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LONG RACE TO RECOVERY: Costa Blanca expat’s inspiring new book on how sport helped him overcome personal tragedy

LOSING a parent to suicide is one of life’s greatest tragedies – losing two before your 20th birthday is cataclysmic. Javea resident Eric Champon, 46,

14 Oct, 2019 @ 12:52

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Matador Boyfriend Of The King Of Spain S Niece Has Groin Savagely Pierced By Bull In Spain V1

Matador boyfriend of the King of Spain’s niece has groin SAVAGELY pierced by a bull in Spain

The bullfighter suffered wounds some 25cm - 30cm deep.

14 Oct, 2019 @ 11:53

Lead·National News

Hero teen praised by Government after diving into sea to rescue sunfish stranded off Gibraltar

“He can be well proud, as I am of him and of all the youth who are so committed to the wellbeing of the environment

14 Oct, 2019 @ 11:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Former Catalan leaders who rallied for independence in 2017 have been jailed in Spain

The government has deployed anti-riot police to Catalonia, but so far the interior ministry has refused to say how many.

14 Oct, 2019 @ 10:35

Barcelona·Lead

WATCH: First episode of new Olive Press TV show rounding up biggest news stories across Spain and Andalucia

Every fortnight Olive Press journalists break down the biggest news stories of the last two weeks across Andalucia and Spain

14 Oct, 2019 @ 10:21

Lead

Drunk British mum ‘high on cannabis’ arrested after screaming ‘you can’t f*****g stop me’ on Birthday flight to Spain

She was dragged off the plane by Portuguese police, before being summoned to court in the UK

14 Oct, 2019 @ 08:24

Crime & Law·Lead

From nursery nurse to owner of Europe’s best-loved cabaret theatre – British-born owner of Benidorm Palace Christine Climent in conversation with Olive Press TV

LAST month Benidorm Palace received its 16 millionth guest. It was the first time the Palace had counted numbers since opening its glass doors in

13 Oct, 2019 @ 12:21

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Vote for Pedro! Spain’s San Pedro now firmly holds its own against the glitz and glamour of Marbella and the heavily-invested port of Estepona, discovers Jacque Talbot

Everyday is another heyday for San Pedro, as the town consolidates, businesses open and renovations get approved.

13 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Lead

Spain is still THE place to go following a successful January to July season – after all, 78 million tourists can’t be wrong!

Tourists in July were on average spending €150 a day, 4.9% more than they were at the same time last year

13 Oct, 2019 @ 10:30

Lead·National News·Travel News

BOOK SERIAL, PART 2: A Fleet Street hack arrives and takes the paper to new heights

He had picked up a copy of The Olive Press at Granada Airport and had been overcome by the feeling that we were in desperate

13 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead

Mallorca Film Festival returns to Palma in October – and it will be bigger than ever

Hollywood royalty and British cult heroes team up for Mallorca’s film event of the year

13 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Mallorca house prices stagnate in 2019 as prices in neighbouring Ibiza surge

While the cost per square metre in Palma in 2019 sits at €2,682, in Ibiza Town it is now €3,709, making it the most expensive

12 Oct, 2019 @ 12:30

Lead·Mallorca·Property

EXCLUSIVE: The reason Larry Lamb failed to appear at Spain’s Marbella Film Festival

The Gavin & Stacey actor was due to appear on the final day of the festival for the premiere of his new film Brighton.

12 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Celebrity·Lead

Brexit Awareness Event For British And Eu Citizens To Be Held In Spain

Driving, residency, passports… everything British expats in Spain need to know to prepare for Brexit

“Most important for Brits living in Spain are the standard things like getting the residencia and driving license.”

12 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

LONG READ: Thomas Cook collapse leaves thousands out of jobs and €200m owed to Spain’s hotels

Thomas Cook has debts of €200 million with around 1,000 Spanish firms in total.

12 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

Lead

WATCH: Snails, filter coffee and Madonna’s fave furniture in Spain’s coolest neighbourhood

Time Out named Embajadores in Madrid as the coolest neighbourhood in all of Spain, and the 9th coolest in the world. Last year, it was

11 Oct, 2019 @ 20:40

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Woman in Spain strangles son to death because she feared losing custody battle with the boy’s father

Neighbours said the woman appeared to have a mental illness.

11 Oct, 2019 @ 15:48

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Tourism decline, six-hour border queues and ambulances stuck in traffic’ – the predictions in Gibraltar Government’s Brexit guide OUT TODAY

he daily movement of people and goods across the Frontier would be ‘abnormally disruptive’

11 Oct, 2019 @ 14:59

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale is detected off Spain's Cadiz

Earthquake rocks epicentre of Granada town in Spain’s Andalucia

At 9:46am it struck the Granada town.

11 Oct, 2019 @ 14:09

Granada·Lead

Police arrest man in Spain’s Malaga who impersonated 17-year-old boy to collect indecent images of children

He initially tried to befriend the children on social media sites, before asking them for sexual videos of themselves.

