Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Revealed: Plans for new €16million beachside hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca that will count 200 rooms

PLANS for a €16 million beach-front hotel for Arenales del Sol have been submitted to Elche City Council. It will be built on Calle Albacete

22 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Anti-tourism protester is hospitalised in Spain after enduring 12 days of hunger strike on the Canary Islands – as ‘desperate’ fellow activists vow to continue despite their deteriorating health

A PROTESTER has been hospitalised after enduring 12 days of a hunger strike on the Canary Islands. In footage shared online, the unnamed individual can

22 Apr, 2024 @ 17:47

Canary Islands·Lead

Pictured: Audrey Fang’s alleged 6ft1 killer who she knew ‘for many years’ before he ‘stabbed her 30 times during knife rampage in Spain’ – as police probe potential ‘financial motive’

THE alleged killer of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang has been named as Mitchell Ong. The 43-year-old, also from the East Asian country, is accused of

22 Apr, 2024 @ 17:21

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

House sales in Spain dropped by 4.6% in the first half of 2024, new figures show

Is the north of Spain the next property goldmine? Figures from February show sales in Galicia and Navarra are soaring – while Andalucia and the Canaries suffered a year-on-year decrease

NORTHERN Spain led an important turn round for February property sales in the country- after a year of monthly declines in real estate deals. The

22 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Property

Eight-year-old boy dies in car crash amid heavy rain and flooding in Spain’s Granada

A TRAGEDY has struck in Granada as an eight-year-old boy dies in a car crash due to heavy rain and flooding. The incident took place

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:31

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

How hot will Spain be this summer? Experts give their verdict after last year’s record-breaking heat

Experts have given their verdict on how hot Spain could be this summer after last year’s record breaking heat across the country. Spain saw its

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:21

Lead·Other News·Weather

Two teens from Malaga create a vegan, gluten-free and edible cutlery business: Six cafes have already stocked their vanilla-flavoured coffee stirrers

TWO young entrepreneurs have won praise across Spain for their edible cutlery business. Malaga-based Ivan Marmolejo, 19, and best friend Jose Robles, now 20, are

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:19

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

British Nolotil victim accuses Spain of ‘playing Russian roulette with people’s lives’ for failing to ban ‘lethal’ painkiller

THE Telegraph has reported the case of a British Nolotil victim, accusing Spain of ‘playing Russian roulette with people’s lives’. In recent months, Nolotil has

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:11

Health·Lead·Other News

Horror in Almeria: Headless body is found next to a huge pool of blood in British holiday hotspot in southern Spain

A HEADLESS body has been discovered by police in a British holiday hotspot in Spain. The corpse, belonging to a man, was found by the

22 Apr, 2024 @ 15:56

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: How a narco gang in Murcia sent marijuana from Spain to the UK by hiding the drug inside fridges

A MURCIA gang exported large quantities of marijuana to the UK hidden in refrigerated lorries full of vegetables. Six Spaniards have been arrested in a

22 Apr, 2024 @ 15:45

Drugs·Lead·Murcia

Crackdown on illegal Airbnbs in Ibiza: Owners are fined up to €120,000 each

THE war on illegal tourist rentals is hotting up as 13 Airbnb hosts in Ibiza have been hit with fines totalling €460,000. One marketing consultant

22 Apr, 2024 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

WATCH: Moment British drug lord dubbed the ‘Wikipedia Narco’ was arrested in Spain: Police brought down ‘€10m empire’ after seizing a tonne of cocaine – plus 44 cars, 40 Rolexes and 60 works of art

THIS is the moment a notorious British drug lord infamous for editing his own Wikipedia page was arrested in a huge multinational police operation. Middlesbrough

22 Apr, 2024 @ 13:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

The La Sala empire expands into property: Hospitality juggernaut opens a real estate agency in Marbella

THE successful La Sala restaurant empire has officially expanded into property after launching its own real estate business. La Sala Homes opened its doors to

