OLIVE Press editor Jon Clarke is publishing an explosive new book on the Madeleine McCann case. His investigation is the most comprehensive look at the current prime suspect Christian Brueckner, who he believes could be behind many other unsolved crimes around Europe. As well as exploring his childhood in Germany and coming face to face […]
MADDIE MCCANN: From Portugal to Spain and Germany, the search goes on Read More »
A COLLECTION of paintings by Chagall, Picasso and Klimt fail to give any clues of the owner of this stunning seaside villa overlooking Spain’s wild Costa de la Luz. Neither do a series of books on travel and novels by Grisham. But incredibly, this stunning five bedroom home is set to make convicted road rage
SPAIN’S National court has taken over the investigation of a long-term holiday rental scam. At least 300 tourists have been conned by the phantom rentals scheme around Spain over the last few years. The majority were tourists from northern Europe, with at least 100 cases taking place in the Balearics alone. In total, the scammers,
No more faking it: Action needed over Spain’s fake holiday lets cons Read More »
IT’S still summer and sizzling hot in Southern Spain and though that means it’s still time for frosty cocktails and outdoor bars, you’d be surprised how much sugar content a bit of ice can float in. High temperatures mean that good hydration is essential to keep our bodies functioning in a healthy way and is
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SUMMER has long been the time of year when driving niceties fly straight out of the near side window. The roads are full normally of Madrileños driving their Mercedes at five miles an hour and no indicators while they try to decide whether to go left or right before sticking it in the scenery. This
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CAMPAIGNERS are calling for recognition of a shameful period in the history of Madrid’s Retiro park when people would come to stare wide-eyed at live exhibits in a ‘human zoo’. When news came through last month that Madrid’s Retiro Park had been awarded with the coveted World Heritage Site status, it was greeted with celebration
Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain Read More »
THE downward trend in COVID-19 cases is continuing in today’s(August 27) update for the Valencian Community. 854 new infections were reported today compared to 1,119 cases last Friday and 2,060 on August 6. Today’s case total is 18 more than yesterday. Alicante Province again accounts for the majority of the infections with 444, followed by
COVID-19 infections fall again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain Read More »
LANCASHIRE police have appealed for sightings of a two-year-old girl on the Costa Blanca, after she was ‘abducted’ by her parents. Grace-May Rogers from Lancaster was last seen with her mother, Kelly Gibson, on Tuesday morning(August 24). The following evening they boarded a Glasgow flight to Alicante-Elche airport along with Gracie’s father, Lee Rogers. GRACIE-MAY
THE Valencian government will wait until the last minute before deciding on COVID-19 restrictions to replace current measures which end on September 6. Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, said today(August 27) that there was no single ‘draft’ plan but all options were being looked at for ‘a gradual de-escalation’ of measures from September 7. The trend
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Every now and then an email lands in my inbox or a member of the public walks through my office door, and I know we have a serious problem. I recall around 6 years ago seeing the portfolios of several Continental Wealth Management clients,
Pensions, Annuities & Tax Fraud in Spain – a ticking time bomb… Read More »
