Love-hug thieves jailed after wave of tourist robberies in Spain
A MAN and a woman- both aged 38- have been arrested by the Guardia Civil over a wave of ‘hugging’ robberies on Costa Blanca streets.
Bogus couple scam busted: Foreigners paid thousands to get residency permits in Spain
FOREIGN migrants were charged up to €4,000 to hood-wink authorities into believing they were in a common-law relationship with a Spanish woman. The Costa Blanca-based
Tourist warning in Spain: New fines of €200 for texting while crossing the road
HOLIDAYMAKERS in Spain are being urged to put their phones away and pay attention to traffic as Spanish authorities introduce stricter enforcement on pedestrian behaviour.
British woman wanted for child sex crimes in the UK is arrested in Valencia after tip-off
A BRITISH woman accused of committing sex crimes against children in the UK has been arrested in Valencia. The 42-year-old fugitive was detained by the
WATCH: Daylight shootout in Malaga car park leaves one wounded
A SHOOTING took place in the parking lot of a Lidl supermarket in Malaga city, leaving one person injured with a gunshot wound in the
French fugitive wanted for drug trafficking is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRENCH fugitive wanted on drug trafficking and money laundering charges was caught out by the Policia Nacional when he was walking in an Elche
British millionaire ‘known for UK scandals’ quizzed over sex attacks in Mallorca
A BRITISH man, 55, is being investigated for raping two women at a Mallorca hotel after arranging to meet them via an internet sex site.
Brits arrested in crackdown on cannabis clubs trafficking drugs on the Costa Blanca
A GANG using legal cannabis clubs on the southern Costa Blanca to traffic drugs has been busted by the Guardia Civil. A multi-national outfit of
Armed hospital patient is force-admitted to psych ward after barricading himself into his Estepona home
A FORCED admission of an aggressive psychiatric patient triggered a large police operation last week around a country house in Estepona. Health personnel requested the
Horror in the Canary Islands: Remains of dismembered Colombian woman found on beach
A BAR owner has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s dismembered body was found on a popular tourist beach in Gran Canaria.
Boyfriend convicted of strangling Kirsty Ward with cord during holiday in Spain
A TARRAGONA jury has convicted Irishman Keith Byrne of killing his Dublin-based girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a Salou hotel in July 2023. Prosecutors want the
Woman, 45, who ploughed into pedestrians on Fuengirola beach front tells court she ‘doesn’t remember a thing’
THE 45-year-old woman who killed two people and injured at least ten more after crashing her car onto a busy seafront terrace in Fuengirola has
Police outrage as Spain rules possessing or taking drugs in a parked vehicle ‘is not to be punished’
THE Spanish Secretary of State issued an instruction to the Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil, stating that the consumption of drugs in a parked vehicle
Madrid police chief steps back after car he was in hits 10-year-old girl during Spain’s blackout
The director of the Madrid police department has been suspended after the car he was travelling in hit a 10-year-old girl, when all traffic lights
Angry patient who attacked two ER doctors gets prison sentence in Spain
A VIOLENT patient who attacked two ER doctors at Cartagena’s Santa Lucia Hospital has been given as 14 month prison sentence following a ‘speedy trial’.
Member of luggage robbing gang arrested in Mallorca
THE GUARDIA Civil has arrested a 35-year-old woman accused of stealing a suitcase in Palma airport. She had reportedly flown to the island from the
New Costa del Sol shooting: Two arrested in high speed car chase
THE wave of gun violence sweeping the Costa del Sol continues as two young men were arrested in Benalmadena after allegedly opening fire on a
Stall holder tries to sell stuffed head of protected lion that was ‘found in a bin’ in Mallorca market
POLICE were called to Consell’s Mercat dels Encants on Monday after a stuffed lion’s head was put up for sale. The seller did not have
New law stops auto subscription renewals: Firms in Spain must give 15 days notice
SPAIN is set to introduce new legislation requiring companies to give consumers 15 days’ notice before automatically renewing their contracts. This reform, currently under parliamentary
Brother finds 20-year-old brother fatally stabbed on doorstep in Mallorca’s Sant Llorenç
A 20-year-old man has died after being found with a fatal stab wound to the chest at the entrance of his family home in the
Trafficker offers cops €10k each after hotel cleaner finds his drugs in the Costa del Sol
A DRUG trafficker has been arrested on the Costa del Sol after offering police officers €10k each to keep quiet when a hotel cleaner found
Narco-boats ferried drugs and illegal migrants between Costa Blanca and Algeria
A GANG that used ‘narco-boats’ to transport drugs from the Costa Blanca to Algeria and made the return journey with migrants has been busted by
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ‘HOUSE OF HORRORS’ PARENTS IN SPAIN – FROM MUNCHHAUSEN TO FOLIE-À-DEUX
WE can’t avoid the question – what was going through their heads? WE can’t avoid the question – what was going through their heads? A
Mayor and developers on trial for building illegal homes in Alicante area
A CORRUPTION trial involving politicians and real estate developers started in Alicante on Tuesday. 11 defendants are facing jail over licences granted to the building
Man dies on busy Marbella road after fleeing from police in tourist flat scuffle
A MAN believed to be around 25 years old died on Sunday after being struck by a car on a busy stretch of the A-7
WATCH: Police hunt down last narco from speed boat that killed two cops in southern Spain
SPANISH police have arrested the last crew member present on the boat that killed two cops last year. The agents from the Cadiz Guardia Civil