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French fugitive who threw Molotov cocktail-style devices at tourists is arrested on Costa Blanca

A MAN who fled French justice after being given a life sentence for homicide, arson, blackmail and extortion has been arrested in Alicante. Policia Nacional

31 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Belgians caught with 20 kilos of marijuana stuffed in their suitcases at Valencia Airport

TWO Belgian men were caught trying to smuggle 20 kilos of marijuana onto a Frankfurt-bound flight at Valencia Airport. The narcotics had been stuffed into

30 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Thief causes concern by stealing 30 foreign car number plates within a week in Costa Blanca tourist town

A MAN stole 30 foreign car number plates in a week in Denia, causing concern amongst residents and tourists. The thief, 56, targetted plates from

29 Aug, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police investigate after bloodied body is found on beach near popular natural park in Spain’s Almeria

A YOUNG man has been found dead on a beach in Almeria province, sparking a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The body

29 Aug, 2025 @ 16:18

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Tommy Robinson avoids charge over alleged St Pancras assault – hours before far-right activist fled to Spain

TOMMY Robinson will not face charges over assault allegations that led the British far-right extremist to flee the UK for the Spanish island of Tenerife,

29 Aug, 2025 @ 12:43

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Man remanded in custody for allegedly setting six forest fires in Spain’s Malaga province

A SUSPECTED serial arsonist has been remanded in custody after allegedly setting six forest fires across Malaga this summer. The man was caught in the

29 Aug, 2025 @ 10:30

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘Frail old lady’, 81, arrested for ‘burgling tourist apartments in central Malaga while guests were out sightseeing’

SHE looks like your nan, but don’t let the walking stick fool you – a frail-looking pensioner was actually a seasoned sneak-thief. In a plot

29 Aug, 2025 @ 09:15

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Transgender woman arrested in Madrid for allegedly groping teenage boy while ‘offering to perform a sex act on him’

A TRANSGENDER woman has been arrested in the Madrid area after an alleged sexual assault on a boy, 15, and offering to perform oral sex

29 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Squatters spark outrage by calling police on three burglars trying to break into 'their' home in Malaga town

Manhunt for jealous ex-convict who killed man who had affair with his wife when he was jailed in Spain

A JEALOUS ex-prisoner shot dead a man in his Valencia area home after finding out he had an affair with his wife when he was

29 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Mayor’s dog found poisoned after local bullfight event in Spain’s Huelva cancelled

By Alessio Ghirlanda THE dog of an Andalusian mayor was fatally poisoned in what the official denounced as retaliation for cancelling a local ‘bull’ run.

28 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Animals·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel

A FRENCH fugitive on the run for nine years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a Benidorm hotel. The 33-year-old man had no

28 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Irish tourist left in serious condition after brutal bottle attack in Spanish party hotspot Magaluf

A YOUNG Irish tourist is fighting for his life after falling victim to a brutal late-night bottle attack on the streets of party hotspot Magaluf.

28 Aug, 2025 @ 11:42

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Assassins waited until 'Brit finished playing football' before gunning him down and then torching the getaway car on Spain's Costa del Sol

‘Healer’ arrested in Spain’s Pontevedra for ‘curing’ women with intimate romps

A self-styled healer in rural Galicia has been arrested after allegedly telling patients they needed to have intimate relations with him to be cured. The

28 Aug, 2025 @ 10:15

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Migrant smugglers spent €1m on high-speed boats to run €7k per head journeys to Spain

14 PEOPLE have been arrested for running a migrant smuggling gang running high-speed boat transits between Algeria and Spain- charging up to €7,000 per passenger.

27 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Mother spots and helps arrest albino sex attacker who groped her daughter as he rode the train in Malaga

A MOTHER spotted a man who inappropriately touched her daughter on Malaga area train a week earlier and had him arrested by police. The underage

27 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

'Massive' ransom demanded after massive cyberattack paralyses council's computer and phone network in Costa Blanca city

‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city

A CYBERATTACK has paralysed Elche City Council’s computer network and telephones since Monday. The hackers have allegedly demanded a ‘massive’ ransom for them to restore

27 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

SPAIN IN FLAMES: Police arrest 48 for arson and 16 regions declared disaster zones

SPAIN’S countryside is still burning – and police say arsonists are to blame for many of the wildfires that tore through forests, farmland and homes,

27 Aug, 2025 @ 10:10

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Blaze on the Costa de Sol due to Irish expat feud – Torremolinos bar owner was stabbed just days before thugs torched his bar

A VIOLENT feud within the Costa del Sol’s Irish community is at the heart of a devastating blaze which ripped through a strip of pubs

26 Aug, 2025 @ 20:07

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Video

Serial sex attacker who ‘dressed up as a police officer to approach and assault six women’ arrested in Valencia

A SERIAL rapist who posed as a Guardia Civil officer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The man, 33, assaulted six women

26 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Gold chain thief is bitten by victim and then captured by chasing pedestrians in Spain's Mallorca

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

THE theft of a gold chain turned into a disaster for a man who was bitten by his victim and then chased down by eye-witnesses

26 Aug, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Nightclub manager shoves customer who suffers fatal fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SANTA Pola nightclub manager has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for reckless homicide after pushing a customer to the ground who then died.

