REVEALED: What’s really behind the surge in ‘narco terrorism’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol as record €100 million cash and 40 tonnes of drugs seized
Udyco has cost the illegal drug trafficking economy €100 million in 2018
IN PICS: Round-up of Costa del Sol’s best Christmas lights in 2018
MALAGA does Christmas like nowhere else, but it’s not the only place on the Costa del Sol with a spectacular display of festive sparkle. The
COLD FRONT: Yellow weather warning for strong winds in Malaga TOMORROW while snow predicted across Spain
The warning is in place until 5pm tomorrow
BREXIT: British applications for Spanish citizenship soar 232% as Theresa May faces no-confidence vote
THE number of Brits applying for Spanish citizenship has tripled since 2015 when David Cameron reiterated his promise of a Brexit vote. After the Tory
PEED OFF: Dog walkers on Costa del Sol to be FINED for not cleaning up pet’s urine in new crackdown
The town hall said the move was aimed at reducing the odor of dog urine
Costa del Sol financial firm set to become listed on Nasdaq stock exchange
A COSTA del Sol-based financial firm will make a public offering on the NASDAQ exchange. Woodbrook Group, a rapidly-growing firm of financial consultants who have
The most beautiful village in Mallorca has been named
FORNALUTX is officially the most beautiful village in Mallorca, according to the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Spain. On New Year’s Day, 11
Police free pregnant teen sold by parents for €8,000 to Romanian family in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE have freed a pregnant teen who was sold by her parents to a Romanian family in Andalucia. The 16-year-old’s mum and dad flogged her
Gender violence a top priority for New Police Commissioner of the Balearics
THE NEW Police Commissioner of the Balearic Islands took office this week with a pledge to crack down on domestic abuse and gender violence. The
Kinahan mafia member who plunged to death from Marbella hotel balcony ‘took his own life’, police say
POLICE believe the Irish mafia member who plunged to his death in Marbella took his own life. Michael Cumberton, 30, a prominent member of the
Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park
MALLORCA environmentalists want to expand the Cabrera National Park TENFOLD to 100,000 hectares. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has submitted a proposal to the national
WARNING: Police in Spain ramping up roadside alcohol and drug checkpoints THIS WEEK
POLICE across Spain will intensify their roadside spot-checks from today until Sunday, the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) has announced. The ramping up of the
Where to eat in the Guadalhorce Valley
ALL around the Guadalhorce Valley you will find vegetable gardens, orchards and fields of crops. And with such a fabulous range of local produce it
WATCH: Truck DESTROYS archway entry of urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol
https://www.facebook.com/1537600309642149/videos/2124715434507167/ THIS is the moment a truck completely destroyed the entry to an urbanisation on the Costa del Sol last week. The short clip shows
SHAMEFUL: Spain loses €90 BILLION per year due to corruption while UK among LEAST corrupt in EU, study reveals
SPAIN loses a staggering €90 billion a year because of political corruption, new figures have revealed. It is the fourth most corrupt country
DRUG BUST: Civil servant who led multi-million euro drug empire between Spain’s Costa del Sol and Morocco one of 57 arrested
The town hall worker imported 62 tonnes of hash a year to the Costa del Sol
Leading Irish Kinahan mafia member falls to death from Marbella hotel in ‘accident’
AN Irish mafia member has been found dead in Marbella after falling from a hotel balcony. Michael Cumberton, a prominent member of the Kinahan cartel,
Let’s talk mental health: Why teenage suicide in UK and Spain is on the rise and what parents can do to help
The Olive Press investigates the surge in teenage depression and the role social media plays in self-harming
Short Break from Malaga: the White Towns of Guadalhorce
I SPEND 15 minutes gawping at the rugged Alhaurin el Grande mountain range from our balcony before I realise I am late for breakfast. We’re
10 things you may not know about Spain’s Michelin star chef Dani Garcia
As Dani Garcia wins a coveted third Michelin star, the OP tracks the Marbellin’s astronomical culinary journey
Spain SLAMMED by US official for making ‘no effort’ to return Nazi-looted art from WW2
US official adviser Stuart E Eizenstat slammed Spain for 'taking no steps' to fulfill the principles
NOT PEAKED: Pensioner mountaineer in Spain gets new KNEE in bid to break incredible world record
Brought up in Spain’s post-war era, human dynamo Carlos Soria has only two ‘eight-thousanders’ to summit before becoming the oldest man in history to conquer
There’s a new mango vodka liqueur made 100% in Malaga and it looks DELICIOUS
FORGET limoncello, there’s a new tasty aperitif in town, and it’s 100% made in Malaga. Introducing Mangocello, the mango vodka liqueur hoping to dominate the
ROYAL RUMBLE: Almost half of Spaniards want to get rid of King and Queen of Spain poll finds
As Spain celebrated 40 years of its constitution on Thursday, the study also revealed that a majority of Spaniards would like a vote on the
Dead body found floating in Malaga dam
A DEAD body has been found floating in the Tomillar dam in Malaga. The lifeless body was pulled from the Pilones Resevoir by firefighters yesterday.
British government accused of not protecting expats and EU citizens’ rights as no-deal Brexit ‘still a possibility’
THE British government has been slammed for not protecting the rights of UK and EU citizens in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Chief EU