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MADRE MIA! Experts blame ‘job security’ as Spain sees highest proportion of over-40 first-time mothers in the EU

SPAIN has the highest proportion of over-40 first-time mothers in the EU as experts blame ‘job security’. Based on 2017 data from the EU’s statistics

8 Aug, 2019 @ 16:42

Health·Lead

Babies among hundreds stranded on rescue ship as Amnesty International calls on Spain to intervene

A week after they were rescued from the Mediterranean, the 121 people, including 30 children and two babies remain aboard the overcrowded vessel

8 Aug, 2019 @ 15:26

Lead

Outrage as ‘harmless’ fruit seller allegedly banned from plying trade on Gibraltar border in southern Spain while ‘scammers defraud tourists every day’ with ‘fake crossing charges’

Known only as Mario, the man has reportedly been selling treats - known as cocitos - on the frontier in La Linea for years

6 Aug, 2019 @ 14:51

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

GRAIN OF TRUTH? Marbella restaurant courts controversy AGAIN as new sign blames unemployment benefits and ‘lazy’ population for lack of rice cooker for summer

The printed rant comes after a sign in the restaurant reading 'this house is Spanish, catholic and right wing, sorry for the inconvenience', went viral

6 Aug, 2019 @ 12:47

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

British boy, 5, collapses and dies in Spain after sudden illness at four-star hotel

The youngster had been on holiday with his family in Magaluf when he began vomiting before collapsing and suffering a cardiac arrest

5 Aug, 2019 @ 16:14

Health·Lead

Investigation launched into ‘rape’ of British girl, 18, while on night out in Magaluf on Spain’s Mallorca

Police face a difficult challenge given the sheer number of people who will have been at the popular resort over the weekend

5 Aug, 2019 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Drop in British tourists heading to Spain due to Brexit can be replaced by Germans and French, new figures suggest

According to the National Institute of Statistics, June saw a 5.3% drop in British tourists year-on-year

5 Aug, 2019 @ 12:13

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Revealing new book chronicles the founding of the Olive Press, ‘Spain’s most popular expat newspaper’

"A publisher wanted to cut out all the juicy bits so I said no and put it in a draw and only discovered it again

3 Aug, 2019 @ 11:54

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Holidaymaker’s rental car trashed in Spain’s Mallorca as violent campaign against mass tourism continues

The vandals spray painted the side of vehicle with their motto, ‘neighbours vs tourists’ in large red letters

3 Aug, 2019 @ 02:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat couple fight to keep popular bar after neighbours ‘call them dirty lesbians’ and spit on their terrace in ‘harassment campaign’ in Spain’s Mallorca

Images seen by the Olive Press show the neighbours spitting on the terrace and putting middle fingers up at the cameras

2 Aug, 2019 @ 12:58

Lead·Mallorca

WANTED: The 11 British fugitives who may be hiding among expat communities in Spain

The UK's National Crime Agency has launched a fresh appeal today

1 Aug, 2019 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

WARNING for Brits who leave their homes in Spain empty after scammers move in and ‘rent them out’ to unsuspecting victims on Costa del Sol

The trio are accused of illegally entering homes before renting them out to unsuspecting victims, charging a year's rent in advance

1 Aug, 2019 @ 11:39

Lead·Malaga·Property

REVEALED: Marbella-based Bikini-fitness model expat caught up in one of Europe’s biggest EVER drugs probes ‘spent night with Conor McGregor’

The former Bikini-Fitness World Champion (2015) stands accused of money laundering

1 Aug, 2019 @ 10:41

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

You can now have takeaway food delivered by JETSKI to yachts and beaches on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and Mallorca

The so-called 'aquariders' will bring food from your favourite restaurants to your floating vessel

31 Jul, 2019 @ 14:58

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Dead body found in the street in Marbella’s San Pedro

Police were called to the square where one of the men was pronounced dead at the scene

31 Jul, 2019 @ 13:06

Health·Lead·Malaga

Bank in Spain placed under investigation amid allegations of spying and corruption

These charges date back to 2004 and relate to BBVA’s dealings with former police chief Jose Manuel Villarejo

30 Jul, 2019 @ 10:58

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Special doggy ice cream now available at parlour on Spain’s Costa del Sol

It has no fat, according to the creator, who spent two months working on getting the consistency right

29 Jul, 2019 @ 15:37

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Real Madrid block Gareth Bale’s €1 million-a-week transfer to Chinese club, despite Zidane ‘wanting him gone’

Bale still has three years left on his contract with the Bernabeu club, where he has made just 79 La Liga starts in the previous

29 Jul, 2019 @ 14:59

Football·Lead·Sport

WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley’s Brexit update for UK nationals in Spain ahead of live Q&A tomorrow

Manley warned expats that they must ensure they are 'properly registered' before the expected EU departure date on October 31

29 Jul, 2019 @ 11:21

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Politics

UK historical group slams Malaga for plans to mostly destroy medieval Moorish ruins to make way for metro upgrades

A UK-based historical group has blasted Malaga city’s decision to only preserve ‘some’ of the elements of a recently discovered medieval metropolis. The International History

28 Jul, 2019 @ 12:09

Lead·Malaga·Property