Residents in Spain’s Murcia region shaken awake by earthquake
PEOPLE living across the Murcia region report being shaken awake when an earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hit the area. Residents report being
Angry neighbour stabs elderly man over barking dogs disturbing peace and quiet in Spain’s Murcia area
A dispute over barking dogs took a violent turn in the Murcia region after an angry neighbour stabbed the elderly pet owner on multiple occasions.
Man, 61, fails to exit Spain via Murcia’s Corvera airport with underage girl who defied her parents
A man has been arrested at Murcia’s Corvera airport for trying to leave the country with an underage girl. The youngster told her mother and
Home robbers made weekly 300 kilometre round-trips to Costa Blanca in Spain
A member of a Murcia-based home robbery gang has been arrested in Alicante Province over 11 break-ins. The 25-year-old man was part of a crew
Supermarket sweep as serial robber is caught shopping after police spend months trying to catch him in Spain’s Murcia area
AN eight-month probe to capture a serial robber has culminated in his arrest in a Murcia region supermarket. The Guardia Civil swooped on the shop
Spain’s King Felipe phones Murcia teenage tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz to congratulate him on Miami Open win
MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz got a surprise fan phoning him on Sunday to congratulate him on winning his first ATP 1000 Masters title at the age
Earthquake measuring 3.2 degrees on Richter scale forces evacuation of Murcia school in Spain
AN earthquake measuring 3.2 degrees on the Richter scale prompted a Thursday lunchtime precautionary evacuation of an Alhama de Murcia school. 800 students and 60
Costa Blanca start-ups grow algae that doesn’t pollute water with nitrates as in case of Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon
TWO new Alicante companies have joined forces to cultivate algae that stops nitrate pollution in water, as infamously seen over recent years at Murcia’s Mar
Scammers put fake top brand labels on cheap clothes and shoes with €1.7 million retail value in Spain’s Murcia region
A fraud involving bogus brand labels being slapped onto cheap clothes imports has been broken up by the Guardia Civil in the Murcia region. A
‘Highly specialised’ Costa Blanca and Murcia robbery gang plundered dozens of homes and shops in five provinces of Spain
FOUR members of a Costa Blanca and Murcia-based gang have been jailed over 35 robberies in five Spanish provinces. The seven-strong crew, with previous arrests
Mass arrests over scam for immigrants to obtain Spanish residency in Murcia and Zaragoza areas
A gang who charged €4,000 for fake papers used to apply for Spanish residency has been broken up by the Policia Nacional. 48 people have
Home teleworker dies after falling off chair during video call in Spain’s Murcia
A Murcia area home teleworker died after he fell off a chair during a video chat on Monday. The man, said to be in his
Woman swindled out of €20,000 in online romance scam by bogus doctor in Spain’s Murcia region
A conman swindled €20,000 out of a woman looking for love as he pretended to be a ‘prestigious’ South American doctor. The 34-year-old Nigerian trickster
Oil giant Repsol is constructing Spain’s first advanced biofuel plant in Murcia region
CONSTRUCTION of Spain’s first advanced biofuel plant has started in the Cartagena area of Murcia. The €200 million project is being undertaken by Repsol at
Three dead including baby in car crash on Murcia motorway in Spain
THREE people, including a baby, died after two cars collided in the Mar Menor area of Murcia on Sunday evening. Emergency services were called at
Thief uses dating app to meet victim and ties him up in ‘role-play’ game before knifepoint robbery in Spain’s Murcia
A cunning criminal lured in a victim by getting to know him via a dating platform before going to his Murcia home to violently attack
From Murcia building site to war zone: Expat living in Spain joins Ukraine resistance
AN EXPAT Ukrainian has abandoned his construction job in Murcia southern Spain to head to Kyiv to join the resistance against Putin’s invading forces. Sergio
European MPs end fact-finding visit to polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain ahead of drafting crucial report
A three-day fact-finding trip to the Mar Menor area by European MPs has ended with one of the delegation stating that the pollution problems have
Mother confesses to burying deceased baby under rocks in Murcia area field in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the circumstances behind a deceased baby found buried in a field in Aguilas, Murcia. Medical examiners believe it was not
Cybercriminals in Spain’s Costa Blanca area send bogus text message to steal €23,000 from bank account
FOUR people have been arrested in Alicante and Cartagena after stealing over €23,000 from a bank account via a ‘smishing’ scam. The thieves swindled a
People smuggling boat service between Spain’s Murcia and Algeria intercepted before picking up first passengers
FOUR Algerian men have been arrested in Murcia after plans to smuggle in people on boats from North Africa were rumbled by the Policia Nacional.
Gang ‘short-circuited’ gaming machines with screwdrivers for jackpot wins in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
SIX people have been arrested for manipulating gaming machines in gambling saloons in the Murcia and Costa Blanca areas. The young gang struck in Torre
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
Spain’s government launches web portal dedicated to Murcia’s polluted Mar Menor lagoon
A Spanish government website has launched a section dedicated to Murcia’s Mar Menor lagoon and the pollution issues surrounding it. Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera,
Tobacco shop robbers use stolen cars as battering rams during ‘moon-landing’ crime spree in Spain’s Murcia
A Murcia robbery gang who used stolen cars to ram tobacco store windows has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. Eight
Charred body discovered in burned-out Porsche in Spain’s Murcia area
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the gruesome find this Thursday of a charred body in a burned-out Porsche sports car. The high-end Maccan-branded vehicle was