Walter Finch, Author at Olive Press News Spain

WATCH: Police tackle Swedish teenage hitman on the streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol: Alicante family recruited Scandinavian youths to carry out murders

THIS is the moment Spanish police dramatically intercept a Swedish youth who had flown to the Costa del Sol to kill a member of a

20 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar floating body update: Autopsy carried out but identity of male corpse remains a mystery

AN autopsy has been carried out on a body that was discovered floating off the coast of Gibraltar on Sunday morning. The investigation is being

20 Nov, 2024 @ 16:43

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar relaunches bid to compete under its own flag at the Olympics after overcoming historic Spanish protests in international football

GIBRALTAR is once again bidding for recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to compete under its own flag. All Gibraltarian national sporting associations voted

20 Nov, 2024 @ 14:45

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Malaga will study its ban on new bars and restaurants amid ongoing tourism backlash

THE historic city centre of Malaga is set for a major shake-up that could end the five-year ban on new bars and restaurants. The city

20 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga

Good news for entrepreneurs in Spain: Freelancers will no longer have to pay VAT from next year – thanks to the European Union

THEY have long borne a heavy tax burden in Spain, but a new directive that comes into effect next year may leave autonomos (freelancers) smiling.

20 Nov, 2024 @ 08:00

National News

Police arrest child rape suspect in Spain wanted by the FBI in the United States

‘There is a serious problem of police corruption in the south of Spain’: Guardia Civil convicted in Sevilla is just one of 150 corrupt cops in recent years

A GUARDIA Civil officer who helped narcos steal hash worth €1.5 million from police storage is just the tip of the iceberg. The Andalucia High

19 Nov, 2024 @ 19:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Help find Rhianna: 16-year-old disappeared in Gibraltar on Monday night

THE Royal Gibraltar Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing teenager. Rhianna Broadfoot, 16, was last seen at 11.10pm on Monday

19 Nov, 2024 @ 19:22

Gibraltar·Lead

The UK reassures Gibraltar of its ‘unwavering commitment’ to defending the Rock’s self-determination after it ceded the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

GIBRALTAR has ‘very much welcomed’ the United Kingdom’s reiteration of its ‘unwavering commitment’ to the self-determination of British Overseas Territories at the start of a

19 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Body of a man is found floating in the sea off Benalmadena amid search for missing fisherman

THE crew of a pleasure boat made the grim discovery of a body floating in the sea on the Costa del Sol yesterday. They reported

19 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Climate change warning in Spain: Sea level rises ‘will displace millions of homeowners’ within 75 years unless ‘drastic action’ is taken

A NEW scientific report has forecast a grim future for the Mediterranean coast, with up to 20 million people at risk of displacement by 2100

19 Nov, 2024 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead

‘Hero’ African migrant is offered work after his rescue of a woman during the Malaga floods went viral

A YOUNG migrant from Africa who went viral after rescuing a woman during the Malaga floods has been offered a job by a Spanish company.

18 Nov, 2024 @ 14:15

Lead·Malaga

Estepona mayor attends court over sexual abuse allegations on Spain’s Costa del Sol: 61-year-old ‘suspect’ refuses to answer questions

THE Mayor of Estepona refused to answer any questions when he attended court today to testify as a suspect over allegations of sexual abuse. Jose

18 Nov, 2024 @ 14:04

Estepona·Lead

Spanish football fans turn up en masse to troll Gibraltar men’s team in their draw with San Marino

SPANISH football fans were delighted when over 100 Spaniards descended on a lowly-ranked UEFA Nations League match to troll the Gibraltar men’s team. The Spanish

18 Nov, 2024 @ 12:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Body is discovered floating in the sea off Gibraltar after being passed by a private yacht

A BODY has been discovered floating off the coast of Gibraltar near Europa Point early this morning, the RGP have announced. The discovery was reported

17 Nov, 2024 @ 16:25

Gibraltar·Lead

Inside the colourful world of Estepona’s embattled mayor: Link to Hitler’s translator, a swinger’s castle on the Costa del Sol and ‘wife-swapping trips to Germany’

FOR decades he’s been the ‘teflon mayor’, for whom tales of dodgy dealings and questionable connections would never stick. But sexual allegations of dirty weekends,

17 Nov, 2024 @ 11:30

Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Horror in Barcelona: Father is shot twice in the head while sipping coffee at a cafe in terrifying daylight assassination

A FORMER Barcelona dock worker has been killed execution-style while having a coffee after he had dropped off his son at school. David Caballero Riera,

15 Nov, 2024 @ 14:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Narco is killed in Spain’s new ‘drug smuggling superhighway’: Incident exposes the ‘violent escalation’ police face daily

TENSIONS are heating up in Spain’s ‘maritime drug superhighway’ after a narco was killed in a collision with a Guardia Civil patrol boat yesterday. The

15 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Botched burglary in Gibraltar’s swanky Ocean Village lands hapless local man jail time

A HAPLESS burglar who broke into a restaurant in Ocean Village has been jailed for two months. Riyen Lea, 37, of the Varyl Begg Estate,

15 Nov, 2024 @ 10:59

Gibraltar·Lead

Was your train or plane to Spain’s Malaga cancelled due to the DANA? All you need to know about EU rights and whether you can claim compensation

PASSENGERS whose trains or planes were cancelled due to the recent DANA storms in Malaga might be able to claim compensation, according to a consumer

15 Nov, 2024 @ 08:00

Malaga·Weather

Spain evacuates luxury Sotogrande resort and San Roque as Guadiario river reaches red alert after DANA storms

EMERGENCY evacuations are currently underway in the luxury enclave of Sotogrande – home to a street nicknamed ‘billionaire’s row’. Residents are being hurried out of

14 Nov, 2024 @ 19:01

Cadiz·Lead·Weather

Watch: The heroes of Malaga’s flash floods as locals carry elderly to safety and rescue animals from drowning

FOUR police officers have been praised for rescuing an elderly man from a burning house in Malaga – but not from floods. They are are

14 Nov, 2024 @ 16:45

Lead·Malaga

Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain

Mallorca businessman, 84, claims he blasted burglar to death in 2018 ‘in self-defence’ during saga that has gripped Spain

AN 84-year-old man is being retried for killing a burglar after his original acquittal was overturned last year. A Palma court heard this week how

14 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

Drunk driver tests positive for every drug known to police after wild bender ends with stolen car joy ride in Spain’s Mallorca

A DRUNK driver has achieved the considerable feat of testing positive for every drug known to police after he crashed a stolen car in Porto

14 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Mallorca

Transport returns to normal across Spain’s Malaga: Trains, metro and airport buses resume as DANA red alert ends on the Costa del Sol

BUSES, short-distance trains and the metro have restarted running in Malaga province with the announcement that the red alert has ended. Both Aemet and regional

14 Nov, 2024 @ 08:57

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Weather