Charlie Smith, Author at Olive Press News Spain

COVID-19: ‘Lone wolf’ ISIS terrorist who flouted Spain’s coronavirus lockdown by ‘searching for targets’ arrested in Barcelona after FBI probe

AN ISIS ‘lone wolf’ terrorist who violated Spain’s coronavirus lockdown has been arrested in Barcelona. The Moroccan, who played a ‘critical’ role for the Islamic

8 May, 2020 @ 10:57

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

JOHNNY AND CLYDE: Taxi passenger hiding condom full of cocaine and heroin in her knickers arrested in Spain’s Andalucia at coronavirus checkpoint

A TAXI passenger concealing a condom full of drugs in her knickers has been arrested in Andalucia. The 32-year-old was caught in Jaen with 94

7 May, 2020 @ 20:19

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Cuatro Plazas De Policia Local En El Ayuntamiento De Velez Malaga

Girl, 7, mysteriously drops dead on Spain’s Costa del Sol one year after her cousin Julen died down Malaga well

THE cousin of Julen Rosello, the tot who died in a Malaga well, has herself died after suffering ‘breathing difficulties’. The seven-year-old girl passed away

7 May, 2020 @ 16:52

Lead·Malaga

COVID-19: Police fine 23 swimmers who jumped fence for dip in stunning reservoir near Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE have handed out fines to 23 people who took a dip in a stunning Malaga reservoir. On three separate occasions since Monday, groups of

7 May, 2020 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain extends coronavirus state of alarm until May 24

THE Spanish Congress has agreed to extend the state of alarm until May 24. Despite wavering support for the Government, the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

6 May, 2020 @ 18:38

Lead·National News

COVID-19: Malaga’s iconic El Caminito del Rey to open on May 29 with daily limit of 550 visitors

MALAGA’S El Caminito del Rey will reopen on May 29, the local government has said. The iconic walkway will welcome back visitors at 50% capacity,

6 May, 2020 @ 17:27

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia plans to reopen schools on May 18 for ‘face-to-face’ teaching despite unions’ coronavirus fears

THE Junta de Andalucia has said it plans to reopen the region’s schools on May 18 for ‘face-to-face’ teaching. The Ministry of Education and Sports

6 May, 2020 @ 14:00

Education·Lead

BREAKING: Spain’s PP and Vox will NOT vote for extending coronavirus lockdown to May 24, they announce in COVID-19 debate

SPAIN’S right-wing parties have said they will not vote for an extension of coronavirus lockdown. An extension until May 24 has not been backed by

6 May, 2020 @ 11:39

Lead·National News·Politics

COVID-19: Mercadona launches four-day week for staff in bid to reduce their contact with customers while Spain’s coronavirus crisis lasts

MERCADONA has launched a four-day week as an ‘exceptional measure’ to protect staff from coronavirus. In echoes of Jeremy Corbyn’s 2019 general election campaign, staff

6 May, 2020 @ 10:37

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Military Disinfection Team After Disinfecting A Care Home 9

Coronavirus pandemic will end in Spain by September 9 and 99% of COVID-19 cases will have been reported by May 22, global study finds

THE coronavirus pandemic will have left Spain by September 9, a new study has predicted. Taking into account ‘current trends’, the country will have registered

5 May, 2020 @ 19:00

Health·Lead·National News

COVID-19: Barbers on Spain’s Costa del Sol denounced as plainclothes police find eight people in space of 66 square metres

A COSTA del Sol barber shop has been denounced because it had too many customers in its tiny premises. Eight people were crammed into a

5 May, 2020 @ 16:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19: More than 35,000 people fined and 235 arrested during Spain’s first weekend outdoors under coronavirus lockdown

MORE than 35,000 people have been fined and 235 arrested during Spain’s first weekend of COVID-19 ‘freedom’. A total of 36,762 penalties were doled out

4 May, 2020 @ 20:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

SHOOTING: Teenager guns down man ‘at close range’ in Spain’s Andalucia, leaving him in ‘critical condition’

A MAN has been left in ‘critical condition’ after he was gunned down by a teenager in Andalucia. The 28-year-old remains in the ICU at

4 May, 2020 @ 13:36

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Andalucia

A SMALL earthquake has struck Andalucia. The epicentre of the seismic event was in the tiny town of Iznalloz, 35 kilometres north of Granada. The

4 May, 2020 @ 12:34

Environment·Granada·Lead

COVID-19: Bored ‘middle class families’ on UK lockdown are driving demand for Spain’s fresh herbs, reveals one happy expat supplier

MIDDLE class British shoppers are helping keep Andalucian herb suppliers going through the critical coronavirus lockdown. Millions of Home Counties home chefs have been dusting

3 May, 2020 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead

“A long time before life returns to normal” – Maura Hillen on COVID-19 and stepping down as President of illegal homes campaign group AUAN in Spain’s Andalucia

FOR more than a decade she has been at the helm of Andalucia’s leading non-profit illegal homes campaign group, helping thousands of expats avoid a

3 May, 2020 @ 09:00

Lead·Property

Full works of Spain’s expat poet Gamel Woolsey set to be released by Gerald Brenan House

SHE is one of Spain’s most distinguished expats. Buried in Malaga’s celebrated English Cemetery, she wrote widely about the country and was known around the

2 May, 2020 @ 14:00

La Cultura·Lead

COVID-19: As human trials for vaccine begin in UK, Bill Gates says world could need 14 billion doses to stop coronavirus

AS the Oxford Vaccine Group begins human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine, Bill Gates has said the world could need 14 billion doses to stop

2 May, 2020 @ 13:00

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s Mediterranean diet can help protect brain function, study finds

SPAIN’S Mediterranen diet can help keep your brain in gear, as well as your waistline in the clear, scientists have found. Frequently lauded by health

2 May, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s high coronavirus death toll owes to its huge obesity problem, warns doctor

A SPANISH scientist has warned that obesity could be behind Spain and Italy’s high coronavirus mortality rates. Francisco Tinahones, president of the Spanish Society for

2 May, 2020 @ 11:00

Health·Lead·National News

How Spanish coronavirus memes are helping me learn the language during lockdown

Despite my heavy workload – writing a never-ending stream of coronavirus articles while blitzing through The Office UK and Tiger King – lockdown seems to

2 May, 2020 @ 10:00

La Cultura

IN PICS: Runners and cyclists hit Costa del Sol for FIRST exercise of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as 36°C heat to scorch Andalucia this weekend

The Costa del Sol’s beaches and promenades finally looked as if they were returning to a ‘new normal’

2 May, 2020 @ 09:05

Lead·National News

Dad arrested after dumping son on motorway to divert police and flee COVID-19 roadblock in Spain’s Andalucia

A DAD has been arrested after dumping his son on the side of a motorway to divert police and flee a roadblock. The 36-year-old father

26 Apr, 2020 @ 20:37

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

EXPLAINED: Playgrounds, stopping to chat and other reasons you could be fined up to €1,500 as Spain’s kids leave COVID-19 lockdown

Penalties for those flouting the rules have generally been in the €601 range but they can be more than doubled to €1,500 depending on the

26 Apr, 2020 @ 17:57

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia plans to open shops from May 11 and bars and restaurants from May 25

THE President of the Junta de Andalucia has said he wants to reopen the region’s shops, bars and restaurants in May. Juanma Moreno has proposed

26 Apr, 2020 @ 16:05

Business & Finance·Lead

Ryanair ordered by High Court to bring back 224 staff it sacked across Spain

SPAIN’S High Court has ordered Ryanair to bring back 224 members of staff it sacked across Spain. Judges said the Dublin-based company’s reason for the

26 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News