Expat, 50, is jailed for faking heart attacks to avoid paying his restaurant bill at least 20 times on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN expat has been jailed for faking a heart attack to avoid picking up the cheque in at least 20 restaurants in Spain. The 50-year-old,

6 Oct, 2023 @ 17:24

Alicante·Lead·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We’ve heard gunshots at night… we’re terrified’: British expats call in police after discovering mistreated animals at a farm on Spain’s Costa del Sol – but cops told them they’re ‘too busy’ to investigate

BRITISH expats are living in fear of their farmer neighbour after hearing gunshots at night and finding clearly mistreated animals roaming around his land in

6 Oct, 2023 @ 16:39

Animals·Lead·Marbella·Must Read

Ex-King Juan Carlos pays back €4m to business friends and aristocrats who covered big tax debt in Spain

Former King Juan Carlos of Spain WINS his legal battle against ex-lover in a London High Court

SPAIN’S former monarch, Juan Carlos, has won a bid to throw out a £126 million London lawsuit brought by his ex-lover, who accused him of

6 Oct, 2023 @ 15:20

Lead·National News

Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit

RUSSIAN hackers launched a series of cyber attacks on Friday against Spanish government and Granada city council websites to coincide with the immigration summit and

6 Oct, 2023 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·National News·Politics·Technology

Priest Reading From The Holy Bible Close Up

Second priest arrested in Malaga: This time for violating restraining order and harassing ex-girlfriend ‘driving down A7 motorway’

ANOTHER priest has been arrested in Malaga, this time for violating a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend and harassing her on the motorway. The priest,

6 Oct, 2023 @ 13:13

Lead·Malaga

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Two women ‘drugged elderly people to rob their homes before stripping them naked and taking photos’ in Spain’s Valencia

TWO WOMEN who drugged, humiliated, and robbed elderly people in two Valencia province towns have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The Spanish females- aged

6 Oct, 2023 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Nightclub owners face eight years in jail for deadly fire that killed 13 people in Spain's Murcia

Cities across Spain to review nightclub licences after Murcia fire that claimed 13 lives

SUNDAY’S Murcia nightclub fire that killed 13 people has prompted cities across Spain to check if clubs are operating legally. The two adjoining Murcia clubs

6 Oct, 2023 @ 11:35

Alicante·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Northern Spain·Sevilla·Valencia

UK blasts Spain after patrol boat interrupts military exercise on Gibraltar’s eastern coast

SPAIN and the UK have both lodged formal protests after a Royal Navy launch intercepted a Spanish patrol boat during a routine military exercise on

6 Oct, 2023 @ 10:08

Gibraltar·Lead

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Shooting at Costa del Sol nightclub: Hooded man bursts into venue in Estepona and fires at ‘targeted’ victim

A HOODED armed man burst into a Costa del Sol nightclub and opened fire on one of the customers on Wednesday night, it has emerged.

6 Oct, 2023 @ 09:08

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist abuse by Valencia football fans in Spain

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist ‘monkey chants’ by Valencia football fans in Spain

REAL MADRID striker Vinicius was questioned for around 40 minutes on Thursday by a judge investigating racist insults directed at him during his side’s La

5 Oct, 2023 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News·Sport·Valencia

‘The algorithms did it’: Suspected mastermind behind Globix crypto fraud blames bots and Ukrainian programmers for missing millions

THE suspected mastermind behind the Globix crypto fraud told a Gibraltar court today that it was automatic trades and deceitful Ukrainian subcontractors that are responsible

5 Oct, 2023 @ 18:01

Alicante·Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Malaga to Madrid from €7: Renfe launches sale on train fares starting TODAY

HEAVILY DISCOUNTED rail tickets from state operator Renfe went on sale on Thursday with a journey between Malaga and Madrid available for €7. The ‘Superprecio’

5 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News

Irish teenagers arrested for selling laughing gas in the street to Mallorca tourists

