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Habitual Criminal Breaches Palma Restraining Order In Spain's Mallorca

Habitual criminal breaches restraining order banning him from Palma in Spain’s Mallorca

A HABITUAL criminal, who was banned from entering Palma, breached the restraining order after just five days to steal a pair of trainers. 46-year-old Bartolome

20 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British teacher says she’s barred from full-time public school jobs since Brexit on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH teacher in Mallorca says she’s being discriminated against since Brexit because she’s not an EU citizen and is taking the matter to court

20 Apr, 2023 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Brexit·Lead·Mallorca

Investigation into missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 25, is halted in Spain a year after he vanished from Barcelona

Missing Levi Davis may have been spotted in the water by cruise ship entering Spain’s Barcelona

THE MOTHER of Levi Davis who disappeared in Barcelona on October 29 has been told he may have been spotted in distress in the port.

20 Apr, 2023 @ 11:16

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Housing services in Gibraltar become a little bit easier after they go online

PEOPLE who live in Gibraltar and want to use its essential housing services will no longer have to endure long queues at awkward times. That’s

20 Apr, 2023 @ 08:51

Gibraltar·Lead

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Spain moves closer to ban on ‘dwarf bullfights’ as law approved by Senate

SPAIN has taken a step closer to banning comedy bullfights where the human protagonists are dwarves, as well as erotic shows at stag or hen

19 Apr, 2023 @ 20:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Covid-19 cases rising in Spain's Mallorca but expert says situation is not 'alarming'

Madrid observatory detects spike in Covid-19 infections in wake of Easter holidays

THE NUMBER of Covid-19 cases in Spain has spiked after Easter week, bringing the 14-day incidence to 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to an

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Nato 's Stoltenberg Poses With President Biden And Spanish Pm At A Nato Summit In Madrid

US President Joe Biden invites Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to White House

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to the White House for a visit that will take place in the run-up

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:33

Lead·National News·Politics

Extra summer ferries announced between Spain’s Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands

FERRY company Balearia has announced extra summer services from Denia on the Costa Blanca to Ibiza and Palma in the Balearic islands. The Bahama Mama

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

El Rey Felipe Visita Ronda Con Motivo Del 450 Aniversario De La Real Maestranza De Caballeria

IN PICTURES: King Felipe VI is feted on his visit to Ronda to oversee anniversary of royal cavalry school

KING Felipe VI of the House of Bourbon wowed crowds and shook hands as he made his inaugural visit to Ronda to commemorate the local

19 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

No rain in Spain: April 2023 on its way to being the driest since records began

APRIL 2023 is on its way to being the driest since records began, with just five litres of rain per square metre detected in the

19 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Drunk And Angry Amazon Delivery Driver Deliberately Smashes Into Valencia Area Police Car In Spain

Angry Amazon delivery driver in booze-fuelled revenge ramming of Valencia police car in Spain

A 26-YEAR-OLD Amazon delivery driver deliberately drove his van into a parked Valencia police car because he was angry for being penalised for using his

19 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Enough with drugs, drunks and fights’: Residents of Palma neighbourhood up in arms over gangs and yobs in Spain’s Mallorca

THE citizens of a troubled, gang-ridden Palma neighbourhood are up in arms over ongoing yobbish and thuggish behaviour. Residents of Carrer Faust Bonafe in Son

19 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Mallorca

Lawmakers from across Commonwealth flock to Gibraltar for two days of meetings

THE Gibraltar Parliament hosted the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Executive Committee for their mid-year meeting in Gibraltar this week. The two days of meetings took

19 Apr, 2023 @ 16:09

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar regulators fine local estate agent over money laundering ‘breaches and deficiencies’

GIBRALTAR’S crackdown on money laundering continued this week when it fined an estate agent for not putting the right checks in place to prevent the

19 Apr, 2023 @ 15:49

Gibraltar·Lead

12-year dispute over popular Costa Blanca footpath resolved with an end to long detours for beach goers

Decade-long impasse over closed seaside footpath could end soon on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LONG-RUNNING impasse over a closed 60 metre stretch of an Orihuela Costa footpath has moved another stage to being solved after it was given

19 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Squatter under 24-hour police protection from escaped violent ex in Mallorca found to have been harbouring him all along

A WOMAN who was under 24-hour police protection after her abusive ex managed to escape from jail was discovered to have been harbouring him in

19 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

Sex Exploitation Gang Busted With 15 Female And Male Victims Freed In Spain's Murcia

Sex trafficking gang busted with 15 female and male victims freed in Spain’s Murcia

TWO BROTHELS that sexually exploited people brought in mainly from Columbia have been closed down by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. The businesses

19 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

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Malaga CF owner Sheikh Al-Thani vows ‘never’ to put the club he has run into the ground up for sale

SHEIKH Abdullah Al-Thani is not one to shy away from social media, but his stance on the ownership of Malaga CF has been consistent –

19 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Thief Punctured Car Tyres In Shopping Area Car Park On Spain's Costa Blanca To Steal Purchases While Drivers Did A Tyre Change

One of Spain’s ‘kings of hashish’ who had escaped from jail caught on the Costa del Sol after dramatic car chase

A NOTORIOUS drug baron on the run from jail has been captured after a high speed car chase in which officers had to shoot out

19 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Former King to arrive in Spain in private jet today

Spain’s Former King Juan Carlos I will arrive in the country around midday today after flying from London in a private jet. This is the

19 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Husband hears phone conversation that wife wanted to kill him with rat poison in Spain's Andalucia

Woman arrested after husband hears phone chat to kill him with rat poison in Spain’s Andalucia

A WOMAN from Lucena in Cordoba province has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for plotting to kill her husband with rat poison The couple-

19 Apr, 2023 @ 10:56

Andalucia·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Suspended Policia Nacional officer steals gun and is shot dead in petrol station showdown in northern Spain

A POLICE officer was shot dead by armed Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional agents at a petrol station in northern Spain on Wednesday morning. The

19 Apr, 2023 @ 10:23

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Man accused of harassing ex spectacularly arrested in a gym in Marbella

A man accused of harassing his ex partner has been arrested in a Marbella’s gym. A police patrol was sent to the gym after the

18 Apr, 2023 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Marbella

Brits protest cunning bank card scam targeting last-day tourists in Spain’s Canary Islands

BRITISH tourists are calling for action against fraudulent traders on the holiday island of Tenerife over a long-running scam thought to have cost holidaymakers thousands

18 Apr, 2023 @ 19:45

Lead·Travel News