FINNAIR, the flag carrier airline of Finland, have announced that they will begin weighing volunteer passengers, including hand luggage, before boarding their flight. The anonymous exercise will see volunteers weighed, with data being used to refine important flight safety calculations. No customers will be forced to take part in the weigh-in. Finnair will use the […]
A DUTCH fugitive wanted for the notorious 2005 Schiphol airport heist that made off with €70 million worth of diamonds has been arrested in Ibiza. Identified as Errol HV, 59, he was the mastermind behind the largest heist in Dutch history, most of which has not been recovered nearly 20 years later. He is believed
YET another international drug trafficking cartel operating between the Costa del Sol and Ecuador has been smashed in a ‘mega operation’ that intercepted 3.2 tonnes of cocaine. Police carried out 21 raids in Spain, with Marbella and Malaga most prominent, and further searches taking place in Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Granada, and Cadiz. Simultaneously, across the
EVER dreamed of living in Hobbiton? Now you can with this adorable estate for sale just outside Spain’s Sevilla. Fit for a hobbit! These cute holiday rentals are perfect for a budding business person Photo: Aldeas Abandonadas READ MORE: Expat couple buy an entire abandoned ‘pueblo’ in Spain: These are the plans for their new
ANGRY farmers are set to cause chaos for the second consecutive day this Wednesday with roads and ports closed across Spain. Following protests on Tuesday, January 6, roads are expected to remain blocked across Andalucia as farmers continue to voice their anger over working conditions and unfair agricultural competition. Tractor drivers have unblocked the port
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A MAN has been arrested for clubbing another homeless person to death with a rock close to Valencia’s bus station. A second male victim- also homeless- is critically ill in hospital with some sources reporting that he is ‘brain dead’. The double attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning under the city’s Real
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FACE masks continue to be mandatory in all health centres in Andalucia, despite rates of flu and Covid dropping dramatically in recent weeks. An Olive Press reader was today turned away from their appointment with a family doctor in Marbella. They told the Olive Press: “He told me to go away and come back with
TWO routes have been suggested for what would be Spain’s first high speed rail link with Portugal. One proposal is set to become a reality- going directly north of Portugal across the border into Galicia and finishing at Vigo. The other route is more ambitious and would go east from Lisbon to Elvas- just inside
THE British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has many charms, from its Botanic Gardens and Moorish Castle, to its Museum and Great Siege Tunnels. But every once in a while its residents are no doubt tempted to make a visit to neighbouring Spain. And this, it would seem, even applies to Gibraltar’s monkeys. A Barbary macaque
Gibraltar monkey is captured after enjoying a day trip to Spain Read More »
