Alex Trelinski, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Narco twins who lead the Sinaloa cartel in Barcelona are arrested over the death of a Serbian rival in Spain

TWIN brothers aged 20 and sons of a notorious Mexican drug trafficker have been arrested and extradited to Spain from Hungary. Patricio and Pablo Lorenzo

21 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

At least four people are poisoned after eating tortilla at a restaurant in Spain

A DODGY tortilla at a Zaragoza restaurant caused four people to go down with food poisoning. The incident reported by Aragon’s Epidemiological Bulletin confirmed that

21 Feb, 2025 @ 17:30

Health·Lead

Measles warning on the Costa del Sol: Outbreak is declared at a school in Mijas

AN OUTBREAK of measles has been reported at a Mijas secondary school following one at a nursery school in the same municipality. Despite the incidents

21 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead

Jenni Hermoso challenges sexual assault penalty for 'kisser' Luis Rubiales as well as coercion rejection by judge in Spain

Jenni Hermoso challenges sexual assault penalty for ‘kisser’ Luis Rubiales as well as coercion acquittal in Spain

FOOTBALLER Jenni Hermoso will appeal a fine and restraining order given to former Spanish football federation president, Luis Rubiales, over his controversial kiss after the

21 Feb, 2025 @ 14:59

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Prosecutors demand Audrey Fang murder suspect Mitchell Ong be charged after her body with multiple stab wounds was dumped next to lorry park in Spain

Prosecutors demand Audrey Fang murder suspect Mitchell Ong be charged following brutal killing nearly a year ago in Spain

PROSECUTORS in Murcia have called for Singaporean Mitchell Ong to be charged with the murder of fellow national Audrey Fang, 39, in April last year.

21 Feb, 2025 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: How immigrants are helping repopulate ‘abandoned’ parts of Spain

THE fight against rural depopulation in Spain is taking a positive turn with a rising number of immigrants choosing to find work in ‘quiet’ areas.

20 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez to meet Zelensky in Kyiv next week in show of support after Trump ‘dictator’ comments

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez will travel to Kyiv on Monday to meet Ukraine president, Volodymir Zelensky and reaffirm ‘Spain’s support for Ukrainian democracy’. The trip

20 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Luis Rubiales 'kiss' saga takes dramatic turn with prosecutors demanding new trial due to 'biased' judge

Luis Rubiales avoids jail as judge delivers verdict on ‘non-consensual’ kiss against Jenni Hermoso

SPAIN’S National Court has convicted the former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault over the infamous kiss planted on Jenni Hermoso after

20 Feb, 2025 @ 14:08

Lead·National News

US Embassy in Spain to break ties with companies that have ‘diversity and inclusion’ policies as part of Trump executive order

THE US Embassy in Spain is insisting that its Spanish suppliers which operate in America and have ‘diversity and inclusion policies that violate American laws’

20 Feb, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·National News

Housing nightmare in Alicante: It is now more difficult to rent an affordable home than in Madrid or Barcelona

FINDING an affordable rental home is harder in Alicante than in Barcelona or Madrid according to the Idealista property portal. They’ve calculated affordability based on

20 Feb, 2025 @ 12:04

Alicante·Lead·Property

Ex-mayor is assassinated in Valencia: Body of Arturo Torro is found ‘shot and strangled’ inside his car following drive-by attack

Ex-mayor is assassinated in Valencia: Body of Arturo Torro is found ‘shot and strangled’ by his car following drive-by attack

A MURDER inquiry has been opened after the body of former Gandia mayor, Arturo Torro, was found by his car on Wednesday night. 62-year-old Torro

20 Feb, 2025 @ 11:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Comedian faces hate crime charges for asking radio listeners in Spain to ‘stone paedophile priests’

A MADRID judge will pursue hate crime charges against a comedian who joked about blowing up the Franco-built ‘Valley of the Fallen’ mausoleum cross and

19 Feb, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Murderer gets just six years behind bars for brutal knuckle duster killing of fellow Irishman Carl Carr in Spain

