Save the Children in Spain demands child sex abuse victims get more time to report historic crimes

Save The Children in Spain wants victims to have more time to report abuse after the government revealed recognised offences increased by 5% in 2015

17 Jan, 2017 @ 16:32

Crime & Law·Lead

Andalucian man faces 12 years for pouring boiling water on infant

The incident in 2012 left the child with second and third degree burns on 70% of his body

12 Jan, 2017 @ 16:17

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Details emerge of ‘terror attack’ thwarted by off-duty police officer in Spanish supermarket

Customers hid for half an hour in terror

12 Jan, 2017 @ 12:08

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Mafia boss with ‘permanent erection’ arrested in Spain following seven years on the run

He fled Italy in 2009

12 Jan, 2017 @ 10:44

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Gunman opens fire in Spanish supermarket

He fired at a police officer

11 Jan, 2017 @ 20:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Disgraced Marbella Mayor could face further eight years in jail in upcoming corruption case

The prosecution has requested the prison sentence for former Marbella chief Julián Muñoz and his planning advisor Juan Antonio Roca, who are both due in

11 Jan, 2017 @ 13:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: ‘Kamikaze’ driver on wrong side of motorway in Andalucia stopped by blockade of Guardia Civil cars

The video was filmed on the A92

10 Jan, 2017 @ 09:53

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Man arrested for carrying 1kg of cocaine disguised as cheese

Spain has recently been revealed to be the joint?highest consumer of cocaine in Europe, along with Britain

9 Jan, 2017 @ 13:40

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead

High ranking Andalucia politican finally locked up for fraud after four years on the run

Manuel Rodríguez de Castro, a high ranking ex Partido Popular official in José María Aznar’s government, has been incarcerated in a Madrid prison

9 Jan, 2017 @ 11:24

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

New smart camera in Andalucia can check MOT and if seatbelts are being worn

It replaces the old general surveillance camera

8 Jan, 2017 @ 16:06

Crime & Law·Lead

Drug trafficking arrests in Andalucia soar, new figures reveal

A government spokesman put the increase in arrests down to ‘exceptional work’

8 Jan, 2017 @ 14:06

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·National News·Sevilla

Costa del Sol headteacher under investigation for fraud for allegedly taking fees despite knowing school was to close

The Guardia Civil is now investigating the issue

7 Jan, 2017 @ 11:12

Crime & Law·Education·Lead·Malaga

UPDATE: Mysterious Marbella bomb scare declared false alarm

Police have confirmed to the Olive Press that the black briefcase left by the side of the road in the Playas del Duque area of

5 Jan, 2017 @ 12:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

2016: What a year!

A look back at one of the most dramatic years in memory

4 Jan, 2017 @ 17:21

Almeria·Business & Finance·Cadiz·Celebrity·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Education·Entertainment·Environment·Food & Drink·Gibraltar·Granada·Health·Huelva·Jaen·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·National News·Politics·Property·Sevilla·Sport·Travel News

BREAKING: Costa del Sol on high alert after explosion in Marbella apartment block while bomb squad called to suspicious package in Puerto Banus

It comes after a similar package was found in Sevilla yesterday

3 Jan, 2017 @ 21:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

British and Spanish revealed as top cocaine users in Europe

When it comes to partying the British and Spanish are neck and neck, or should that be nose to nose?

3 Jan, 2017 @ 18:35

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·National News

Woman attempts to smuggle teenager in suitcase from Morocco to Ceuta

A Sub-Saharan 19-year-old was discovered tightly curled up in a hard shell suitcase by the Guardia Civil at the border between Morocco and exclave of

2 Jan, 2017 @ 15:51

Crime & Law·Lead

One dead and two injured after shooting in Spain

Two are recovering in hospital

2 Jan, 2017 @ 14:06

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Border officer loses an eye and dozens injured after more than 1,000 migrants storm Spanish border

None managed to make it over the fence

2 Jan, 2017 @ 10:01

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News·Politics

Spanish security forces patrol with assault weapons to fight Islamic State terrorist threat

Armed officers ordered to 'neutralise' threat

26 Dec, 2016 @ 10:03

Crime & Law·Lead

New ‘smart-surveillance’ cameras installed on Spain’s roads

First of the new high-tech cameras has been installed on the motorway between Torre del Mar and Velez-Malaga

24 Dec, 2016 @ 10:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Gang of thieves gas and rob expat homes on Costa del Sol

Raider gang is using gas to knock out victims before robbing their homes including Xmas gifts

22 Dec, 2016 @ 09:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

PIC EXCLUSIVE: Britain’s Most Wanted fugitive Mark Acklom strips off in Spain

Leaving a string of broken hearts and empty bank accounts across Europe, Acklom sent naked pictures of himself to targeted women

21 Dec, 2016 @ 11:05

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Brits detained after Guardia Civil smash international Costa del Sol drug trafficking ring with links to sports world

The Guardia Civil has stated that the traffickers, who were also from France, Spain and Iran, were selling drugs to those with 'prestige and links

19 Dec, 2016 @ 10:56

Crime & Law·Lead

Jewish family fights Spanish museum for paintings taken by Nazis in WWII

The museum argues it has legal ownership but the family’s lawyer David Boies disagrees

18 Dec, 2016 @ 10:53

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Marbella boiler room mis sold €6 million of loans to British buyers

SLMF did not have any regulatory approval to legally raise funds from the public when it was selling equity release mortgages between 2004 and 2007,

18 Dec, 2016 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga