YELLOW ALERT: Storms set to hit Spain’s Andalucia ahead of mid-week sunshine
Wednesday will see highs of 22° but with more rain expected later in the week
Thousands march in Madrid as depopulation rocks rural Spain
MADRID has seen large protests by rural Spaniards who fear their communities are withering away. The movement, labelled the ‘revolt of an empty Spain,’ brought
What’s it like to be the UK’s only dwarf drag queen? The Olive Press caught up with Miss DQ on the Costa del Sol to find out
After parting with his agent, John has now gone solo, booking and managing his own gigs and tours
The Cabo de Santa Pola one step closer to becoming a municipal nature reserve on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Sierra and Cabo de Santa Pola has come a step closer to being designated a municipal nature reserve. The councillor for agriculture, environment, climate
British expat on Costa del Sol launches ‘Sunday roast tapa’ because she ‘loves a Sunday roast’
The recipe sees a Yorkshire pudding topped with carrots, stuffing, mashed potato and a meat of your choice, served with peas and gravy
WATCH: SECOND dead dolphin in a week washes up on same 3km strip in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SECOND dead dolphin has been spotted washing up on the Costa Blanca in the space of just a week. The dolphin was videoed by
Town hall blasted for spending €90,000 on campaign to attract more British tourists to Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TOWN hall has been blasted for spending €90,000 on a campaign to attract more British tourists – to just four hotels! Calpe’s PP mayor
British expats warn that farms with millions of pigs are ‘poisoning’ their communities in Spain’s Andalucia
BRITISH expats have slammed the ‘horrendous’ growth of intensive pig farms in Andalucia, claiming they ‘pollute’ the water supply. Agrifood giant Grupo Fuertes has been
Benidorm introduces bans on mobility scooters in new crackdown on ‘uncivil tourism’
THEY have famously been dubbed ‘Madge-mobiles’ after one of hit TV show Benidorm’s most popular characters. So it is with great irony that the tourist
Expat and local nudists fuming as five-storey tower block begins construction behind favourite beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The beach has been a safe haven for naturists for more than 40 years
Summers in Spain are now FIVE WEEKS longer than in the eighties
Research claims that around 32 million people are affected by a warming climate
Young backpacker vanishes from Malaga as sister fears ‘something bad’ has happened
Police in Sweden confirmed to the Olive Press that the case is being investigated by the Swedish Police Authority
British expat reverend thanks God and wife four years after doctors sent him home to die on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Vergel-based expat Clive Read, 79, was suffering from pneumonia and an undiagnosed heart condition when he stopped responding to treatment at Denia Hospital in April
IN PICS: Olive Press launches new Costa Blanca edition to add to award-winning expat newspaper brand in Spain
IT has taken five years, but the Olive Press Costa Blanca has finally arrived. Half a decade of research and planning – and with something
Police intervene after ‘disturbed rifle-touting’ neighbour declares ‘this is war’ before planting row of cypress trees to block expat’s views on Spain’s Costa Blanca
'It feels like he's putting a middle finger up at us'
Parliament to hold CRUNCH Brexit vote today in ‘last chance’ to secure extension
Yet another defeat for May would force either the cancellation of Article 50, a no deal departure or a long delay
WATCH: ‘Superhero’ promises to drive tobacco smugglers out of town in southern Spain
In the footage a man, disguised as a Power Ranger, addresses the camera and warns smugglers their trade will soon come to an end
WATCH: Spanish man breaks Guinness World Record for eating most hot dogs in three minutes
Originally from Malaga, the new record-holder revealed his achievement was intended to be a ‘practice’ attempt, but he ended up doing it first time
Secret grave of Franco victims discovered in Madrid cemetery
Thousand of people were shot in Madrid by Franco’s regime following the end of the civil war, the 80th anniversary of which is marked this
BREAKING: MPs fail to find a majority for ANY Brexit option
MPs voted on eight alternative options including a second referendum and revoking Article 50, with a customs union option coming closest to a consensus
Spain accused of attempt to ‘force out’ British MEP in row over Gibraltar
Claude Moraes has claimed Spain is behind a ‘systematic’ attack aimed at getting him to back down over Gibraltar
Ryanair announces several NEW routes from Spain’s Alicante to UK, Ireland and other European cities
It comes after Ryanair revealed that this summer it would run two weekly flights to Bordeaux and a further three to Munich
WATCH: Video of mother duck in Marbella crossing 12 ducklings over road melts hearts of locals
The film sees the mother duck looking out for cyclists and pedestrians passing by, as she helps her babies cross
Gibraltar BANS BALLOONS in desperate bid to save wildlife
The ban comes after authorities cancelled the territory’s annual National Day celebration in which 30,000 red and white helium balloons are released
‘EVIL MONSTER’: British paedophile on run in southern Spain jailed for 23 years after hiding as English teacher with fake name
Judge Rhys Rowlands told Hayes that he wouldn’t automatically get parole after serving half of his sentence, saying it is possible he could serve it
WATCH: Entire Costa del Sol on ORANGE ALERT as six-metre waves batter Malaga
After 6:00pm today, a yellow warning will remain in place for all of the Costa del Sol on Thursday and Friday