THE world’s first beach–cleaning AI robot will be put through its paces on popular Valencia City beaches this summer. The first tests were carried out by ‘PlatjaBot’ on Las Arenas beach on Thursday. Valencia mayor, Maria Jose Catala, said: “We are the first Spanish city to have a law that allows technology to be tested […]
THREE sunscreens claiming to offer factor 50 protection don’t come up to scratch according to a study compiled by Spain’s OCU consumer association. The group has passed on the results of its lab reports to the Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) and has asked it to carry out its own tests. The OCU
Have you seen Tim? Contact tips@theolivepress.es BELGIAN police have joined the search for a compatriot who vanished from the Costa del Sol more than three months ago. Tim Paelinck, 37, has not been seen since disappearing from Casares on March 23. His car was found abandoned in Granada a month later but Spanish police have
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MALLORCA authorities are preparing for the Euro 2024 quarter final between Spain and Germany tomorrow, it has emerged. The Policia Nacional has confirmed it will be deploying extra officers to the Playa de Palma area, which is very popular with German tourists and expats, and as such could be a hotspot for trouble with Spain
POLICE on the Balearic Island of Mallorca are seeking a man described as blond, six-foot tall and stocky after he allegedly doled out an extremely violent beating to a 20-year-old British tourist in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The assault took place at 5.30am in the Punta Ballena area of Magaluf, and saw the
THE Brit who rented the Airbnb missing teenager Jay Slater, 19, went to before he vanished in Tenerife has broken his silence. Ayub Qassim, 31, confirmed to MailOnline that Jay had stayed at his Airbnb rental, Casa Abuela Tina, near Masca, on the night of June 17 before his mysterious disappearance. Qassim, who was sentenced
THIS is the moment a wanted Brit was arrested while using an outdoor gym in Spain. The Scotsman, 55, is accused of sexually assaulting two women after meeting them on a dating app. Spain’s Guardia Civil said he fled the UK in 2022 after faking being abducted. [embedded content] The Brit was traced to Nerja
THE alarm was raised on June 17, at around 6pm: two young girls had been left locked in a car outside a shopping mall in Los Cristianos, on the Canary Island of Tenerife, with the windows closed and the sun beating down. It was a Spaniard who lived nearby who noticed the youngsters, who told
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THE weather in Spain has been anything but predictable this summer so far. If earlier this week the forecasts were for the arrival of some serious heat, today the predictions are that hail and storms will return these coming days in the latest bout of freak weather. Temperatures are due to exceed 40C in parts