11 Oct, 2019 @ 13:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Young man arrested for carrying 870 ecstasy pills – and 550 tablets of new drug that’s FOUR times stronger than E in Spain’s Andalucia

According to a police statement, the man intended to distribute the tablets to attendees at the Fuengirola fair.

11 Oct, 2019 @ 13:31

Lead

New Law In Andalusia Brings Hope To The Owners Of Over 320000 Illegal Homes

NEW law in Spain’s Andalucia allows 300,000 illegal homes AFO status, granting expats water and electricity access

The development will allow some of the many expats, who were duped into buying what they thought was a normal home, connection to water or

11 Oct, 2019 @ 11:14

Lead·Property

TERRIFYING: Terrorism, killer heatwaves, deadly drought predicted for Spain as climate change study reveals Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than global average

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gases, the temperature increase by 2040 will stand at 2.2C, before climbing to as high as 3.8C by

11 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

PLEASE SHARE: How to save someone’s life if they begin choking following death of schoolgirl and near death of newborn in Spain’s Andalucia

IT’S a moment we all dread to think about. Someone begins choking and there’s no one around who knows what to do. For two children

11 Oct, 2019 @ 10:07

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

TRAGIC: Teenage girl chokes to death on ham sandwich during break time at school in Spain’s Andalucia

A TEENAGER has choked to death during break at a school in Andalucia. The 15-year-old girl died on the playground yesterday after a piece of

11 Oct, 2019 @ 09:58

Lead

Rafael Nadal’s family priest reveals ‘real Rafa’ ahead of tennis star’s secret marriage to childhood sweetheart in Spain’s Mallorca

“Nadal is surrounded by people who love him – he is a person who loves and is loved”

11 Oct, 2019 @ 00:09

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

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LONG RACE TO RECOVERY: Costa Blanca expat’s inspiring new book on how sport helped him overcome personal tragedy

Matador boyfriend of the King of Spain’s niece has groin SAVAGELY pierced by a bull in Spain

Hero teen praised by Government after diving into sea to rescue sunfish stranded off Gibraltar

Former Catalan leaders who rallied for independence in 2017 have been jailed in Spain

WATCH: First episode of new Olive Press TV show rounding up biggest news stories across Spain and Andalucia

Drunk British mum ‘high on cannabis’ arrested after screaming ‘you can’t f*****g stop me’ on Birthday flight to Spain

From nursery nurse to owner of Europe’s best-loved cabaret theatre – British-born owner of Benidorm Palace Christine Climent in conversation with Olive Press TV

Vote for Pedro! Spain’s San Pedro now firmly holds its own against the glitz and glamour of Marbella and the heavily-invested port of Estepona, discovers Jacque Talbot

Spain is still THE place to go following a successful January to July season – after all, 78 million tourists can’t be wrong!

BOOK SERIAL, PART 2: A Fleet Street hack arrives and takes the paper to new heights

Mallorca Film Festival returns to Palma in October – and it will be bigger than ever

Spain’s Mallorca house prices stagnate in 2019 as prices in neighbouring Ibiza surge

EXCLUSIVE: The reason Larry Lamb failed to appear at Spain’s Marbella Film Festival

Driving, residency, passports… everything British expats in Spain need to know to prepare for Brexit

LONG READ: Thomas Cook collapse leaves thousands out of jobs and €200m owed to Spain’s hotels

WATCH: Snails, filter coffee and Madonna’s fave furniture in Spain’s coolest neighbourhood

Woman in Spain strangles son to death because she feared losing custody battle with the boy’s father

‘Tourism decline, six-hour border queues and ambulances stuck in traffic’ – the predictions in Gibraltar Government’s Brexit guide OUT TODAY

Earthquake rocks epicentre of Granada town in Spain’s Andalucia

Police arrest man in Spain’s Malaga who impersonated 17-year-old boy to collect indecent images of children

Young man arrested for carrying 870 ecstasy pills – and 550 tablets of new drug that’s FOUR times stronger than E in Spain’s Andalucia

NEW law in Spain’s Andalucia allows 300,000 illegal homes AFO status, granting expats water and electricity access

TERRIFYING: Terrorism, killer heatwaves, deadly drought predicted for Spain as climate change study reveals Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than global average

PLEASE SHARE: How to save someone’s life if they begin choking following death of schoolgirl and near death of newborn in Spain’s Andalucia

TRAGIC: Teenage girl chokes to death on ham sandwich during break time at school in Spain’s Andalucia

Rafael Nadal’s family priest reveals ‘real Rafa’ ahead of tennis star’s secret marriage to childhood sweetheart in Spain’s Mallorca

Is the bubble beginning to burst? Number of home purchases in Spain falls for second consecutive month

Warning for holidaymakers as busy Spanish airport shuts for over a month from TODAY

Popular Costa del Sol expat haven demands breakwaters to protect its dwindling beaches from being washed away – and Madrid to pay

Ryanair to shut check-in desks 20 minutes earlier amid growing concerns over length of border queues across Europe

Hope for cancer sufferers in Spain as breakthrough ‘personalised’ mRNA vaccine keeps pancreatic cancer patients alive six years later