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Court in Spain demands re-opening of legal probe into deadly Valencia fire that claimed 10 lives

EXCLUSIVE: Building gutted in deadly Valencia fire ‘was potentially clad with material banned in the UK after Grenfell horror’ – these are the other buildings at risk in Spain

THE deadly fire that killed 10 residents of a Valencia apartment complex may have been spread by the use of a highly flammable cladding banned

5 Mar, 2024 @ 12:04

Costa del Sol·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Property·Valencia

ITragic deaths in Murcia nightclub fire prompts licence checks across Spain

Police in Spain’s Murcia resort to DNA testing to identify victims of horrific nightclub fire

THE NATIONAL POLICE on Wednesday identified the last of the 13 victims who died in the horrific fire that ripped through two nightclubs in the

5 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Murcia

LOUNGER WARS: hotheads battle in the Costa del Sol

A FOUR-STAR Costa del Sol hotel reportedly hired a bouncer to prevent Brits and other tourists from fighting over sunbeds. Sunset Beach Club, in Benalmadena,

9 Aug, 2023 @ 18:45

Andalucia·Hotels·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Spain investigates side-effects of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Saxenda

SPAIN’S Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has begun an investigation into weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Saxenda for possible side effects not mentioned in

12 Jul, 2023 @ 13:02

Health·Lead

CASHING OUT: Globix boss led ‘lavish lifestyle’ splashing half a million at Louis Vuitton and €80,000 at Fendi

THE lavish outlays of a crypto-currency conman exposed by the Olive Press were laid bare in court this week. Gibraltar Supreme Court heard how Gibraltarian

13 Jun, 2023 @ 16:10

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Marbella

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EXCLUSIVE: Costa del Sol-based expat allegedly scammed many Brits with insurance policies

AN expat who the Olive Press exposed as a holiday rental fraudster also took money for fake insurance policies. Juliette de Courcy Withey allegedly scammed

31 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: PP candidate for mayor in Mojacar (Almeria) allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father’s business

PP candidate for mayor of Mojacar Francisco ‘Fran’ Garcia allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father’s business Garcia is said to have bought over

23 May, 2023 @ 12:59

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: Giant Cala Mosca Developer Gomendio made threats to councillors for the project approval

A GIANT developer behind the controversial plan to build thousands of houses on one of the last virgin stretches of Costa Blanca coastline has been

18 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Politics

Spain probing whether electricity companies with cheaper power hiked up prices for French sales

Spain probes electricity companies over hiking up low prices for French buyers

SPAIN is investigating 35 electricity companies over allegedly selling cheap power at hiked prices to French buyers. The probe has been launched by Spain’s competition

24 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Jose Maria Tocornal second on the left, credit Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola

Fuengirola chief commissioner arrested for revealing secrets

The commissioner for the National Police in Fuengirola, Jose Maria Tocornal, was arrested on Monday 6 for omission of his duty to pursue crimes, coercion

6 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain investigates leading energy companies over delays to customers wanting cheapest gas tariff

SPAIN’S competition regulator, the CNMC, will probe the country’s four leading gas suppliers over not doing enough to help consumers wanting to get onto the

25 Oct, 2022 @ 16:52

Lead·National News

WATCH: Two Spanish police officers in hot water over video showing them enjoying local fiesta a little too much

TWO officers have found themselves under investigation after a video showing them joining in local fiestas in Menorca over the weekend went viral. The pair

18 Aug, 2022 @ 15:15

Balearic Islands·Entertainment·Lead·Menorca

Family call for justice after British father-of-two dies in Magaluf after ‘police knelt on him’

A British father of two died after he was allegedly beat up by bouncers outside a Magaluf club and then ‘knelt on by police officers

4 Aug, 2022 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain threatens oil companies with removal of government subsides as petrol pump prices continue rising

Spain threatens oil companies as filling station prices continue to spiral upward

SPAIN’S Finance Minister, Nadia Calviño, has blasted a warning to oil companies who are hiking petrol pump prices despite a 20 cent per litre subsidy

5 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

33 People Rescued Off Pleasure Boat That Sinks In Cartagena Waters Off Spain's Murcia Coast Image One

Tragedy averted as passengers are rescued from sinking pleasure boat in icy waters off Spain’s Murcia coast

A popular tourist boat, the Ole catamaran, sunk off Cartagena on Sunday afternoon with 33 passengers, including six children, on board. A Red Cross rescue

15 Nov, 2021 @ 16:50

Lead·Murcia

WATCH: ‘Reckless’ driver in Spain ‘races’ AVE highspeed train at 220kph as police launch investigation

The speed limit was 120 kph

3 Mar, 2020 @ 11:13

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s conservative PP party funds ‘Cambridge Analytica-style’ dirty ad campaign targeting left wing voters in run-up to election

Advertising was ‘distributed in neighbourhoods that traditionally support the PSOE or United Podemos’

1 Nov, 2019 @ 10:56

Lead·Politics

WATCH: First episode of new Olive Press TV show rounding up biggest news stories across Spain and Andalucia

Every fortnight Olive Press journalists break down the biggest news stories of the last two weeks across Andalucia and Spain

14 Oct, 2019 @ 10:21

Lead

OPINION: It’s taken weeks, but finally our investigation into Nadine Dijkman, a shady expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol, has come to fruition

We obviously hope a police probe will eventually lead to justice, but either way we’re pleased that our readers have now been warned about entrusting

12 Oct, 2019 @ 12:00

Almost 30 Suspected Drug Traffickers Arrested In Spain S Andalucia

Almost 30 suspected drug traffickers who hid hashish in trucks arrested in Spain’s Andalucia

The rest of the trailers were filled up with ordinary merchandise to avoid suspicion.

10 Oct, 2019 @ 14:05

Lead

INVESTIGATION: Shady expat estate agent denounced after taking €300,000 into her personal account for property purchase in Spain’s Andalucia

In the shocking claim filed with police, the couple, from Berlin, believe she is now shutting her company and intends to leave Spain, ‘predictably to

10 Oct, 2019 @ 12:09

Lead

Woman Who Put Boyfriends Head In A Box And Gave It To A Friend Claiming It Was Sex Toys In Spain Baked Head To Remove Smell

Woman in Spain who put boyfriend’s head in a box and gave it to friend claiming it was sex toys, ‘baked head to remove smell’

She allegedly used his phone to text his family saying he was fine and staying in Asturias and Galicia.

2 Oct, 2019 @ 10:54

Crime & Law·Lead

Hunt On For Body Of Baby Thrown Into River By Year Old Father

Hunt for dead baby ‘thrown into river’ by 16-year-old father

Police indicated that a minor attempted to bury his child before opting to throw the boy into the mouth of the Bosos river. police indicated

25 Sep, 2019 @ 16:59

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Man stabbed to death and girlfriend hospitalised in car attack in Spain’s Andalucia

Medical professionals rushed to the scene but they were unable to save the man’s life.

20 Sep, 2019 @ 15:08

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead

Mum shot dead with shotgun on Spain’s Costa del Sol before police arrest her ‘schizophrenic’ son

At age 14 the man is believed to have obtained a weapons license and had several firearms in the house

6 Sep, 2019 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Manhunt launched after dog KILLED by ‘poisoned’ food at popular dog beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca, with four other pets ill

Whilst police investigate who may be responsible, council workers are combing the area and the neighbouring beaches of Cobaticas and Playa Gachero for further traces

2 Sep, 2019 @ 16:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead