https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/author/editorcostamediaservices-com/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:07:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/author/editorcostamediaservices-com/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/top-spanish-anti-drugs-cop-in-mallorca-remanded-in-custody-over-links-to-mafia-style-drug-and-money-laundering-gang/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/top-spanish-anti-drugs-cop-in-mallorca-remanded-in-custody-over-links-to-mafia-style-drug-and-money-laundering-gang/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:07:45 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429785 A SENIOR Spanish police inspector has been thrown behind bars without bail over claims he leaked top-secret information to a ruthless European drug gang. Inspector Faustino Nogales, once head of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/top-spanish-anti-drugs-cop-in-mallorca-remanded-in-custody-over-links-to-mafia-style-drug-and-money-laundering-gang/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/migrant-flood-hits-spains-balearic-islands-351-arrive-in-just-48-hours/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/migrant-flood-hits-spains-balearic-islands-351-arrive-in-just-48-hours/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:50:02 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429778 THE Balearic Islands faced another wave of migrant arrivals, as 351 people reached the archipelago in 20 separate pateras within 48 hours. The latest boat, carrying 20 passengers, was spotted]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/migrant-flood-hits-spains-balearic-islands-351-arrive-in-just-48-hours/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/malaga-feria-southern-spains-biggest-summer-party-kicks-off-tonight-with-fireworks-drones-and-dancing/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/malaga-feria-southern-spains-biggest-summer-party-kicks-off-tonight-with-fireworks-drones-and-dancing/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429713 HOLD onto your sombreros! The famous Malaga Fair, southern Spain’s biggest summer blowout, explodes into life tonight. Even though the full fiesta officially runs from August 16-23, tonight’s (Friday August]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/malaga-feria-southern-spains-biggest-summer-party-kicks-off-tonight-with-fireworks-drones-and-dancing/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/testing-time-driving-instructor-fails-alcohol-test-in-spain-mallorca-in-middle-of-exam/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/testing-time-driving-instructor-fails-alcohol-test-in-spain-mallorca-in-middle-of-exam/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:47:02 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429655 WHAT should have been the most nerve-wracking day of their lives turned into an outright fiasco – when their driving instructor was caught over the alcohol limit during a test]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/testing-time-driving-instructor-fails-alcohol-test-in-spain-mallorca-in-middle-of-exam/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/british-crime-boss-who-ran-uk-shootings-from-barcelona-luxury-apartment-jailed-for-43-years/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/british-crime-boss-who-ran-uk-shootings-from-barcelona-luxury-apartment-jailed-for-43-years/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:07:35 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429646 A notorious British gang leader who hid out in a Barcelona apartment with sweeping city views while directing violent attacks in the UK has been jailed for 43 years. Jamie]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/british-crime-boss-who-ran-uk-shootings-from-barcelona-luxury-apartment-jailed-for-43-years/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/cops-bust-holiday-car-jackers-who-stripped-50-motors-from-madrid-airport-car-park-for-black-market-in-morocco/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/cops-bust-holiday-car-jackers-who-stripped-50-motors-from-madrid-airport-car-park-for-black-market-in-morocco/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429502 BRAZEN thieves stole up to ten cars a week from airport and holiday parking spots – then stripped them in a secret rural chop shop before selling the parts overseas.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/cops-bust-holiday-car-jackers-who-stripped-50-motors-from-madrid-airport-car-park-for-black-market-in-morocco/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/vj-day-remembering-spains-shadowy-role-in-the-war-against-japan/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/vj-day-remembering-spains-shadowy-role-in-the-war-against-japan/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:26:32 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429639 TODAY marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day – Victory over Japan Day – when the Second World War finally came to an end on August 15, 1945. Across the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/vj-day-remembering-spains-shadowy-role-in-the-war-against-japan/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/mijas-wildfire-extinguished-by-forest-firefighters-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/mijas-wildfire-extinguished-by-forest-firefighters-in-spain/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:03:42 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429623 A WILDFIRE in Mijas that started yesterday afternoon has been controlled. The fire started in the Cortijo de Los Ortejones area near Santana Golf  and sent a towering plume of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/mijas-wildfire-extinguished-by-forest-firefighters-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/arrests-made-as-spain-continues-to-suffer-horror-wildfire-season-with-many-blazes-set-by-arsonists/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/arrests-made-as-spain-continues-to-suffer-horror-wildfire-season-with-many-blazes-set-by-arsonists/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:38:13 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429603 SPAIN’S countryside is burning — and police say arsonists are to blame for many of the blazes tearing through forests, farmland and even areas close to homes. In a dramatic]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/arrests-made-as-spain-continues-to-suffer-horror-wildfire-season-with-many-blazes-set-by-arsonists/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/ana-de-armas-and-tom-cruise-spotted-on-romantic-boat-trip-in-spains-menorca/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/ana-de-armas-and-tom-cruise-spotted-on-romantic-boat-trip-in-spains-menorca/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:43:59 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429432 HOLLYWOODS’S rumoured new A-list couple, Ana de Armas and Tom