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PAUL and his wife, who are both married, have been caught in a legal battle with the local authorities that has prevented them from installing solar panel on their house. The elderly couple in Alhaurin de la Torre wanted to install panels on the rustic finca they own, but found that it was impossible despite both local authorities and the …

The British couple’s dream to transform a slice of sun-drenched paradise in Spain into a feline sanctuary has been put off after squatters refused the leave the property which they bought with local government approval. Chris Hicks, 47, a removal company surveyor from the UK, snapped up a three-bedroom house with 6,000 square metres of land in Inca, Mallorca, for …

FORMER Spurs winger David Bentley made waves in Puerto Banus this week – quite literally – after being spotted partying on a jet ski while getting served… from a yacht. The retired England footballer, 40, zoomed around the Marbella harbour with a wide grin, pulling doughnuts, and spraying tourists sporting designer shades. In a moment worthy of a beer ad, …

THE Olive Press Can reveal more information about the firearms and other items discovered in recent searches in Portugal for Madeleine McCann, who has been missing since 2007. The two guns found in a derelict building where Christian Brueckner (38), the prime suspect, had stayed known to be in 2007 are still being analyzed. The weapons remained in Portugal, despite …

BLAS Infante Vargas Perez had just turned 51 years old when he was killed on the dusty roads to Carmona. He was a victim of Spain’s descent in civil war. Infante, born in Casares on 5 July 1885, is still remembered for his life and death. He was tragically killed between Gaucin & Estepona. This summer marks the 140th anniversary …

SPAIN has set a new June heat record this weekend, with thermometers soaring to 46C in El Granado, Huelva – just next to the Portuguese border – yesterday afternoon. The landmark is currently only provisional and awaiting confirmation from Spain’s Meteorological Agency AEMET. A brutal heatwave is sweeping across Europe. Portugal has been placed on red alert while France and …

Cinuras was buried in a marble grave, sometime around Emperor Nero’s reign, in Gades. (Now Cadiz). The gravestone was likely purchased with his hard-earned money and bore a bitter epitaph. “Neither the powerful nor his friends or loved ones showed him any appreciation when he was still alive.” Nearly 2,000 year later, the words of his father were found not …

FC BARCELONA have announced the date for their long-awaited return to the Camp Nou after more than two years away – even though renovations remain incomplete. The Catalan giants will head back to their famous ground – currently sponsored by music streaming platform Spotify – on August 10, 2025, for the Joan Gamper Trophy, a one-off annual exhibition match played …

A LUXURY home belonging to Marbella mayor Angeles Muñoz’s son could be confiscated as part of an ongoing Swedish mafia trial in Madrid. The Anti-Drug Prosecutor’s Office is demanding the seizure of Alexander Broberg’s property as they pursue his half-brother Joakim Broberg for leading the Swedish branch of the notorious ‘Mocromafia’ in the Costa del Sol. Prosecutors are seeking an …

A LEADING Spanish sleep expert has warned that parents are increasingly using screens as ‘digital babysitters’ and ‘electronic dummies’ for children as young as babies. Dr Javier Albares is a specialist in neurophysiology, and a member of the Spanish Sleep Society. He made these alarming observations while promoting he new book. Generación Zombi (Zombie Generation). He told Europa Press Health, …