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Moroccan gang ‘hunted gay people in packs’ in southern Spain: Victims were lured into traps after agreeing to meet on dating apps

A 20-year-old man has been remanded in custody in Almería, accused of leading a group that allegedly used Grindr to ambush, beat and rob gay

12 Feb, 2026 @ 16:15

Almeria·crime·Lead

‘Catch me if you can’: The fabulous lies of a con artist who treated patients as a fake nurse in Malaga for FIVE YEARS using stolen ID

A MAN has been arrested in Malaga after posing as a qualified nurse for more than five years, reportedly securing contracts across both public and

12 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Almeria·Health·Lead·Malaga

Mystery as four rare whales wash up dead on Andalusian coastline in one day

FOUR deep-sea whales have mysteriously washed up dead on beaches in southern Spain within hours of each other, triggering alarm among marine experts. The strandings

10 Feb, 2026 @ 18:00

Almeria·Lead·Murcia

WATCH: Astonishing moment Spanish mayor rails against drug traffickers while standing just metres from idling narco boats

THIS is the moment an Andalucian mayor pleaded for government help as brazen ‘nacro-boats’ were caught on camera idling off Spanish shores in broad daylight

26 Jan, 2026 @ 11:27

Almeria·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Hefty €1,000 fines for scooter users without insurance start in Spain – but who will they apply to?

ELECTRIC scooters are zipping through Spain’s streets, but starting this month, riding without insurance could cost you €1,000. From Almeria to Madrid, Malaga to Alicante,

21 Jan, 2026 @ 15:00

Almeria·Barcelona·Lead·Madrid

INTERVIEW: Recollections of an Andalucian who was just a child when the USA accidentally dropped four atom bombs on Spain – in what became known as the Palomares nuclear disaster

By Norbert Suchanek AT the height of the Cold War on January 17, 1966, two US military aircraft accidentally collided in the skies over Andalucia.

17 Jan, 2026 @ 11:30

Almeria·Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

Petrol station robbery gang behind over 100 crimes is brought down in Spain

A GANG that robbed mainly petrol stations across eastern Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. Four people have been arrested in Murcia

14 Jan, 2026 @ 12:03

Alicante·Almeria·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Murcia

Modular prefab ‘Lego’ homes arrive in Andalucia – but do they offer better value than traditional homes?

A SPANISH housing company has unveiled Andalucia’s first ever modular prefab – sparking hopes that the new ‘Lego’ homes could help ease the region’s property

8 Jan, 2026 @ 13:39

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Property

WATCH: One dead and several missing after traffickers force migrants into freezing water at gunpoint off the Andalucian coast

A MAN has died and several others are feared missing after human smugglers forced migrants to swim to Andalucian shores at gunpoint on Sunday. Shocking

8 Jan, 2026 @ 10:55

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Shock in Almeria as drug speed boats form ‘floating narco village’ in tourist beauty spot during Storm Emilia

AUTHORITIES on the Costa del Sol have called for government assistance after defiant drug traffickers anchored their speedboats off a popular tourist hotspot during a

16 Dec, 2025 @ 14:14

Almeria·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Police bust narco-gang that used helicopters to smuggle drugs into Spain from Morocco

THE Guardia Civil have smashed a gang that used helicopters to smuggle hashish into Spain from Morocco. The helicopters, which could carry between 500 and

15 Dec, 2025 @ 10:42

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Devastation in Andalucia as boy, 4, is found dead on a beach – the mother and partner arrested

A MOTHER and her partner have been arrested in southern Spain after the body of a 4-year-old boy was discovered on an Andalucia beach. According

5 Dec, 2025 @ 11:33

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Two Italian mafia members wanted for extortion, murder, and kidnapping are arrested in Spain

WATCH: Two Italian mafia mobsters wanted for extortion, murder, and kidnapping are arrested in Spain

TWO members of a notorious Italian mafia gang have been arrested in Spain by the Policia Nacional. The fugitives were wanted for an array of

28 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Corruption deepens in Andalucia: New ‘masks’ scandal in Almeria now linked to narco gang with Barcelona port police on the payroll

A PROBE into dodgy Covid contracts in Andalucia has exploded into a full-blown corruption storm after investigators uncovered alleged links to a narco gang using

27 Nov, 2025 @ 14:57

Almeria·Andalucia·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Politics

Fury as case is closed in killing of Brit expat in Andalucia tourist town

A POLICE file into the death of an expat in Andalucia has revealed strong evidence of a violent robbery – yet the case has been

21 Nov, 2025 @ 18:54

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourists evacuated from Almeria hotel after man ‘starts fire in his bathroom and gets engulfed in the flames’

A MAN remains in intensive care with severe burns after allegedly starting a deliberate fire in his hotel bathroom that forced the evacuation of nine

12 Sep, 2025 @ 12:30

Almeria·Lead

SUNDAY LONG READ: People smuggling from Algeria to Spain is on the rise – thanks to drug traffickers diversifying and murky international politics

ON many a sweltering afternoon this summer, speed boats have been spotted skimming across the Alboran Sea to Spanish shores. To the casual eye, they

7 Sep, 2025 @ 09:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Friendly’ youngster killed near isolated ‘hippy’ beach in southern Spain is named, as police search for ‘four mystery men’ in connection with his grisly murder

A YOUNG man found bashed to death near an isolated ‘hippy’ beach in Almeria has been named as 23-year-old Mario Belmonte, the Olive Press can

