Ryanair flight attendant sacked for eating a sandwich
Madrid steward loses second appeal against dismissal
Young Spanish tourist couple attacked in York ‘for being foreign’
A Spanish couple suffered a racially aggravated assault in York, famous for
Expats lose battle to save Costa de la Luz homes from demolition
On March 12 they must leave their homes in Zahara de los
Brutally violent Costa Blanca home robbery gang arrested in Spain
A violent home robbery gang who did not hesitate to threaten property owners with guns has been brought down in Dolores. Six men, aged 29
Ex-British boxer with violent past gets arrested for beating up girlfriend at Mallorca hotel in Spain
A British ex-professional boxer, Stephen Kinnersley, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for assaulting his partner at a Mallorca hotel. Kinnersley, 43, was detained
Italian mafia boss mistakenly released in 2020 is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region
AN Italian mafia boss mistakenly released from a Barcelona jail in October 2020, has been arrested by police at a routine checkpoint in Catalunya. Vittorio
Suspected jihadist terrorist recruiter arrested in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A 41-year-old suspected terrorist has been arrested in Elche by the Guardia Civil. The man, a Norwegian national of Iraqi descent, was detained in the
EXPLAINED: The laws you need to know about squatters in Spain and how to evict ‘okupas’
CONTRARY to popular belief there are no laws in Spain that grant squatters the right to illegally occupy a house. But that doesn’t mean Spain
Bogus coppers kidnap Russian couple to get cryptocurrency wallet codes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil is probing the kidnapping of a Russian couple by bogus police officers in the San Juan beach area of Alicante on Sunday.
Elderly Benidorm couple conned by ‘stain’ trick on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A con-trick known as ‘The Stain’ helped a man and woman wrestle away a €1,800 gold chain from an elderly couple in Benidorm. A Policia
Man dies after clinging onto rear view mirror of speeding lorry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A lorry driver has been arrested over the death of a man who clung onto his vehicle’s rear view mirror for three kilometres before being
Two arrested in Spain’s Malaga airport for trying to board London flight with fake ID
A 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman have been arrested for trying to board a London bound plane at the Malaga-Costa del Sol airport. As
Ex-Barcelona star Eto’o gets massive fine and suspended jail term over unpaid tax in Spain
FORMER Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o was given a 22-month suspended prison sentence on Monday after admitting tax fraud of €3.8 million while he was playing
Narcoboat and money laundering gang broken up in Costa Blanca and Almeria areas of Spain
A drug smuggling gang used high-speed boats to ship narcotics from North Africa to Spanish beaches and marinas before resorting to money laundering to hide
Three people shot dead in upmarket Salamanca district of Madrid in Spain
THREE people died from gunshot wounds in in a Madrid city centre home on Monday. Armed Policia Nacional officers arrived at the property on Calle
Supreme Court orders retrial of handyman convicted of murdering British expat in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Supreme Court(TSJ) has ordered the retrial of a Dutch man convicted of murdering a British expat in order to steal €550 from her purse.
Benidorm tower blocks in crime hotspot get raided in drugs bust on Spain’s Costa Blanca
14 people of different nationalities have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for drug-dealing. Officers raided the Playmon residential blocks on Avenida Portugal,
Cases of abuse against the elderly soar across Spain in wake of pandemic
CASES of abuse against the elderly have gone through the roof since the start of the pandemic in Spain. Approximately 5000 instances of abuse were
Alleged fraudster pensioner in Spain claims she ‘can’t even use WhatsApp’
A 73-YEAR-OLD Malaga woman accused of online fraud has claimed she ‘doesn’t even know how to use WhatsApp’. Maria, from Rincon de la Victoria in
Bogus sports physiotherapist abused child athlete on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN unqualified sports physiotherapist has been arrested for sexual assaulting a child aged under 16. The Guardia Civil detained the 43-year-old man at his Alicante
Pickpocket gang that targeted tourists on Mallorca ordered off the islandÂ
A GANG of pickpockets suspected of targeting holidaymakers in Mallorca has been ordered to leave the island. Police said there were 17 suspected thieves working
Police in Spain’s Valencia arrest blackmailers extorting men who booked escorts
THE Guardia Civil in Valencia has brought down a blackmail gang targetting men who cancelled appointments with escorts. Five Spanish nationals- four men and a
Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain’s Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives
A couple have been arrested in Algemesi, Valencia Province, for allegedly buying a six-year-old boy. The child’s mother, 25, told Madrid police that her husband
Illegal slaughterhouse raided in Madrid area which supplied Asian restaurants across Spain
AN illegal Madrid area slaughterhouse supplying meat to Asian restaurants in eight provinces has been closed down by the Guardia Civil. Six people who ran
Woman fakes kidnapping to impress boyfriend with massive police search launched on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in Alicante for faking her own kidnapping in an attempt to impress her boyfriend. All available police cars were
One of UK’s most wanted fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain has been arrested
ANOTHER fugitive on the list of UK’s most wanted who are thought to be hiding out in Spain had been detained, but in Bulgaria. Benjamin
Benidorm pensioners fleeced by helpful bank machine conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SWINDLERS in Benidorm conned elderly people out of over €7,000 at ATMs after pretending to help them. The Policia Nacional have arrested two men- one
Police close down big drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in centre of Spain’s Valencia City
THE Policia Nacional have arrested eight men who operated a drugs ‘supermarket’ out of a squatted house in the centre of Valencia City. All of
Mother arrested for killing young son and abusing twin brother on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 27-month-old boy died in Bigastro on Saturday and his twin brother suffered various injuries after alleged systematic assaults by their mother. A woman, 32,