Costa del Sol expat fighting for life after feral dog attack left him naked on floor and severely wounded The man has now been stabilised after being put on oxygen, and has had his wounds treated in surgery 20 May, 2019 @ 11:10 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Football shirts recycled into hospital gowns in Spain to help sick children face their ‘hardest match’ La Liga football shirts have replaced the usual green hospital robes in a bid to make child patients facing their ‘hardest match' feel stronger 16 May, 2019 @ 17:20 Lead·Sport
Exploding rum cocktail leaves three expats in Spain hospitalised with third degree burns in bizarre drinking session A Policia Nacional spokesperson told the Olive Press they are now ‘trying to find out more details’ about the contents of the drink 11 May, 2019 @ 12:01 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
Man in Spain dies of heart attack during hair transplant just moments after receiving anaesthetic The clinic, which has been giving men their hairlines back for over five years, said it was ‘affected’ by the tragedy 8 May, 2019 @ 17:21 Crime & Law·Lead
Homeless man in Spain’s Andalucia hospitalised with broken ribs and black eyes in attack following gas stove row Vicente, who is from Ceuta, refused to hand over a small gas stove to the attacker at his caravan 2 May, 2019 @ 11:47 Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead
Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas suffers training ground heart attack aged only 37 Real Madrid legend, Casillas was taken to Hospital CUF Porto to be treated and is said to be in a stable condition 1 May, 2019 @ 18:10 Lead·Sport
Costa del Sol locals call for safety changes on motorway after lorry horror smash sees driver rushed to hospital The incident caused 11 kilometres of traffic to back up on the A-7, before traffic authorities removed the truck and reopened the left-hand lane 26 Apr, 2019 @ 12:57 Lead
Police investigation as British woman in Spain smashed in head by lorry doors and airlifted to hospital The Guardia Civil are now investigating the incident, but there has not been an update from anyone involved since Wednesday 25 Apr, 2019 @ 12:59 Crime & Law·Lead
Man on Spain’s Costa del Sol has penis partially amputated with shoelaces and elastic bands before claiming he is an alien The man gave his name as Sergio, then Rafael, then Namoi and then claimed that he was an alien and that his penis did not 8 Apr, 2019 @ 10:04 Lead
‘SHE’S A FIGHTER’: Family of Irish teen appeal for help after Costa del Sol balcony fall shatters her spine leaving her paralysed Originally from Warrenpoint in County Down, Niamh is an A-level student at Benalmadena International College 1 Apr, 2019 @ 17:26 Lead
WATCH: Matador in Spain flung in air by bull and gored in buttocks before being rushed to hospital for surgery The 532-kilo bull that attacked the dad-of-two, was named Declamador 20 Mar, 2019 @ 10:33 Lead
Police in Spain help man with AMPUTATED PENIS in bizarre self-harm case The man has been rushed to the Hospital Miguel Servet but it is not known if doctors managed to reattach it 12 Mar, 2019 @ 13:15 Crime & Law·Health·Lead
REVEALED: Estepona spent €100 million on public works in eight years, with cash for new hospital and football ground Mayor Urbano said under him Estepona has seen the ‘the greatest transformation the city has ever experienced’ 5 Mar, 2019 @ 13:25 Lead·Malaga
Costa del Sol police arrest young mum for trying to throw daughter, three, out of 10th floor apartment window Police said the house was littered with feces and rubbish, and they found a dog locked in a cage with its own feces 18 Feb, 2019 @ 17:17 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Costa del Sol police search for ‘couple’ who torched car homeless man asleep in Neighbours claimed the vehicle is a hub for drug users and that people can enter the site via a section of fence that has been 5 Feb, 2019 @ 11:42 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
British expat filmmaker in coma after balcony horror plunge in Spain ‘is stable’ as family FINALLY get to see him Doctors confirmed Carl is now in a ‘stable’ condition after a crucial brain scan, following an operation on his fractured skull 4 Feb, 2019 @ 11:50 Celebrity·Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Other News
British woman suffers brain damage and skull fractures after 25-metre cliff plunge in Mallorca on New Year’s Day A BRITISH woman has suffered brain damage and skull fractures after falling 25m from a Mallorca cliff at around 3:00am on New Year’s Day. The 2 Jan, 2019 @ 10:21 Lead·Mallorca·Other News
British tourist in Spain killed in head-on car crash on ‘death alley’ road hours after flying to Alicante with family A BRITISH woman has been killed in a car crash hours into her holiday, while her partner is in a coma and her daughter is seriously injured. Thought to be from Bedfordshire and in her 60s, the 2 Jan, 2019 @ 09:00 Crime & Law·Lead
British family of grandma in coma SLAM insurers forcing them to pay €5800 to fly her home after brain haemorrhage in Spain THE British family of a grandma in a coma have slammed their insurers after being made to pay almost €6000 to fly her home. Patricia Reid, 31 Dec, 2018 @ 11:34 Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Malaga·Travel News
Surgeon in Spain performs pioneering 10-year sex change surgery in 17 HOURS The pioneering 17-hour op involved constructing a penis (phalloplasty) and removing the patient’s internal female organs and breasts 1 Dec, 2018 @ 12:28 Health·Lead·Malaga·National News
90-year-old woman killed by youth on his phone becomes Spain’s first electric scooter death After the woman fell down and hit her head on the pavement she was rushed to the Moisès Broggi Hospital in a critical condition, where she 29 Nov, 2018 @ 11:09 Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News
Manufacturers of ‘lethal’ drug Nolotil face €500 million lawsuit A €500 million lawsuit is launched and there are already 200 claimants, following an Olive Press investigation 9 Nov, 2018 @ 17:31 Crime & Law·Health·Lead·National News·Other News
Lethal painkiller Nolotil BANNED for Brits visiting Spain The Spanish Medicine Agency has finally issued a directive to ban the drug for British and Irish tourists and regulate it for expats in Spain 6 Nov, 2018 @ 21:30 Health·Lead·National News
Melanoma on the march in Spain says top dermatologist, as half of 65-year-olds suffer cancer Survival rates are improving ‘spectacularly’ - from just two per cent to 50%, thanks to early detection and new research on immunity and genetics 4 Nov, 2018 @ 13:40 Barcelona·Health·Lead·National News
Brit tourist left in coma undergoes life changing surgery in Mallorca after being found with all bones broken in his face His two friends still have no idea what happened after the tourist stayed out later one night 3 Sep, 2018 @ 14:23 Lead·Mallorca
Over 60 tourists sent to hospital with gastroenteritis after stay at Costa del Sol hotel Hotel officials claim it could be due to dirty water tanks at the hospital next door 7 Aug, 2018 @ 13:34 Lead·Other News