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British expat shares why he ‘hates’ living in Spain in explosive unearthed blogpost

DEBATE is always raging over whether moving to Spain is the secret to finding happiness. Whether it’s €1 coffee or the laidback lifestyle, almost-always-Spain is

18 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

Almeria·Malaga

Family of British man killed with one punch on stag do in Spain appeal for justice 10 years on

THE family of a British man who was murdered during a stag weekend in Spain have appealed for new information ten years on from their

18 Jan, 2022 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Ten very good reasons to be happy you live in Spain

JANUARY 17, 2022 has been identified as the most depressing day of the year, aptly named Blue Monday. But rather than focus on what makes

17 Jan, 2022 @ 18:55

Lead·National News

Where bandits once trod: A riding adventure through the stunning Sierra Morena in Spain’s Andalucia

Jon Clarke heads on a riding adventure into the Andalucian outback of the Sierra Morena near Sevilla

17 Jan, 2022 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla Travel·Travel Andalucia·What to do·What to see·Where to eat·Where to stay

‘Drug kingpin’ known as Pablo Escobar of Spain arrested

POLICE in Spain have arrested an alleged drug kingpin in one of the major heroin busts in recent years. Known as the Pablo Escobar of

17 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Police warn drivers in Spain to take extra care to make sure cats are not hiding under hood during cold winter

WHEN you open a car bonnet you expect to see the usual things – the engine, battery, wires and windscreen fluid tank. Perhaps the only

17 Jan, 2022 @ 09:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Popular Tourist Walkway In Benidorm On Spain's Costa Blanca To Get Multi Euro Lighting Revamp

Benidorm ranked as best socially distanced weekend party city in Europe

A NEW year is finally here and whilst European travel is opening up again, many travellers are still cautious and want to find a safe

16 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

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A Wasted Decade: How political corruption robbed Spain of success with renewable energies

Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores what's gone wrong with renewable energies in Spain.

16 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Opinion

Calls for ‘urgent’ blood donations needed amid shortage of all blood types in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Andalucian Network of Transfusion Medicine is urgently seeking blood donors to come forward amid ‘shortages’ following the festive period. The ANTM said a recent

15 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Other News

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PROPERTY: Malaga is the city in Spain where house prices are rising the fastest

MALAGA, Sevilla and Valencia are the Spanish cities where house prices have risen the most in 2021. This is according to a study by UK

15 Jan, 2022 @ 13:00

Lead·National News·Property

The Christmas clear out – How Olive Press columnist Giles Brown spent the festive season

I HAVE always been keen on maintaining my Christmas traditions. Once again, I spent most of the Christmas and New Year period at the radio

15 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead·Opinion

Demonstrations For The National Day Of Spain Or Hispanic Day

Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021

WE’RE not saying that left-wing politicians in Spain never lie, just their lies tended to be less satisfying to unpick. Lefty lies in 2021 were

14 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News·Politics·Premium

Freeze Saturday January 15 2022 Olive Press Aemet Weather

Half of Spain braced for weekend ‘big freeze’ – including Balearic Islands

HALF of Spain will feel the chill this Saturday (January 15) as AEMET issues yellow weather warnings for ‘low temperatures’. Swathes of regions in Castilla

14 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Weather

From awesome to gruesome: Ten of Spain’s most outlandish dishes to try before you die

Our top 10 picks from Spain's lesser-known culinary larder...

14 Jan, 2022 @ 08:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

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Soaring numbers of children treated for mental health problems in Balearic Islands

THE number of children hospitalised with mental health problems in the Balearic Islands has risen by almost 60% during the past year, shocking new figures

13 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead·Other News

Fears grow for missing Palma woman who hasn’t been seen in almost a week

FEARS are growing for the welfare of a woman who has been missing for almost a week. Angelica Maria Llanos Fomeque, 42, was last seen in

13 Jan, 2022 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

€2m cannabis haul seized from smugglers who flew helicopters stashed with drugs across Mediterranean

POLICE have seized cannabis worth over €2million after high-speed car chase through Spain led to the discovery of 329 kg of hashish hidden in a

13 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

From Africa to Spain in 30 minutes: how a crime group smuggled migrants, fugitives and drugs on speedboats

AN organised crime group who used speedboats to smuggle migrants and drugs across the Mediterranean Sea to Spain has been dismantled by Spanish police. Officers

12 Jan, 2022 @ 20:30

Almeria·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Shopkeeper stabbed during robbery in Spain’s Malaga as man arrested

A WORKER at a Malaga grocery store suffered a knife wound to his arm after a confrontation with a group of thugs outside his shop. The

12 Jan, 2022 @ 18:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘Extraordinarily violent’ rapist jailed after breaking into police officer home while she slept in Spain’s Almeria

A MAN has been jailed for raping a police officer at knifepoint after breaking into her home in Almeria while she slept following a terrifying

12 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Dozy teen caught red-handed stealing coat from Fuengirola terrace in haphazard robbery

A HAPLESS robber was caught red-handed after he hesitated running away from a raid – in order to pick up a coat. The dozy thief

12 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

Man in Spain’s Sevilla arrested after cops find machine gun and machete stashed under sofa following bust-up with sister

POLICE in Sevilla have arrested a 30-year-old man after finding a machine gun in his home along with a kilo of hashish and a large

11 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Sevilla

Another life for cat as firefighter gives it mouth-to-mouth following blaze in Spain’s Cadiz

A LUCKY cat owes one of its nine lives to a Spanish firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Fire crews in Cadiz rescued the

11 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Cadiz·Lead

Frigiliana City Council in Spain are offering free antigen tests to school pupils this Wednesday

SCHOOL pupils in Malaga are being advised to take a free antigen test at school to limit the spread of omicron. Students at Enrique Gines

11 Jan, 2022 @ 17:06

Education·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Masked thug who broke into Brit couple’s Spanish home and launched savage knife attack jailed for three years

A MAN who wore a ski mask as he threatened a British couple at knifepoint in a terrifying attempted murder and robbery has been jailed

11 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Free IVF up to age 45: Madrid’s Isabel Ayuso unveils grand plans to encourage motherhood as birth rates fall across Spain

MADRID’S regional premier has unveiled ambitious new plans to encourage more women to have children in a bid to reverse Spain’s falling birth rates. Isabel

10 Jan, 2022 @ 16:45

Health·Lead·Madrid

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