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How a baby girl was rescued from inside a suitcase during deadly Valencia floods: Family members recall their narrow escape from death

THE story of baby Aurora’s survival when the floods struck Paiporta on October 29 has been held up as a great example of community cooperation

18 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This is the diet plan that will help you lose half a kilo per week in the run up to Xmas, according to leading nutritionist in Spain

A TOP nutritionist has come up with a pre-Xmas diet plan to lose weight coupled with some exercise. Esther Montoliu has been advising on healthy

18 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Health·Lead

This city in Alicante is a hot favourite among the rich, claims property expert

A PROPERTY expert has claimed this city in Alicante is a ‘hot favourite’ among the rich The Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol have long

18 Nov, 2024 @ 15:22

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Mercadona worker who was fired for eating a ‘croqueta’ destined for the trash wins legal battle in Spain

A COURT says the Mercadona supermarket chain was wrong to sack a worker who ate an out-of-date ‘croqueta’ which was going to be thrown into

18 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

‘Hero’ African migrant is offered work after his rescue of a woman during the Malaga floods went viral

A YOUNG migrant from Africa who went viral after rescuing a woman during the Malaga floods has been offered a job by a Spanish company.

18 Nov, 2024 @ 14:15

Lead·Malaga

Estepona mayor attends court over sexual abuse allegations on Spain’s Costa del Sol: 61-year-old ‘suspect’ refuses to answer questions

THE Mayor of Estepona refused to answer any questions when he attended court today to testify as a suspect over allegations of sexual abuse. Jose

18 Nov, 2024 @ 14:04

Estepona·Lead

Valencia flood death toll officially rises to 219: Most people died inside homes or garages

THE death toll from the Valencia floods has risen to 219 following the discovery of a man’s body in Ribaroja. It has also been revealed

18 Nov, 2024 @ 12:50

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Weather warnings in Spain: Orange alerts in the Canary Islands as heavy rain to batter the winter holiday hotspot until this date

A SERIES of weather warnings have been activated in the Canary Islands for today. The whole of La Palma island is on an orange alert

18 Nov, 2024 @ 12:37

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Spanish football fans turn up en masse to troll Gibraltar men’s team in their draw with San Marino

SPANISH football fans were delighted when over 100 Spaniards descended on a lowly-ranked UEFA Nations League match to troll the Gibraltar men’s team. The Spanish

18 Nov, 2024 @ 12:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Missing German brother Thomas, 34, is found ‘alive and well’ after vanishing from Madrid

A 34-year-old man (pictured above) has been found alive and well after not being heard from since landing in Madrid last Saturday. Thomas’s sister Jessica

18 Nov, 2024 @ 12:21

Lead·Madrid·National News

Seven Brits arrested in Spain for trafficking drugs hidden in cement barrels with 1.2 tonnes of hashish seized

Seven British ‘gangsters’ in Spain who ‘ran a drug ring with bases in Marbella and Alicante’ are arrested: Multiple properties raided

SEVEN Britons have been arrested in Spain for drug trafficking after the Policia Nacional seized 1.2 tonnes of hashish. Officers made the large bust in

18 Nov, 2024 @ 12:07

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead

British tourist, 51, is fighting for his life in Spain after being hit by a ‘narco boat’ during golfing trip to Murcia

Two British tourists are killed in Spain after a suspected ‘narco-boat’ falls off a trailer: Manhunt is launched for driver

TWO British tourists died after a suspected ‘narco boat’ fell off a trailer and slammed into cars on a dual-carriageway in Spain’s Murcia region. The

18 Nov, 2024 @ 11:08

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Body is discovered floating in the sea off Gibraltar after being passed by a private yacht

A BODY has been discovered floating off the coast of Gibraltar near Europa Point early this morning, the RGP have announced. The discovery was reported

17 Nov, 2024 @ 16:25

Gibraltar·Lead

Horror in Fuengirola: Man, 34, 'stabs his landlord to death before slashing girlfriend, 19, during knife rampage' - as his partner claims he murdered ANOTHER man last weekend

Body of German man, 56, is found in a boat floating off popular resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE body of a German man has been found in a boat that was floating off the Costa del Sol. The grisly discovery was made

17 Nov, 2024 @ 15:33

Lead·Malaga

Urgent appeal: Amnesia-struck Brit, 71, still remains unidentified in a Spanish hospital almost two MONTHS after suffering life-changing stroke

THE Olive Press is renewing its appeal to identify a British expat who has been struck with amnesia in a Spanish hospital. Stephen (pictured above),

17 Nov, 2024 @ 12:17

Lead·National News

Inside the colourful world of Estepona’s embattled mayor: Link to Hitler’s translator, a swinger’s castle on the Costa del Sol and ‘wife-swapping trips to Germany’

FOR decades he’s been the ‘teflon mayor’, for whom tales of dodgy dealings and questionable connections would never stick. But sexual allegations of dirty weekends,

17 Nov, 2024 @ 11:30

Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Madrid launches latest crackdown on Airbnb-style flats in Spain: These are the new rules

THESE are the new rules to be put in place in Madrid after the city bans Airbnb-style flats. Madrid city council has introduced new regulations

17 Nov, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Madrid·Property

Nolotil under the microscope: What is the science behind the infamous Spanish painkiller linked to multiple British deaths?

THIS is what science says about infamous Spanish painkiller Nolotil after being linked to multiple British fatalities. In Spain, Nolotil (metamizole) is a trusted choice

17 Nov, 2024 @ 09:00

Health·Lead

DESPERATE TO ESCAPE: Eva Longoria to quit USA and head for Spain’s Marbella after Trump election win

DESPERATE Housewives star Eva Longoria has doubled down on her decision to quit the USA for a new life split between Spain and Mexico following

16 Nov, 2024 @ 15:07

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead·Marbella

What to do if buying a property in Spain as Sterling exchange rates become increasingly volatile

IF you’re considering buying property in Spain, recent fluctuations in the pound-euro exchange rate are definitely something to keep an eye on. The start of

16 Nov, 2024 @ 13:13

Columnists·Lead·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

Bitter worker in Spain spiked her own water bottle with bleach to ‘teach colleague a lesson’ after he kept swigging her drink

A BASQUE Country court says a worker was rightly sacked for putting bleach in her water bottle to teach colleagues ‘a lesson’ as they kept

16 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Basque Country·Crime & Law·Lead

Manic Street Preachers and Flaming Lips are coming to Spain: Iconic groups lead impressive festival line-up

ICONIC bands are set to play a Spanish festival next year, including the Manic Street Preachers and The Flaming Lips. The Azkena Rock Festival in

16 Nov, 2024 @ 11:00

Basque Country·La Cultura·Lead

Revealed: Spain’s private islands that are enjoyed by the rich and famous – including Russian oligarchs, Elon Musk and Lionel Messi

THESE are the Spanish private islands frequented by the rich and famous, including Lionel Messi and Elon Musk. Celebs as diverse as musicians Shakira and

16 Nov, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain is given ultimatum by the EU for failing to ‘fully implement’ its renewable energy directive

SPAIN could be taken to court by the European Commission for not fully implementing a directive to promote renewable energy and passing a deadline to

16 Nov, 2024 @ 08:00

Environment·Lead

Spain busts the country’s most popular illegal football streaming service

A MAJOR online pirate TV supplier of La Liga football matches has been shut down by the Guardia Civil. ‘Crystal Azul’ had around 78,000 international

16 Nov, 2024 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Irish member of international drug trafficking gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN IRISH drug trafficker wanted by Czech authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca after some strange behaviour gave him away. The 57-year-old man

15 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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