Costa Blanca people-smuggling gang busted following high-speed boat chase off Spanish coast
FIVE members of a Costa Blanca gang that smuggled in migrants into Spain from via a high-speed boat have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
Cops bust illegal adoption plot as couple ‘pay €20,000’ for two-year-old girl in Murcia
FOUR people were arrested as social services intervened in the black market surrogacy scheme.
American fugitive on the run for 43 years over Chicago murder is arrested in Spain
AN AMERICAN man wanted over the 1983 murder of his Chicago roommate, has been arrested in Spain. The Policia Nacional executed an International Arrest Warrant
Man arrested for murdering estranged wife inside shoe repair shop at hypermarket in Spain
A MAN has been arrested for killing his wife inside a shoe repair store located within the Carrefour Infante hypermarket in Murcia City. The 44-year-old
Mysterious ‘white blob’ in Spain’s Mar Menor wipes out 86% of fish species in worst-hit zone
A MYSTERIOUS white stain spreading through Spain’s Mar Menor has devastated marine life in the worst affected part of the lagoon. Researchers found only three
Red alerts declared across south eastern Spain as Murcia braces for 44C heat and storm risk
THE State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has issued extreme heat red alert warnings for several parts of the Murcia region on Thursday. The highest emergency alert
Wild car chase on the Costa Blanca sees gangsters ram police vehicle as eight AK47 ‘weapons of war’ are seized
FOUR men have been arrested for possessing eight automatic Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles following a high speed car chase between Alicante province and the Murcia region.
Police raid six illegal cigarette factories run by two gangs in Spain that produced eight million fags each day
SIX clandestine factories in Spain producing almost eight million cigarettes per day have been closed down by the Guardia Civil. 50 people have been arrested
Spain is set to be swarming with rock legends this weekend – here’s what you need to know
Iron Maiden take to the stage at Resurrection Fest on Thursday night (Credit: Resurrection Fest)
Yellow alert for Murcia and Andalucia expat hotspots as lightning storms to bring flash floods this afternoon
SPAIN’S national weather agency has issued yellow alerts for Granada, Almeria and Murcia as flash floods, hail and gusts of up to 80km/h threaten to
WATCH: Horror moment bloodied Algerian man stands over his victim after hammer attack in Murcia
THIS is the horrific moment an Algerian man stands over a Senegalese man after attacking him with a hammer in the troubled Murcia town of
Murcia region placed under ‘extreme’ fire risk with homes evacuated for second time in three weeks after wildfire tears through both banks of the River Segura
A SWATHE of Spanish coastline has been placed under ‘extreme’ wildfire risk after a blaze forced evacuations in the region over the weekend. Spain’s weather
Costa Blanca gang robbed parked cars in AP-7 motorway service areas
A GANG that robbed parked cars at Valencia and Murcia region motorway service stations has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. Four men aged
Hotel guest left paraplegic after balcony with ‘a series of defects not visible to the naked eye’ collapses onto La Manga pool in Murcia
A TOURIST struck by debris following a hotel balcony collapse in southern Spain has been left paraplegic by the accident, it has emerged. The 43-year-old
Tourist knocked unconscious after ninth-floor balcony collapses onto him at hotel pool in Murcia holiday hotspot
A TOURIST was seriously injured after a ninth-floor balcony collapsed into a hotel pool in southern Spain, emergency services have said. The 43-year-old was lounging
British holidaymaker, 25, dies in horror accident on Costa Blanca beach
A BRITISH tourist has died in tragic circumstances after an accident while unwinding with pals on a Costa Blanca beach. The 25-year-old is understood to
British couple arrested at Costa Blanca airport for gunning down fellow-national outside his Spanish home
A BRITISH couple have been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport over the 2024 shooting of a fellow national in the Mar Menor. The Guardia Civil said
WATCH: First major inferno of the year threatens homes in southern Spain – 200 soldiers and 70 trucks work overnight to save town
A WILDFIRE burning near the Murcia town of Los Garres has scorched nearly two square kilometres and forced the evacuation of around 100 homes. The
WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats as sea taxis
SIX Algerian men have been arrested in Alicante province for running an illegal migrant taxi service between North Africa and Spain. An additional person has
Joy as four more Iberian lynx cubs are born in the wild as comeback of Spain’s rarest big cat continues
A FEMALE Iberian lynx has been spotted in Murcia with four cubs, marking another boost for the recovery of Spain’s rarest big cat. The new
Spanish football star goes on trial for sexually assaulting woman who he met at Valencia nightclub
LA LIGA footballer Rafa Mir has gone on trial in Valencia- accused of sexually assaulting a woman in September 2024. The 29-year-old Sevilla striker is
Health alert as measles outbreak doubles to eight confirmed cases in Murcia
THE measles outbreak declared earlier this month in the Murcia region town of Alcantarilla has risen to eight confirmed cases. The working theory that the
Why golf societies are ditching the crowded Costa del Sol for the unhurried fairways and secret beaches of Murcia
Murcia golf holidays tend to sit slightly outside the spotlight when people talk about trips to Spain – which is exactly why they are so
Spanish police cuts off narco speedboat lifeline after seizing 12,000 litres of fuel in massive raids in Andalucia following tragic Huelva Guardia Civil deaths
FOUR people have been arrested after a dramatic maritime operations involving high-speed chases, crashed boats and suspects jumping into the sea in desperate escape attempts.
Spanish government rules out sabotage or torpedo attack on Russian cargo ship that sank off the coast of Cartagena
THE Spanish government has ruled out sabotage or a torpedo attack in the sinking of a Russian cargo ship near Cartagena. The Russian cargo ship Ursa
International drugs gang headed by Irish man used electrical goods parcels to export narcotics from Spain
AN IRISH national has been arrested in the Murcia region for running an international drug trafficking operation based in Spain. The man was detained at
