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‘Phone thief caught red-handed in Torremolinos internet cafe’ dies from cardiac arrest during police struggle

A MAN has died in Torremolinos after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest while he was being restrained by the Policia Nacional following an alert over an

8 Dec, 2025 @ 18:12

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

British youngster dies after ‘deliberate hit-and-run’ while riding bike in Spain’s Canary Islands

A YOUNG British tourist has died in Tenerife after a suspected hit-and-run while riding his bike. The victim, named only so far as Harry, was

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:27

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Weight-loss hunters trying to get Ozempic on the cheap are putting Gibraltar at the heart of a new black market with Spain

A NEW illegal business is flourishing in Gibraltar as narco-style ‘couriers’ buy Ozempic legally on the Rock before reselling it on the black market in

7 Dec, 2025 @ 10:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Devastation in Andalucia as boy, 4, is found dead on a beach – the mother and partner arrested

A MOTHER and her partner have been arrested in southern Spain after the body of a 4-year-old boy was discovered on an Andalucia beach. According

5 Dec, 2025 @ 11:33

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist warning on the Costa del Sol as man ‘swipes keys from porter’s lodge and robs beachfront holiday flats’

A MAN swiped keys from a porter’s lodge and robbed beachfront holiday flats on the Costa del Sol – sending a warning to all tourists.

4 Dec, 2025 @ 15:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Second shooting in Marbella in just 24 hours as man, 26, is found shot in the leg

A SECOND Marbella shooting in just 24 hours occurred last night when a man, aged 26 years old, was found shot in the leg. Emergency

4 Dec, 2025 @ 10:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

How ‘respectable’ lawyers and bank directors helped Malaga brothels launder millions while women were forced to work 24 hours a day

A BROTHEL gang enslaving women to work 24 hours a day in Malaga managed to build a multimillion-euro operation that relied on white-collar professionals to

3 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Manilva weekend crime spree: five arrested over serious break-in at vehicle depot and another in Sabinillas

MANILVA’S Policia Local have arrested half a dozen criminals this weekend after intervening in incidents. Five of these arrests were made at a municipal judicial

3 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Irish Gaelic Football star cleared of attempted murder after glassing man outside Valencia bar

AN IRISH man has been cleared of attempted homicide after hitting a man with a glass outside a Valencia bar on Christmas Day, 2022. Gerard

3 Dec, 2025 @ 11:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

New Costa del Sol sex horror : Two men arrested for drugging and assaulting woman on Sabinillas beach

A YOUNG woman woke up naked and half-conscious on Sabinillas beach after allegedly being drugged and sexually assaulted. It sparked a major Guardia Civil investigation

2 Dec, 2025 @ 18:09

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

‘She was happy and never bullied’: Father calls ‘suicides’ of two teens found hanging from trees in Andalucia ‘the perfect murder’

THE father of one of two teenage girls found dead in a suspected double suicide in Andalucia has cast doubt over the official hypothesis, instead

2 Dec, 2025 @ 13:34

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Shock in Malaga as men who ‘lured girl out of disco to take turns raping her’ had targeted other women previously

THREE men have been jailed after allegedly luring an 18-year-old girl out of a disco and then taking turns to rape her in a nearby

2 Dec, 2025 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Anti-ageing cream heist with €500k of cosmetics stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca

Anti-ageing cream heist as €500k of cosmetics are stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca

FIVE people have been arrested after nearly €500k of anti-ageing cream was stolen from a lorry in Alicante while the driver was asleep. The shipment

2 Dec, 2025 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm ‘best in Europe’ coffee shop and a bar are busted for selling drugs in city’s tourist zone

A BENIDORM coffee shop and a bar have been raided for selling drugs in the tourist area of the city. Six people have been arrested

1 Dec, 2025 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident

THE family of a Welsh holidaymaker who claim he died in Benidorm as a result of foul play has revealed new evidence to back their

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Shock as two nuns are arrested for flogging priceless works of art from their monastery in northern Spain

TWO former nuns have been arrested in northern Spain after priceless works of art from their rebel monastery were spotted on-sale in an antiques market.

1 Dec, 2025 @ 14:31

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Neo-Nazi terror group The Base is trying to get foothold in Spain – to ‘bring down liberal democracy’ from its stronghold in Russia

A VIOLENT neo-Nazi terror group banned throughout the western world has targeted Spain for expansion. A three-man cell has been accused of preparing for attacks

1 Dec, 2025 @ 13:58

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Two Italian mafia members wanted for extortion, murder, and kidnapping are arrested in Spain

WATCH: Two Italian mafia mobsters wanted for extortion, murder, and kidnapping are arrested in Spain

TWO members of a notorious Italian mafia gang have been arrested in Spain by the Policia Nacional. The fugitives were wanted for an array of

28 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Horror in Andalucia as man ‘murders girlfriend for trying to leave him’ 24 hours after widespread protests for International Day Against Gender Violence

A SMALL town in Malaga has been rocked by the murder of a young woman by her partner – just 24 hours on from huge

28 Nov, 2025 @ 13:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Terrified Alicante woman paid €13k to ‘priestess’ who threatened to put a curse on her family

AN ALICANTE woman paid €13,000 to a priestess who threatened a curse on her family if she stopped making payments to help her sick husband.

