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Two brothers, 21 and 29, arrested for vicious nightclub brawl that saw two men stabbed multiple times on the Costa del Sol – one left with a 15cm gash

TWO brothers were part of a gang of five who have been arrested for the brutal stabbings of two men multiple times on a night

24 Jun, 2024 @ 14:30

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Jay Slater latest: Mother of missing British teenager reveals alleged second sighting in Tenerife – as sniffer dogs scour 2,000ft-deep ravine

SNIFFER dogs are continuing to help in the desperate search for missing British teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife. The 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer, from Lancashire, vanished

22 Jun, 2024 @ 17:51

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Spain ‘is the best team’ in the Euro 2024 tournament after 1-0 victory over Italy, insists coach

THERE is ‘no better team than Spain’ in the Euro 2024 tournament following their 1-0 victory over Italy last night. That’s the verdict of their

21 Jun, 2024 @ 19:48

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Missing: British teen vanishes from Spain after calling friends ‘from the middle of nowhere’ following a night out

A DESPERATE search is underway for a British teen who has gone missing in Spain. Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared from Tenerife on

18 Jun, 2024 @ 14:35

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Must-visit: The 10 coolest coastal hotels in Spain, according to the Olive Press

THE Spanish coastline stretches for around 5,000 kilometres and, naturally, has its fair share of places to stay. So finding somewhere new and stylish is

16 Jun, 2024 @ 10:00

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Spike in deaths on Spanish roads: 440 people were killed in the first five months of 2024

SPANISH roads have witnessed a total of 440 deaths so far this year, new figures show. The figure for the first five months of 2024

4 Jun, 2024 @ 18:58

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The moment before the crash at the Beja AirShow

Mid-air tragedy: Spanish pilot dies after crashing into Portuguese plane during air show

A SPANISH pilot died on Sunday after the plane he was flying crashed into another at an air show in Beja, in the south of

3 Jun, 2024 @ 11:09

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IPTV arrests in Spain: Dutch expat is accused of running an illegal €5.5million streaming empire – while 14,000 customers are met with a police message on their TV screens

A DUTCH expat is among eight people to have been arrested for allegedly running an illegal IPTV service in Spain. The suspects were apprehended in

31 May, 2024 @ 18:07

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German university campus and Barcelona library are winning designs at Europe’s top architect awards

STUDYING and reading are the winning themes in this year’s prestigious architecture awards. The two main prizes in the EU Mies award (formerly the Mies

31 May, 2024 @ 14:21

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Drought latest in Spain: Water supplies across Malaga province should last until at least October, say experts

WATER supplies across Malaga province should last until at least October, say experts as they give a fresh drought update. As summer begins to set

30 May, 2024 @ 10:25

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Thousands to attend networking event for start-ups in Marbella – all you need to know

A MARBELLA fair will connect more than 1,000 entrepreneurs with potential investors this month. OLE Marbella Startup Fair will take place from June 26-28 at

28 May, 2024 @ 17:05

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Exchanging your green residency card for a TIE in Spain: These are the documents you ACTUALLY need – and the tax you need to pay

BRITISH expats living in Spain have been warned they must exchange their green residency card for a TIE if they want to avoid problems at

26 May, 2024 @ 10:49

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Lobster fixes issue with Telefonica after brief outage of mobile network service on Thursday

THE Lobster mobile network is back online following a brief outage on Thursday morning. British expats told the Olive Press that they had no coverage

24 May, 2024 @ 12:25

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Rosalia revealed as global ambassador for Dior after leaked images show her rocking a purse designed ‘in honour of Princess Diana’

SPANISH pop-star Rosalia has been revealed as a Dior global ambassador after advertising images leaked of her wearing a vintage purse created for Princess Di.

18 May, 2024 @ 10:00

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‘His eyes bored into my skull’: Irish former expat picks out Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner as her rapist as she tells court he wore women’s tights and underwear during horror attack

A FORMER expat who claims she was raped by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has insisted she will never forget his ‘piercing’ blue eyes. It

17 May, 2024 @ 11:22

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British expats who 'ran a prostitution ring in Spain' will be extradited to the UK - as more details of their alleged escort empire emerge

EXCLUSIVE: British ‘lord’ and his wife are arrested for ‘running a prostitution ring’ in Spain

A BRITISH couple have been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution ring in Spain – after being prosecuted for the SAME crime in the UK.

17 May, 2024 @ 08:00

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Polly wants a walk! Adorable moment a PARROT latches onto American expat’s head during afternoon stroll on Spain’s Costa del Sol – before being reunited with his worried owner

Cafe con Parrot? An American expat made a friend during their afternoon coffee after a parrot took up residence on their head. Michele Jordan and

15 May, 2024 @ 13:35

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Cyberattack at Santander bank in Spain after company detects ‘unauthorised access’ to client database

BANCO Santander has suffered a cyberattack after detecting an ‘unauthorised access’ to a client database. The breach affects its operations in Spain, Chile and Uruguay,

14 May, 2024 @ 12:52

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British expats in Spain are warned to ‘get the TIE card NOW’ or they may face problems when travelling under the EU’s new Entry Exit System

THE British Embassy is urging all British people who live in Spain and are still in possession of a Green Certificate to apply for the

13 May, 2024 @ 16:12

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Controversial 2,200-home development on Spain’s Costa Blanca must be stopped to protect ‘at-risk molluscs’, say activists – as they demand works on Cala Mosca be suspended

CAMPAIGNERS against a controversial 2,200-home development at Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa want site clearance work paused after discovering several protected molluscs. The Salvemos

8 May, 2024 @ 17:00

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Madeleine McCann anniversary: How Brit toddler’s disappearance 17 years ago today shares striking similarities to that of German girl Inga Gehricke – including paedophile suspect Christian Brueckner

IT was May 2, 2015, when five-year-old Inga Gehricke went off to collect firewood for a family barbecue, never to be seen again. Just like

3 May, 2024 @ 19:00

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‘Yes we want to f**k, but peacefully’: Organiser of a ‘mass orgy’ in a quiet village in Spain speaks out after thousands sign up

AN organiser of a ‘mass orgy’ in a quiet Spanish village speaks out after thousands sign up. To the naked eye, the ViñaRock music festival

3 May, 2024 @ 10:13

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Environmentalists award 'black' flags to two 'threatened' parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain

Thousands of homes, hotels and beach bars face being ‘taken’ by the government ‘to protect the coastline’ of Spain – all you need to know about the proposed law

Is YOUR property or business affected by this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es HOMES, bars and hotels across Spain face being expropriated by the government, it has

1 May, 2024 @ 12:21

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Pedro Sanchez’s new cabinet: Who’s in and who’s out as Spain’s newly-elected PM opts for majority female Government

READ IN ENGLISH: Pedro Sanchez’s full speech announcing he will remain as PM of Spain

PEDRO Sanchez today revealed that he will remain in his role as prime minister after taking the weekend to consider his position. It came after

29 Apr, 2024 @ 11:48

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Israel warns Spain and Ireland of ‘grave consequences’ after they agreed to recognise Palestine as a nation state

Spain’s prime minister STAYS: Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez will NOT quit after taking the weekend to ‘reflect’

PEDRO Sanchez has announced he will remain in his role as Spain’s prime minister. The socialist PSOE leader revealed his decision during a press conference

29 Apr, 2024 @ 11:07

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