22 Apr, 2024 @ 13:07

Lead·Marbella·Property

Novak Djokovic is among the star-studded crowd at El Clasico in Spain – which saw British star Jude Bellingham score a last-minute winner

BRITISH star Jude Bellingham scored a last-minute winner as Real Madrid beat arch rivals Barcelona 3-2 in a star-studded rendition of El Clasico. The England

22 Apr, 2024 @ 13:07

Celebrity·Lead·Sport

This will be the cause of the next global pandemic, according to scientists

SCIENTISTS have identified the cause of the next global pandemic. After the Covid-19 shook the world, scientists are determined to be prepared for the next

22 Apr, 2024 @ 12:44

Health·Lead·Other News

Basque elections in Spain: Socialist-PNV coalition remains in power in huge relief for PM Pedro Sanchez – but support for separatists has grown

THE Socialist-PNV coalition that has ruled the Basque Country since 2016 is set to remain in power in a huge relief for Prime Minister Pedro

22 Apr, 2024 @ 12:41

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

What is Dia de Sant Jordi? How the Catalunya region in Spain will celebrate its patron saint this week – from traditional gifts to street parties

DIA de Sant Jordi – or St George’s Day – will see some of Barcelona’s most famous streets packed with bookstores and florists this Tuesday

22 Apr, 2024 @ 11:54

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

Woman, 82, is killed after being run over by a sightseeing train for tourists on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN 82-YEAR-old woman has been killed after a tourist sightseeing train ran her over in this Costa del Sol hotspot. The incident took place this

22 Apr, 2024 @ 11:47

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Sevilla to hold a referendum on moving the Feria de Abril: Three MILLION people attended this year and brought in €6bn – but some locals say it’s ‘overrun with tourists’

A REFERENDUM is to be held into Sevilla’s Feria de Abril after three MILLION people attended this year’s festivities, bringing in €6bn This year’s feria

22 Apr, 2024 @ 11:06

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Ayto Marbella Angeles Munoz, The Mayor Of Marbella

Marbella reveals when it will decide on the filling up of private swimming pools – as drought conditions remain ‘grave’

MARBELLA mayor Angeles Muñoz told journalists at a press conference Friday that she would consider authorising the refilling of private swimming pools after May 1,

21 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Must visit: Five stunning National Parks in Spain that come alive in the spring

SPAIN is coming alive this Spring and here’s the five stunning National Parks you should visit to see it in full bloom. Across the country,

21 Apr, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spanish wines have seen a ‘significant’ increase in quality over the last 20 years, insists UK wine expert Jancis Robinson

SPAIN is going through a ‘wine revolution’ believes leading UK wine guru Jancis Robinson. Just as the country has seen a massive shift in its

21 Apr, 2024 @ 12:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Revealed: The optimum number of steps per day to reduce your risk of heart problems and death

How taking in the sun daily can help prevent cancer and heart problems, according to scientists in Spain

FOUR out of ten adults and three out of ten children in Alicante province suffer from Vitamin D deficiency. Despite some of Spain’s biggest levels

21 Apr, 2024 @ 11:00

Alicante·Health·Lead

‘I’ve been trying the best non-alcoholic beers in Spain – these are my favourites’

NEED to go alcohol free? These are our top choices for guilt free beer in Spain. When I was told I could no longer drink

21 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Outrage after black female doctor is ‘racially abused and assaulted’ while treating a man in his home in southern Spain

A MURCIA region doctor was racially abused and assaulted during a house visit which she has reported to the Guardia Civil’s Hate Crimes Unit. The

21 Apr, 2024 @ 09:00

Health·Lead·Murcia

Where do people work the most and least hours in Spain? Eye-opening figures disprove the stereotype of ‘lazy’ Andalucians

ANDALUCIA is among the hardest-working regions in Spain, based on hours spent at work according to BBVA Research which analysed figures from 2022. It shows

21 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead

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