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Marbella mayor’s stepson facing new accusation of attempting to profit from insider information over land deal

THE stepson of the Marbella mayor, already in facing jail over drug trafficking and money laundering charges, faces further accusations of attempting to profit...

Man arrested for attempted murder after setting fire to sleeping wife at their Catalunya flat in Spain

A man poured flammable liquid over his sleeping wife at their Catalunya region flat on Monday and fled the scene. He was arrested three hours...

Mass fakery at Benidorm ‘English Zone’ market on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THOUSANDS of fake-branded items have been seized in a police raid on a popular Benidorm street market. Policia Nacional officers inspected six stalls targeting tourists...

Murder inquiry opened into British father and son who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2019 after ‘botched’...

SUSSEX police have launched a double murder investigation surrounding a British father and son who disappeared from Estepona in April 2019. Their family have always...

€140,000 cash found in spare wheel of stolen car in Spain’s Mijas

THE Guardia Civil have arrested, at a petrol station in Mijas, the driver of a high-end vehicle, apparently stolen in France last year. The incident...

Shakira alleges smears in ‘media campaign’ over unpaid taxes in Spain

SINGER Shakira has accused tax chiefs in Spain of running a smear campaign and infringing her privacy in a long-running battle over unpaid taxes. The...

Idiot driver clocked at 220km/h in 80 zone in Spain’s Malaga

A 33-year-old man is facing speeding and dangerous driving charges – and the possibility of jail time – after Policia Local from Malaga allegedly...

Three sex offenders who raped minors see sentences cut under Spain’s new ‘only yes means yes’ law

THREE more sex offenders in Spain have had their prison sentences reduced under the country’s controversial new ‘only yes means yes’ sexual assault law.  A...

Holiday property rental scam exposed in Mar Menor area of Spain

THREE scammers defrauded at least 15 people by taking deposits for bogus holiday properties in the Mar Menor area of Murcia. The trio- who pocketed...

Man given brutal beating by assailant with ‘spiked cane’ on Alicante area street in Spain

A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a 'spiked' cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and...

Thieves caught on camera in Spain’s Málaga using ‘lion killer’ choking method to steal from female victim

A HOTEL security camera in Málaga has captured a violent robbery attempt where the attacker left his female victim temporarily unconscious by strangling her.  The...

Female patient stopped from using local health centre after assaulting doctor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A woman has received a four-month suspended jail term and a ban from any contact with her doctor after assaulting him at an Orihuela...

Spain’s equality minister left in tears after sexist comments made in Congress by far-right Vox

SPAIN’S Equality Minister Irene Montero was left in tears on Wednesday after once again being attacked in the Congress of Deputies by opposition politicians....

€1.5 million pyramid scam in Spain sees arrests in Tenerife, Costa Blanca, and Murcia areas

A pyramid scheme that netted €1.5 million from unsuspecting investors has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The two ring-leaders- an Italian national and...

Young thief jailed for spree of smashing vending machines with manhole covers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche man has been jailed after he was arrested six times in a few days for breaking into vending machines in the city. The...

Man in Spain’s Andalucia posts videos of himself driving through Malaga without seatbelt

POLICE caught up with a man who allegedly posted videos on social media of himself driving different cars without a seatbelt through Malaga city...

EXCLUSIVE: Prime suspect in case of mum Lisa Brown who vanished in Spain escapes from prison

The prime suspect in the case of Scottish woman Lisa Brown, feared murdered in Spain, has escaped from jail and her family say he...

Pervert pretends to be Justin Bieber fan to trick girl into sending him nude photos in Spain’s Murcia

A Murcia man, 60, has plead guilty to grooming a girl by pretending to be a fan of pop star Justin Bieber in a...

Lawyer for member of ‘wolfpack’ gang of convicted rapists to request lower sentence for client under ‘only yes means...

THE LAWYER for a member of the notorious ‘wolfpack’ gang, five men who were convicted for a 2016 rape at the Running of the...

Benidorm racing pigeon club robbed of 120 birds worth €100,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for stealing 120 racing pigeons from a Benidorm pigeon club. The club was robbed twice within ten days...

Father sexually abuses daughter as payment for video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain

A 43-year old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually abusing his daughter, 11, at their Torrevieja home. The assault happened on Friday when the girl's...

Spanish TV crew claims to have been beaten up by crime family in Barcelona

AN INVESTIGATIVE television crew from Spanish TV channel La Sexta claims to have been attacked by an alleged drug clan in Barcelona while preparing...

Man is left severely injured after being shot in the leg in Paterna, Valencia

A 56-year-old man has been left severely injured after being shot in the leg in Paterna, Valencia. The event took place at around 20:45 pm...

Sex assault victim tricked out of €10,000 compensation by attacker declaring bankruptcy in Spain’s Valencia

A former Valencia area councillor has declared himself bankrupt to avoid paying €10,000 in compensation to a female employee he sexually abused. The woman's solicitor,...

Bank scammers in Spain steal €2 million by hijacking customer accounts in latest ‘smishing’ con

A bank scamming gang that netted over €2 million from hijacked accounts across Spain has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. It's the latest big...

Scammers switching two euro coin for a Turkish lira in new bid to fool tourists to Spain, police warn

A new scam is targeting unsuspecting tourists and expats alike who are unaccustomed to what euro coins look like. Especially when many of us today...

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