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Madeleine Mccann Suspect Christian Brueckner To Be Charged With Rape

EXCLUSIVE: Army of witnesses to testify against Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner: All you know need to know just weeks ahead of sex crimes trial

AN army of witnesses are queueing up to put Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner behind bars for life. The German sex offender is facing a

11 Dec, 2023 @ 16:58

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read

WATCH: ‘Goodbye to working in London’: Spain reacts to UK’s new immigration laws which require a minimum salary of €45,100

THE UK’s new immigration laws have sparked a backlash on social media in Spain. The new rules announced by Prime Mininster Rishi Sunak this week

9 Dec, 2023 @ 11:25

Lead·Politics

Skiing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada: How the ‘Costa del Ski’ is perfect for Christmas card snowscapes and adrenaline-pumping thrills

“THERE’S no way I’m skiing down that. I’ll walk up, get my ski and take the lift down,” insisted my Olive Press colleague, looking longingly

8 Dec, 2023 @ 17:17

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: Brits are being refused rental cars on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘for not having an international driving permit’ – despite the law saying UK licences ARE enough

A NUMBER of British tourists are being denied rental cars in Spain if they fail to show an international driving permit (IDP), it has emerged.

8 Dec, 2023 @ 16:07

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Malaga

Athletics champion, 22, dies in horror quad bike crash: Tributes pour in for rising star from Spain’s Costa del Sol

TRIBUTES have poured in for a young athletics champion who tragically died in a quad bike accident. Celia Bellicourt, 22, was killed in Arenas del

8 Dec, 2023 @ 15:47

Granada·Lead·Malaga

From ‘guiri’ to ‘gilipollas’: These 20 Spanish insults will have you speaking like a local – but how many do YOU know?

One of the hardest parts of moving to a new country is not being able to express yourself – particularly if you find yourself in

7 Dec, 2023 @ 17:32

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LISTEN: Podcast by ‘Britain’s FBI’ takes you behind the scenes of their operations in Spain – where fugitives ‘want to hide among expats and drink British beer’

THE UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a podcast series which takes you behind the scenes of their operations both at home and abroad.

7 Dec, 2023 @ 16:46

Crime & Law·Lead

Two spies are kicked out of Spain’s intelligence service for ‘passing information to the US’: Revelations risk further strain on Madrid-Washington relations

MADRID-Washington relations are at risk of worsening after two spies were exposed for ‘passing information to the US’. The Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles,

7 Dec, 2023 @ 12:59

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Israel WILL take part in Eurovision 2024: Fans in Spain call for BOYCOTT of song contest following deaths of 15,000 Palestinians in the ongoing war against Hamas

ISRAEL is set to take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, it has emerged. Doubts had been raised over whether the country would participate

6 Dec, 2023 @ 15:30

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Barack Obama’s ambassador to Spain faces local bureaucracy headache after his ambitious renovation plans for a famous finca in Mallorca are blocked

BARACK Obama’s former ambassador to Spain has purchased a sprawling finca in Mallorca. But he will have to brush off his diplomacy skills if he

6 Dec, 2023 @ 15:03

Lead·Mallorca

Why is there a ‘high risk’ of terror attacks in the EU this Christmas? Warning from Brussels follows a series of Jihadist arrests in Spain

OFFICIALS in Brussels have warned there is a ‘high risk’ of terror attacks across Europe this Christmas. European Commissioner Ylva Johansson issued the warning this

6 Dec, 2023 @ 11:56

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's leading supermarket Mercadona continues to win more customers leaving its rivals floundering|

‘Finally!’: Mercadona fans in Spain are very excited by the supermarket’s latest gluten-free products

MERCADONA has set social media alight with its latest food offering. It comes after the supermarket giant announced this week that it is expanding its

6 Dec, 2023 @ 11:45

Food & Drink·Lead

Do you drive in Spain? These are the 6 daily occurences that will really grind your gears

IT’S no secret among expats that getting behind the wheel in Spain takes some getting used to. After getting your head around driving on the

5 Dec, 2023 @ 13:19

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WATCH: British tourists clamber sacred nativity display in southern Spain as local brands them ‘puto ingleses’ before they are stopped by police

THIS is the moment a group of British tourists were scolded by locals in Spain for scaling a sacred nativity display. In a video shared

4 Dec, 2023 @ 16:56

Cadiz·Lead·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: Why Ronda is still among the most charming cities in Spain – almost a century after Ernest Hemingway fell in love with its beauty

IT is easily one of Spain’s most memorable sensations; the moment the adrenaline hits as you look down from a ledge at the top of

4 Dec, 2023 @ 13:35

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Why is Andalucia’s flag green and white and what does its emblem represent?

TODAY, December 4, is not just any other day in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia. It is, in fact, the ‘Day of the Andalucian

4 Dec, 2023 @ 13:28

Andalucia·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Are orcas really plotting against humans? Experts explain their theories behind the recent yacht ‘attacks’ off Spain

AT first, Captain Sebastien Destremau believed a sudden incoming swell was just the fierce poniente wind blowing in from the Atlantic one afternoon in May

3 Dec, 2023 @ 11:57

Animals·Environment·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read