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Paedo Carnival organiser in Spain’s Andalucia raped preteen boys after buying their trust with playstations and trips to Eurodisney

A CARNIVAL organiser in Andalucia has been sentenced to 34 years and 10 months in prison after admitting to the rape and sexual abuse of

6 Feb, 2018 @ 13:35

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

‘Drug-taking advice’ pamphlet by Spain town hall tells users to ‘crush their cocaine properly’ after comparing it to paracetamol

A SPANISH town hall has released a pamphlet offering advice on how to take drugs ‘properly’. The local government, a coalition of leftist parties Podemos, Izquierda

6 Feb, 2018 @ 12:55

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Expat couple in Spain arrested for €700,000 ‘fake sportswear website’ on Costa del Sol

AN expat couple have been arrested over a €700,000 internet scam on the Costa del Sol. The French duo are suspecting of selling sportswear online

6 Feb, 2018 @ 12:14

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Father of 11-year-old mum’s baby in Spain is her teenage BROTHER, but police can’t arrest him

THE father of an 11-year-old girl’s baby is her brother, it has been confirmed. It comes after the young girl gave birth at a hospital

6 Feb, 2018 @ 11:49

Lead·Malaga·National News

An 11-year-old gives birth in a hospital in Murcia

Hospital authorities quickly alerted the police who discovered the father of the baby was also a minor, believed to be 14-years-old, so sexual abuse is ruled

5 Feb, 2018 @ 16:26

Crime & Law·Education·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain’s first female judge at the European Court of Human Rights is against gay marriage and thinks being gay is a choice

SPAIN’S first female judge to be appointed to the European Court of Human Rights has failed to retract previous ‘homophobic’ comments. Maria Elosegui Itxaso, 60,

5 Feb, 2018 @ 15:24

Lead·National News·Politics

Dozens of flights cancelled in Spain due to snow and bad weather

MORE than two dozen flights have been cancelled in Spain’s Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport today due to the snowfall since 12pm today. There are expected

5 Feb, 2018 @ 14:50

Lead·National News·Travel News

Mariano Rajoy’s Partido Popular would win Spain general election if it was held today

MARIANO Rajoy would win another four years as prime minister of Spain if a general election was held today. A new poll today shows ruling

5 Feb, 2018 @ 13:56

Lead·National News·Politics

Spanish passenger boat sails past floating bodies of dead migrants off coast of Spain (WARNING: Distressing images)

A PASSENGER boat off the coast of Spain was forced to turn around after sailing by tens of migrant bodies floating in the water on

5 Feb, 2018 @ 13:34

Lead·National News·Politics

Mystery Hatton Garden raider hiding in Spain with loot worth MILLIONS while British accomplices beg him for help with early release

A MYSTERY accomplice in the infamous Hatton Garden raid is being urged to hand back millions of pounds by his fellow robbers after they had

5 Feb, 2018 @ 12:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Tickets for U2 in Spain sold out within minutes and Spanish police aren’t buying it

AN investigation has been launched after U2’s two concerts in Spain sold out within minutes. Tickets for shows at the 16,000 capacity WiZink centre in

5 Feb, 2018 @ 10:22

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Spain cracks 500-year-old secret code used by King Ferdinand

KING Ferdinand’s secret code used some 500 years ago has finally been cracked by experts in Spain. The code was used in letters between Ferdinand

5 Feb, 2018 @ 10:08

Cordoba·Lead·National News·Politics

Team GB lose first Davis Cup rubber against Spain in Marbella

GREAT Britain are 1-0 down against Spain in their Davis Cup World Group after Brit Liam Broady was beaten in straight sets by Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

2 Feb, 2018 @ 13:31

Lead·Malaga·National News·Sport

Cocaine seizures in Spain more than double in just ONE year

This is an incredible 40% of all cocaine captured in Europe, the interior ministry revealed.

2 Feb, 2018 @ 13:24

Crime & Law·Environment·Health·La Cultura·National News·Other News

Suspected jihadist who plotted van attack in Spain told wannabe terrorists to ‘kill six or seven Spaniards’

AN alleged jihadist accused of planning a van attack allegedly told wannabe terrorists to ‘kill six or seven Spaniards if they cannot make it to

2 Feb, 2018 @ 11:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Big freeze in Spain as 33 provinces put on red, orange and yellow alerts for SNOW, rain and storms, including in Andalucia

ALICANTE, Murcia, Granada and Jaen are all on yellow alert for snow. Weather agency AEMET has forecast accumulations of between 3 and 5 centimetres. Drivers

2 Feb, 2018 @ 10:49

Environment·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Dubai and Florida up to 60% CHEAPER than Spain hotspots for early summer holidays including Costa del Sol and Ibiza

IT is up to 59% cheaper for British families to have a holiday in Orlando, Abu Dhabi or Dubai than in Spain favourites like Menorca,

1 Feb, 2018 @ 17:05

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

British expat extradited from southern Spain to face child rape charges found NOT guilty

A BRITISH expat who was sent back to the UK to face child rape charges has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Craig Shaw was extradited

1 Feb, 2018 @ 15:22

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Evil animal abuser who killed TEN horses gets historic jail sentence in Spain

AN evil animal abuser has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison. Under the landmark ruling, the horse trader, from Extremadura, was also ordered to

1 Feb, 2018 @ 14:51

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News

Cops find 17 kilos of cocaine worth €5 million in tour bus near Valencia

The ‘coach drivers’ hid the stash, with an estimated street value of €5 million, on-board the luxury cruiser.

1 Feb, 2018 @ 13:23

Crime & Law·Entertainment·National News·Travel News

Spain moves to block Kosovo’s bid to be part of the EU

"The concept of 'WB6' does not fit the enlargement dynamic. Kosovo is not part of the enlargement process and has its own differentiated framework," the

31 Jan, 2018 @ 13:50

Lead·National News·Politics

Wild cat chase in Spain discovers ‘dangerous black panther’ is actually ‘just a shaggy dog’

A HUNT launched by Spanish police to track a ‘dangerous black panther’ has ended in an anticlimax after it was revealed it is most likely

31 Jan, 2018 @ 11:46

Environment·Lead·National News

Southern Spain hit by NINE earthquakes in less than 24 hours

NINE earthquakes have shaken southern Spain in less than 24 hours. The first struck Olvera in Cadiz and was 3.4 on the Richter scale. It

31 Jan, 2018 @ 11:32

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News

HIGH FLYING: Spaniards and Brits arrested after private jet lands at tiny UK airport with €55 million of cocaine on board

FIVE men, including two Brits and two Spaniards, have been arrested after €56 million worth of cocaine was discovered on a private jet. The half-tonne haul

31 Jan, 2018 @ 11:16

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Brits wanting to live in Spain could have until Dec 2020, pre-Brexit

This would be mean a nineteen-month extension from the current March 2019 deadline after the EU said a little more time will help ease Britain's

30 Jan, 2018 @ 14:33

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Huge holiday company rolls out sunbed reservations in Spain

GETTING up at 6am to beat the Germans to the sunbeds could soon be a thing of the past for British holidaymakers. Thomas Cook have

29 Jan, 2018 @ 18:07

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

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