Manhunt in Spain for mum and granddad who abducted 12-year-old and want to live ‘an alternative lifestyle’
POLICE in the UK have launched another appeal for a British boy who was abducted by his mother on the Costa del Sol four months
OUCH: 85% of voters in Spain don’t want Mariano Rajoy as prime minister
A WHOPPING 85% of Spanish voters want Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to hand over his leadership to someone else. A poll by Metroscopia also found
Historic 3.5 tonne cocaine haul hidden in salt on Costa del Sol ‘easily exceeds value of €120 MILLION’
A HUGE 3.5 tonne cocaine haul discovered on the Costa del Sol could easily exceed €120 million in value, Spanish cops have said. The mammoth
Andalucia the fattest region in Spain after study reveals almost 50% of Spaniards overweight
ANDALUCIA has been labelled the fattest region in Spain in a new study on obesity. The study revealed more than 47% of Spaniards aged 18
Andalucia boy, 14, arrested for attempted rape of two women in broad daylight in town centre
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested in Cadiz for the attempted rape of two women, aged 23 and 42. The alleged attacks happened within six
Girl, 10, dies from suspected meningitis in Andalucia, the region’s second death from the disease in under a month
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has died from suspected meningitis in Andalucia. The young girl died at the SAS hospital in Jerez, Cadiz, and if confirmed,
Malaga firefighters banned from using life-saving equipment because they paid for it out of their own pocket
FIREFIGHTERS in Malaga have been banned from using potentially life-saving equipment because they paid for it out of their own pocket. It comes after five
Lifting of voting ban for British expats in Spain will NOT include referendums
THE upcoming legislation to allow British expats in Spain and abroad to vote in UK elections will not include referendums. The Overseas Electors Bill is
IN PICS: Spain-based Danniella Westbrook ‘releases own revenge porn photos before her stalker does’
SPAIN-based Danniella Westbrook has released her own revenge porn photos in a bid to undermine an alleged stalker who she claims stole the photos and
WATCH: Tourists abandon boat off coast of Spain before it EXPLODES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dGJ_mLvr6s THIS is the moment a boat carrying tourists off the coast of Spain burst into flames before exploding. Five tourists jumped and swam for
UK Foreign Office confirms assisting Spain-based British expat held by police in Thailand since being attacked on New Year’s Eve
THE UK Foreign Office has confirmed it is assisting the family of a Spain-based British expat who was arrested by police in Thailand on New
The Chief Minister of Gibraltar tells the Olive Press about looking on the bright side of Brexit
IF Brexit threatens to leave the British Territory of Gibraltar between a rock and a hard place, its fiesty Chief Minister has other plans. In
UK government to lift voting ban for British expats in Spain and abroad
THE UK government has committed to lifting the 15 year voting ban on British expats living abroad. In a press release, the UK said it
Desperate plea for Spain-based British expat soldier stranded in Thailand after ‘being drugged and chained for no reason’ by police
THE family of a British expat soldier have pleaded for help after claiming he was arrested in Thailand for no apparent reason. Adam Williams, 30,
WAR IS COMING: Anti-tourism protestors in Spain vow to continue ‘war’ this summer
TOURISM haters in Spain have promised to continue their ‘war’ against holidaymakers this summer. Anti-tourism group Arran Paisos vowed to continue ‘fighting’ the affects of
Spain ‘will consider’ banning children from bullfights after UN voices concerns of ‘exposing kids to extreme violence’
THE UN has called for a ban on children witnessing bullfights in Spain and attending bullfighting schools. The Committee on the Rights of the Child
Dog rescue centre in Spain in peril after British expat owner dies suddenly from brain aneurysm
DOZENS of dogs are in danger after their British expat owner died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. Hope for Podenos, in Albacete, urgently needs €120,000
Brits shun Spain for Middle East holiday rivals after Spanish hotels push up prices
BRITISH holidaymakers are looking east this summer after Spanish hotel bosses put up their prices to cash in on the recent surge in demand.
General Franco’s grandson jailed in Spain for deliberately ramming police car
GENERAL Franco’s eldest grandson has been sentenced to 30 months jail for deliberately crashing into a police car. Francisco Franco Martinez-Bordiu, 63, was sentenced to
Man in Spain rescued after spending eight days trapped in snow-covered hut
But the snow meant officers had to ski down to the hut because it was too thick to land nearby to rescue the stranded man.
Protected nature reserve in Spain’s Andalucia set on fire for its own good
A NATURE reserve has been set on fire in a bid to regenerate growth. The Laguna de Fuente de Pierda nature reserve in Andalucia was
Hitman in Spain’s Andalucia smashes into police car to intercept chase of drug dealers, cops said it was ‘like a scene from Narcos’
TWO Spanish policemen have been injured after their car was purposefully smashed into to intercept a high-speed chase. The Guardia Civil agents were chasing a
Boy in Spain, 9, ‘gang raped’ by group of teenage students at Andalucia school
POLICE in Spain are investigating the alleged gang rape of a 9-year-old boy by a group of older students at a school in Andalucia. Four
Balearic Islands propose limiting the number of cars to cope with tourism
Formentera town hall say the draft bill will limit the number of cars in circulation and cap the number of rental cars and motorbikes.
Cold snap in Spain going nowhere as temperatures reach -15C, Friday to be the coldest day of the winter so far
THE cold snap affecting most of Spain shows no signs of abating with 31 provinces still on alert for low temperatures. Weather agency AEMET has
Man in Spain fined for photoshopping his face onto Jesus Christ’s in Jaen
Daniel Serrano put his face - complete with a ring through the septum - onto that of Christ and posted it on his Instagram.