Female thief steals credit card and goes on €10,000 shopping spree in Spain’s Alicante area
AN Alcoy woman stole a credit card and racked up €10,000 of charges on it in a massive spending spree. The 40-year-old dined out in
British woman, 80, who lived alone is found dead after being shot three times at Costa Blanca home in Spain
AN 80-year-old British woman was found dead at her Elche area home after neighbours reported hearing noises similar to gunshots. Elche Policia Local officers discovered
Spain threatens oil companies as filling station prices continue to spiral upward
SPAIN’S Finance Minister, Nadia Calviño, has blasted a warning to oil companies who are hiking petrol pump prices despite a 20 cent per litre subsidy
Pro-Putin Ukrainian journalist accused of treason is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region
A Ukrainian journalist and blogger accused of treason in his home country has been arrested in Tarragona under an international arrest warrant. Anatoly Shariya, 43,
Multi-million money laundering ring acting as ‘bank’ for criminals is busted in Spain’s Malaga area
THREE German fugitives have been arrested in Malaga Province for running a money laundering ring that acted as a ‘de facto’ shadow banking system for
Tourists are pouring back to Spain but still fall short of pre-Covid pandemic numbers
SPAIN welcomed four million foreign tourists in March- a number that’s eight times higher than a year earlier, but still below pre-Covid pandemic levels. Figures
Spain will be using its hospitals to treat wounded victims of Ukraine war
HOSPITALS in Spain will be opening their doors to wounded victims of the war in Ukraine. Full details of the plan have still to be
Spain’s Asturias region gets very rare Covid-19 variant that has only been detected in South Africa
SCIENTISTS at the Asturias Central University Hospital have identified several Covid-19 cases with a new variant that is largely local to the region, One case
Furious father punches physiotherapist caught sexually abusing disabled daughter, 2, in Spain’s Valencia area
A physiotherapist has been arrested in Torrent for sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl suffering with cerebral palsy. Her parents heard her screaming from the room
Landmark figure achieved of 20 million people working in Spain, according to government statistics
A record 20 million people are in work according to Spain’s social security figures released on Wednesday. It’s the first time that the much-vaunted 20
La Liga player Santi Mina gets four-year prison term for raping woman inside camper van in Spain’s Almeria
LA LIGA footballer Santi Mina has been given four years in prison after raping a woman in 2017. The Celta Vigo player, 26, has also
Foul temper as mother assaults teenage daughter over dog mess inside Costa Blanca home in Spain
AN Elche woman has been arrested for slapping her daughter in the face after the family’s pet dog relieved itself indoors. The 14-year-old girl ran
‘Dark Web’ pornographic postings by Valencia man who sexually abused two girls for years in Spain
POLICE have arrested a Valencia man who abused two girls for a decade and uploaded images of them to the ‘Dark Web’. Policia Nacional cybercrime
Irish holidaymaker seriously injured after falling off apartment balcony in Spain’s Mallorca
AN Irish holidaymaker was seriously injured on Tuesday after falling off a second-floor apartment balcony on Mallorca. The man, 50, was said by the Guardia
Tourist pickpocket had over €50,000 of stolen goods stashed away in Valencia house in Spain
A tourist pickpocket operating in Valencia was found to have over €50,000 of stolen goods at his home. The 39-year-old thief was well known to
Three men die in suspected arson attack on Barcelona area apartment block in Spain
THREE men died in an Barcelona area apartment fire on Wednesday with police believing it was an arson attack. A fourth person suffered serious injuries
Paedophile in Spain gets massive 686 years in jail after being convicted of 227 crimes against children
THE Madrid Provincial Court handed down a 686-year jail term on Tuesday to one of Spain’s most notorious paedophiles after he abused 98 children. 31-year-old
How Benidorm in Spain is looking to emulate Piccadilly Circus and Times Square
A new 22-metre high tower in Benidorm’s Plaza de la Hispanidad featuring LED-powered ‘high definition’ images will officially go into service on May 14. Delays,
British councillor announces resignation from Mar Menor council in Spain for health reasons
ILL health has forced a British councillor to resign from Los Alcazares council after being in post for just 13 months. Jo Scott filled a
Spain’s hospital operation waiting lists are longest in 18 years
SPAIN’S operation waiting lists in public hospitals have reached their highest level since 2003. Health Ministry figures going up to the end of 2021 show
Father arrested after not paying the bill for son’s birthday party at Costa Blanca children’s play area in Spain
A father has been arrested for sneaking out of a back door at an Alicante venue without paying for his son’s birthday party, The 27-year-old
Costa Blanca motorists spooked by seriously-drunk driver on wrong side of the road in Spain
A drunk motorist caused chaos on a Costa Blanca road on Sunday after driving for over two kilometres in the wrong direction. The woman, 52,
Dog sniffs out British woman with large suitcase of marijuana at Spain’s Valencia airport flying to London
A British woman, 46, has been arrested at Valencia’s Manises airport for trying to fly out with 15 kilos of marijuana in her suitcase. Two
Teenage boy in Spain’s Valencia area can’t speak after father fractures skull over not taking a shower
A teenage boy suffered three skull fractures and has lost his ability to speak, temporarily at least, after being hit by his father. The boy,
Breach of trust with nursing home worker stealing jewellery from residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A nursing home employee robbed three residents of jewellery which she then sold off at a pawn shop. The woman, 44, with no criminal record,
Man stabs wife to death in front of young children just weeks after protection order expired in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region
A man stabbed his wife to death in front of their three young children on Monday in Cuenca Province, Spain. The attacker, 38, went to