Carl Carr killer is jailed: Irish thug beat pal to death with a knuckle duster in Spain before dumping his body near a motorway

AN IRISH national who pummelled a friend to death with a knuckle duster at a Costa Blanca flat during a fit of jealous rage has

19 Feb, 2025 @ 16:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll as tragic accounts describe what happened before belated emergency warning

Judge investigating Valencia flood disaster says lives would have been saved if phone warnings had been sent earlier

A JUDGE coordinating legal investigations into the handling of the Valencia flood disaster has said that emergency phone alerts on October 29 were ‘notably late’

19 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia

Earthquake which shook southern Spain this week was ‘most significant tremor of 2025’ – but should locals be alarmed?

AN EARTHQUAKE expert says Monday’s tremor in Portugal which was felt in large parts of southern Spain was the ‘most significant incident’ of its kind

19 Feb, 2025 @ 13:21

Andalucia·Huelva·Lead

Tragedy in Marbella: Boy aged three drowns in swimming pool

A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy drowned in a swimming pool at a Marbella property on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services received a call at 3.40pm saying that an

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:39

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

‘Known politicians in Spain’ are accused of helping the Russian mafia launder millions of euros

A RUSSIAN mafia group that laundered millions of euros for years in Spain for international criminal gangs, boasted of its contacts with ‘well-known Spanish politicians’

19 Feb, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Warning for drivers in Spain’s Andalucia after flashy new speed cameras arrive – here’s how to spot them

A NEW type of radar trap is appearing alongside Andalucian roads to catch out motorists who break speed limits- the main cause of accidents. Six

18 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead

Spanish activists demand probe into ‘irregular’ transfer of 100,000 tonnes of stone to Gibraltar

AN ENVIRONMENTAL group wants a probe into what it claims is the illegal transfer of 100,000 tonnes of stone from a Malaga area quarry to

18 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Irish passenger flying from Spain to Liverpool is caught with 18kg of drugs in his suitcase

AN IRISH passenger planning to fly to Liverpool from Alicante-Elche airport was caught with 18 kilos of hashish in his suitcase. The 36-year-old was charged

18 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Narco’ is killed at sea after his boat collides with police vessel off southern Spain

A MEMBER of a narco boat crew died after colliding with a Guardia Civil vessel during a chase on Monday evening. The pursuit happened 20

18 Feb, 2025 @ 13:19

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

British woman and son are found dead inside their Malaga home

AN ELDERLY British woman and her son have been found dead at their Alhaurin el Grande home in Malaga. Municipal sources said all the indications

18 Feb, 2025 @ 12:41

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Bars and restaurants revolt over 'nonsensical' new rules over outdoor terraces in Costa Blanca city

Bars and restaurants revolt over ‘nonsensical’ new rules for outdoor terraces in Costa Blanca city

BARS and restaurants in Guardamar del Segura are fuming over a new law that forces the removal of outdoor terraces each night and banning any

18 Feb, 2025 @ 11:47

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

IBreakthrough in removing notorious traffic bottleneck with up to 14 hours of delays in Costa Blanca tourist city

Breakthrough in removing notorious traffic bottleneck that brings misery to motorists in Costa Blanca tourist city

A MAJOR hurdle has been jumped in sorting out an infamous traffic bottleneck in Torrevieja following a positive environmental impact report. The Ministry of Transport

17 Feb, 2025 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Parents get first-ever vote to pick main language for school lessons in Valencia in choice between Spanish and regional Valenciano

Parents will decide over main language for school lessons in Valencia with choice between Spanish and regional Valenciano

VALENCIA region parents will decide whether their children are mainly taught in Spanish or the Valenciano language from the 2025-26 school year. A majority vote

17 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Education·Lead·Valencia

Acid attack in Spain sparks fear among locals after woman is targeted while walking her dog

A WOMAN out walking her dog in a Costa Blanca city had acid thrown into her face by a man on Friday. The incident happened

17 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead