Walter Finch, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Emergency weather alerts are sent to phones in southern Spain amid fears of a repeat of deadly Valencia floods tonight

MOBILE phones in Andalucian areas affected by a Red Warning have received alarms in the first ever activation of the region’s emergency alert system. The

30 Oct, 2024 @ 18:16

Cadiz·Lead

Spain's Pedro Sanchez delivers heartfelt message following devastating Valencia flood disaster

Spain declares three days of mourning over Valencia floods as death toll surpasses 70: PM Pedro Sanchez will visit devastated region

SPAIN declared three days of mourning in the wake of the deadly and unprecedented floods that have struck Valencia and other parts of the country.

30 Oct, 2024 @ 18:03

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mallorca sends its emergency workers to the rescue in Valencia after catastrophic flooding kills dozens and washes away cars

DESPITE being battered by its own torrential rains and flooding, Mallorca is sending over its own rescue workers to Valencia where dozens have been killed.

30 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca·Valencia

‘Criminal companies’: Outrage as Mercadona sends driver out into deadly floods while other firms are slammed for endangering employees

MERCADONA has come under fire for claiming flooded towns ‘were fine’ before a driver had to be rescued from torrential floods that have killed dozens

30 Oct, 2024 @ 14:15

Lead·Other News·Valencia

Mayor of Estepona is accused of sexual harassment of male town hall employee

THE Mayor of Estepona is facing investigation over claims of sexual harassment against a male employee at the town hall. The victim’s complaint claims Jose

29 Oct, 2024 @ 13:19

Estepona·Lead

Ancient Roman forum is discovered in Spain: Experts believe it served this special purpose

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a spectacular Roman forum that they believe was used to help integrate new tribes into the empire. The discovery was made in

27 Oct, 2024 @ 11:30

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Watch: Divers begin recovery of 2,600-year-old Phoenician wreck off the coast of southern Spain – as first pieces of ancient artefacts emerge

WORK has begun on the amphibious excavation of an ancient Phoenician trading ship off the coast of Murcia. The remarkably well-preserved vessel, dubbed Mazarron 2,

27 Oct, 2024 @ 09:00

Lead·Murcia

Pupils in Tenerife pen heartfelt letter asking for the return of their migrant classmates after they were deported from the island

CHILDREN at a Tenerife secondary school have launched an emotional appeal to return their migrant classmates who suddenly vanished without being able to say goodbye.

26 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Canary Islands·Lead

British ‘undercover agent for Spain’ sacks his legal team after losing extradition battle with Madrid

A BRITISH accountant who is fighting extradition to Spain has fired his legal team after losing the hearing. Paul Blanchard, 79, is now pinning his

25 Oct, 2024 @ 13:34

Lead·Other News

The IMF gives Spain the biggest growth upgrade of any large economy in the world, even the USA – but Spaniards are not convinced

SPAIN’S economic outlook has been upgraded more than any other large economy – including even emerging countries. The International Monetary Fund has boosted the country’s

23 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Revealed: How narco gang in Spain’s Andalucia hid drugs inside truck wheels

A TYRE shop in Algeciras has been busted for running an ‘ingenious’ drug trafficking hub where the merchandise was hidden inside truck wheels crossing from

23 Oct, 2024 @ 17:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

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Britain’s Ministry of Defence seeks new deputy of Gibraltar naval base: Candidates trained in ‘nuclear emergency procedure’ desirable

THE British military is looking for a new deputy harbour master to help deliver ‘safe and timely operations’ in the strategically important naval base in

23 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Two brothers are brutally bashed unconscious in a pub car park after a row over whose turn it was on a foosball table in Spain’s Balearics

A PAIR of brothers were bashed unconscious with rocks after a row over whose turn it was at the pub foosball table in Formentera. The

22 Oct, 2024 @ 16:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Immigration remains the number one concern in Spain – but housing struggles are the fastest-growing worry, according to a new opinion survey

IMMIGRATION remains Spain’s most pressing concern, according to a new opinion survey. Almost three in ten people listed it as their number one concern (28.1%)

22 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Other News

Malaga Airport ranks second in Spain for delayed flights this summer

MALAGA Airport has been ranked as Spain’s second-worst airport for flight delays this summer. A whopping 3.4 million passengers saw their travel plans disrupted at

22 Oct, 2024 @ 11:42

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Lifeboat in port in Gran Canaria after migrant rescue Cordon press

Largest ever migrant boat lands in Spain’s Gran Canaria after 11 days at sea

A RECORD-BREAKING migrant boat carrying 231 passengers – including 58 children – landed in the Canary Islands yesterday. The overcrowded vessel, known as a cayuco,

21 Oct, 2024 @ 16:45

Canary Islands·Lead

Pregnant woman and unborn child are killed by ‘kamikaze’ drug driver travelling on wrong side of road in Spain

A PREGNANT woman and her unborn baby were killed in a horrific head-on collision with another car tearing down the road on the wrong side.

21 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News

American man who ‘killed his wife on Christmas Day’ in southern Spain before ‘burying her body’ on the other side of the country to stand trial

A WEALTHY American businessman is set to stand trial in Spain for the murder of his Russian wife near Gibraltar and then embarking on a

21 Oct, 2024 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

World Sloth Day: Two of the adorable – but endangered – creatures land on Spain’s Costa del Sol to raise awareness of their plight

THE cornucopia of animal life to be found in the Costa del Sol just got a large upgrade with the addition of two two-toed sloths.

19 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

Malaga to Sevilla train journey will finally be reduced to 1.5 hours after years of delays – but there’s a catch

A LONG-AWAITED high-speed rail link between Malaga and Sevilla that will knock 20 minutes is finally set to be completed – in 2025. Known as

19 Oct, 2024 @ 12:35

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

BREAKING: British ‘undercover agent who spied for Spanish spooks’ ordered to be extradited to Spain to face money laundering charges

A BRITISH accountant has claimed he has been ‘thrown under the bus’ by a UK court after it ordered him to be extradited to Spain

18 Oct, 2024 @ 19:54

Lead·Other News

‘Safe cracker’ arrested after crime spree targeting gym lockers in Spain’s Malaga

A CUNNING lockpick used his combination code cracking skills to go on a crime spree targeting gym rats in Malaga. The 36-year-old man had been

18 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British athlete, 57, one of two to die during triathlon event on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO veteran triathletes lost their lives during the Grand Final of the World Triathlon Series in Torremolinos. A 57-year-old Brit, whose name has not been

18 Oct, 2024 @ 11:20

Costa del Sol·Lead

‘They have never asked forgiveness’: Venezuelan leader demands reparations from Spain for ‘atrocities committed during barbaric colonisation of South America’

SPAIN should pay up reparations for ‘atrocities committed during the colonial period’, according to Venezuela’s leader. Nicolas Maduro, who ‘won’ re-election in July in an

18 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Other News

‘Sue us, if you dare!’ Gibraltar challenges Spain over ‘nonsense’ claims which branded the Rock’s €340m marina project a ‘territorial invasion’

GIBRALTAR has dared the Spanish authorities to ‘sue us in your own courts’ over a controversial landfill project on the Rock’s eastern side. The government

17 Oct, 2024 @ 18:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Tragic cause of death of British DJ in Ibiza is confirmed

SCOTTISH music producer DJ Jackmaster ‘agonised for two days’ before dying of a head injury in Ibiza. Real name Jack Revill, he was rushed to

17 Oct, 2024 @ 13:15

Ibiza·Lead