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Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Irish woman, 37, is arrested for ‘fondling young Swedish tourist’s genitals’ in Mallorca Turkish baths

A MALLORCA hotel’s Turkish baths got very steamy when an Irish woman allegedly fondled a man’s penis without permission. The female- on holiday with her

5 Jun, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Man's body locked away for two months as couple claimed his pension on Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca couple arrested for keeping man’s body locked in a room to claim his pension

AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for living with a man’s dead body for at least two months in order to

5 Jun, 2025 @ 12:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Malaga: Police officer and three ‘thieves’ die in head on car crash

Four people have died in a horrific head-on collision during a high-speed police chase on the Costa del Sol. A POLICIA Nacional officer and three

5 Jun, 2025 @ 09:26

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Gay killer gets 25 years in jail with four murder trials still pending in Spain

‘Gay Killer’ gets 25 years in jail with four other murders still to be resolved in Spain

A MAN branded as the ‘Gay Killer’ who is suspected of killing five men in Bilbao following dating app hook-ups, has been jailed for 25-and-a-half

4 Jun, 2025 @ 18:30

Basque Country·Crime & Law·Lead

‘We live in a world where crime knows no borders’: Costa del Sol town demands more police to combat mafia wars

THE mayor of Fuengirola has asked for more police units and assistance from the federal government, following a shooting in a bar on the promenade

3 Jun, 2025 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Expert warns ‘it’s a disgrace that squatting is great business’ as scourge rises 7% in Spain

SQUATTING continues to rise all over Spain, with a 7% increase in all cases last year. The most shocking thing is perhaps the fact that

3 Jun, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Telefonica investigates major hack of Movistar customer records

A CYBERHACKER named ‘Dedale’ has accessed Movistar’s customer record base which has 22 million names and details. Movistar’s parent company, the Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica,

3 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Technology

WATCH: Portuguese police search once again for Madeleine McCann with German help

A team of German detectives briefs bosses of Portugal’s Policia Judiaria as the first of up to two dozen searches begin for missing Madeleine McCann

3 Jun, 2025 @ 12:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Video

Mallorca hotel worker who suffered broken jaw after punch from British tourist says his life 'has been ruined'

Brit, 33, arrested in Mallorca for ‘breaking security guard’s jaw’ after trying to enter woman’s hotel room

A MALLORCA hotel security guard suffered a broken jaw after getting punched by a British man. The incident happened early on Monday morning in the

3 Jun, 2025 @ 12:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

TWO British tourists have gone on trial for allegedly raping a British woman at a Benidorm hotel in November 2023. The men have been in

3 Jun, 2025 @ 11:34

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE PICS: The Maddie search site where cops hope to find vital clues to finally charge German Christian Brueckner

By Jon Clarke in Praia da Luz THESE are the first pics of police working at the initial search site for the body of missing

3 Jun, 2025 @ 08:33

Crime & Law·Lead

Warhol and Dali ‘fakes’ seized in €1.2m art package sent to Valencia auction house

A JOB lot of 41 fake or unattributable paintings and prints including works ascribed to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali have been seized by Valencian

2 Jun, 2025 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

OLIVE PRESS REPORTS: New search for Madeleine McCann set to start in Portugal this week

EXCLUSIVE By Jon Clarke in Praia da Luz UP to 100 Portuguese police will support German detectives as they begin a new round of detailed

2 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Squatters set up marijuana farm with side-hustle of robbing neighbours on Costa Blanca

THREE squatters set up a marijuana farm at a Denia finca and also set up an illegal electricity supply to power up equipment. They were

2 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman arrested for deliberately drowning dog at canine beach on Costa Blanca

A WOMAN has been arrested for deliberately drowning her dog at an Alicante canine beach. The owner- a French national- was seen repeatedly submerging her

2 Jun, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home

‘Escape room’ horror in Spain: Woman was ‘tied up, doused in petrol and set alight’ in macabre game gone wrong

THREE defendants face a two-year prison sentence after a woman was seriously burned after being sprayed with gasoline in a sadistic game. The events date

2 Jun, 2025 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

British woman quizzed over ‘unprovoked’ drunken attack in Mallorca street

A BRITISH woman has been quizzed by Palma’s Policia Local after a drunken attack in a city street. The 33-year-old has been accusing of punching

2 Jun, 2025 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Scottish gangsters gunned down in front of terrified tourists on the Costa del Sol as they watched Champions League final

MASKED assassins executed two notorious crime bosses outside a packed Fuengirola pub as terrified holidaymakers tried to flee. The two high-ranking Scottish gangsters were professionally

2 Jun, 2025 @ 10:03

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Two women arrested in Madrid for running a ‘jihad academy that trained females in the ways of the Islamic State’

TWO women have been arrested in the Madrid area for allegedly running an online ‘jihad academy’ aimed at recruiting females. The Policia Nacional detained the

30 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed by pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar

Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed with a pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar

AN ALTERCATION outside a Playa de Palma bar in Mallorca resulted in a tourist being stabbed in the back with a small pair of scissors.

