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
Massive €1 million airport car parking swindle exposed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Belgian man has been arrested over a €1 million car parking scam at Alicante-Elche airport. The man, 50, ran an off-site long and medium-stay
French fugitive on the run for 13 years arrested in Spain’s Alicante for drug trafficking
OFFICERS from Spain’s Policia Nacional in Alicante have arrested a 38-year-old Frenchman wanted for drug trafficking since 2009. The fugitive was allegedly part of a
Man stabs himself in bogus assault claim after expensive night out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A San Juan de Alicante man reported a fake crime after stabbing himself in the chest. He self-harmed after spending a long and expensive night
Russian man kills wife and teenage daughter and then himself in Lloret de Mar on Spain’s Costa Brava
POLICE believe a man stabbed his wife and daughter to death before hanging himself in the garden of their home in Lloret de Mar on
NEW SCAM WARNING: Innocent customers in Spain duped by fake email from bank security staff
CYBER-CRIMINALS posing as Banco Santander officials have been reported stealing the passwords of bank customers by Spain’s Internet Security Office (OSI). Innocent customers have been
Andalucia gang post cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain
THREE people behind an online dog-selling scam have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Cadiz Province. The trio were detained in San Fernando and
Catalan president, Pere Aragones, among dozens of separatists hacked by specialist spyware in Spain
A cybersecurity rights group claims dozens of phones belonging to prominent Catalunya independence politicians were hacked by sophisticated spyware. The software is normally available at
Costa Blanca tax consultant in Spain launders nearly €1 million through bank transfers and buying property for Norwegian couple
AN Alicante Province tax consultant has been arrested for helping two Norwegians launder part of €11.5 million they defrauded from Norwegian tax authorities. A man
Ukraine’s Honorary Consul condemns Russians beating up Ukrainian man in bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca
UKRAINE’S Honorary Consul in the Valencian Community has attacked the beating up of a Ukrainian resident in Torrevieja by allegedly three Russian nationals. Pablo Gil
Massive drugs busts sees Spanish police seize three tonnes of cocaine on fishing boat off Canary Islands
POLICE in Spain seized nearly 2.9 tonnes of cocaine in a raid on a fishing boat south of the Canary Islands. The 20-meter-long AKT 1
Russians probed over vicious beating of Ukrainian man inside Costa Blanca bar in Spain
TWO Russians are being investigated over the beating up of a Ukrainian man in a Torrevieja bar last Sunday(April 10). The victim, 43, was repeatedly
Spanish FA say cyber hackers stole private conversations to pass onto media outlets
SPAIN’S football governing body says cyber hackers stole private conversations and emails to pass onto media outlets. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has reported
Young families among bar customers threatened by man with fake gun on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 65-year-old man created a commotion in an Alicante bar after waving a fake gun around in the air. The Policia Nacional were called to
Spain makes it a crime for pro-lifers to harrass women outside abortion clinics
A new law came into force on Thursday which stops women going for an abortion being harassed by demonstrators outside clinics in Spain. The measure
Police use drones to target street sellers in Benalmadena on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A POLICE raid in the Costa del Sol beachside town of Benalmadena saw the seizure of thousands of counterfeit goods in a clampdown on street
Headless corpse found near Malaga in Spain is still unidentified
POLICE are still trying to identify a man whose headless and handless body was found near a sleepy rural town near Malaga. Investigators are keeping
Tonne of drugs retrieved after 26 bundles found floating off Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER a tonne of hashish was spotted floating in waters some 40 miles off the Costa Blanca on April 9. Packed into 26 bundles, they
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CAR?: Police in Mallorca want help in finding €250,000 Lamborghini stolen in Calvia
POLICE in Spain’s Mallorca are asking for help in their search for a €250,000 Lamborghini Huracan that was stolen from a Calvia home. The Guardia
Pensioner in Spain’s Malaga ‘made up’ knife attack for the insurance money
A PENSIONER who claimed she had been held up at knifepoint in broad daylight has been arrested after police realised it was the eighth time
Man extradited from Ukraine to Spain to face attempted murder charge
WHILE the 110,00 Ukrainians who have found refuge in Spain will be relieved to be here, one man won’t after he was extradited from the
Boy in Spain’s Alicante turns in own parents after they order him to sell drugs at school
A BOY aged 16 who was forced by his parents to sell drugs at his school tipped the police off. Now his mother and father
Police in Spain destroy what they claim was Europe’s ‘biggest crop of cannabis’
POLICE have raided what they describe as Europe’s biggest cannabis farm that covered 67 hectares and had 415,000 plants potentially worth €100 million. Guardia Civil
Thief steals €20,000 of brass ornaments from cemeteries but sells them for virtually nothing in Spain’s Alicante area
A man has been arrested for stealing 70 ornaments from cemeteries in Elda and Petrer. The metal items, which cost a total of €20,000 for
Jail for Irish crime boss linked to notorious Kinahan clan who ran drug trafficking ring on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A CROOK with links to the notorious Irish Kinahan crime gang has been jailed for 21 years. Thomas Kavanagh, part of the infamous Byrne organised
Spain forms specialist hate crime police units to counter increase in racist and homophobic assaults
SPECIALIST hate crime police units are to be set up across Spain to counter a big rise in hate crime and discriminatory offences in recent
Cap thief finally apprehended in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE man dubbed ‘the Fuengirola cap thief’ has been arrested and charged with 29 separate robberies. The man was famed for commiting lightning-quick thefts using