Cruise, have been caught soaking up the sun on a summer getaway in Menorca – sending the romance rumours into]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/ana-de-armas-and-tom-cruise-spotted-on-romantic-boat-trip-in-spains-menorca/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/dexter-shines-at-sanlucar-races-in-spains-andalucia-drawing-over-300-business-leaders/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/dexter-shines-at-sanlucar-races-in-spains-andalucia-drawing-over-300-business-leaders/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:45:40 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429395 THOUSANDS of people flocked last Tuesday to the sands, grandstands, and VIP boxes of Sanlúcar de Barrameda for the kickoff of the famed Sanlúcar Horse Races, with DEXTER taking centre]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/dexter-shines-at-sanlucar-races-in-spains-andalucia-drawing-over-300-business-leaders/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/mallorca-eco-retreat-busted-for-selling-fake-extra-virgin-olive-oil/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/mallorca-eco-retreat-busted-for-selling-fake-extra-virgin-olive-oil/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:52:09 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429288 A LUXURY agrotourism retreat in Mallorca is under investigation for allegedly duping guests with dodgy olive oil – and even boasting about a non-existent organic vegetable garden. Inspectors from the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/mallorca-eco-retreat-busted-for-selling-fake-extra-virgin-olive-oil/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/ibiza-restaurant-slammed-for-charging-e12-to-hang-your-handbag/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/ibiza-restaurant-slammed-for-charging-e12-to-hang-your-handbag/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:36:33 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429276 A JAPANESE restaurant in Ibiza is facing a consumer watchdog complaint after allegedly slipping a €12 charge onto customers’ bills – just for providing a hook to hang their handbags.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/ibiza-restaurant-slammed-for-charging-e12-to-hang-your-handbag/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/older-men-on-the-beach-most-at-risk-as-drownings-in-spain-reach-a-10-year-peak/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/older-men-on-the-beach-most-at-risk-as-drownings-in-spain-reach-a-10-year-peak/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:07:02 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429269 DROWNINGS in Spain have hit their highest level in a decade, with 303 deaths in the first seven months of 2025 – the most since records began in 2015 –]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/older-men-on-the-beach-most-at-risk-as-drownings-in-spain-reach-a-10-year-peak/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/malaga-bans-new-tourist-apartments-for-three-years-to-protect-housing-market/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/malaga-bans-new-tourist-apartments-for-three-years-to-protect-housing-market/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:54:16 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429159 MALAGA has slammed the brakes on the city’s booming holiday flat market – banning the registration of any new tourist apartments for the next three years. Mayor Francisco de la]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/malaga-bans-new-tourist-apartments-for-three-years-to-protect-housing-market/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/video-exclusive-watch-as-wildfire-causes-chaos-in-spains-tarifa-flames-threaten-millionaire-villas-as-2000-flee/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/video-exclusive-watch-as-wildfire-causes-chaos-in-spains-tarifa-flames-threaten-millionaire-villas-as-2000-flee/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:52:06 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428822 The Olive Press has exclusive videos of a ferocious wildfire tearing through Tarifa’s luxury coastline – with one villa ablaze – as more than 2,000 terrified people were forced to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/video-exclusive-watch-as-wildfire-causes-chaos-in-spains-tarifa-flames-threaten-millionaire-villas-as-2000-flee/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/new-wildfire-hits-spains-tarifa-flames-rage-near-famous-bolonia-and-atlanterra-beaches/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/new-wildfire-hits-spains-tarifa-flames-rage-near-famous-bolonia-and-atlanterra-beaches/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:54:58 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428764 A NEW blaze has broken out in Tarifa close to the popular beaches of Bolonia and Atlanterra. Around six forestry firefighter squads, specialist technicians, and fire engines are tackling the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/new-wildfire-hits-spains-tarifa-flames-rage-near-famous-bolonia-and-atlanterra-beaches/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/spanish-council-hires-private-detectives-to-crack-down-on-sick-leave-abuse/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/spanish-council-hires-private-detectives-to-crack-down-on-sick-leave-abuse/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:12:28 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428747 FUENGIROLA Town Hall is hiring private detectives to spy on council workers off sick –  in a bid to tackle what it calls ‘sky-high’ absenteeism. The council wants contract proposals]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/spanish-council-hires-private-detectives-to-crack-down-on-sick-leave-abuse/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/dubai-princes-e160m-dolphin-yacht-turns-heads-as-it-docks-in-spains-malaga/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/dubai-princes-e160m-dolphin-yacht-turns-heads-as-it-docks-in-spains-malaga/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:47:40 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428446 BLING on the water is back in Malaga – and this time it’s on a whole new level. The yacht Yas, owned by Dubai’s crown prince Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/dubai-princes-e160m-dolphin-yacht-turns-heads-as-it-docks-in-spains-malaga/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/from-the-archives-journey-to-spains-imperial-city-toledo/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/from-the-archives-journey-to-spains-imperial-city-toledo/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:52:50 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428368 AFTER two days on a British car ferry in the Bay of Biscay trying to spot elusive whales, I was in need of some firm ground to steady my legs]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/from-the-archives-journey-to-spains-imperial-city-toledo/feed/ 1