‘Carer’ uses elderly woman’s cash card at ATM to clear out her bank account in Spain
A MAN who worked for an elderly woman has been arrested in Elche for clearing out her bank account. The non-Spanish victim was hoodwinked while
Luis Rubiales avoids jail over ‘non-consensual kiss’ after judge throws out appeal
LUIS Rubiales, the disgraced former chief of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), will avoid jail over the ‘non-consensual kiss’ he planted on footballer Jenni Hermoso
Another Costa del Sol shooting wounds young girl after gunman targets family home
A YOUNG girl is amongst three family members wounded after gunmen opened fire on their home in Mijas in the early hours of Monday morning.
Former police chief on trial in Spain for claiming ‘many who arrive in small boats are criminals just out of prison’
A FORMER Valencia police commissioner is facing three years behind bars for inflammatory statements claiming that most immigrants arriving by boat in Spain are criminals.
Man confesses to double-murder ‘barbarity’ after stabbing wife and strangling young son in Spain
A MAN has been arrested for the murder of his wife and two-year-old son in Algemesi(Valencia province) on Wednesday. The female victim was named as
Spain’s Supreme Court upholds law stating employers who pay staff late must cough up 10% interest
IT is an all-too-common problem for many employees: waiting an age to finally receive your monthly salary – or perhaps never receiving it at all.
East European gangster parcelled up drugs for courier firms to export from Costa Blanca
A MAN who sent marijuana via parcels from Alicante province to cities across Poland has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 42-year-old Polish national
Brits face attempted murder charges after mass brawl inside Mallorca tourist restaurant
TWO British men have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for attempted murder following a mass brawl on Sunday morning in Palmanova, Mallorca. The Brits,
Greek fugitive gets rude awakening from police in Costa Blanca hotel bedroom
A GREEK fugitive chilling out at an Alicante hotel had his stay abruptly ended by Policia Nacional officers. The convicted felon was part of a
Police probe migrant bodies with ‘bound hands and feet’ found floating in Balearic Islands waters
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the appearance of bodies with tied hands and feet in Balearic Island waters. The probe started in mid-May and so
Patient dies after man sets fire to bed in hospital psychiatric unit in Spain
A FEMALE patient died after a fire was deliberately started in the psychiatric wing of Valencia’s La Fe hospital on Monday. Two male patients escaped
WATCH: Brazen thieves rummage through belongings on a Malaga beach – before being caught moments later
BEACH thieves in Malaga were forced to return phones and cash to two boys after being confronted by locals. Two men brazenly rummaged around items
‘English-speaking’ woman found semi-naked in Valencia park after group sex assault
AN ‘ENGLISH-SPEAKING’ woman has told police that was the victim of sexual assault involving three men in Valencia. The 21-year-old ‘non-Spaniard’ was discovered unconscious and
Horses on ‘verge of dying’ recovering well after horrific neglect by owner in Valencia
AN ANIMAL abuse probe has been opened after seven horses on the verge of death were discovered at a stud farm in Oliva(Valencia) The Oliva
EXCLUSIVE: CWM founder breaks silence to deny €35m fraud which devastated hundreds of expat retirees in Spain – and points the finger at bigger boys
THE Continental Wealth Management (CWM) scandal has been one of the most sordid to dog Spain’s expat community in recent years. It was a tale
How crooks are stealing Spanish villas with forged powers of attorney and sinister late-night threats
The Olive Press has revealed the astonishing cases of two foreigners, a Swede and an American, who have had their Costa del Sol properties stolen
US husband batters bodybuilder wife to death with a hammer in horrifying Costa del Sol murder-suicide
A FEMALE bodybuilder dubbed the ‘Colombian She-Hulk’ was bludgeoned to death with a hammer by her husband in a brutal murder-suicide in Fuengirola, Malaga Hoy
Gun-toting Brit gang who ‘busted UK kingpin out of police van in Ibiza’ are finally nabbed
FIVE members of a British mafia outfit have been tracked down and arrested for their role in a broad daylight assault on a police van
Cigarette machine thief seriously injured after getaway car ends up in Costa Blanca canal
A THIEF was seriously injured after his getaway car went into a canal at San Miguel de Salinas in Alicante province. The man was taken
Funfair attraction owner in Spain arrested for homicide after girl, 2, is electrocuted
TWO people have been arrested over the death of a girl who was electrocuted on metal fencing at a Murcia fairground attraction. Amira, 2, died
Palma cracks down on buying from illegal street sellers
PALMA Police have enacted the city´s new ordinance which places fines of up to 750 euros on people who buy products from illegal street sellers.
Police make mass arrests and raid drugs lab producing up to 30 kilos of cocaine per day in Spain
A VALENCIA cocaine gang that made and sold the drug has been brought down by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency. 25 people have
Lawyer rubbishes DNA link to sole suspect in brutal murder of Audrey Fang in Spain
EXPERTS have found DNA belonging to the suspect arrested for the murder of Singaporean Audrey Fang on her body. L’Opinion de Murcia reports that the
Two people jailed in Spain for busting sanctions by exporting equipment to Russia
THREE people have been arrested in Valencia province for busting sanctions by exporting machinery to Russia. Two of the detainees have been jailed after a
Shootings, kidnappings and mafia: Police reveal details on a dozen Costa del Sol crime wave operations
MALAGA’s Policia Nacional have pulled back the curtain on a series of investigations targeting crime on the Costa del Sol over the past 18 months.
Plumber turned squatter steals taps and pipes from Costa Blanca holiday homes
A SQUATTER robbed 21 neighbouring properties in Denia in less than a month. The 31-year-old man was a trained plumber and stole taps and pipes