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Irish tourist left in serious condition after brutal bottle attack in Spanish party hotspot Magaluf

A YOUNG Irish tourist is fighting for his life after falling victim to a brutal late-night bottle attack on the streets of party hotspot Magaluf.

28 Aug, 2025 @ 11:42

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Assassins waited until 'Brit finished playing football' before gunning him down and then torching the getaway car on Spain's Costa del Sol

‘Healer’ arrested in Spain’s Pontevedra for ‘curing’ women with intimate romps

A self-styled healer in rural Galicia has been arrested after allegedly telling patients they needed to have intimate relations with him to be cured. The

28 Aug, 2025 @ 10:15

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Migrant smugglers spent €1m on high-speed boats to run €7k per head journeys to Spain

14 PEOPLE have been arrested for running a migrant smuggling gang running high-speed boat transits between Algeria and Spain- charging up to €7,000 per passenger.

27 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Mother spots and helps arrest albino sex attacker who groped her daughter as he rode the train in Malaga

A MOTHER spotted a man who inappropriately touched her daughter on Malaga area train a week earlier and had him arrested by police. The underage

27 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

'Massive' ransom demanded after massive cyberattack paralyses council's computer and phone network in Costa Blanca city

‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city

A CYBERATTACK has paralysed Elche City Council’s computer network and telephones since Monday. The hackers have allegedly demanded a ‘massive’ ransom for them to restore

27 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

SPAIN IN FLAMES: Police arrest 48 for arson and 16 regions declared disaster zones

SPAIN’S countryside is still burning – and police say arsonists are to blame for many of the wildfires that tore through forests, farmland and homes,

27 Aug, 2025 @ 10:10

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Blaze on the Costa de Sol due to Irish expat feud – Torremolinos bar owner was stabbed just days before thugs torched his bar

A VIOLENT feud within the Costa del Sol’s Irish community is at the heart of a devastating blaze which ripped through a strip of pubs

26 Aug, 2025 @ 20:07

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Video

Serial sex attacker who ‘dressed up as a police officer to approach and assault six women’ arrested in Valencia

A SERIAL rapist who posed as a Guardia Civil officer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The man, 33, assaulted six women

26 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Gold chain thief is bitten by victim and then captured by chasing pedestrians in Spain's Mallorca

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

THE theft of a gold chain turned into a disaster for a man who was bitten by his victim and then chased down by eye-witnesses

26 Aug, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

Nightclub manager shoves customer who suffers fatal fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SANTA Pola nightclub manager has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for reckless homicide after pushing a customer to the ground who then died.

26 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: 150 exotic animals held in ‘private’ zoo are rescued by police in Spain

A PRIVATE zoo with 150 exotic animals has been closed down in the Valencia region. 50 different species- some in danger of extinction- were kept

26 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Polish gangster wanted for murder arrested in upmarket Costa del Sol town: Narcos sent drugs between Spain and Krakow

A POLISH fugitive described by Europol as a ‘High Value Target’ has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benhavis on the Costa del Sol.

26 Aug, 2025 @ 12:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman stabbed as she fights off teenage robber who followed her home on Spain's Costa Blanca

Woman, 58, stabbed as she fights off teenage robber who followed her home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TEENAGER trailed a woman home from a supermarket before knifing her during a bungled robbery in her Torrevieja doorway. The victim, 58, resisted the

25 Aug, 2025 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police arrest ‘zimmerframe bandit’: Elderly local man targeted tourists arriving at Mallorca airport

AN elderly man has been arrested following a spate of thefts at Son Sant Joan airport this summer. Police forces from Policia Nacional worked with

25 Aug, 2025 @ 11:03

Balearic Islands·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Tarifa wildfires update: Lighter found in ashes of devastating blaze that forced evacuation of over 2,000 people from campsites and beach resorts

AN investigation into the wildfires that devastated swathes of forestland in Tarifa last week has identified a used lighter among the burnt ashes left by

22 Aug, 2025 @ 16:24

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Surgeon arrested after DIY home amputation of his father’s toes and subsequent death at Alicante hospital

AN ALICANTE medic, 54, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the death of his elderly father after he partially amputated some of his

22 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British gang visited Ibiza to carry out robberies and used stolen vehicles including UK car with false plates

Brit gang visits Ibiza – not to party but to commit string of robberies using stolen vehicles, including one nicked in the UK

A GANG of Brits descened upon Ibiza this summer – but not with the usual beach and party itinerary. Instead, they came with the specific

22 Aug, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Sweden’s child killers return to the Costa del Sol: Mafia hit narrowly foiled as teenager ‘e-scootered towards his target at midnight’

POLICE swooped in to arrest a Swedish child hitman moments before he was due to carry out a murder in the streets of Malaga. The

22 Aug, 2025 @ 10:46

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man arrested 13 months after brutal stabbing of female French motorhome owner in Spain

A MAN has been arrested over the July 2024 killing of a French tourist who was stabbed to death inside her motorhome in Castellon province.

21 Aug, 2025 @ 12:14

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Is he your neighbour? Reward for British killer linked to Estepona double murder who could be hiding out on the Costa del Sol

Anyone with information can contact Crimestoppers anonymously from Spain on 900 926 111. A HEFTY €12,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the

21 Aug, 2025 @ 10:36

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Two women create mayhem at Murcia health centre- assaulting staff and police as well as biting security guard

TWO women are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday after attacking health workers and police officers at a Murcia region health centre. Violence erupted

21 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

British woman, 59, arrested on suspicion of ‘intimately groping’ young Italian girl sitting on park bench in Mijas

A 59-year-old British woman has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an Italian female child in Mijas. The incident occurred on Boulevard de La

20 Aug, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Ex-employee and girlfriend sneak into warehouse and steal 65 barrels of beer in southern Spain

POLICE in Sevilla have arrested two people accused of stealing 65 barrels of Cruzcampo beer worth around €10,000. The theft took place in July from

20 Aug, 2025 @ 16:21

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Estate agents stole €120k from elderly client’s Costa Blanca home while she enjoyed ‘free’ spa holiday

AN ALICANTE real estate agency hatched an elaborate plot to steal €120,000 in cash from a vulnerable elderly client. Two men- including the agency manager-and

20 Aug, 2025 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead