MANY Olive Press readers got in touch last week to say they had just missed out on the end of January sale and were hoping to take advantage of the generous discount. Well their luck is in as this week we are launching a special Valentine’s sale, running until February 19. We are sharing the […]
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STORM Karlotta, riding on a ‘sky river’ that stretches all the way from Venezuela to Spain, has finally brought long-awaited rains to the Costa del Sol. Aemet, the Spanish weather agency, has issued a yellow alert for Malaga city, the Costa del Sol, and the Guadalhorce area as the heaviest downpours in a year hit
PAINSTAKING waits for money to be transferred between different banks will soon be a thing of the past after the European Parliament modernised its payment regulations. A new EU law now means that transfers between different banks must be free and almost instantaneous. Regardless of day or time, the payment must be received by the
FARMERS are today protesting for the fourth day in a row as they plan to block motorways and roads across Spain. Dozens of tractors entered Barcelona on Thursday, cutting off the centre of the city, with similar action planned for Friday. They will also attempt to cut off access to Madrid and a string of
CALLS to name the Gibraltar macaque that escaped to Spain on Tuesday have increased as vets work out a way on how to control him. The seven to eight-year-old macaque was tracked by both Guardia Civil, National and Local police agents until his capture. Finally, a tranquilliser shot from vet Mark Pizarro ended his solo
TRAIN services across Spain are running a ‘minimal service’ today amid nationwide strikes. Some 310 trains have been cancelled Friday after walkouts were ordered by the CCOO trade union over working conditons in Renfe and Adif – including the implementation of a 35-hour work week in the latter. From 6am to 9am, 1.30pm to 3.30pm
THE body of a young man has been found sticking out of a clothing donation box in southern Spain. The grisly discovery was made by a passerby in Murcia, who saw the victim’s head trapped in the hatch of the device, with the rest of his body hanging outside. Police rushed to the scene in
A HEALTH alert has been issued after a carcinogenic substance was found in a moisturising cream sold in Spain. The country’s leading consumer organistation (OCU) has demanded several batches of the product be taken off the shelves. It comes after they were found to contain butylpheryl methylproponial, a dangerous substance more commonly known as Lilial.
GIBRALTAR is preparing for its latest blast of ‘severe gale force winds’ that will bring gusts of up to 100km/h throughout Friday, the government has warned. The ‘Warning for Severe Gale Force Winds’ is valid from 3am to 6pm on February 9, and has had government officials scrambling to plan ahead. Gusts might reach 100km/h
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THE National Court has temporarily suspended massive fines given to Amazon and Apple by Spain’s competition watchdog- the CNMC- over collusion. The international giants will now be able to appeal against a July ruling when they were fined a total of €194 million for preventing retailers other than Amazon from selling Apple items like iPhones
