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There was a time when wearing a face mask got you 100 lashes during carnival celebrations in Spain

WEARING masks has been part of carnival celebrations for centuries. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, mask-wearing is inevitably widespread in Carnaval celebrations this week

25 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read

Jealous paranoid boyfriend jailed for 32 years after brutally abusing and torturing woman in Spain’s Valencia region

A man has been jailed for 32 years after putting his girlfriend through three months of extreme abuse at their home in Castellon in the

25 Feb, 2022 @ 17:57

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Serial Robbers Plunder Costa Blanca Bars And Restaurants In Spain

Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines

TWO men who robbed six bars and restaurants in the Villajoyosa area of the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The duo,

25 Feb, 2022 @ 15:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Massive cocaine haul discovered among pineapples in Alhaurin De La Torre on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional seized some 750 kilos of cocaine hidden among a container of pineapples in the Alhaurin de la Torre, in Spain’s Malaga. The

25 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga has five times fewer Covid hospital admissions than a year ago

Racist drunk threatens to kill female hospital doctor in Spain’s Valencia

A drunk man threatened to kill a doctor in a Valencia hospital emergency department and uttered racist insults against her. The 34-year-old man was suffering

25 Feb, 2022 @ 12:03

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Sneaky pervert hides mobile phone to record bathroom videos of girlfriend’s daughter in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Orihuela man allegedly made bathroom videos of his partner’s daughter after hiding a mobile phone in a shoe. The Spaniard, 52, has been arrested

24 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alcala la Real killer transferred into solitary confinement at Jaen prison after biting officers in violent attack

A PRISONER lashed out and bit prison guards at a jail in Jaen after being told to return to his cell on Wednesday afternoon. The

24 Feb, 2022 @ 14:16

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Other News

Bogus email demands 'immediate' €850 tuition fee payment from parents in Spain's Valencia

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

24 Feb, 2022 @ 11:50

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

LATEST: Mystery mummified corpse found in holiday home on Spain’s Costa del Sol is a woman

POLICE have confirmed that the body found in a ‘mummified state’ within a homemade coffin in an apartment in Duquesa outside Manilva on Spain’s Costa

23 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

MUST READ: British ‘narco’ baron Brian Charrington jailed after Costa Blanca cocaine smuggling retrial in Spain

BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has been found guilty and jailed for almost 11 years for smuggling cocaine into a Costa Blanca marina in 2013.

23 Feb, 2022 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Homophobic Child Mob Attacks Teacher In Secondary School Showdown In Spain's Valencia

Homophobic child mob attacks teacher on secondary school playground in Spain’s Valencia

AT least a dozen children have been expelled by a Valencia Province secondary school after a homophobic mob attack on a teacher. The expulsions have

23 Feb, 2022 @ 16:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

People smuggling boat service between Spain's Murcia and Algeria is stopped before picking up first passengers

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.

23 Feb, 2022 @ 15:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Flickr Ballet Rehearsal, Edgar Degas, 1873, The Fogg Art Museum

Theives steal two artworks by Edgar Degas from private villa in Spain’s Galicia

POLICE are investigating the alleged theft of two priceless Edgar Degas paintings from a private villa in Galicia. The two paintings, which are part of

23 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Dangerous 'slimming pills' containing deadly amphetamines are sold across Spain

Dangerous ‘slimming pills’ containing deadly amphetamines sold illegally across Spain

A criminal gang sold slimming pills across Spain that contained potentially deadly amphetamines. Over 7,000 pills were seized and five people have been arrested at

23 Feb, 2022 @ 14:33

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Gang 'short Circuited' Gaming Machines With Screwdrivers For Big Payouts In Costa Blanca And Murcia Areas Of Spain

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

23 Feb, 2022 @ 13:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Torrevieja

Man faces prison sentence for kicking cat that was underneath car on Costa Blanca street in Spain

AN Alicante man has been arrested for animal abuse after injuring a cat that was under his car. Eyewitnesses saw the Spaniard, 29, approach his

23 Feb, 2022 @ 12:40

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Chinese national arrested for hospitalising suspected thief at a Bazar in Spain’s Valencia

A CHINESE national has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a thief at a Bazar in Spain’s Valencia city. The shop worker discovered a pair of

23 Feb, 2022 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Three minors vandalise 5,000-year-old cave paintings in Spain’s Ciudad Real

THREE under-18s were found responsible for vandalising ancient cave paintings at La Rendija, in Ciudad Real, in mid January. Guardia Civil located the three suspects

