Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Exclusive: ‘Ashamed’ US expats to hold anti-Trump rallies across Spain, citing ‘horror, disgust and deep sadness’

US citizens living in Spain are planning to hold nationwide protests against Donald Trump. Organised by Democrats Abroad, the rallies will take place in major

6 Mar, 2025 @ 19:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Luis Rubiales ‘kiss’ saga takes dramatic turn with prosecutors demanding new trial due to ‘biased’ judge

THE Public Prosecutor’s Office wants the Luis Rubiales ‘kiss’ case retried and sentencing revoked because the judge was ‘biased’. Rubiales was convicted in February for

6 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain reopens investigation into death of billionaire Mango founder in Barcelona

A CATALUNYA judge has reopened a probe into December’s death of Isak Andic- the billionaire founder of the Mango fashion store chain. The businessman, 71,

6 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Watch: River roars in Benahavis and Marbella bridge is almost submerged after dams discharge water during deluge on the Costa del Sol

RIVERS along the Costa del Sol are roaring following days of heavy rainfall, with the wet weather set to continue into the weekend. It comes

6 Mar, 2025 @ 16:55

Lead·Video·Weather

Fireworks factory explosion in Spain injures four workers with owner missing

Fireworks factory explosion in Spain: Owner killed with four others injured including his son

THE owner of an Alicante fireworks factory died and four others were injured- one seriously- after an explosion on Thursday. The blast happened at around

6 Mar, 2025 @ 15:04

Alicante·Lead

Horror in Spain: Headless body found on Costa del Sol beach after being turned into a ‘soap mummy’

The horror discovery was made in Fuengirola on Wednesday night.

6 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

Triple A sanctuary in Marbella is CLEARED of horrific animal abuse charges

A MALAGA judge has cleared multiple members of the Triple A charity of all animal abuse charges. Five workers from the Marbella animal sanctuary, including

6 Mar, 2025 @ 14:46

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Brit tourist’s warning to anyone visiting Spain after being lumped with €30,000 medical bill

A BRITISH tourist has issued a warning after being slapped with a €30,000 medical bill after falling ill in Spain. ITV News reported the woman,

6 Mar, 2025 @ 14:42

Health·Lead

WATCH: Hells Angel fugitive on the run for five years who paid for killing of rival gang member is arrested in Madrid

WATCH: Hells Angel fugitive who ordered contract killing of rival gang member is arrested in Madrid

A NEW ZEALAND Hells Angels member who was on the run for five years has been arrested in Madrid. The detainee had ordered the murder

6 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Missing Dutch expat is found in ‘squalid, pitch-black basement’ in Tenerife – after ‘unknown man’ denied he was inside

A MISSING Dutch expat has been located in Tenerife more than a week after he vanished following a trip to the hospital. Fears were growing

6 Mar, 2025 @ 13:06

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Watch: Panic on flight from Spain as passenger tries to open emergency door

THIS is the moment a passenger tried to open the emergency door on a flight from Spain to South America. Footage shared on X shows

6 Mar, 2025 @ 12:27

Lead·Madrid·Travel News·Video

How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge

‘Worse than a mafia don’: Spain is a ‘tax trap’ that ‘fleeces’ British expats, financial experts claim

WEALTHY foreigners who move to Spain are facing financial headaches as Spanish authorities launch what one law firm describes as a ‘tax inquisition’. International law

6 Mar, 2025 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Female patient, 70, hurls xenophobic abuse at ‘foreign’ doctor trying to treat her in southern Spain

Doctors in Alicante suffer a 37% rise in verbal and physical attacks

ASSAULTS on doctors in Alicante province rose by 37% in 2024, according to the Alicante College of Physicians(COMA). 58% of the victims were male doctors-

6 Mar, 2025 @ 11:56

Alicante·Health·Lead

Storm Jana is heading to Spain: Experts warn of rain, snow and winds exceeding 100km/hr

THE wet and windy weather affecting much of Spain is set to continue into the weekend as Storm Jana rolls into the country. The weather

6 Mar, 2025 @ 11:49

Lead·National News·Weather

Father goes to court to stop daughter ending her life in landmark challenge to Spain’s euthanasia law

A PARAPLEGIC woman, 24, has told a Barcelona court during a landmark case that she wants a dignified death under Spain’s euthanasia laws. It’s the

6 Mar, 2025 @ 11:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Luxury Cars Towed Away As Major European Cryptocurrency Fraudster Is Arrested In Valencia Area Of Spain

Here’s how to pick up a luxury car for just one euro: The catch? They’ve been confiscated in Spain’s war on the narcos

CAR enthusiasts and bargain hunters have a unique opportunity to own high-end vehicles at an unbelievably low price. But what’s the catch? Well, they were

5 Mar, 2025 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Drought-starved Malaga revived: Reservoirs jump over 10% after recent rains to beat levels not seen since 2023

RESERVOIRS in Malaga province hold more water than at any time in the last two years. The province now contains over 200 million litres of

5 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga

Ryanair announces new date when paper boarding passes will be abolished

BUDGET airline Ryanair has delayed its plans to scrap paper boarding passes in May. The Irish carrier says it will now introduce the measure at

5 Mar, 2025 @ 17:37

Lead·National News

Blood rain beckons: Storms are sweeping across Spain with these areas most affected

CALIMA rain is sweeping across southeastern Spain and heading towards Malaga province, according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). Aemet has identified the southeastern peninsula

5 Mar, 2025 @ 17:09

Lead·Weather

New Trump agricultural tariffs set to hit Spain’s €3.5 billion in exports to the USA

SPAIN’S agricultural exporters are bracing for a potential €3.5 billion blow when new US tariffs come into effect. Donald Trump announced that he will soon

5 Mar, 2025 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

'Cowboy mechanic' accused of swindling British expats out of thousands of euros flees Spain

‘Cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling British expats out of thousands of euros quits Spain

AN alleged ‘cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling dozens of British expats out of thousands of euros has left Spain for a new life in the

5 Mar, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Irish expat in Spain says his mental health is ‘far better’ despite ‘much lower’ salary

AN IRISH man who set up a new life for himself on the Costa Blanca, says it has been great for his mental health and

5 Mar, 2025 @ 15:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Britain launches mandatory ETA register for visitors from the EU – here’s all you need to know

PEOPLE living in Spain and the rest of the European Union who want to visit the United Kingdom from April 2 will have to get

5 Mar, 2025 @ 13:25

Lead·National News

Spanish doctor praises this ‘super seed’ that can lower cholesterol and is packed with nutrients

A DOCTOR has recommended chia seeds as part of a diet to lower cholesterol and glucose levels in the body as well as best way

5 Mar, 2025 @ 12:37

Health·Lead

Daughters of man missing since 1984 discover he was living in Valencia before being killed in last year’s DANA disaster

A GRANADA man who vanished without trace in 1984, died 40 years later in October’s Valencia floods. Miguel Morales, 72, was declared officially dead in

5 Mar, 2025 @ 11:13

Granada·Lead·Valencia

Watch: Narco boat washes up on tourist beach in Estepona

ONE of the Strait of Gibraltar’s notorious narco boats was discovered washed up on a tourist beach in Estepona province yesterday The vessel was found

5 Mar, 2025 @ 10:26

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead