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Horror in Spain after man records himself digging up and beheading his dead brother before sending video to his mother

SPAIN is in shock after a man recorded himself digging up and beheading his dead brother before sending the video to his mother and walking

18 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

British tourist ‘stable’ after drunk-driver killed her husband on a pedestrian crossing in Spain

THE condition of a British tourist who was knocked down by a drunk driver on a pedestrian crossing outside her Mar Menor hotel last Tuesday

16 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

BREAKING: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz regains Wimbledon crown with straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic

FOR the thousands of spectators packed into Centre Court, today’s events on the hallowed grass resembled a changing of the guard. Carlos Alcaraz, the 21-year-old

14 Jul, 2024 @ 17:38

Lead·Murcia·Sport

British tourist dies as wife remains seriously ill after drunk driver hits them outside their hotel in Spain

British tourist dies as wife remains in serious condition after drunk driver hits them outside their hotel in Spain

A BRITISH man has died in hospital after he and his wife were hit by a drunk driver outside their Mar Menor hotel on Tuesday

11 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

British couple seriously injured after drunk-driver knocks them over outside their holiday hotel in Spain

A BRITISH couple were seriously injured on Tuesday evening when they were mowed down by a drunk-driver outside their Mar Menor area hotel. The husband,

10 Jul, 2024 @ 18:10

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

‘Most Wanted’ Brit arrested for masterminding vacuum-packed gun sales to criminal mafias along Spain’s east coast

A BRITISH drugs fugitive has been arrested at a Murcia villa which contained a suitcase with 35 guns inside plus 750 bullets wrapped in towels-

8 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Flash floods lead to nearly 100 emergency rescues in Murcia with people trapped in their cars

NEARLY a hundred rescues were carried out in the Murcia region over the last two days due to heavy storms, according to the Ministry of

14 Jun, 2024 @ 12:43

Lead·Murcia

Cyber sex predator cons young children into sending pornographic videos in exchange for video game virtual currencies in Spain

Cyber sex predator cons young children to send him pornographic images in exchange for video game virtual currencies in Spain

A MAN has been arrested in Murcia for allegedly tricking underage girls into sending him pornographic material via a phone app. The 22-year-old Bolivian national

7 Jun, 2024 @ 16:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Audrey Fang murder latest: Prime suspect was made main beneficiary of Singaporean tourist’s assets before she was found butchered to death in Spain

A SUSPECT arrested in April for the murder of Singapore national Audrey Fang has been confirmed as a beneficiary of her savings which totalled €340,000.

3 Jun, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Squatter fears in southern Spain see ‘for sale’ and ‘for rent’ signs taken down outside empty homes

MURCIA region property sellers are not putting up sales boards to prevent their houses becoming a target for squatters. The bulk of adverts have shifted

20 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Murcia·Property

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

British fugitive faces 15 years in jail after being arrested in Spain’s Murcia

A UK fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Torre Pacheco area of Murcia. Details about the man are scant, except that

17 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Audrey Fang latest: Link between Singaporean tourist, 39, found butchered to death in Spain and her alleged killer is revealed – as dozens pay respect at her funeral

THE Singaporean woman, Audrey Fang, whose body was discovered this month in Murcia ditch, may have bought insurance policies from her suspected killer in 2016.

30 Apr, 2024 @ 11:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Revealed: How a narco gang in Murcia sent marijuana from Spain to the UK by hiding the drug inside fridges

A MURCIA gang exported large quantities of marijuana to the UK hidden in refrigerated lorries full of vegetables. Six Spaniards have been arrested in a

22 Apr, 2024 @ 15:45

Lead·Murcia

Outrage after black female doctor is ‘racially abused and assaulted’ while treating a man in his home in southern Spain

A MURCIA region doctor was racially abused and assaulted during a house visit which she has reported to the Guardia Civil’s Hate Crimes Unit. The

21 Apr, 2024 @ 09:00

Health·Lead·Murcia

Ferrari driving ‘narco boss’ is among 35 arrested in huge crackdown on drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca drugs gang led by a man who bought a €250,000 luxury car out of the proceeds, has been busted by the Guardia

20 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Murcia

Travelodge expands to southern Spain: British chain snaps up a 117-room hotel in Murcia

THE British hotel group Travelodge has taken over the Campanile Hotel in Murcia City as part of its expansion plans in Spain. The Murcia hotel

20 Apr, 2024 @ 17:00

Murcia

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

17 Apr, 2024 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

Young woman wins 'right to die' case following first euthanasia law challenge in Spain

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

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.

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

14 Jan, 2024 @ 14:23

Andalucia·Asturias·Basque Country·Granada·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

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

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

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

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

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

19 Dec, 2023 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

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Horror in Spain after man records himself digging up and beheading his dead brother before sending video to his mother

British tourist ‘stable’ after drunk-driver killed her husband on a pedestrian crossing in Spain

BREAKING: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz regains Wimbledon crown with straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic

British tourist dies as wife remains in serious condition after drunk driver hits them outside their hotel in Spain

British couple seriously injured after drunk-driver knocks them over outside their holiday hotel in Spain

‘Most Wanted’ Brit arrested for masterminding vacuum-packed gun sales to criminal mafias along Spain’s east coast

Flash floods lead to nearly 100 emergency rescues in Murcia with people trapped in their cars

Cyber sex predator cons young children to send him pornographic images in exchange for video game virtual currencies in Spain

Audrey Fang murder latest: Prime suspect was made main beneficiary of Singaporean tourist’s assets before she was found butchered to death in Spain

Squatter fears in southern Spain see ‘for sale’ and ‘for rent’ signs taken down outside empty homes

British fugitive faces 15 years in jail after being arrested in Spain’s Murcia

Audrey Fang latest: Link between Singaporean tourist, 39, found butchered to death in Spain and her alleged killer is revealed – as dozens pay respect at her funeral

Revealed: How a narco gang in Murcia sent marijuana from Spain to the UK by hiding the drug inside fridges

Outrage after black female doctor is ‘racially abused and assaulted’ while treating a man in his home in southern Spain

Ferrari driving ‘narco boss’ is among 35 arrested in huge crackdown on drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Travelodge expands to southern Spain: British chain snaps up a 117-room hotel in Murcia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

YOU’RE COOKING THAT?: The Christmas dishes of half a dozen top Spanish chefs, some who won’t touch the festive favourite Jamon

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back at the biggest news stories of 2022 – including the Queen’s death, the invasion of Ukraine – and Covid

Tourist beds hit record 700,000 in Andalucia – can the region handle the boom?

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Spain’s 10 unbelievable WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019

Illegal marijuana farms are syphoning energy from Malaga’s grid – enough to power 2,500 homes a year, authorities say