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Police probe serious group assault on Grindr dating app user in Valencia

Two British men ‘rape young man they met on Grindr’: Victim needed stitches after brutal attack at Mallorca hotel

TWO BRITISH men, both aged 36, have been arrested in Mallorca after raping another British male they’d agreed to meet for a threesome. The two

10 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mayor in Spain is under fire for carrying a huge gun during a local parade

THE MAYOR of Pantoja in Toledo province faces a Guardia Civil sanction for carrying a large shotgun during his town’s fiesta parade. The Partido Popular’s

9 Oct, 2023 @ 16:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Young woman is fined €500 for leaving her dog tied up outside a pharmacy in Spain as new animal laws take effect

A YOUNG woman has become the first known person in Spain to be fined for breaking the new Animal Welfare law, but she ended up

9 Oct, 2023 @ 16:04

Animals·Basque Country·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Stolen olives worth €500,000 seized in warehouse raid in Spain's Sevilla

It’s oil over: Thieves who stole 74 TONNES of olives are arrested in Spain’s Andalucia

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has seized 74 tonnes of stolen olives from a Sevilla province warehouse- the latest theft triggered by soaring prices caused by a

7 Oct, 2023 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Sevilla

Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit

RUSSIAN hackers launched a series of cyber attacks on Friday against Spanish government and Granada city council websites to coincide with the immigration summit and

6 Oct, 2023 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·National News·Politics·Technology

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Two women ‘drugged elderly people to rob their homes before stripping them naked and taking photos’ in Spain’s Valencia

TWO WOMEN who drugged, humiliated, and robbed elderly people in two Valencia province towns have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The Spanish females- aged

6 Oct, 2023 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police in Spain’s Andalucia seize massive 68 kilos of almost pure cocaine in Cadiz operation

POLICE seized 68 kilos of very pure cocaine in the Andalucia province of Cadiz and arrested 16 people after tracking down a dealer that operated

6 Oct, 2023 @ 09:34

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Shooting at Costa del Sol nightclub: Hooded man bursts into venue in Estepona and fires at ‘targeted’ victim

A HOODED armed man burst into a Costa del Sol nightclub and opened fire on one of the customers on Wednesday night, it has emerged.

6 Oct, 2023 @ 09:08

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist abuse by Valencia football fans in Spain

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist ‘monkey chants’ by Valencia football fans in Spain

REAL MADRID striker Vinicius was questioned for around 40 minutes on Thursday by a judge investigating racist insults directed at him during his side’s La

5 Oct, 2023 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News·Sport·Valencia

Irish teenagers arrested for selling laughing gas in the street to Mallorca tourists

‘Hippy crack seller’ is arrested while offering laughing gas to four British tourists in Spain’s Magaluf

POLICE have arrested a man for selling laughing gas to young British tourists in Mallorca, as a gang distributing the gas on the mainland has

5 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Mass Arrests In Spain's Malaga Over Fraudulent Residency Applications For British Citizens Including Criminals

Spain’s National Police arrest 14, including two civil servants, over fake residency papers ring

A TOTAL of 14 people have been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of faking documents in order to secure residency in Spain as well

5 Oct, 2023 @ 14:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

Two men are jailed for rape of young British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm

TWO ALGERIAN men have been arrested for allegedly raping a British tourist in the Benidorm area on August 25. The age of the victim has

5 Oct, 2023 @ 11:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Mallorca's biggest real estate scam sees three people jailed for 28 years after pocketing €3.3m for non-existent homes

Drink driver is ACQUITTED of killing British expat, 39, in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca – despite being TWICE over the alcohol limit

A PALMA court has backed a lower court verdict that cleared a motorist of running over a British expat at a pedestrian crossing- despite being

4 Oct, 2023 @ 17:33

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British retirees living in Spain's Benidorm can now apply for financial help with carers

Carer ‘steals €20,000 watch from woman, 94, on Spain’s Costa Blanca before melting down her jewellery for cash’

A CARER has been arrested for stealing over €50,000 of jewellery from an elderly Elche woman that employed her. The 94-year-old victim’s daughter complained to

4 Oct, 2023 @ 16:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Zig-zagging ‘nine times over alcohol limit’ lorry driver chased by police on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A DRUNK Ukrainian lorry driver was pulled over on the A-70 motorway in Alicante after zig-zagging between lanes for over three kilometres. The Guardia Civil

4 Oct, 2023 @ 16:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Autistic ‘Irish’ boy, 11, ‘is sexually assaulted in front of his family’ at hotel in Spain’s Tenerife

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in the south of Tenerife have arrested a man who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old autistic boy- believed to be Irish. The youngster

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:42

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Important advice to UK tourists over preventing mobile phone robberies in Benidorm

Number of schoolboys under investigation for creating deep-fake nudes of classmates rises to 26

THE PUBLIC prosecutor in the province of Badajoz is now investigating as many as 26 schoolboys for their alleged involvement in the creation and distribution

3 Oct, 2023 @ 14:55

Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Madrid arrest man suspected of sexually assaulting months-old daughter and offering her to others to do the same

A MAN in Madrid has been arrested by Spain’s National Police on suspicion of sexually assaulting his months-old daughter and offering her to others so

3 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Motorcyclist crashes at 220km/hr while trying to avoid a traffic police helicopter in Valencia