22 Feb, 2022 @ 21:30

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Valencia records fastest-growing crime rate of Spain’s major cities

VALENCIA city registered 53,358 crimes throughout last year – around 146 crimes a day. The crime rate rose 36.3% in Valencia between 2020-2021, which made

22 Feb, 2022 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fake luxury-branded handbags and materials with €1 million retail value seized from clandestine factory in Spain’s Andalucia

A two-year operation to bring down a counterfeit luxury-branded handbag manufacturer has produced three arrests in the Andalucia region. The Policia Nacional visited seven addresses

22 Feb, 2022 @ 20:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Two robbers accused of stealing almost €100,000 in spate of heists targeting industrial buildings in Malaga

TWO robbers have been accused of fleecing around €100,000 in a spate of heists involving breaking in through the roofs of buildings in Malaga. The arrests come

22 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Woman sexually assaulted in car after man approached her for cigarette light in Sevilla

A MAN, 28, has been arrested in connection with attempting to rape a young woman in her car in Sevilla. The incident took place at around

22 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Independence Protest Due To The Visit Of The President Of The Spanish Government To Barcelona, Spain 21 Jun 2021

Two police officers on trial for sex crimes against holidaymaker on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A PAIR of Estepona police officers accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl and forcing her to consume cocaine are to stand trial One officer

22 Feb, 2022 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man arrested over hit and run in Spain’s Almeria

TWO people were hospitalised after a hit and run in Spain’s Almeria. A motorcyclist and their passenger were mowed down on February 5 after a

22 Feb, 2022 @ 16:15

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Man charged over alleged strangulation of partner in Spain’s Malaga

A YOUNG woman was left for dead after she was allegedly strangled by her partner in Malaga. The woman’s partner is due to appear in

22 Feb, 2022 @ 15:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Drug dealers abandon rooster in burning vehicle on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drug dealers abandon rooster in burning car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EMERGENCY services discovered a rooster in a crashed and burning car abandoned by drug dealers in the Postiguet beach area of Alicante. The two men

22 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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There was a time when wearing a face mask got you 100 lashes during carnival celebrations in Spain

Jealous paranoid boyfriend jailed for 32 years after brutally abusing and torturing woman in Spain’s Valencia region

Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines

Massive cocaine haul discovered among pineapples in Alhaurin De La Torre on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Racist drunk threatens to kill female hospital doctor in Spain’s Valencia

Sneaky pervert hides mobile phone to record bathroom videos of girlfriend’s daughter in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alcala la Real killer transferred into solitary confinement at Jaen prison after biting officers in violent attack

Cybercriminals in Spain’s Costa Blanca area send bogus text message to steal €23,000 from bank account

LATEST: Mystery mummified corpse found in holiday home on Spain’s Costa del Sol is a woman

MUST READ: British ‘narco’ baron Brian Charrington jailed after Costa Blanca cocaine smuggling retrial in Spain

Homophobic child mob attacks teacher on secondary school playground in Spain’s Valencia

People smuggling boat service between Spain’s Murcia and Algeria intercepted before picking up first passengers

Theives steal two artworks by Edgar Degas from private villa in Spain’s Galicia

Dangerous ‘slimming pills’ containing deadly amphetamines sold illegally across Spain

Gang ‘short-circuited’ gaming machines with screwdrivers for jackpot wins in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Man faces prison sentence for kicking cat that was underneath car on Costa Blanca street in Spain

Chinese national arrested for hospitalising suspected thief at a Bazar in Spain’s Valencia

Three minors vandalise 5,000-year-old cave paintings in Spain’s Ciudad Real

Valencia records fastest-growing crime rate of Spain’s major cities

Fake luxury-branded handbags and materials with €1 million retail value seized from clandestine factory in Spain’s Andalucia

Two robbers accused of stealing almost €100,000 in spate of heists targeting industrial buildings in Malaga

Woman sexually assaulted in car after man approached her for cigarette light in Sevilla

Two police officers on trial for sex crimes against holidaymaker on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Man arrested over hit and run in Spain’s Almeria

Man charged over alleged strangulation of partner in Spain’s Malaga

Drug dealers abandon rooster in burning car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain paves the way for 310 square-km offshore wind farm as close as 25km from the Costa del Sol shore

Spain’s TENTH named storm arrives: Pedro will bring winds of up to 110km/h – and more insurance claims

Spain’s La Liga is offering a €50 reward to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

Leaked police report claims Spanish government is ‘massively underestimating’ scale of new migrant amnesty plan with up to 1.35 million applying