29 May, 2025 @ 15:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: ‘Copper Mafia’ gang busted after stealing cable worth €2.5m in 102 robberies across Spain

A GANG calling itself the ‘Copper Mafia’ has been busted by the Guardia Civil with 21 arrests and 13 imprisonments. Based in the Madrid area,

29 May, 2025 @ 13:10

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Pervert, 82, convicted of illegally entering home to sniff underwear belonging to female tenants in Spain

Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain

AN 82-year-old man illegally and frequently went into a Formentera property to smell underwear belonging to the female tenants. A Palma court agreed to a

29 May, 2025 @ 12:23

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Judge refuses to deport Audrey Fang murder suspect from Spain to Singapore

A JUDGE has rejected a bid to deport a man to his native Singapore, who has been accused of killing tourist Audrey Fang, and could

29 May, 2025 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spain and Ecuador both seek extradition of Albanian drug lord who owned luxury villas in the Costa del Sol

ECUADOR and Spain are set to engage in a legal contest over the extradition of Dritan Gjika, the alleged leader of an Albanian drug trafficking

28 May, 2025 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

JUNTA president Juanma Moreno has described the fight against drug trafficking as ‘David against Goliath’ as he called on Pedro Sanchez’s government to treat suspected

28 May, 2025 @ 15:39

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

50 million scam phone calls and texts blocked since March under new laws in Spain

Benidorm fraudsters ran ‘bank manager phone con’ on woman to pocket €14k

BENIDORM fraudsters syphoned €14,000 out of a woman’s bank account by running a con involving a bogus bank manager. The Policia Nacional have arrested two

28 May, 2025 @ 12:30

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

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Irish woman, 37, is arrested for ‘fondling young Swedish tourist’s genitals’ in Mallorca Turkish baths

Costa Blanca couple arrested for keeping man’s body locked in a room to claim his pension

Horror in Malaga: Police officer and three ‘thieves’ die in head on car crash

‘Gay Killer’ gets 25 years in jail with four other murders still to be resolved in Spain

‘We live in a world where crime knows no borders’: Costa del Sol town demands more police to combat mafia wars

Expert warns ‘it’s a disgrace that squatting is great business’ as scourge rises 7% in Spain

Spain’s Telefonica investigates major hack of Movistar customer records

WATCH: Portuguese police search once again for Madeleine McCann with German help

Brit, 33, arrested in Mallorca for ‘breaking security guard’s jaw’ after trying to enter woman’s hotel room

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

EXCLUSIVE PICS: The Maddie search site where cops hope to find vital clues to finally charge German Christian Brueckner

Warhol and Dali ‘fakes’ seized in €1.2m art package sent to Valencia auction house

OLIVE PRESS REPORTS: New search for Madeleine McCann set to start in Portugal this week

Squatters set up marijuana farm with side-hustle of robbing neighbours on Costa Blanca

Woman arrested for deliberately drowning dog at canine beach on Costa Blanca

‘Escape room’ horror in Spain: Woman was ‘tied up, doused in petrol and set alight’ in macabre game gone wrong

British woman quizzed over ‘unprovoked’ drunken attack in Mallorca street

Scottish gangsters gunned down in front of terrified tourists on the Costa del Sol as they watched Champions League final

Two women arrested in Madrid for running a ‘jihad academy that trained females in the ways of the Islamic State’

Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed with a pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar

WATCH: ‘Copper Mafia’ gang busted after stealing cable worth €2.5m in 102 robberies across Spain

Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain

Judge refuses to deport Audrey Fang murder suspect from Spain to Singapore

Spain and Ecuador both seek extradition of Albanian drug lord who owned luxury villas in the Costa del Sol

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

Benidorm fraudsters ran ‘bank manager phone con’ on woman to pocket €14k

Woman in her 60s found dead on popular Malaga beach

Spanish police renew appeal in search for missing British doctor on the Costa del Sol

FROM THE ARCHIVES: What pranks did they pull on December 28 in 2023 – Spain’s version of April Fool’s Day

British expat arrested at Costa Blanca airport and faces extradition for scamming £180k out of UK clients

These Malaga neighbourhoods are among Spain’s most expensive – as prices top €10,000 per square metre, according to new data