26 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: 150 exotic animals held in ‘private’ zoo are rescued by police in Spain

A PRIVATE zoo with 150 exotic animals has been closed down in the Valencia region. 50 different species- some in danger of extinction- were kept

26 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Polish gangster wanted for murder arrested in upmarket Costa del Sol town: Narcos sent drugs between Spain and Krakow

A POLISH fugitive described by Europol as a ‘High Value Target’ has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benhavis on the Costa del Sol.

26 Aug, 2025 @ 12:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman stabbed as she fights off teenage robber who followed her home on Spain's Costa Blanca

Woman, 58, stabbed as she fights off teenage robber who followed her home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TEENAGER trailed a woman home from a supermarket before knifing her during a bungled robbery in her Torrevieja doorway. The victim, 58, resisted the

25 Aug, 2025 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police arrest ‘zimmerframe bandit’: Elderly local man targeted tourists arriving at Mallorca airport

AN elderly man has been arrested following a spate of thefts at Son Sant Joan airport this summer. Police forces from Policia Nacional worked with

25 Aug, 2025 @ 11:03

Balearic Islands·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Tarifa wildfires update: Lighter found in ashes of devastating blaze that forced evacuation of over 2,000 people from campsites and beach resorts

AN investigation into the wildfires that devastated swathes of forestland in Tarifa last week has identified a used lighter among the burnt ashes left by

22 Aug, 2025 @ 16:24

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

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French fugitive who threw Molotov cocktail-style devices at tourists is arrested on Costa Blanca

Belgians caught with 20 kilos of marijuana stuffed in their suitcases at Valencia Airport

Thief causes concern by stealing 30 foreign car number plates within a week in Costa Blanca tourist town

Police investigate after bloodied body is found on beach near popular natural park in Spain’s Almeria

Tommy Robinson avoids charge over alleged St Pancras assault – hours before far-right activist fled to Spain

Man remanded in custody for allegedly setting six forest fires in Spain’s Malaga province

‘Frail old lady’, 81, arrested for ‘burgling tourist apartments in central Malaga while guests were out sightseeing’

Transgender woman arrested in Madrid for allegedly groping teenage boy while ‘offering to perform a sex act on him’

Manhunt for jealous ex-convict who killed man who had affair with his wife when he was jailed in Spain

Mayor’s dog found poisoned after local bullfight event in Spain’s Huelva cancelled

Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel

Irish tourist left in serious condition after brutal bottle attack in Spanish party hotspot Magaluf

‘Healer’ arrested in Spain’s Pontevedra for ‘curing’ women with intimate romps

Migrant smugglers spent €1m on high-speed boats to run €7k per head journeys to Spain

Mother spots and helps arrest albino sex attacker who groped her daughter as he rode the train in Malaga

‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city

SPAIN IN FLAMES: Police arrest 48 for arson and 16 regions declared disaster zones

EXCLUSIVE: Blaze on the Costa de Sol due to Irish expat feud – Torremolinos bar owner was stabbed just days before thugs torched his bar

Serial sex attacker who ‘dressed up as a police officer to approach and assault six women’ arrested in Valencia

Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca

Nightclub manager shoves customer who suffers fatal fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: 150 exotic animals held in ‘private’ zoo are rescued by police in Spain

Polish gangster wanted for murder arrested in upmarket Costa del Sol town: Narcos sent drugs between Spain and Krakow

Woman, 58, stabbed as she fights off teenage robber who followed her home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police arrest ‘zimmerframe bandit’: Elderly local man targeted tourists arriving at Mallorca airport

Tarifa wildfires update: Lighter found in ashes of devastating blaze that forced evacuation of over 2,000 people from campsites and beach resorts

Real Madrid ‘sack’ coach Xabi Alonso and replace him with reserve team boss Alvaro Arbeloa

Spain’s singing legend Julio Iglesias in shocking sex abuse allegations involving domestic staff

Mourning declared in Andalucian town after motorcyclist, 34, is killed slamming into a deer

Revealed: The Spanish locations that feature in the return of the BBC’s glamorous spy drama The Night Manager

Good news for British retirees in Spain as state pension to increase nearly 5% – but there’s a catch