Kirsty Mckenzie, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Could this Spanish rom com help put EU plans for rail links along the Mediterranean coast back on track?

TO paraphrase the old adage: first comes love, then comes carriage. At least that was the thinking behind Alfonso Sanchez latest romantic comedy Sí, quiero

28 May, 2021 @ 17:15

Entertainment·Other News

Irish crime boss flees Spain after being tipped off that his Fuengirola hideaway was under watch

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch gave Spanish police the slip before fleeing the Costa del Sol after being tipped off by gangland pals. The 53-year-old crime

26 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Other News

A ‘flower moon’ will light up the sky in Spain tonight – and here’s what makes it extra special

Skygazers in Spain are set to be treated to a super celestial event tonight. The sky will be lit up by the so-called ‘flower moon’,

26 May, 2021 @ 17:32

Police in Spain arrest two men in connection with theft of luxury watches in Puerto Banus

A TEAM of detectives have arrested two men following a spate of armed robberies on the Costa del Sol. The men, believed to be from

26 May, 2021 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Other News

Spain to offer home to 200 unaccompanied children following migration crisis in Ceuta

SPAIN has agreed to relocate 200 unaccompanied child migrants from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta to other regions across the country. The announcement comes after some

25 May, 2021 @ 20:27

Politics

‘Morocco has no greater ally within the EU than Spain’ but migration crisis is at breaking point, warns Sánchez

EUROPE is facing an unprecedented crisis following a surge in immigration from Morocco, Pedro Sánchez warned. Speaking in Brussels during an EU summit yesterday, Prime

25 May, 2021 @ 09:53

Politics

Government in Galicia fight for Franco’s family to hand over keys to 18th Century palace La Casa Cornide

AUTHORITIES in Spain are pushing for the family of General Franco to return an 18th-century mansion to the people, arguing that the family’s purchase of

25 May, 2021 @ 09:36

Property

CORONAVIRUS ANDALUCIA: Malaga records less than 100 patients in hospital with COVD-19 for the first time in nine months

THE number of COVID-19 patients in hospital in MALAGA has dropped to less than 100 for the first time in nine months, as Andalucia pushes

24 May, 2021 @ 18:42

Health·Other News

Spanish cities Malaga and Alicante among most popular destination for Brits this summer, says study

MALAGA, Alicante and Palma de Mallorca are among the most popular holiday destinations for Brits this summer. Research from easyJet revealed that Brits were desperate

24 May, 2021 @ 18:00

Travel News

First photographs from spectacular wedding as grandson of ‘Spain’s richest woman’ ties knot

The first official wedding photos have been released and the couple couldn’t look happier.

24 May, 2021 @ 17:30

A Place In The Sun’s Laura Hamilton left red-faced after house hunters snub suggestion they should live in Spain’s Manilva

Laura Hamilton brought guest Donna and Terry to the popular expat hot spot in the south of Spain in the hopes of finding A Place

23 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Entertainment·Other News·Property

What Spain’s new travel rules mean for Brits

SPAIN has become the first county in the EU to announce they are ready to welcome Brits back this summer. Starting from June 7, UK

22 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

When did King Felipe and Queen Letizia get married? Remembering Spain’s royal wedding on the couple’s 17th anniversary

ON 22 May 2004, Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano became Queen of Spain when she tied the knot with the King, Felipe V1. The couple celebrate their

22 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Entertainment·Featured·Other News

EXPLAINER: Is the Spanish border with Morocco in crisis?

MORE than 8,000 people, including around 1,500 minors, risked their lives swimming or wading around the border fence to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

22 May, 2021 @ 14:12

Lead·National News·Politics

Spanish model Elsa Pataky strips off and talks about life with Chris Hemsworth for Elle Spain

MADRID- born model Elsa Pataky has stripped off for an incredible new photoshoot for Elle Spain’s June issue. Chris Hemsworth’s wife, 44, posed topless on

21 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Celebrity·Entertainment·Other News

Love Island scheduled to kick off in Mallorca as Spain opens borders to Brits

MALLORCA is set to see the return of Love Island contestants, thanks to the latest deescalation of COVID-19 travel measures in Spain. Speaking from Madrid

21 May, 2021 @ 17:15

Entertainment·Mallorca·Other News

Far-right Vox calls for resignation of the Andalusian Minister of Equality over migrant comments

VOX launched a blistering attack on Rocío Ruiza after she promised to welcome young migrants to Andalusia. The region’s Minister of Equality told the Andalusian

21 May, 2021 @ 15:42

90% of COVID-19 cases in Spain are down to the highly-infectious Delta variant

VACCINE LATEST: Andalucia soon to offer second AstraZeneca jabs to under 60s

ANDALUCIA will soon offer the second dose of AstraZeneca to people under 60. The Junta de Andalucía announced the decision on Wednesday following the Plenary

20 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Record May foreign tourist figures in Spain

Andalucia will be ‘one of the safest destinations in Europe’ as Spain’s Costa del Sol gears up to receive nine million tourists this summer

ANDALUCIA could see as many as 9million tourists this summer if the country’s vaccine rollout is successful. The president of the Junta Juanma Moreno Bonilla

20 May, 2021 @ 12:00

EXPLAINED: The latest rules on people from the UK travelling to and from Spain

Over 75% of Brits too scared to travel abroad as Spain remains off the green list

OVER 75% of Brits are still too scared to travel abroad, according to a new study. Despite the ban on travel being lifted in the

20 May, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Travel News

Over 50,000 businesses across Andalucia apply for emergency COVID-19 fund

OVER 50,000 businesses in Andalucia have applied for funding from emergency coronavirus funding. The regional government confirmed that 53,796 requests were made for the COVID-19

17 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Other News

British Airways boss calls on UK Government to put Spain on green travel list so expats can be reunited with families after ‘tough 14 months’

THE boss of British Airways has called on the Government to reunite Britons with their families overseas by urgently opening up air travel to Spain.

17 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead

Olive Press Assists Uk Tv Probe Into Kirsty Maxwell S Death In Benidorm On Spain S Costa Blanca

New MTV documentary investigating the death of Kirsty Maxwell in Spain’s Benidorm is a stark reminder of dangers faced by Brits abroad

KIRSTY Maxwell was just 27 when she plunged from a 10th floor balcony in Benidorm after a night out partying with her friends on the

15 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Other News

Spain: Beginning Of Mass Vaccination Campaign In Fira De Barcelona Space

Health Department in Castellon to welcome over 55s for COVID-19 vaccine

FROM May 17, the Health Department will begin vaccinating people in the 50-59 age group in Castellon. The town has more than 100,000 doses of

13 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Health

Victim ‘left for dead’ in Spanish holiday home after Costa Blanca horror stabbing says she is ready to move on

A SCOT waiting for justice to be served four years after she was brutally stabbed and left for dead in her Costa Blanca holiday home

12 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

British COVID-19 variant in Spain helping to ward off more dangerous mutations

THE ARRIVAL of the British variant of COVID-19 has helped to slow down the circulation of other more dangerous mutations in Spain, according to scientists

12 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Health·Other News