Fun loving bears desperately seeking mate
Spain’s only captive Cantabrian brown bears, Paca and Tola, have been Asturias’ favourite sisters for the past decade – but now it is hoped they
Photographs reveal uncertain future for Spain
A NEW book reveals Spain of the near future to be a desolate place, barely able to support its traditional industries of tourism and agriculture.
Amateur film-maker causes stir with anti-construction video
Thousands see footage likening Spain to Palestine A MUEZZIN offers his call to prayer as the camera pans across a wasted desert landscape. In the
British cannibal jailed
Victim was sent by God, according to killer’s letters A BRITON who claimed to have killed and eaten his girlfriend has been sentenced to 12
A tale of two species
Spain’s government has contrasting opinions on the soaring numbers of Iberian wolf and lynx
Maddie taken to Morocco by paedophiles
Majority of Spaniards believe McCanns are lying after TV appeal A TOP Spanish detective agency believes Maddie McCann was kidnapped to order by a gang
Reclaiming the coasts
Government spends five billion euros in demolishing coastline constructions
New lynx population found in Spain
Hopes for the future survival of the world’s most endangered cat species have been raised after the discovery of an unknown population of Iberian lynx.
“The countryside is dead”
Following our exclusive pictures last issue showing the destruction caused when golf developers move in, the Olive Press reports on a scheme in the north
Lorca remains could be exhumed under new law
Government promises financial aid to unearth mass graves SPAIN’S darkest secrets, which have largely remained untold for 70 years, could soon be uncovered after a
Antequera golf course in court
A COURT case has begun against the constructors behind a golf course in Villanueva del Rosario. Among a litany of crimes, the developers Aifos and
Spain remembers “forgotten” past
MORE than 30 years after his death, Francisco Franco’s dictatorship is a step closer to being officially condemned. After a draft was agreed last week
Bogus police gang busted
Modern day highwaymen posed as police officers to rob unsuspecting travellers – Olive Press exclusive A GANG that passed themselves off as police officers to
Junta appeals court decision to back Los Merinos developers
THE regional government has appealed the decision to allow developers to continue works at controversial Los Merinos golf course, near Ronda.
Zapatero asks UN to lead climate change battle
But can Spain meet Kyoto and EU emissions targets as PM promises?
A fool shows his annoyance; a prudent man overlooks an insult
“Dictatorial” archbishop makes peace with revolting parishioners
Courts study 84 objections to controversial school subject
A CONTROVERSIAL new subject has made its debut in schools around Spain without any of the protests planned by opponents. Throughout the country, only 84
Court suspends Murcia golf course project
JUDGES at Murcia’s top court have suspended a huge scale golf course and residential project after an appeal by local environmentalists. The Zerrichera complex, which
PNV leader resigns
THE resignation of a moderate nationalist politician has led to fears of a urge in pro-independence feelings in the Basque Country. Josu Jon Imaz stepped
King photo burned in nationalist protest
THE High Court is investigating Catalan nationalists for setting fire to a photograph of King Juan Carlos I. Public prosecutors have requested information from authorities
Sky wars
Olive Press Exclusive – Jon Clarke HUNDREDS of thousands of Sky users around Andalucia could face being cut off under a European regulations clampdown.
Alpujarra saved…
… or is it? As regional government backtracks on water plans, green groups claim Trevelez river is turning into a “sewer” LOCAL residents and green
Reservoir levels fall
WATER levels in reservoirs in Andalucia have fallen by 115 cubic hectometres (hm3) – in spite of August’s record high rainfall. Reservoirs in the Guadalquivir
Expert numbers Granada Franco victims at 10,000
A LEADING expert has claimed the remains of more than 10,000 victims of General Francisco Franco are lying under the soils of Granada. Maribel Brenes,
Catalan party wants Republican massacres included in historical memory law
THE introduction of a law granting financial compensation to victims of General Francisco Franco’s dictatorship could be delayed following calls for it to cover victims
Colombian drug barons use Spain to launder money
CIA report claims Spain is safe haven for cocaine money NOT only is Spain the gateway for cocaine into Europe but Colombia’s drug barons use