Axe-wielding man arrested for threatening tourists at hotel in SpainÂ
A MAN wielding an axe at a hotel in Palencia was arrested recently after reportedly threatening to maim people with the weapon. Police responded to
Malaga cabbies demand extra security in taxis after driver violently robbed
MALAGA cabbies are demanding extra security in their taxis after a driver was violently robbed. The Elite Malaga Provincial Taxi Association has requested an emergency
Driver, 22, arrested after child killed when car crashed into lamppost in Spain’s Sevilla
A DRIVER has been arrested on suspicion of causing the death of a child killed when a car crashed into a lamppost. The little girl
United Nations slams child custody order to allegedly abusive father in Madrid area of Spain
A United Nations Human Rights panel has slammed a Madrid appeals court for granting an allegedly abusive father full custody of his seven-year-old daughter. The
Costa Blanca carer steals jewellery from nursing home residents for pawn shop sales in Spain’s Benidorm and Granada
A woman worked for just a week in a Costa Blanca nursing home and stole jewellery from three residents. Five items made from gold ended
Sex fiend owner of exclusive Mallorca school in Spain gets eight years in Scottish prison
THE former owner and headteacher of Mallorca’s King Richard III College in Portals Nous has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after sexually abusing two women.
Russian fugitive wanted for €1 million fraud is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man wanted by Russia over a €1 million tax fraud has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. The fugitive, 53, has been
17 women rescued in sex trafficking bust on Spain’s Costa del Sol
SEVENTEEN women have been rescued after a sex trafficking bust on the Costa del Sol. The operation began in April 2021 after detectives received an
Teens arrested after 45 bins torched in Sevilla town causing over €47,000 in damage
TWO teens have been arrested after a spate of bins were set ablaze in a town in Sevilla. Cops launched a probe in the wake
There was a time when wearing a face mask got you 100 lashes during carnival celebrations in SpainÂ
WEARING masks has been part of carnival celebrations for centuries. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, mask-wearing is inevitably widespread in Carnaval celebrations this week
Jealous paranoid boyfriend jailed for 32 years after brutally abusing and torturing woman in Spain’s Valencia region
A man has been jailed for 32 years after putting his girlfriend through three months of extreme abuse at their home in Castellon in the
Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines
TWO men who robbed six bars and restaurants in the Villajoyosa area of the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The duo,
Massive cocaine haul discovered among pineapples in Alhaurin De La Torre on Spain’s Costa del Sol
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional seized some 750 kilos of cocaine hidden among a container of pineapples in the Alhaurin de la Torre, in Spain’s Malaga. The
Racist drunk threatens to kill female hospital doctor in Spain’s Valencia
A drunk man threatened to kill a doctor in a Valencia hospital emergency department and uttered racist insults against her. The 34-year-old man was suffering
Sneaky pervert hides mobile phone to record bathroom videos of girlfriend’s daughter in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Orihuela man allegedly made bathroom videos of his partner’s daughter after hiding a mobile phone in a shoe. The Spaniard, 52, has been arrested
Alcala la Real killer transferred into solitary confinement at Jaen prison after biting officers in violent attack
A PRISONER lashed out and bit prison guards at a jail in Jaen after being told to return to his cell on Wednesday afternoon. The
Cybercriminals in Spain’s Costa Blanca area send bogus text message to steal €23,000 from bank account
FOUR people have been arrested in Alicante and Cartagena after stealing over €23,000 from a bank account via a ‘smishing’ scam. The thieves swindled a
LATEST: Mystery mummified corpse found in holiday home on Spain’s Costa del Sol is a woman
POLICE have confirmed that the body found in a ‘mummified state’ within a homemade coffin in an apartment in Duquesa outside Manilva on Spain’s Costa
MUST READ: British ‘narco’ baron Brian Charrington jailed after Costa Blanca cocaine smuggling retrial in Spain
BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has been found guilty and jailed for almost 11 years for smuggling cocaine into a Costa Blanca marina in 2013.
Homophobic child mob attacks teacher on secondary school playground in Spain’s Valencia
AT least a dozen children have been expelled by a Valencia Province secondary school after a homophobic mob attack on a teacher. The expulsions have
People smuggling boat service between Spain’s Murcia and Algeria intercepted before picking up first passengers
FOUR Algerian men have been arrested in Murcia after plans to smuggle in people on boats from North Africa were rumbled by the Policia Nacional.
Theives steal two artworks by Edgar Degas from private villa in Spain’s Galicia
POLICE are investigating the alleged theft of two priceless Edgar Degas paintings from a private villa in Galicia. The two paintings, which are part of
Dangerous ‘slimming pills’ containing deadly amphetamines sold illegally across Spain
A criminal gang sold slimming pills across Spain that contained potentially deadly amphetamines. Over 7,000 pills were seized and five people have been arrested at
Gang ‘short-circuited’ gaming machines with screwdrivers for jackpot wins in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
SIX people have been arrested for manipulating gaming machines in gambling saloons in the Murcia and Costa Blanca areas. The young gang struck in Torre
Man faces prison sentence for kicking cat that was underneath car on Costa Blanca street in Spain
AN Alicante man has been arrested for animal abuse after injuring a cat that was under his car. Eyewitnesses saw the Spaniard, 29, approach his
Chinese national arrested for hospitalising suspected thief at a Bazar in Spain’s Valencia
A CHINESE national has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a thief at a Bazar in Spain’s Valencia city. The shop worker discovered a pair of