May 2023

THE HIGH SPEED train war on the Alicante to Madrid line goes up another notch on Friday as Iryo launches its service with low-fares to tempt customers. Iryo- run by Italy’s main train operator, Trenitalia, in association with Spain’s Air Nostrum and Globalvia- joins Renfe’s Avlo and French-owned Ouigo in battling for travellers on the […]

AN expat who the Olive Press exposed as a holiday rental fraudster also took money for fake insurance policies. Juliette de Courcy Withey allegedly scammed dozens of expats while working as an agent for one of Spain’s leading insurance companies. We can reveal how the Malaga-based resident allegedly pocketed thousands of euros she was meant

A DENIA fishing boat has discovered a human body six nautical miles off the coast on Tuesday. It’s the fifth body to have been found in Denia waters in recent months. The corpse was picked up to the shock of the crew in the nets of the Vidals de Denia vessel at around 2.30pm and

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A WOMAN allegedly tried to murder her two children, aged 4 and 14, by pouring rat poison in their food in Manacor on Sunday (May 28).  The 34-year-old mom is said to have also given anxiolytics to them as well as trying to suffocate the oldest one, a girl, with a cushion.  She then reportedly

A HIKER has been rescued by helicopter after falling from a height of 3 metres in Deia (Mallorca). The woman tripped and fell while walking around the Na Foradada area, near the sea.  She is believed to have hit her head against the ground, which caused her to become drowsy.  A Guardia Civil patrol, firefighters

AN Italian tourist has been arrested for allegedly beating up a taxi driver in Es Pujols (Formentera).  The accused is said to have assaulted the victim outside the hotel where he was staying after a ride last week.  A Guardia Civil patrol attended the scene and reportedly saw the driver with severe facial injuries caused

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ELCHE’S PLD Space has called off Wednesday’s test launch of its first suborbital usable rocket due to strong high altitude winds. It was going to be the first private rocket launch in Western Europe but the company says it planned to try again from the Huelva aerospace research centre in the next few days. PLD

THANKS to its unique geography and diversity of landscapes, Malaga boasts hundreds of hiking trails through fascinating natural landscapes, peaks over 2,000 m high and along the seashore. However, there is only one in Malaga which can claim to have a ‘Blue Trail’ flag; the Senda Litoral de Mijas. From La Luna beach to La