28 Nov, 2025 @ 13:12

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police seize two tons of cocaine in Valencia shipped in from Ecuador- hidden in fruit crates

AUTHORITIES have seized two tons of cocaine that arrived at the port of Valencia within a cargo of fruit from Ecuador. The drugs had been

27 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Corruption deepens in Andalucia: New ‘masks’ scandal in Almeria now linked to narco gang with Barcelona port police on the payroll

A PROBE into dodgy Covid contracts in Andalucia has exploded into a full-blown corruption storm after investigators uncovered alleged links to a narco gang using

27 Nov, 2025 @ 14:57

Almeria·Andalucia·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Politics

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from victim- leaving trail of banknotes on the pavement

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from woman who won big in gaming salon – only to be tracked down from trail of banknotes he left behind

AN Alicante street thief was caught after snatching a bag containing €5,800 in cash and leaving a trail of banknotes strewn over the pavement. The

27 Nov, 2025 @ 11:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police search dental clinic after girl, 4, dies after being put under by anaesthetic and another child is hospitalised in Valencia

Tragedy in Valencia as girl, 6, dies while under anaesthetic ‘dental clinic staff not qualified to administer’

A DENTAL clinic in Alzira has been searched by the Policia Nacional after a girl, 6, died last Thursday after being put under anaesthetic. A

26 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia

WATCH: The sick array of whips and toys a child sex predator was arrested with after luring teenage girl from her home in northern Spain

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in La Rioja for grooming an underage girl via social media and then luring her away from home to

26 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Ryanair makes welcome changes to carry-on luggage size after bruising battle with Spain’s airports

Man who grabbed Ryanair worker’s neck, slammed her against glass counter and threatened to kill her over suitcase row at Costa Blanca airport is spared jail

A MAN who threatened to kill a Ryanair worker at Alicante-Elche airport over his oversized suitcase has been given a three-month prison term. The 40-year-old,

24 Nov, 2025 @ 11:48

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Crime & Law

‘Phone thief caught red-handed in Torremolinos internet cafe’ dies from cardiac arrest during police struggle

British youngster dies after ‘deliberate hit-and-run’ while riding bike in Spain’s Canary Islands

Weight-loss hunters trying to get Ozempic on the cheap are putting Gibraltar at the heart of a new black market with Spain

Devastation in Andalucia as boy, 4, is found dead on a beach – the mother and partner arrested

Tourist warning on the Costa del Sol as man ‘swipes keys from porter’s lodge and robs beachfront holiday flats’

Second shooting in Marbella in just 24 hours as man, 26, is found shot in the leg

How ‘respectable’ lawyers and bank directors helped Malaga brothels launder millions while women were forced to work 24 hours a day

Manilva weekend crime spree: five arrested over serious break-in at vehicle depot and another in Sabinillas

Irish Gaelic Football star cleared of attempted murder after glassing man outside Valencia bar

New Costa del Sol sex horror : Two men arrested for drugging and assaulting woman on Sabinillas beach

‘She was happy and never bullied’: Father calls ‘suicides’ of two teens found hanging from trees in Andalucia ‘the perfect murder’

Shock in Malaga as men who ‘lured girl out of disco to take turns raping her’ had targeted other women previously

Anti-ageing cream heist as €500k of cosmetics are stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca

Benidorm ‘best in Europe’ coffee shop and a bar are busted for selling drugs in city’s tourist zone

New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident

Shock as two nuns are arrested for flogging priceless works of art from their monastery in northern Spain

Neo-Nazi terror group The Base is trying to get foothold in Spain – to ‘bring down liberal democracy’ from its stronghold in Russia

WATCH: Two Italian mafia mobsters wanted for extortion, murder, and kidnapping are arrested in Spain

Horror in Andalucia as man ‘murders girlfriend for trying to leave him’ 24 hours after widespread protests for International Day Against Gender Violence

Terrified Alicante woman paid €13k to ‘priestess’ who threatened to put a curse on her family

WATCH: Police seize two tons of cocaine in Valencia shipped in from Ecuador- hidden in fruit crates

Corruption deepens in Andalucia: New ‘masks’ scandal in Almeria now linked to narco gang with Barcelona port police on the payroll

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from woman who won big in gaming salon – only to be tracked down from trail of banknotes he left behind

Tragedy in Valencia as girl, 6, dies while under anaesthetic ‘dental clinic staff not qualified to administer’

Man who grabbed Ryanair worker’s neck, slammed her against glass counter and threatened to kill her over suitcase row at Costa Blanca airport is spared jail

‘Phone thief caught red-handed in Torremolinos internet cafe’ dies from cardiac arrest during police struggle

The McGrail Report – Gibraltar is small and needs its best people regardless of affiliations, writes F Oliva

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘These are my top sight-seeing tips for Bilbao – including the wonderful Guggenheim Museum’

Legendary American architect behind Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum dies aged 96: Here’s how to best enjoy his masterpiece

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