‘Hippy crack seller’ is arrested while offering laughing gas to four British tourists in Spain’s Magaluf

POLICE have arrested a man for selling laughing gas to young British tourists in Mallorca, as a gang distributing the gas on the mainland has

5 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Spain sees olive oil price war as supermarkets FINALLY lower the cost of ‘liquid gold’

The runaway cost of Spain’s ‘liquid gold’: Extra virgin olive oil prices rise as much as 75% in just a month

WIDESPREAD drought in Spain this year continues to wreak havoc with the price of olive oil, as poor harvests push the cost of the ‘liquid

5 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Mass Arrests In Spain's Malaga Over Fraudulent Residency Applications For British Citizens Including Criminals

Spain’s National Police arrest 14, including two civil servants, over fake residency papers ring

A TOTAL of 14 people have been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of faking documents in order to secure residency in Spain as well

5 Oct, 2023 @ 14:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Sticking to his story: Disgraced former football chief Luis Rubiales tells High Court that Jenni Hermoso kiss was consensual

THE DISGRACED former chairman of Spain’s Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, told the National High Court this week that his allegedly unsolicited kiss on the lips

5 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

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Police in Spain’s Murcia resort to DNA testing to identify victims of horrific nightclub fire

THE NATIONAL POLICE on Wednesday identified the last of the 13 victims who died in the horrific fire that ripped through two nightclubs in the

5 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Murcia

Ranked: The richest town halls in Malaga province as Benahavis takes the top spot once again

BENAHAVIS has consolidated its position as the richest municipality in Malaga province- and in fact the whole of Andalucia- according to Tax Agency figures for

5 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Breaking the political deadlock? Spain’s Socialists accelerate talks with leftist alliance Sumar in bid to hammer out coalition deal

AFTER Spain’s King Felipe VI invited Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez to form a government this week, the party’s first port of call was the new

5 Oct, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Politics

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

Two men are jailed for rape of young British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm

TWO ALGERIAN men have been arrested for allegedly raping a British tourist in the Benidorm area on August 25. The age of the victim has

5 Oct, 2023 @ 11:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Explainer: Spain chosen by Fifa to host 2030 World Cup – but it won’t be alone

FIFA, the international governing body for football, yesterday announced that it had chosen Spain as host for the 2030 World Cup. But there’s a catch:

5 Oct, 2023 @ 10:33

Lead·Sport

Mallorca's biggest real estate scam sees three people jailed for 28 years after pocketing €3.3m for non-existent homes

Drink driver is ACQUITTED of killing British expat, 39, in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca – despite being TWICE over the alcohol limit

A PALMA court has backed a lower court verdict that cleared a motorist of running over a British expat at a pedestrian crossing- despite being

4 Oct, 2023 @ 17:33

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British retirees living in Spain's Benidorm can now apply for financial help with carers

Carer ‘steals €20,000 watch from woman, 94, on Spain’s Costa Blanca before melting down her jewellery for cash’

A CARER has been arrested for stealing over €50,000 of jewellery from an elderly Elche woman that employed her. The 94-year-old victim’s daughter complained to

4 Oct, 2023 @ 16:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Hotel in Estepona is branded the number one in Spain and among the best in the world

AN ALL-INCLUSIVE resort hotel in Estepona has been voted the best hotel in Spain in the Tripadvisor ‘Traveller’s Choice’ awards. The Ikos Andalusia came top

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:37

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead·Marbella

A Place in the Sun star Jasmine Harman moves to Spain’s Costa del Sol – where the property expert chose and why

JASMINE Harman has spent decades trying to find Brits the perfect home in Spain. But the A Place In The Sun star, 47, has finally

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:12

Estepona·Lead

Autistic ‘Irish’ boy, 11, ‘is sexually assaulted in front of his family’ at hotel in Spain’s Tenerife

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in the south of Tenerife have arrested a man who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old autistic boy- believed to be Irish. The youngster

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:42

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

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