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Pedro Sanchez cancels engagements due to death of wife Begoña Gomez's father

Wife of Pedro Sanchez allowed to visit UK for daughter’s graduation despite passport ban – but barred from joining Spanish PM at NATO conference

THE wife of embattled Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has been handed the green light to visit the UK – despite having her passport confiscated

8 Jul, 2026 @ 11:37

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Horror on the Costa del Sol as mother and daughter found dead in ‘double murder’ at Mijas house fire

A MOTHER and her daughter aged 61 and 31 have been found dead in a fire in a Mijas home last night. The Guardia Civil

8 Jul, 2026 @ 11:17

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Three arrested in Sevilla after anti-squatter squad member uses pepper spray on reporter and residents

THREE people have been arrested after a member of an anti-squatter company used pepper spray on a journalist and a group of residents in Sevilla,

8 Jul, 2026 @ 10:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Property·Sevilla

Spanish police smash Dutch mafia on the Costa del Sol and seize record one-tonne MDMA haul destined to be swapped for South American cocaine via Ghana

SPANISH police have seized almost a tonne of MDMA – the largest haul of the drug ever recorded in Europe – hidden inside a crane

7 Jul, 2026 @ 15:09

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Is a local padel champ now leading the Costa del Sol’s biggest and most infamous drugs cartel?

A SANCTIONED member of the Costa del Sol’s biggest drugs cartel has been tracked down playing padel in Dubai under a false name. Ian Dixon,

7 Jul, 2026 @ 14:29

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella mayor’s convicted stepson faces immediate prison after judges brand him a flight risk over Europe-wide drug empire

THE convicted stepson of Marbella’s mayor is a ‘flight risk’ and should be sent to prison immediately after he was found guilty of drug trafficking

7 Jul, 2026 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Landmark figure reached for foreign residents in popular expat area of Spain

Police warn of fraud in Spain’s migrant regularisation scheme amid online fake-document black market – with over 400,000 applicants ‘not residing in the country’

MORE than 400,000 applications for Spain’s record-breaking migrant regularisation scheme are at risk of being fraudulent, a report claims. Border police said they uncovered an

6 Jul, 2026 @ 14:19

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Police bust Costa Blanca cannabis club which sold marijuana to foreign tourists

Police bust Costa Blanca cannabis club that sold drugs to foreign tourists

SIX people have been arrested in Denia for selling drugs to tourists at a cannabis club. Detainees included the club president and secretary. The Policia

6 Jul, 2026 @ 13:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two British tourists beaten unconscious outside Magaluf nightclub - police arrest two Swiss teens and hunt further suspects in Mallorca

Scottish teen, 18, ‘feared for her life’ after horror spiking in Mallorca

A SCOTTISH teenager has recounted her horrifying ordeal after she was spiked with an injectable drug at a Mallorca nightclub. Footballer Taylor Coulter, 18, told

6 Jul, 2026 @ 10:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Malaga waiter arrested after police officers catch him ‘selling cocaine to customers’

A BARMAN has been arrested on the Costa del Sol after he was spotted allegedly selling cocaine to his customers. Officers from the Policia Local

5 Jul, 2026 @ 15:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

The tragic tale of a Spanish Guardia Civil officer nicknamed ‘The Moth’ – and his lethal legal shortcomings

HISTORY doesn’t have to be confined to the Middle Ages. Recent events (and here we’re discussing a fatal accident involving a pop group and the

4 Jul, 2026 @ 13:50

Crime & Law·Lead·On This Day in Spain

WATCH: Brit, 67, brutally attacked by muggers in Benidorm

TWO young men have been arrested in Benidorm after allegedly mugging a 67-year-old British tourist in a brutal broad daylight attack. Shocking footage shared on

3 Jul, 2026 @ 14:37

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Gang horror in Barcelona as gunmen shoot dead 15-year-old boy hanging out in a park

A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy has been shot dead in a Barcelona park after a group of youths approached him and opened fire. The shooting happened shortly

3 Jul, 2026 @ 13:15

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Two of Europe’s most wanted fugitives arrested in Marbella and Sevilla after decades on the run

TWO of France and Canada’s most wanted fugitives have been arrested in Marbella and Sevilla after years on the run. The pair, identified as All

3 Jul, 2026 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Sevilla

Two cops among 14 arrested in massive narco-money laundering scandal linked to notorious top anti-fraud chief busted with €20m stashed in his walls

TWO police officers were among 14 arrested across Spain for allegedly laundering drug money in a major scandal linked to a former anti-fraud chief. Officers

3 Jul, 2026 @ 10:35

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

‘Give us grenade launchers’: Guardia Civil plead for heavier firepower to take on narco gangs terrorising Spain’s south coast

A GROUP of Guardia Civil generals is requesting grenade launchers to combat drug traffickers across the Strait of Gibraltar, an investigation has revealed. In a

2 Jul, 2026 @ 17:09

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Malaga: Woman’s body discovered in well as three detained – including her ex-partner

THREE people have been arrested in Malaga following the horrifying discovery of a woman’s body inside a well. The grim find was made by Guardia

2 Jul, 2026 @ 11:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Marbella mayor’s stepson jailed for nine years in massive drug trafficking and money laundering case

THE stepson of Marbella’s mayor has been sentenced to nine years in prison and a €4.9 million fine on charges of drug trafficking and money

1 Jul, 2026 @ 16:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Mob killer wanted in France arrested in Almeria before ferry dash to Morocco

A MAN accused of a deadly drug feud execution in France has been captured in Spain while trying to flee to Morocco. The fugitive was

1 Jul, 2026 @ 15:35

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

The horrifying final moments of British tourist, 88, who died after having his belongings stolen while celebrating his birthday in Tenerife

A BRITISH holidaymaker celebrating his 88th birthday in Tenerife suffered fatal injuries after being caught up in a violent street robbery. The British pensioner, identified

26 Jun, 2026 @ 15:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Tenerife

Belgian man, 59, arrested after 43-year-old neighbour dies in car park fight on the Costa Blanca

A BITTER long-running feud between two neighbours in a Denia apartment block has resulted in the death of a 43-year-old man. The Policia Nacional have

26 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police raid family-run narco empire that controlled drug trade in beautiful Sierra de Cadiz mountain range

Photo: Guardia Civil

26 Jun, 2026 @ 14:53

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Brawls and tension between Barcelona’s Pakistani and Algerian communities in El Raval force police to set up summer check point

CATALUNYA police have extended a 10-day increased presence to a full summer post to prevent violent crimes among Raval neighbourhood members. Barcelona’s police presence has

26 Jun, 2026 @ 13:47

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Horror moment bloodied Algerian man stands over his victim after hammer attack in Murcia

THIS is the horrific moment an Algerian man stands over a Senegalese man after attacking him with a hammer in the troubled Murcia town of

26 Jun, 2026 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

‘Cocky’ driver injures two Malaga police officers arresting him for refusing to move his double-parked car blocking a fire engine attending an apartment alarm

An ARROGANT driver who parked unlawfully and blocked fire responders has been arrested after ignoring the authorities and causing injuries from being tackled to the

26 Jun, 2026 @ 12:41

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Criminal outfit run by a Brit and Ukrainian produced fake UK driving licences for €300 a pop from printing factories on the Costa del Sol

A BRITISH and Ukrainian crime ring has been busted for running a fake UK driving licence operation from printing factories on the Costa del Sol,

26 Jun, 2026 @ 11:17

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

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