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Brit family arrested after funding Spain holiday through ‘high quality’ fake cash spree

Officers alleged the relatives had obtained €400 by swapping fake pound notes in currency exchanges, and seized £850 in ‘high-value counterfeit £50 notes

27 May, 2019 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead

Irish fugitive dies in Benidorm after he stripped man naked, battered him and carved up his body in wheelie bin

The victim, who was also bound in masking tape, and thus suffered PTSD, was only freed 12 hours later when a dog-walker heard his screams

17 May, 2019 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Appeal launched for Irish woman missing in Spain as twin sister found ‘very traumatised’ in hospital

Mary and Martha Osaro, from Ireland, had been on a night out in the La Latina area of the Spanish capital to celebrate turning 26

14 May, 2019 @ 13:25

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

Murdered Irish drug dealer who had €200k debts found buried next to Costa Blanca motorway

Marie, Carl’s mother, claimed her son’s death was the result of a love triangle and has ‘nothing to do with drugs’

4 Feb, 2019 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·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

British and Irish main drive behind surge in property investment in Spain

THE Brits and Irish have been the main drive behind a surge in foreign investment in Spanish property. According to the latest report from the

3 Nov, 2018 @ 09:08

Lead·Property

How to get 50% off medical insurance in Spain

Signing up the family to Customedic Salud’s health card means there are no expensive surprises

29 Oct, 2018 @ 10:48

Health·Lead

OLIVE PRESS APPEAL: Irish expat needs your help after home completely destroyed and ‘everything lost’ in Malaga floods

Trish only has the clothes on her back after her home, which is opposite the banos arabes in Ronda, completely flooded on Sunday

26 Oct, 2018 @ 18:02

Lead·Malaga·Other News

easyJet cancels flight to Mallorca because cabin crew were ‘too tired’ leaving holidaymakers in tears

The shock midnight announcement left almost 150 tourists unable to fly to Palma

20 Aug, 2018 @ 17:17

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Irish boy, 14, in critical condition after plunging from hotel balcony in Spain

Police revealed the mum was desperately holding onto her son as he dangled from the second floor

18 Jul, 2018 @ 13:27

Lead·Mallorca

Travel chaos across Spain as airline strikes loom

Ryanair bosses warn that thousands more flights could face disruption during the summer months if the next stage of walkouts go ahead

29 Jun, 2018 @ 11:15

Lead·National News

COUNTDOWN IS ON: More victims of painkiller Nolotil come forward ahead of Spain probe

It comes weeks before a health campaigner is set to take her findings to a meeting with Spain’s top medication governing body in Madrid next

22 Jun, 2018 @ 13:22

Health·Lead

DOSE OF REALITY: Campaign to regulate lethal painkiller Nolotil gathers momentum in Spain

The Olive Press speaks to relatives of victims and campaigners about their hopes of regulating the controversial drug

29 Apr, 2018 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Southern Spain hospitals in British expat hotspot issue warning for ‘lethal’ painkiller Nolotil

After the drug claimed countless lives, a health network on the Costa Blanca has issued a recommendation to its medical staff to avoid prescribing Nolotil

23 Apr, 2018 @ 13:09

Health·Lead·Other News