Valencia records fastest-growing crime rate of Spain’s major cities
VALENCIA city registered 53,358 crimes throughout last year – around 146 crimes a day. The crime rate rose 36.3% in Valencia between 2020-2021, which made
Fake luxury-branded handbags and materials with €1 million retail value seized from clandestine factory in Spain’s Andalucia
A two-year operation to bring down a counterfeit luxury-branded handbag manufacturer has produced three arrests in the Andalucia region. The Policia Nacional visited seven addresses
Pablo Casado: Leader of Spain’s conservative opposition party under mounting pressure to resign
THE leader of Spain’s main conservative opposition party looked set to resign after his supporters appeared to abandon him in droves. His role at the
Two robbers accused of stealing almost €100,000 in spate of heists targeting industrial buildings in Malaga
TWO robbers have been accused of fleecing around €100,000 in a spate of heists involving breaking in through the roofs of buildings in Malaga. The arrests come
Woman sexually assaulted in car after man approached her for cigarette light in Sevilla
A MAN, 28, has been arrested in connection with attempting to rape a young woman in her car in Sevilla. The incident took place at around
COVID-19 emergency field hospital gets taken down in Spain’s Valencia
WORK has started to take down a COVID-19 emergency field hospital erected next to Valencia’s La Fe hospital. It was put up in the early
Banco de España licences Spain’s first cryptocurrency exchange Bit2Me
BIT2ME is Spain’s first cryptocurrency service provider to get registered with the Banco de España. Bit2Me can now provide a white-label service for Spain-based banks
Two police officers on trial for sex crimes against holidaymaker on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A PAIR of Estepona police officers accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl and forcing her to consume cocaine are to stand trial One officer
Man arrested over hit and run in Spain’s Almeria
TWO people were hospitalised after a hit and run in Spain’s Almeria. A motorcyclist and their passenger were mowed down on February 5 after a
Man charged over alleged strangulation of partner in Spain’s Malaga
A YOUNG woman was left for dead after she was allegedly strangled by her partner in Malaga. The woman’s partner is due to appear in
Boy, 13, dies as his triplet brothers survive horrific motorway crash in Spain’s Murcia
A horrific motorway accident in Murcia killed a boy, 13, one of triplet brothers travelling with their parents in a car. His mother, an Alicante
Drug dealers abandon rooster in burning car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EMERGENCY services discovered a rooster in a crashed and burning car abandoned by drug dealers in the Postiguet beach area of Alicante. The two men
Police investigate ‘mummified corpse’ discovered in holiday home on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE are investigating a mystery corpse discovered ‘mummified’ within a homemade coffin in a rental property in the seaside resort of Duquesa on Spain’s Costa
Attempted murder probe launched after man rushed to Almeria hospital after being shot outside nightclub
COPS in Almeria have launched an attempted murder probe after a man was shot outside a nightclub. Emergency services rushed to reports of a ‘disturbance’ on
‘Sinpa’: Huge group of diners attempt to run off without paying restaurant bill in Spain’s Barcelona but the plan goes terribly wrong
A GROUP of young people attempted to run off without paying a whopping bill in a Barcelona restaurant but failed after leaving while several members
To the tractors! Malaga farmers plan protest to highlight problems in Spain’s agricultural sector
FARMERS are to take part in a tractor protest in Malaga to highlight issues that are blighting the agricultural sector, including a rise in production
Spain to convene Drought Committee ‘in next few days’
SPAIN is experiencing some of the worst droughts in the last 20 years, according to climate scientists. Water reserves in some regions in Spain are
Benidorm politician cleared in corruption probe involving Russian mafia gang in Spain
BENIDORM councillor, Lorenzo Martinez Sola, has been cleared of any illegal involvement with a Russian solicitor accused of running a mafia gang operating out of
Man gets police fine after complaining over poor service from prostitute in Spain’s Valencia area
A man who paid a prostitute €30 ended up with a big fine after complaining about her to Albal’s Policia Local. The disgruntled customer walked
Villa de Pitanxo: Nine bodies recovered from Spanish fishing boat disaster in Canada identified
NINE people who were killed after a Spanish fishing boat sank in the north-east coast of Canada have now been identified. An international operation was
28,000 Saudi women apply to work as train drivers between Mecca and Medina in route operated by Spain’s Renfe
SPANISH rail firm Renfe has been inundated with applicants for 30 train driver jobs advertised exclusively for women. Over 28,000 women applied for the roles
Exotic African wild cat coaxed to safety from treetop on Costa Blanca farm in Spain
A wild cat native to Africa was spotted on a Costa Blanca farm and safely captured and taken to a wildlife foundation. The farmer from
REVEALED: Where the €3 billion master-plan for post-Covid Costa Blanca will be spent
OVER THREE billion euros has been earmarked to “accelerate recovery” after the pandemic in the Valencian region. Announced in Villajoyosa this week, regional president Ximo
Gang robs ‘expensive-looking’ customers at up-market hotels and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A gang plundered guests at an upmarket Alicante hotel and also targeted customers at an expensive city restaurant. Three people have been arrested by the
COVID-19 passports scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain except for nursing homes
COVID passports will be scrapped in the Valencian Community from Tuesday except for visits to nursing homes. The measure was introduced on December 4 for
Unsolved Benidorm killing of British holidaymaker in Spain prompts fresh police appeal
GREATER Manchester Police have made a new appeal for information to find the killer of a British tourist who was brutally assaulted outside Benidorm bar