Police officer in Spain ‘killed by Russian ultra fan’ ahead of football match
A POLICE officer has been killed in Spain during an organised fight between supporters of two rival teams. The planned brawl took place last night
Thousands of OAPs protest on the streets of Spain calling for pension security
PENSIONERS in their thousands have taken to the streets of Spain to demand decent pensions. Demonstrating across Spain to ask the government to guarantee pensions
Alleged Russian mafia boss arrested in Marbella for money laundering released after posting bail
ALLEGED Russian crime boss Arnold Spivakovsky has been released on bail. The reported mafia boss, who goes by the name Tamm, posted a €750,000 bailÂ
Drug-dealing family clan who ‘sold drugs to minors at playgrounds’ arrested in Manilva
POLICE have arrested a drug gang in Manilva which allegedly sold drugs to minors. Three suspects were cuffed after allegedly selling cocaine, marijuana and hashish
Rain to return to Malaga and Costa del Sol from this weekend
RAIN will return to Malaga province next week following a week of mild temperatures. Weather agency AEMET predicts rainfall from Monday afternoon until at least
Spain to add Ladino to official languages list
SPAIN is set to officially recognise Ladino as a Spanish tongue. It is hoped that in doing so, it will save the language from extinction
British expat rocker wrongly fingered for Marbella murder to sue Spain for €5 million
A BRITISH expat is suing the Spanish government for €5 million following a ‘25-year nightmare’ with Costa del Sol authorities. Gary Owens, from Stockport, was
Spain falls behind on list of world’s most corrupt countries, ranks below Qatar, Poland and Botswana
SPAIN has dropped a place on the ‘world’s most corrupt country’ list. Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index for 2017, released yesterday, places Spain at 42nd
Three Brits arrested for alleged gay bashing on flight to Spain
THREE British tourists have been arrested after alleged homophobic abuse of two other British holiday makers on a flight to Spain. Police arrested the Brits
Women do double the amount of unpaid work than men in Spain
SPANISH woman do almost twice as much unpaid work as men. Figures released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) show that women do 26.5
British great grandmother who claimed more than €40,000 in UK benefits while hiding villa in southern Spain avoids jail
A BRITISH great grandmother who claimed more than €40,000 in benefits in the UK while secretly renting out a Spanish villa has avoided jail. Sally
‘Dry and warmer than average’ spring for southern Spain and Andalucia
THE Iberian Peninsula will experience a dry and warmer than average spring. According to Accuweather, an ‘area of high pressure will build west of
Father of eight-year-old boy smuggled into Spain by suitcase avoids jail
THE father of an eight-year-old boy who was smuggled into Spain from Morocco in a suitcase has escaped a prison sentence. Ivorian Ali Ouattara was
Malaga and southern Spain will experience droughts ’14 TIMES more severe than in recent years’ – and much sooner than previously thought
MALAGA and southern Spain could see droughts 14 times more severe than in recent years from as soon as 2050 onwards. That is according to
Spanish Supreme Court uphold prison sentence ruling for rapper who slandered monarchy
A RAPPER has been sentenced to three-and-half-years after slandering the Spanish monarchy. On Tuesday Spain’s Supreme Court upheld the sentence that a Madrid court had
Spanish hospitals charging tourists double for care in Barcelona
Shockingly, not even the Hospital de Sant Pau (pictured) know what they are charging the ICPA, which could be in the millions.
Spain gets its first beer spa in Andalucia
FOR some the combination of beer and spa treatments is a match made in heaven. But reaching the pearly gates has now got a little
Malaga to push for UNESCO protection for ‘espeto’ sardines
MALAGA’S culture committee has agreed to push to have ‘espetos’ recognised as an item of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. The popular sardine skewer is
Spain vows to send more police officers to combat ‘narcos state’ in Cadiz
Extra police have been drafted in to help ease the strain on existing forces who are struggling to keep up with the drug traffickers.
British expat brutally raped on Costa del Sol in Spain catches alleged attacker after spotting selfies he took on her stolen phone
A BRITISH woman who was raped on the Costa del Sol has caught her own alleged attacker after he took selfies on her stolen phone.Â
Huge Russian mafia trial underway in Spain with links to Costa del Sol
SOME 18 suspected Russian mafia members have gone on trial in Spain in a huge money-laundering case. A Russian MP, Vladislav Reznik, is among the
WANTED: £10,000 reward for British murder suspect hiding in Spain hotspot
BRITISH police have offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of murder suspect Bradley Blundell who is hiding in Spain. It comes as
Spanish singer Marta Sanchez causes controversy with rendition of national anthem
Famous for its lyricless form, Sanchez chose to sing her own lyrics to the anthem’s beat, which was composed so soldiers could march to a
Spain’s SpaceX satellite launch in California delayed by four days
It is hoped the Starlink satellites will provide low-cost broadband on a global scale by a constellation of small satellites with limited service starting by
Spain’s finance minister fails to impress MEPs for European Central Bank role
The candidates were grilled on their approaches to monetary policy, with some MEPs expressing 'reservations for minister De Guindos's appointment', said Roberto Gualtieri, the committee’s
British pensioner killed in fatal three-car pile up in Spain after driver travels on wrong side of road
A BRITISH woman has died after a three-car pile up in Spain. The 77-year-old was killed after the car she was travelling in, driven by