April 2024

THE Singaporean woman, Audrey Fang, whose body was discovered this month in Murcia ditch, may have bought insurance policies from her suspected killer in 2016. Audrey’s cousin said they were looking through her belongings on Saturday when they came across two investment-linked policies from insurer AIA. The policies were sold by an agent named Ong […]

MOSQUITOES have been found embedded in mushrooms bought at a very popular Costa del Sol supermarket.  The insects were found inside a packet of oyster mushrooms purchased in Estepona’s Avenida Juan Carlos store.  A British expat reported the issue to the Olive Press after making the shocking discovery while cooking dinner on Monday, April 29. 

SPAIN’S economy grew by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2024 in contrast to sluggish GDP figures in other European Countries. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) published the figures on Tuesday which showed the GDP rate grew by the same rate over the last two quarters. Economic analysts are looking forward to a good summer-

TWO British tourists were seriously assaulted by a Mallorca nightclub bouncer, who was arrested by the Calvia Policia Local. One of the victims could suffer a permanent partial loss of vision. The assault happened last week on the infamous Punta Ballena strip in Magaluf. READ MORE: CALVIA POLICE ON PATROL DURING A PREVIOUS SUMMER The

A COLD and wet end to April in Andalucia will transform into an eight degree temperature rise from Thursday- a day after the May Day bank holiday. A dana(cold drop) led to storm warnings on Monday for the Gaudiz and Baza areas of Granada province, as well as for Almeria in the Almanzora Valley, Los

IRISH rock band Fontaines D.C. will play in Madrid later this year as part of their new ‘Romance’ European tour. The group, led by frontman Grian Chatten, will visit Madrid’s Wizink Center on November 2. The post-punk quartet, known for energetic and moody tunes such as I Love You and Boys in the Better Land,

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s dramatic faux-resignation gambit appears to have paid dividends. Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) has seen their support rise by nearly 10 points since Sanchez announced last week he would ‘stop and reflect’ on whether he wanted to continue in his role. This is according to a recent flash survey conducted on

HUNDREDS of giant effigies were paraded through Barcelona’s famous streets over the weekend in a bizarre, wacky and unique Catalunyan tradition that dates back 600 years. On Sunday, thousands of locals and inquisitive tourists lined the Passeig de Lluis Companys, the boulevard that links the iconic Arc de Triomf to Parc de la Ciutadella, for

THE US discount shopping giant Costco is set to open in Malaga in 2026 as part of a big revamp of the Malaga Nostrum shopping centre. Centre owners, Bogaris, hope that the first stage of the makeover will start soon by getting planning permission to adapt the old Conforama furniture store into a cinema. Meanwhile,

PHIL Tuffnel has been spotted enjoying a spot of breakfast on the Costa del Sol. In a picture shared online, the cricketing legend, 58, is seen posing for a picture before tucking into his egg on toast and hash brown. The I’m A Celebrity champion was enjoying the meal at The Vineyard in Benalmadena on