Marbella hotel IN FLAMES after being struck by lightning
A MARBELLA hotel has burst into flames after being struck by a lightning bolt. Hotel Playa, in Las Chapas, saw its tower become ablaze this
WATCH: Flooding and power cuts in Marbella as deluge continues on Spain’s Costa del Sol
https://www.facebook.com/maviguerrero533/videos/10155753363732050/ FLOODING and power cuts have been reported across the Costa del Sol this morning. Videos show roads of San Pedro de Alcantara (above) totally
British favourite Marks & Spencer opening new store on Spain’s Costa del Sol NEXT MONTH
MARKS & Spencer is opening a new store on the Costa del Sol. The British favourite has already begun preparing the space on Calle Nueva
Man, 50, arrested for sexually abusing underage girl for three years on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The Paraguayan man was arrested in Marbella after abusing the girl in his shop
DOWNPOUR: Spain’s Costa del Sol on yellow alert for heavy rain and storms this week
MALAGA has been placed on yellow alert for heavy showers and strong storms tomorrow. An estimated 15 litres of rainfall per square metre are expected
WARNING: Thieves known as ‘dreamers’ robbing tourists while they SLEEP in luxury hotel rooms on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The thief entered the hotels posing as another client
NETFLIX film at 8 Costa del Sol locations for new series Toy Boy about stripper framed for murder
Toy Boy is a story of passion, mystery and murder, where a handsome young man must prove his innocence
My long road to Ronda – mostly on foot, reveals walking guru
WHEN I first came to Andalucía in the ‘80s Alastair Boyd’s travelogues The Road from Ronda and In The Sierras of the South were essential
EXCLUSIVE : the Olive Press has Breakfast with Berkoff
Giles Brown meets his theatre hero and comes over all starstruck
Swedish member of Somali terror cell ‘Death Troops’ arrested in Spain’s Malaga
The suspect fled Sweden, where the band is pursued for drug trafficking, money laundering and seven murders in Stockholm
PACMA slams burro taxi owner after donkey left to die alone in ‘unsuitable’ stable in Mijas
Dog walkers discovered the donkey lying on its side ‘braying in pain’,
17 African migrants killed and 100 rescued in shipwreck off Spain’s Costa del Sol
The total death toll of migrants travelling to Spain now reaches 566, a UN Migration Agency report confirmed today, while the number of arrivals to
Disaster zone declared in Spain’s Malaga, Sevilla and Cadiz as flood costs soar past €30 million
SPAIN’S government has declared areas of Malaga, Sevilla and Cadiz as disaster zones following last month’s flash floods. According to the Insurance Compensation Consortium, there
Teen who threw himself from Marbella El Corte Ingles had announced suicide pact plans on social media
A TEEN who plunged to his death from El Corte Ingles this afternoon had announced his plans on social media. According to Diario Sur, the
THANK YOU: Irish expat left without home receives dozens of donations as more than €1,500 raised in Olive Press appeal following Malaga floods
But Trish McGough still needs your help to restore her home and buy clothes and furniture
DON’T GET SPOOKED: Five gruesome mysteries remain unsolved in Spain this Halloween
Suicide, UFOs, disappearance, murder, mutilation - these unsolved mysteries are guaranteed to get Halloween off with a scream!
Orange weather warning for rain and thunder on Spain’s Costa del Sol today
MALAGA is on an orange warning for rain and thunder today. Up to 30 litres per square metre could fall in one hour, particularly around
Woman dies after being swept away by stream following heavy rainfall in Malaga
A WOMAN has died while trying to cross a stream with her husband following heavy rainfall in Malaga. The unidentified woman, believed to be around
Volunteers clear up almost half a TONNE of waste from Costa del Sol beach
Since starting the foundation, Plastic Free Seas Worldwide have cleared a total of 3,400 kilos in 10 beach clean ups
WARNING: Orange weather alert for wind and rain on Spain’s Costa del Sol and parts of Andalucia
AN orange weather alert has been issued for the Costa del Sol and parts of Malaga tomorrow. A storm from Galicia will bring a cold
WATCH: Police in Malaga dismantle ‘Breaking Bad’ style meth lab and prevent 1,000kg of MDMA and amphetamine flooding the streets
The revealing police footage shows officers intercepting chemical products and the various paraphernalia used to synthesise drugs, including tanks, cooking units and even recipes with
Temperatures in Spain’s Andalucia hit climate change limit
In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century
WATCH: First SNOW of the year in Spain’s Malaga as temperature drop continues
https://www.facebook.com/509679105783499/posts/1946122705472458/ THIS is the moment snow fell on Malaga today for the first time this year. The footage is believed to have been recorded in
When it rains…
It’s been another quiet week for our man in Marbella
BREAKING: Boris Johnson ‘has landed in Spain’s Málaga airport alongside Harriet Harman
BORIS Johnson has been spotted arriving at Malaga airport. The former foreign secretary was seen by Olive Press readers arriving at around 21:45 last night
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