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Parents in Spain’s Madrid go gambling in casino and leave crying baby in car

THE parents of a three-month-old baby have been arrested in Madrid for abandoning him in the car while they went to have a flutter in a casino. Policia Nacional officers were alerted

16 Dec, 2022 @ 18:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Costa Blanca Boys Windsurfer Rescue In Denia

Costa Blanca rescue in Spain sees two boys saved from drifting out to sea on windsurfer

A Denia police patrol boat rescued two boys on Wednesday who were drifting out to sea on a windsurfer. The youngsters had one oar and tried to get back to shore, but

11 Aug, 2022 @ 17:39

Costa Blanca·Lead

Boy, 12, removed from parents who continually resorted to corporal punishment in Spain’s Valencia City

A Valencia City school came to the rescue of a 12-year-old boy who was subjected to regular physical assaults by his parents. His mother and father hit him on different parts of

27 May, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Parents Pimp Out Underage Daughter To Have Sex With Man, 78, In Public Park In Spain's Valencia Region

Parents pimp out underage daughter for €100 to have sex with man, 78, in public park in Spain’s Valencia region

A 78-year-old man has been arrested for having sex with a underage girl in a Castellon public park in the Valencian Community. The girl’s parents were also detained by the Policia Nacional

9 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Great Escape: Two tots escape from kindergarden on toy motorbike in Spain’s Almeria

AN alarming escape story could have ended in tragedy after it emerged two young children escaped their nursery school riding a plastic motorcycle after the door was left open. The two-year-olds were

22 Apr, 2022 @ 17:45

Almeria·Lead

Boy in Spain’s Alicante turns in own parents after they order him to sell drugs at school

A BOY aged 16 who was forced by his parents to sell drugs at his school tipped the police off. Now his mother and father have been arrested after a police raid

13 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Man, 61, Tries To Leave Spain Via Murcia's Corvera Airport With Underage Girl Who Defied Her Parents

Man, 61, fails to exit Spain via Murcia’s Corvera airport with underage girl who defied her parents

A man has been arrested at Murcia’s Corvera airport for trying to leave the country with an underage girl. The youngster told her mother and father that she planned to flee her

6 Apr, 2022 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Boy, 5, rushed to Costa Blanca hospital in Spain for drug poisoning including cocaine

A five-year-old boy was rushed to Alicante General Hospital and treated for poisoning after taking benzodiazepine tablets. The number of pills he ingested was not made public. Tests showed the boy had

6 Apr, 2022 @ 11:48

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Barcelona teenage boy masterminded €150,000 online fraud that ripped off 100 people in Spain

Barcelona boy masterminds €150,000 online fraud to con approximately 100 people in Spain

A Barcelona area boy and his parents have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for committing online fraud that netted around €150,000 in two years. Identities were stolen to obtain bank cards

28 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Castellon·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Over half of Spain's population has received a Covid-19 booster shot

Police stop anti-vaxxers pestering parents over COVID-19 jabs at Valencia area school in Spain

POLICE were summonsed to a Valencia Province school after anti-vaxxers harangued parents over their children getting COVID-19 vaccines. Eight anti-vaxxers appeared on Thursday lunchtime outside the doors of the Mestre Rafael Noguera

14 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Madrid warns of steep penalties for parents whose children are caught drinking in the street

PARENTS could face steep penalties if their children are caught drinking in the street, warned Madrid police chief after a spate of recent incidents involving the botellon. Police across Spain are reporting

15 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Madrid

Costa Blanca mayor in urgent appeal for ‘responsibility’ amid breaches of new quarantine rules

ALICANTE City Mayor had to take to social media AGAIN yesterday, as thousands of children and adults took to the streets. After 43 days of confinement, children under 14 were allowed out

27 Apr, 2020 @ 13:53

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Furious parents slam ANOTHER school serving children ‘live worms, rotten fruit, mouldy green bread and dirty glasses’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Araceli Rivera, said her 10-year-year-old son often returned home from school ‘hungry’, as he couldn’t eat the fruit ‘because it was rotten’

20 Dec, 2019 @ 18:11

Health·Lead·Malaga

Man arrested after exposing genitals to children in Costa del Sol park

A MAN has been arrested after exposing himself at a children’s playground on the Costa del Sol. The 63-year-old Spaniard was held on charges of ‘breach of sentence’ and ‘exhibitionism’ after showing

30 May, 2019 @ 14:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s parents SLAM school dinners as 94% say canteens ‘need improvement’ amid obesity epidemic

The findings will make tough reading for schools, as just 24% of parents said that school dinners came with information about the ingredients used

1 May, 2019 @ 15:52

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Let’s talk mental health: Why teenage suicide in UK and Spain is on the rise and what parents can do to help

The Olive Press investigates the surge in teenage depression and the role social media plays in self-harming

9 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

WATCH: Violent fight breaks out between PARENTS at children’s football match while kids watch on sobbing in southern Spain

The shocking video shows sobbing children getting caught in the middle

24 Nov, 2018 @ 18:29

Lead·Sport

British couple arrested after leaving children in hotel to go out drinking

A BRITISH couple have been charged with child abandonment after repeatedly leaving their children alone at a Mallorca hotel to go out drinking. The Scottish couple were arrested after hotel staff alerted

30 Apr, 2018 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Malaga couple investigated after baby swallows cannabis

A test showed that the baby had the drug present in her bloodstream

3 Feb, 2017 @ 10:03

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Malaga

Who’s kidding who?

Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle, muses on her contribution to the declining birth rate

11 Jun, 2015 @ 09:00

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle

New map for expat parents charts all British schools worldwide

The most comprehensive British curriculum search

24 Aug, 2014 @ 08:30

National News

‘I want to stop being gay’ books stun Spain

Shocking books on sale in Spain's El Corte Ingles

21 Jun, 2014 @ 08:30

Lead

Parents demand dangerous Costa del Sol bus station be stopped

Marbella Town Hall plans to build that station less than 10 metres from a primary school

17 Apr, 2014 @ 11:00

Malaga

No more coasting on the Costa

Ashley Bolton and Wendy Williams take a look at the rise of private education in southern Spain and explore its advantages over local state schools

24 Jan, 2013 @ 12:35

Education

Classes for parents aim to combat fatigue in children

More and more pupils are struggling to stay awake during their lessons

2 Sep, 2012 @ 10:48

Education

Grandparents are best

Children are safer being driven by their grandparents than by mum and dad

17 Aug, 2011 @ 10:22

Health