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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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

A MAJOR operation against child pornography distribution and production in Spain has seen 121 people arrested - all of whom used the same digital...

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...

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...

Sunscreen chemicals that could kill aquatic organisms found in Murcia’s Mar Menor lagoon

MATERIALS found in sunscreens are said to be threatening aquatic life in Murcia's Mar Menor lagoon according to a study conducted by the Spanish...

New high-speed train connecting Murcia and Madrid to launch in Spain next year with low-cost prices

FRENCH budget high-speed train operator Ouigo will start services between Murcia City's Carmen station and Madrid in the first half of 2024- possibly in...

Nursing home scandal: 10 workers are arrested for reckless homicide after ‘covering up how resident died in a car...

TWELVE workers at a Murcia nursing home are being investigated over the death of a resident after her family received anonymous letters that she...

Dogs maul woman, 96, to death after ‘escaping from their home’ in Spain’s Murcia and pouncing on their victim

A WOMAN died in hospital on Saturday- five days after being attacked by two dogs that had escaped from their neighbour's home in the...

Angry parents at overcrowded Murcia school that sent children away hear from Spain’s Ombudsman

PARENTS at a Los Alcazares school have heard back from Spain's Ombudsman after a lack of classrooms forced children to study at home for...

Man confesses to killing in Spain’s Murcia after throwing body down a well

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have discovered the body of a man missing for nearly two months- dumped into a Jumilla well in the Murcia region. Diakina...

Predator, 45, ‘sexually abuses Ukrainian children’ in Spain ‘after taking in their families’ following Russia’s invasion

A 45-year-old Ukrainian has been arrested for alleged sexual assaults on Ukraine refugee children in Cartagena, Murcia. He was detained in Catalunya as he planned...

IN PICS: British expats take to Benidorm’s streets to launch annual Poppy Appeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION officially launched its 2023 Poppy Appeal for the Valencian Community and Murcia region last Saturday with its annual Benidorm procession. The...

Legendary Jazz musician to play one of his final concerts at major festival in Spain

AMERICAN bass legend Ron Carter will be one of the headline acts at this November's Cartagena Jazz Festival. Ron Carter's visit last year to the...

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...

Nightclub at centre of tragic fire that killed 13 in Spain’s Murcia had no licence and had been ordered...

ONE OF the nightclubs that went up in flames early on Sunday morning in Murcia did not have a licence and was ordered to...

Investigations could last ‘for weeks’ to find cause of Murcia nightclub inferno that killed 13 people

POLICE have confirmed that 13 people died in a nightclub fire in Murcia City on Sunday morning with five 'missing' guests located safe and...

BIRTHDAY HORROR: At least seven dead in fire at discotheque in Spain’s Murcia

FIREFIGHTERS have discovered the bodies of seven people killed when fire ripped through a disco in Murcia in southern Spain this morning during a...

Two senior civil servants in Murcia town hall allegedly sign off over €90k for themselves in overtime pay

A PAIR of civil servants in Murcia City Council’s decentralisation department managed to trouser over €90,000 in overtime pay between them. One of the workers...

Report: 456 tonnes of nitrates ended up in the Mar Menor in 2022

A TOTAL of 456 tonnes of nitrates entered the Mar Menor lagoon in southeastern Spain during 2022, as well as 18.5 tonnes of phosphates....

Scorching temperatures in the Region of Murcia make this summer its second warmest in history

WITH Spain reaching scorching temperatures of way over 40 C this summer, it comes as no surprise that Murcia has just had its second...

Where are expats choosing to move to in Spain?: Top 10 areas include provinces from Andalucia, Murcia and Valencia

MOVING to Spain is a bucket-list item for many, with some wanting to retire at the beach and some wanting to work in the...

Far-right party Vox agrees power sharing deal with conservative PP in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA'S regional assembly has re-elected the Partido Popular's Fernando Lopez Miras as president following an investiture vote on Thursday. Lopez Miras secured an absolute majority...

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