Kirsty Mckenzie, Author at Olive Press News Spain

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Oscars adds ’fan favourite’ prize voted by Twitter after several Spanish blockbusters were snubbed for Best Picture

NEXT month’s Oscars will include a new ‘fan favourite’ prize for the year’s most popular film as voted for by Twitter users. The Academy announced

16 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Celebrity·Entertainment·National News·Other News

Stargazers ready for dazzling spectacle as ‘Snow Moon’ blossoms above Spain tonight

SKYGAZERS are in for a treat tonight as this year’s Snow Moon is set to blossom over Spain. The spectacle should be on display shortly

16 Feb, 2022 @ 17:41

Lead·National News

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Inside Novak Djokovic’s Spanish mansion renovation

WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic has been busy since his deportation from Down Under renovating a sprawling €6.4 million mansion on the Costa del Sol. The tennis star

16 Feb, 2022 @ 11:30

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sport

Three crew members rescued in Spain’s Estepona after sailboat’s engine failure

THREE people were rescued by the Salvamar Gadir from a sailboat that suffered engine failure in rough seas in the Costa del Sol. The alarm was raised

16 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Malaga

Firefighters save life of pensioner, 72, as candle fire leaves her trapped at home in Spain’s Malaga

FIREFIGHTERS in Malaga saved a woman’s life during a terrifying blaze caused by an unsupervised candle. The quick-thinking crew guided the pensioner, 72, to safety

16 Feb, 2022 @ 09:52

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Six ships damaged in devastating blaze in Spain’s Huelva

SOME six ships have been damaged in a fire at a port in Huelva. Firefighters were called to the ??Isla Cristina port at around 2pm

14 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Woman dies and one injured in horror crash which left car embedded in tree in Spain’s Cadiz

A 30-year-old woman has died in a horror crash that left her car embedded in a palm tree in Cadiz. One other was injured in

14 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

Man knifed in face during attempted robbery in Spain’s Jaen

A YOUNG has been hospitalised after being knifed in the face during a violent robbery in Jaen. Police were called to Plaza del Corte Ingles

14 Feb, 2022 @ 09:48

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Other News

False teeth are among the expenses claimed

Brit reunited with false teeth he lost in Spain 11 years ago

A BRIT was left gobsmacked after being reunited with the false teeth he lost on boozy night out in Benidorm – 11 years later. Paul

12 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Antonio Resines: Spanish actor with COVID discharged from intensive care after 45 days in hospital

SPANISH actor Antonio Resines has been released from hospital after spending 45 days in Intensive Care following complications with COVID-19. The 67-year-old was hospitalised in

11 Feb, 2022 @ 10:17

Celebrity·Entertainment·Health·Madrid·Other News

Anti-vaxxers thought to be behind bomb threat at school in Spain’s Tenerife

ANTI-vaxxers are thought to be responsible for a bomb threat at a school in Tenerife. The threat was called in at CEIP Isaac de Vega

10 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Other News

Catalan Queralt Castellet wins Spain’s first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in women’s snowboarding halfpipe

THE first medal awarded to Team Spain at the Beijing Olympics has gone to an athlete from Catalunya. Someone had to be the first, and

10 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Catalunya·Lead·National News·Sport

‘Last wave’ of COVID-19 as Health Minister says virus is ‘already disappearing’ in Spain

ANDALUCIA’S Minister of Health and Families believes coronavirus will soon resemble a common cold and thinks Omicron could be the beginning of the end of

10 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Construction worker, 38, seriously injured after falling from warehouse in Spain’s Cadiz

A LABOURER was seriously injured after falling 10metres from the roof of a warehouse, police say. Emergency services rushed to Villamartin in Santa Cadiz at

10 Feb, 2022 @ 16:33

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Copper thief ‘stole miles of wiring and left homes in Spain without power’

AN ALLEGED copper thief from Benacazon has been arrested after a spate of robberies in Sevilla. The crook, who is accused of plundering miles of

10 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Granada shooting: Boy, 16, in intensive care after being shot in back of car in Spain

A YOUNG boy has been rushed to the hospital and is fighting for his life after being shot in the back of a car in

10 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

drugs seized in raid on Marbella coffee shop. Photo: Policia Nacional

Secret ‘cartel cafe’ couple arrested in Spain’s Marbella in joint operation

A MARBELLA couple were handcuffed and searched as police raided a suspected Amsterdam-style cannabis cafe on the Costa del Sol. The pair were among the 20

10 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Disabled teen seriously injured after being viciously battered by thugs in Spain’s Cadiz

COWARDLY thugs viciously beat a disabled teen in a terrifying attack in Cadiz. The 19-year-old, who has not been named, lost consciousness during the brutal

9 Feb, 2022 @ 18:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Rescue Abused Unconcious Woman Hanging From A Curtain At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Man who shot two people with high-powered hunting gun in Spain’s Sevilla arrested for attempted murder

A MAN who allegedly used a high-powered hunting gun to shoot and injure two people in random and unprovoked attacks in Sevilla has been arrested

9 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Five arrested in Malaga, Cadiz and Ceuta in an operation against money laundering from drug trafficking in Spain

POLICE in Spain have tracked down and arrested five people for their involvement in the laundering of drug trafficking proceeds in the south of Spain.

9 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

Man charged after ‘driving car wrong way’ down treacherous A7 in southern Spain

A CAR was reportedly spotted ‘driving the wrong way’ down one of Spain’s most treacherous roads before a man was traced and charged by road

9 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Pregnant woman, 26, saved from blazing block of flats in Spain’s Almeria

A PREGNANT woman was led to safety from a blazing block of flats in Almeria on Wednesday morning (February 9). Firefighters guided her down to

9 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Almeria·Lead·Other News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

SCHOOLGIRL FOUND DEAD IN SPAIN: Body is found in storage just 24 hours after 17-year-old reported missing

THE lifeless body of a missing 17-year-old was found stashed in a storage room just one day after her disappearance was reported to police. The

9 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

Andalucia records coldest morning of winter so far as temperatures plunge to -2C

ANDALUCIA has recorded its coldest morning of the winter so far as temperatures plummeted to -2C. Spaniards in the south of Spain woke up to a

9 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Almeria·Granada·Lead·Other News·Weather

Spain gets ready to watch King Felipe's annual Christmas Eve speech

Spain’s King Felipe VI tests positive with COVID-19

THE KING of Spain has tested positive for COVID-19. After presenting the first mild symptoms last night, King Felipe VI tested positive for the disease this morning,

9 Feb, 2022 @ 13:57

Celebrity·Entertainment·Health·Lead·Other News

Easyjet cabin crew in Spain reach pay deal and call off strikes

EasyJet warning for people travelling to Spain’s Balearic Islands

A MAJOR airline has warned holidaymakers of new alcohol laws in place at some areas of the Balearic Islands. EasyJet has urged customers to take note

6 Feb, 2022 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Other News·Travel News