A VALENCIA motorbike rider smashed into the back of a car after he was caught driving at more than double the speed limit. A DGT

3 Oct, 2023 @ 12:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British-plated cars are targeted by vandals in Marbella: Police ‘make one arrest’ after vehicles spray-painted and tyres slashed

AN anti-tourism campaign in Marbella is targeting cars with UK number plates by slashing their tyres and daubing them with graffiti – as fed-up locals

2 Oct, 2023 @ 14:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Teenage youths in mass fight brandishing machetes and knives as horrified parents look on at junior soccer match in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIGHT in a football stand between teenage groups forced police to suspend a match in Javea on Saturday, with two boys arrested and several

2 Oct, 2023 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British expat arsonist sets fire to bins and parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man, 43, has been arrested in Javea and charged with setting fire to several municipal rubbish collection bins and parked cars. The Guardia

2 Oct, 2023 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Popular expat bar ‘is torched by an arsonist’ in shocking 5am attack on Spain’s Costa del Sol as owner brands scene ‘like something from a horror movie’

A POPULAR expat bar on the Costa del Sol has been left in ruins following a devastating arson attack. Harp Bar, in Calahonda, was pictured

28 Sep, 2023 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Drunk British tourist causes chaos on Spain's Mallorca with hotel and police assaults, just hours into his holiday

Elderly man faces nearly four years in prison after he shot dead home raider in Spain’s Mallorca

AN ELDERLY man who shot dead one of two robbers that entered his house in the Balearic Islands has been found guilty of murder by

27 Sep, 2023 @ 16:10

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Horror as man, 52, stabs female flatmate, 66, to death and then lives with her corpse for a month in Alicante

A 52-year-old man in Alicante has confessed to stabbing his female flatmate to death and then living with her corpse for over a month. The

27 Sep, 2023 @ 16:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Robbers raid Sergio Ramos’s home in Spain while his FOUR children are inside: Thieves steal watches, clothes and cash from huge Sevilla estate

THE home of Spanish footballer Sergio Ramos was raided while his children were inside, it has emerged. The robbery at the sprawling La Alegria estate,

27 Sep, 2023 @ 14:44

Crime & Law·Lead

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Two British men ‘rape young man they met on Grindr’: Victim needed stitches after brutal attack at Mallorca hotel

Mayor in Spain is under fire for carrying a huge gun during a local parade

Young woman is fined €500 for leaving her dog tied up outside a pharmacy in Spain as new animal laws take effect

It’s oil over: Thieves who stole 74 TONNES of olives are arrested in Spain’s Andalucia

Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit

Two women ‘drugged elderly people to rob their homes before stripping them naked and taking photos’ in Spain’s Valencia

Police in Spain’s Andalucia seize massive 68 kilos of almost pure cocaine in Cadiz operation

Shooting at Costa del Sol nightclub: Hooded man bursts into venue in Estepona and fires at ‘targeted’ victim

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist ‘monkey chants’ by Valencia football fans in Spain

‘Hippy crack seller’ is arrested while offering laughing gas to four British tourists in Spain’s Magaluf

Spain’s National Police arrest 14, including two civil servants, over fake residency papers ring

Two men are jailed for rape of young British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm

Drink driver is ACQUITTED of killing British expat, 39, in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca – despite being TWICE over the alcohol limit

Carer ‘steals €20,000 watch from woman, 94, on Spain’s Costa Blanca before melting down her jewellery for cash’

Zig-zagging ‘nine times over alcohol limit’ lorry driver chased by police on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

Autistic ‘Irish’ boy, 11, ‘is sexually assaulted in front of his family’ at hotel in Spain’s Tenerife

Number of schoolboys under investigation for creating deep-fake nudes of classmates rises to 26

Police in Madrid arrest man suspected of sexually assaulting months-old daughter and offering her to others to do the same

Motorcyclist crashes at 220km/hr while trying to avoid a traffic police helicopter in Valencia

British-plated cars are targeted by vandals in Marbella: Police ‘make one arrest’ after vehicles spray-painted and tyres slashed

Teenage youths in mass fight brandishing machetes and knives as horrified parents look on at junior soccer match in Spain’s Costa Blanca

British expat arsonist sets fire to bins and parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Popular expat bar ‘is torched by an arsonist’ in shocking 5am attack on Spain’s Costa del Sol as owner brands scene ‘like something from a horror movie’

Elderly man faces nearly four years in prison after he shot dead home raider in Spain’s Mallorca

Horror as man, 52, stabs female flatmate, 66, to death and then lives with her corpse for a month in Alicante

Robbers raid Sergio Ramos’s home in Spain while his FOUR children are inside: Thieves steal watches, clothes and cash from huge Sevilla estate

Remarkable archeological find in Estepona: A dozen 13th century Muslim tombs during works on new central boulevard

Elon Musk claims ‘emptied Spain’ could generate enough solar power to supply all of Europe – but politics and investment are holding it back

Spain is now the world’s second most visited country – ahead even of Italy and the US, new data shows

The ghostly history of Malaga’s ‘useless’ Montejaque dam – now a ticking timebomb as subterranean tremors force evacuations

Spain’s plan to legalise half a million irregular migrants sees huge queues at Algerian consulate in Alicante