Radar speed traps destroyed in wave of vandalism costing €67,000 per roadside unit in Spain
SEVEN fixed speed radars have been vandalised across Spain in recent days with each unit costing up to €67,000 to replace, according to the DGT
Spain refuses to return Russian oligarch’s yacht after vessel was seized in Mallorca as part of Ukraine sanctions
MADRID’s High Court of Justice has refused to return one of three yachts seized in Mallorca due to their links to Russian oligarchs. The Sasha
Assaults on health workers increased by nearly a third last year in Spain’s cities
PHYSICAL and verbal assaults on health staff in Spain’s cities rose by 29% in 2024- according to the Policia Nacional. The police said the big
Spaniard is slashed in the neck by a Syrian refugee during attack at holocaust memorial
A SPANIARD has been slashed in the neck at the Berlin holocaust memorial by a Syrian refugee. Last Friday, a 30-year-old Spanish tourist was stabbed
Benidorm police issue important warning about car tyre puncture trick after motorist is robbed of €4,800
A THIEF has been arrested in Benidorm after stealing a bag containing €4,800 in a distraction burglary at a supermarket car park. The Algerian national,
Have YOU seen him? Scottish expat ‘narco’ who escaped notorious Alicante prison 32 years ago – after daring €100m cocaine plot
Do you know more about this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the Scottish expat gangster who remains on the run after escaping from an Alicante
Outrage in Tenerife as mother and son are forced to live in car after squatters seize their home
A MOTHER and son have been forced to live in their car in Tenerife after squatters took over their home, prompting outrage from locals. La
‘Dangerous’ jihadi hairdresser is kicked out of Spain after ‘recruiting fighters for Islamic State’ from his salon in Barcelona
A MOROCCAN hairdresser based in the Barcelona area has been deported from Spain for indoctrinating and recruiting fighters for the Islamic State terror group at
British pensioner is left paralysed and fighting for his life following ‘unprovoked’ assault in Spain
A BRITISH pensioner has been left with life-changing injuries after suffering a horrific assault while holidaying in Spain. Retired carpenter Marshall Latham, 68, was ‘just
Watch: Spain makes 48 arrests as it busts huge human trafficking ring across Alicante and Murcia
POLICE have arrested 48 people for being involved in a sex exploitation gang that lured more than 1,000 women from South America to Spain in
Narco twins who lead the Sinaloa cartel in Barcelona are arrested over the death of a Serbian rival in Spain
TWIN brothers aged 20 and sons of a notorious Mexican drug trafficker have been arrested and extradited to Spain from Hungary. Patricio and Pablo Lorenzo
Tourist in Spain is handed huge fine for illegally climbing ancient aqueduct for a selfie
A MAN has been fined in Segovia for snapping a selfie on top of the famous aqueduct. The incident occurred last Tuesday at 8:15am some
Jenni Hermoso challenges sexual assault penalty for ‘kisser’ Luis Rubiales as well as coercion acquittal in Spain
FOOTBALLER Jenni Hermoso will appeal a fine and restraining order given to former Spanish football federation president, Luis Rubiales, over his controversial kiss after the
More than a third of stolen electricity in Malaga is used by drug cartels, figures reveal
CASES of electricity theft to power indoor marijuana plantations are surging in Malaga, with drug cartels consuming more than 36% of the stolen energy, according
Prosecutors demand Audrey Fang murder suspect Mitchell Ong be charged following brutal killing nearly a year ago in Spain
PROSECUTORS in Murcia have called for Singaporean Mitchell Ong to be charged with the murder of fellow national Audrey Fang, 39, in April last year.
Pictured: Vox politician in Spain who was almost jailed for heinous crime he did not commit – as he takes his female accuser to court
A JUDGE in Spain has called for a woman who falsely accused a right-wing politician of sexual assault to stand trial. Carlos Huge Fernandez Roca
Pictured: The secret ‘narcotunnel’ between Morocco and Spain that went undiscovered for YEARS – as ‘corrupt cops’ arrested
THIS is the underground tunnel between Morocco and Spain that was used by drug traffickers to smuggle large quantities of hashish. Images shared by the
Ex-mayor is assassinated in Valencia: Body of Arturo Torro is found ‘shot and strangled’ by his car following drive-by attack
A MURDER inquiry has been opened after the body of former Gandia mayor, Arturo Torro, was found by his car on Wednesday night. 62-year-old Torro
Comedian faces hate crime charges for asking radio listeners in Spain to ‘stone paedophile priests’
A MADRID judge will pursue hate crime charges against a comedian who joked about blowing up the Franco-built ‘Valley of the Fallen’ mausoleum cross and
Secret drug smuggling tunnel between Spain and Morocco is uncovered by police
SPANISH police have uncovered a secret drug smuggling tunnel connecting Morocco with Spain. The discovery was made today by the Guardia Civil force in the
Revealed: New favoured drug route for ‘narcos’ in southern Spain – as police plead for more weapons
A SO-CALLED ‘narcolancha’ has been intercepted while transporting 200 cans of fuel along the Guadalquivir River. The semi-rigid boat, known to be used by drug
Carl Carr killer is jailed: Irish thug beat pal to death with a knuckle duster in Spain before dumping his body near a motorway
AN IRISH national who pummelled a friend to death with a knuckle duster at a Costa Blanca flat during a fit of jealous rage has
‘Known politicians in Spain’ are accused of helping the Russian mafia launder millions of euros
A RUSSIAN mafia group that laundered millions of euros for years in Spain for international criminal gangs, boasted of its contacts with ‘well-known Spanish politicians’
Trans woman in Malaga is dragged 500 metres by a CAR during horrific attack by group of men
A TRANS woman in Malaga was harassed, beaten, and dragged along the road in a moving vehicle by four men in the early hours of
Irish passenger flying from Spain to Liverpool is caught with 18kg of drugs in his suitcase
AN IRISH passenger planning to fly to Liverpool from Alicante-Elche airport was caught with 18 kilos of hashish in his suitcase. The 36-year-old was charged
Warning in Torremolinos after violent thugs place expat, 64, into a chokehold and rob him – following wave of identical attacks in Barcelona
AN elderly man who lives in Torremolinos was the victim of an attack which could have resulted in brain damage and even death. Originally from