3 Sep, 2025 @ 18:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police bust gang who pocketed €560k by supplying high-speed boats to migrant smugglers in Spain

A GANG made €560,000 by supplying high-speed boats to traffickers transporting illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain. Six members of the crew have been arrested

3 Sep, 2025 @ 13:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Police investigate after bloodied body is found on beach near popular natural park in Spain’s Almeria

A YOUNG man has been found dead on a beach in Almeria province, sparking a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The body

29 Aug, 2025 @ 16:18

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Major fire forces evacuations in Spain’s Andalucia as 150 firefighters and 10 aircraft battle flames with smoke visible from popular seaside resorts

A LEVEL-1 emergency has been declared in Almeria after a forest fire broke out overnight at Paraje de las Cubillas in Lubrin. This means the

29 Aug, 2025 @ 12:50

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

MISSING: Concerns grow for Brit woman, 41, last spotted in southern Spain on Monday

FEARS are growing for a British woman, 41, who disappeared from a tourist hotspot in Spain four days ago. Jennifer Frances Lacey was last spotted

1 Aug, 2025 @ 14:26

Almeria·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Crying cop tipped off parents of Brit killed in Spain after police dismissed death as ‘blood clot’

A SOBBING female detective tipped off the parents of a British expat who had died under suspicious circumstances to look at their son’s body with

4 Jul, 2025 @ 18:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Dana brings yellow warning to eastern Spain for heavy showers and hail

UNSETTLED spring weather continues to grip much of Spain, with a dana (isolated high-level depression) triggering a yellow weather warning in parts of eastern Spain.

13 May, 2025 @ 11:44

Almeria·Granada·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Devastating fire that blazed through southern Spain was sparked by ‘lightning strike’

FOR three days, firefighters and people of the Guardia Civil have been fighting to put out a wildfire close to Huercal de Almeria. The fire

6 May, 2025 @ 12:05

Almeria·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s disgusting’: British mother accuses police in Spanish tourist town of ‘brushing her son’s murder under the carpet’

THE mother of a Brit who died in a Spanish resort has slammed the police for caring more about protecting the town’s reputation than catching

21 Apr, 2025 @ 18:35

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Almeria

Moroccan gang ‘hunted gay people in packs’ in southern Spain: Victims were lured into traps after agreeing to meet on dating apps

‘Catch me if you can’: The fabulous lies of a con artist who treated patients as a fake nurse in Malaga for FIVE YEARS using stolen ID

Mystery as four rare whales wash up dead on Andalusian coastline in one day

WATCH: Astonishing moment Spanish mayor rails against drug traffickers while standing just metres from idling narco boats

Hefty €1,000 fines for scooter users without insurance start in Spain – but who will they apply to?

INTERVIEW: Recollections of an Andalucian who was just a child when the USA accidentally dropped four atom bombs on Spain – in what became known as the Palomares nuclear disaster

Petrol station robbery gang behind over 100 crimes is brought down in Spain

Modular prefab ‘Lego’ homes arrive in Andalucia – but do they offer better value than traditional homes?

WATCH: One dead and several missing after traffickers force migrants into freezing water at gunpoint off the Andalucian coast

Shock in Almeria as drug speed boats form ‘floating narco village’ in tourist beauty spot during Storm Emilia

Police bust narco-gang that used helicopters to smuggle drugs into Spain from Morocco

Devastation in Andalucia as boy, 4, is found dead on a beach – the mother and partner arrested

WATCH: Two Italian mafia mobsters wanted for extortion, murder, and kidnapping are arrested in Spain

Corruption deepens in Andalucia: New ‘masks’ scandal in Almeria now linked to narco gang with Barcelona port police on the payroll

Fury as case is closed in killing of Brit expat in Andalucia tourist town

Tourists evacuated from Almeria hotel after man ‘starts fire in his bathroom and gets engulfed in the flames’

SUNDAY LONG READ: People smuggling from Algeria to Spain is on the rise – thanks to drug traffickers diversifying and murky international politics

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Friendly’ youngster killed near isolated ‘hippy’ beach in southern Spain is named, as police search for ‘four mystery men’ in connection with his grisly murder

WATCH: Police bust gang who pocketed €560k by supplying high-speed boats to migrant smugglers in Spain

Police investigate after bloodied body is found on beach near popular natural park in Spain’s Almeria

Major fire forces evacuations in Spain’s Andalucia as 150 firefighters and 10 aircraft battle flames with smoke visible from popular seaside resorts

MISSING: Concerns grow for Brit woman, 41, last spotted in southern Spain on Monday

EXCLUSIVE: Crying cop tipped off parents of Brit killed in Spain after police dismissed death as ‘blood clot’

Dana brings yellow warning to eastern Spain for heavy showers and hail

WATCH: Devastating fire that blazed through southern Spain was sparked by ‘lightning strike’

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s disgusting’: British mother accuses police in Spanish tourist town of ‘brushing her son’s murder under the carpet’

Spain tops 10 million foreign-born residents for the first time as demographic landscape continues to shift

Horror on the Costa del Sol as woman’s legs are crushed beneath reversing bus bound for Marbella

‘We’re all really worried’: Every centimetre added to full Montejaque dam could cause 20 million litres of water to overflow

Bargain boom in Spain: Low-cost supermarkets grab record market share with more shoppers hunting for cut-price deals

Mystery solved after human skull found in Malaga drain identified as 59-year-old man who disappeared during Covid pandemic