung ermöglicht Von Ben Pawlowski, Anna Krüger Der spanische

18 Apr, 2024 @ 14:47

Auf Deutsch

Miserable weather heading to Spain: Weather front from the UK and a DANA from the west will bring storms and showers to parts of Andalucia and the Balearics this weekend

SPAIN’S latest unwelcome visit from the British Isles may be its miserable weather. It’s been a few weeks of highly successful weather for Andalucia, which

18 Apr, 2024 @ 14:45

Lead·Weather

Barcelona to install a floating desalination plant off its port to help fight drought

THE Generalitat de Catalunya will install a floating desalination plant in the port of Barcelona to help the fight against the region’s drought, it has

18 Apr, 2024 @ 14:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead