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Horror killing in Alicante: Body of missing Singapore tourist Audrey Fang is found dumped 150km away with 30 stab wounds – as police quiz prime suspect

A MAN has been arrested for the murder of Singapore tourist Audrey Fang, who was reported missing from her Javea hotel on April 9. The suspect is also a Singapore national and

17 Apr, 2024 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

Serial fraudster Mark Acklom is living in Spain with his family following his early release from prison – as courts in the UK attempt to recover some of the money he swindled

A UK court trying to recover some of the money swindled by British fraudster Mark Acklom has heard that he’s living in Spain with his family. A barrister representing the 50-year-old conman

15 Jan, 2024 @ 18:48

Crime & Law·Murcia·National News

Young woman dead and several injured in Spain’s Murcia after lorry crashes into bus and leaves 17 people trapped

A 21-YEAR-OLD woman died in the Murcia region on Monday when a lorry collided with a bus taking agricultural workers home after completing a shift. The victim was among the group of

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:01

Lead·Murcia

Young Foreign Student During English Language Lesson

Where do they speak the best English in Spain? The answer WILL surprise you

AN ANNUAL study by Swedish language learning company Education First found that the Galician city of Vigo had the highest English proficiency in Spain in 2023. The city earned an overall score

14 Jan, 2024 @ 14:23

Andalucia·Asturias·Basque Country·Granada·Italy·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz avoids two major rivals in Australian Open 2024 draw

MURCIA tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has avoided rivals Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner in the draw for the Australian Open- the first tennis Grand Slam of the season that starts in Melbourne

11 Jan, 2024 @ 17:58

Lead·Murcia·Sport

Party’s over: Illegal six-day mega-rave attended by scores of expats in southern Spain finally comes to an end after police intervention

A MEGA-RAVE scheduled to last seven days shut down a day early, as its partygoers simply ran out of steam. It comes after laid back local residents and even regional politicians encouraged

8 Jan, 2024 @ 16:54

Lead·Murcia

New move to stop dangerous farmland pollution that's been devastating Spain's Mar Menor lagoon

New projects aim to stop farm pollutants ending up in Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon

ELEVEN projects to improve farming techniques aimed at cutting pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon have been awarded grants totalling €16.2 million. The money comes from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and

2 Jan, 2024 @ 15:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Property ‘scam’ in Spain’s Andalucia: HUNDREDS of buyers pay up to €55,000 each for homes that will NEVER be built

AROUND a thousand people have lost deposits of up to €55,000 for homes in Andalucia and Murcia that are unlikely to ever be built. The El Pais newspaper says that the Cordova-based

27 Dec, 2023 @ 17:30

Almeria·Andalucia·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Police rescue robber who clung onto top floor window railing with one hand in Spain's Murcia

Robber saved by police after clinging onto top floor window railing with one hand in Spain’s Murcia

A ROBBER needed police help after trying to escape their clutches in a Murcia region apartment block. The man got himself into a tangle at the El Palmar building after climbing the

21 Dec, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Murcia

ITragic deaths in Murcia nightclub fire prompts licence checks across Spain

Emergency exits in nightclub where 13 died in Spain’s Murcia were closed with PADLOCKS

THE EMERGENCY exits at the Teatre and Fonda Milagros nightclubs in the Spanish city of Murcia were closed with padlocks on the night that a deadly blaze broke out there, leaving 13

19 Dec, 2023 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Murcia

Father Christmas and his elves get pulled over for driving in illegal sleighs in Spain

Father Christmas charged with driving illegal sleighs in Spain

THE CHRISTMAS spirit was abruptly stopped in Murcia City on Sunday as police pulled over Father Christmas and his elves for driving in illegally-converted sleighs. Officers brought the festive cheer to an

18 Dec, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Some 5,000 cars are given FAKE ITV certificates on Spain' Costa Blanca: Leader of dodgy 'MOT' racket is arrested

Some 5,000 cars are given FAKE ITV certificates on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Leader of dodgy ‘MOT’ racket is arrested

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has busted what it described as a ‘sophisticated’ gang that issued an estimated 5,000 bogus ITV car test certificates in two years. Officers have arrested 13 people including seven

11 Dec, 2023 @ 17:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

UK government confirms compensation for victims of terror attack in Spain’s Murcia

THE victims of a terror attack where an islamist smashed his car onto a busy expat bar’s terrace, killing one and injuring several, are in line for compensation. A UK government spokesman

8 Dec, 2023 @ 16:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Warning: If you have bought THESE brands of olive oil in Spain’s Andalucia then they may be tampered with and need throwing away

ANDALUCIA’S Ministry of Health has warned people not to use 12 branded olive oils that have been exposed as fake with nearly all of them packaged by regional companies The recommendation comes

8 Dec, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

Car salesman cons customers out of €100,000 in Spain's Murcia

Car salesman cons customers out of €100,000 in southern Spain

A SECOND-HAND car salesman from Cartagena has been arrested for scamming seven victims out of €100,000. The 36-year-old Spaniard worked at an undisclosed dealership and the Guardia Civil are continuing their probe

7 Dec, 2023 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Murcia

How new tech will help an endangered lagoon in southern Spain control its nutrient levels from space

SCIENTISTS are creating a special algorithm for the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia so that chlorophyll pollution can be better analysed through satellite images. Staff at the San Pedro del Pinatar Oceanographic

6 Dec, 2023 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Infamous ‘ghost’ hotel in southern Spain will finally be destroyed – 50 YEARS after construction began

WORK is scheduled to begin this Thrusday to demolish an unfinished La Manga hotel dating back to 1974. Taking down the 12-storey Lagomar Hotel eyesore covering 22,000 m2 of prime land could

28 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Renfe launches new high-speed rail route in Spain connecting Madrid with Alicante and Murcia

STATE rail operator Renfe will launch its low-cost high speed Avlo service between Madrid, Elche, Alicante and Murcia on December 10, with lowest fares coming in at €7. The new Avlo trains

28 Nov, 2023 @ 11:44

Alicante·Lead·Madrid·Murcia

Robbers travel on 'days out' to rob shop safes on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down

A MADRID-BASED gang travelled to the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to rob store safes in large shopping centres after hiding inside premises before closing time. The Policia Nacional have arrested five

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Cult leader who ‘fed his followers mercury’ to ‘revitalise’ them and lived in a ‘cave with multiple women’ is finally arrested in southern Spain

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has arrested the leader of a Murcia region cult who is accused of administering mercury to his followers. The Spaniard named as Jose Manuel C. called himself Trascendencia Total

23 Nov, 2023 @ 11:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police officer who gambled and lost €9,000 of seized narco cash at a CASINO in southern Spain avoids being kicked off the force

A SPANISH police officer who gambled thousands of euros of seized narco cash has avoided being kicked off the force. The Guardia Civil officer took €9,000 from a drugs raid before embarking

21 Nov, 2023 @ 10:19

Alicante·Lead·Murcia

Brits are providing a big boost to Spain’s property market: THESE are their most sought after areas

FOREIGN home property buyers accounted for 21% of Spanish sales in the first half of 2023, according to the College of Registrars. Although the foreign sales fell by 7.5% in the first

20 Nov, 2023 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·National News·Property·Valencian Community

Robbery gang from Moldova is arrested after ‘raiding 100-plus homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca’

A HOME robbery gang has been charged with committing 101 burglaries across the Valencian Community and Murcia. Nearly 100 items of jewellery and watches have been recovered in a joint operation conducted

17 Nov, 2023 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police arrest 121 users of same online platform distributing and uploading child pornography in Spain

Child pornography sting in Spain sees 121 arrests: Police describe mammoth operation as one of the biggest crackdowns in recent history

A MAJOR operation against child pornography distribution and production in Spain has seen 121 people arrested – all of whom used the same digital platform to obtain and share illegal content. The

13 Nov, 2023 @ 11:46

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News·Valencian Community

Manager of Murcia nightclub is arrested over deadly inferno that killed 13 people

THE manager of a Murcia nightclub in which 13 people perished in a deadly fire has been arrested. Fonda Milagros was set ablaze in the early hours of October 1 and the

12 Nov, 2023 @ 10:33

Lead·Murcia

Lest we forget: Royal British Legion Armistice and Remembrance Day commemorations this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CEREMONIES to honour members of the UK armed forces who gave their lives fighting for their country will be held by the Royal British Legion across the Costa Blanca and Murcia regions

9 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

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