A BENIDORM gang of robbers who burgled at least 25 Costa Blanca holiday homes have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Two of the men have been jailed by a Denia court whilst a third was bailed. Their ages or nationalities have not been revealed but all of them had criminal records for similar crimes. […]
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POLICE are investigating eight employees of an unnamed company that evicts squatters for assaulting tenants of a dozen homes in the Murcia district of La Alberca. The men have been interviewed by the Policia Nacional as well as three other company workers, who are being probed over possible home evasion and coercion charges. One of
IF there’s one thing Spain can be proud of, it is the astonishing number of restaurants with Michelin stars scattered around the country – 226 at the last count. And a host of the most prestigious chefs manning those eateries are teaming up with a charity to teach children with autism the joys of cooking
AN update in tax law will make sure insurance and DLT blockchain businesses based in Gibraltar ‘contribute fairly to the nation’s well-being’, the government said. With record high interest rates creating more profits than ever for insurance companies, the government said it considers this ‘a logical and progressive step’. The modernising of the legislation is
HOW did free and ‘illegal’ raves begin? The Olive Press traces back the history of the curious parties to 1990s England. Ravers enjoy 2023’s ‘Big F**cking Party’. Photo: Fluor Nation/Instagram They swooped down on southern Spain en masse and ended up partying for six full days over the New Year period. Yet, incredibly the 8,000
A NEW study has revealed skyrocketing STI infections across Spain, with rates of gonorrhoea more than quadrupling between 1995 and 2022. The report looked at incidences of the most common STIs, like syphilis, gonorrhoea, and chlamydia, and was put together by the National Center for Epidemiology (CNE) and the Carlos III Health Institute. In 2022,
THE Olive Press is today relaunching our ‘Kill the Drug’ campaign in a bid to bring in tougher regulations on Nolotil. Our original campaign in 2017 helped highlight the dangers of the lethal painkiller, which has been blamed for dozens – and potentially hundreds – of deaths of tourists and expats in Spain. Incredibly, the
A 15-YEAR old boy has been confirmed as the latest casualty of a horror car crash that took place in Ciudad Real last Wednesday, January 24. The incident occurred in foggy conditions on the A-4 motorway near the municipality of Santa Cruz de Mudela. The unnamed boy becomes the fourth victim of an accident that
THE sunniest city in all of Europe revels in 345 hours of sunshine per month – 4,140 hours per year or 11.33 hours of sunshine per day – and it is not on Spain’s sunny coast. It is Alicante that receives the most sunshine across the continent, followed by Catania in Italy. But third and
A SPANISH TV presenter is in the dock for allegedly fat shaming an American expat live on national television. Toñi Moreno stirred up a storm on social media after her remarks on a recent episode of ‘Gente maravillosa’ on Canal Sur. Moreno became a trending topic on Twitter for her comments to Bella, an American
