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Four arrested for brutal assault outside Alicante night club that left victim with ‘brain damage’

FOUR people including a minor, 17, have been arrested following a brutal ‘mob’ assault outside an Alicante night club left an 18-year-old man with a

16 Oct, 2025 @ 12:04

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The

16 Oct, 2025 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

High-ranking Balkan cartel leader who ‘tortured rival for 24 hours before murdering him’ is arrested on Costa del Sol after Europe-wide manhunt

A BALKAN mafia leader on the run from European authorities has been arrested on Costa del Sol after allegedly “torturing a rival for 24 hours”

16 Oct, 2025 @ 10:42

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Inside the expat plot that ‘rented land at way over the odds to hide sprawling drug operation’ in Costa del Sol province

A DRUGS ring has been smashed in the eastern Costa del Sol after police discovered they were paying wildly inflated rents to conceal sprawling cannabis

16 Oct, 2025 @ 10:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Expat makes grim discovery in Malaga as ‘waxy corpse wrapped in a sack’ is found dumped near reservoir

A WALK turned into a chilling discovery for an expat who spotted a suspiciously shaped construction bag whilst strolling through the Casasola reservoir in Almogia

15 Oct, 2025 @ 18:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man goes on knife rampage in Marbella, stabbing person, and then fleeing into a nearby church

Man goes on knife rampage in Marbella, stabbing one and then fleeing into a nearby church

A MAN brandishing two knives barricaded himself inside a Marbella church on Tuesday after stabbing another man in the abdomen. The Policia Nacional tasered the

15 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Suspect in Puerto Banus Swedish rapper slaying ‘was planning audacious jail break bid by loosening bars in his Malaga cell’

THE prime suspect accused of gunning down a Swedish rapper in Puerto Banus has allegedly tried to break out of prison by tampering with the

15 Oct, 2025 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Málaga

Tommy Robinson is a refugee: Activist tells UK judge he formally lives in Spain during court hearing over refusal to let police search his phone

TOMMY Robinson has told a UK court that he formally resides in Spain – although his exact address will remain confidential. The revelation confirms long-held

15 Oct, 2025 @ 15:31

Crime & Law·Lead

New Marbella shooting sees bullets fired into front door as intended victim watched through peephole

Latest Marbella shooting sees bullets fired into front door while victim watched through peephole

A MAN, 38, escaped with just a minor leg injury on Monday after several gun shots were fired at the front door of his Marbella

13 Oct, 2025 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

One arrested after police ‘discover 250 dead animals in illegal breeding centre’ in northern Spain

A MAN has been arrested after Spanish police made the horrifying discovery of 250 dead animals in an illegal breeding centre. Officers from the Guardia

12 Oct, 2025 @ 18:02

Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

Man who drove at 261km/h in Spain is caught by police who saw his social media videos

A MAN who posted social media videos of him speeding in his car at 261 kilometres an hour in northern Spain has been identified by

11 Oct, 2025 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Man arrested for spitting on crucifix in Costa del Sol church

A MAN has been arrested after allegedly barging into a church in Fuengirola and spitting on a crucifix in a shocking outburst that has stunned

10 Oct, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man suspected of gunning down two gangsters in Costa del Sol bar to be extradited to Spain

THE man arrested in Liverpool in connection with the shooting deaths of two Scottish nationals in a Fuengirola pub has agreed to be extradited to

10 Oct, 2025 @ 13:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Shocking levels of violence against children in Spain are revealed in ground-breaking survey

THE most comprehensive survey of violence during childhood to be conducted in Spain has revealed some disturbing findings. The study was organised by Sigma Dos

9 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Man suffers brain damage after brutal assault by 'up to 20 mad men' outside Alicante nightclub

Teenager suffers brain damage after brutal assault by ‘up to 20 mad men’ near Costa Blanca nightclub

A MOTHER has appealed for witnesses to come forward after her son was beaten up close to an Alicante night club early last Sunday morning.

9 Oct, 2025 @ 16:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police probe whether Italian mafia executed two men- including gang leader- in same area of Spain

THE Guardia Civil are investigating whether two killings in the same area of the Murcia region on Tuesday were linked to the Italian mafia. The

9 Oct, 2025 @ 11:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Former employer confirms ex-Valencia floods tsar used fake university degree to get job promotion

VALENCIA Provincial Council says the former-Spanish government special commissioner for the October 29 flood reconstruction did supply a copy of a bogus university degree diploma

8 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Desperate plea from girlfriend of Swede dragged to his death in botched Torrevieja robbery: ‘I need to raise money to repatriate his body and pay his employees’ salaries’

THE devastated girlfriend of a Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death during a brutal robbery is now desperately trying to raise funds

8 Oct, 2025 @ 09:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Urgent warning for parents in Spain: Predators are using popular video game to groom children and offer them ‘power-ups in exchange for naked photos’

CHILD sex predators are using popular online gaming platforms to pose target children in Spain for grooming – befriending them before tricking them into sending

8 Oct, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Mystery in Formentera as tourism boss wakes up to find his Italian girlfriend, 45, dead in his apartment

AN Italian entrepreneur who awoke to find his girlfriend dead in his Formentera apartment has been cleared of suspicion – but the woman’s death remains

7 Oct, 2025 @ 17:46

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Scottish mafia shootings: Alleged hitman claims Spanish prison sentence would ‘infringe his human rights’

A BRITISH man alleged to have carried out the brazen Mafia-style assassination of two notorious Scottish underworld figures has claimed his human rights would be

7 Oct, 2025 @ 16:10

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Fugitive Brit wanted for ‘repeatedly sexually assaulting a child’ is arrested on Spanish holiday island

A BRITISH man who fled the UK before a trial over alleged sexual offences has been arrested in the Canary Islands following a joint investigation

7 Oct, 2025 @ 14:01

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Man ran residency fraud with his mother illegally getting free health treatment on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE man has been accused of running a residency scam for his family which allowed his mother to get €9,000 of free public health

7 Oct, 2025 @ 12:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Just need him blind and face melted’: UK ‘Lord of War’ arms trafficker told thug to ‘double dose’ in horrific acid plot before Costa del Sol arrest

A BRITISH arms dealer living in a luxury villa on the Costa del Sol plotted to ‘melt’ a rival’s face with acid before his arrest

6 Oct, 2025 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Shock in Marbella as 84-year-old man repeatedly stabs his wife, 83, to death

AN 84-year-old Marbella man has been arrested for fatally stabbing his wife, 83, at their home. A court on Monday placed him into pre-trial detention

6 Oct, 2025 @ 17:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Brit living in Mallorca who 'shattered eye' of passerby finally arrested - after trying to 'lay low and blend back into daily life'

Brit living in Mallorca who ‘shattered eye’ of passerby is finally arrested – after trying to ‘lay low and blend back into daily life’

A BRITISH expat in Palma has been arrested over a brutal August assault that left the victim partially blinded. The Policia Nacional detained the suspect

6 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca