Police in Spain’s Valencia arrest beggar for killing bar owner who would not give him money
A 47-year-old man died from multiple stab wounds in a Valencia street on Friday morning as he was about to open his bar Several witnesses
Thieving farmer pinches tractor parked outside Alicante area motor repair shop in Spain
POLICE in Alcoy have arrested a 33-year-old man who stole a tractor parked outside a motor repair shop and drove it to his farm. The
Kamikaze motorist drives 12 kilometres down wrong side of Murcia motorway in Spain
A drunk driver caused mayhem on a Murcia region motorway after travelling for 12 kilometres on the wrong carriageway. The 72-year-old man was lucky not
Shakira faces eight years in prison if convicted of tax dodging in Spain
POP star Shakira could be jailed for eight years if she’s convicted of tax dodging. Barcelona prosecutors also want her to be fined almost €24
Costa Blanca real estate agency operated pyramid-style swindle conning €5 million out of clients in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has arrested three people and are investigating three others over a massive real estate scam. The agency, Grupo Lorelai, operated out of
Man tries to smuggle in big cocaine stash in suitcase at Spain’s Valencia Airport
A Peruvian man has been arrested at Valencia Airport for drug trafficking after a suitcase search revealed he was trying to smuggle in almost 13
Benidorm and Pamplona romance scammers in Spain conned money out of women looking for love
TWO romance scammers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional and charged with defrauding victims across Europe of over €20,000. The men, of Nigerian nationality,
Hundreds of previously unreported Catholic Church sex abuse cases uncovered in Spain
A solicitor running an internal Catholic Church probe into sex abuse says he’s received news about hundreds of previously unreported cases since starting his inquiry
Neymar and two ex-Barcelona presidents face fraud trial in Spain this October
FOOTBALL star Neymar will go on trial this October over financial irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona from the Brazilian club Santos. The 30-year-old Paris
Shakira refuses to cut €14.5 million tax deal with prosecutors in Spain
POP star Shakira has refused a settlement offer to end her long-running tax fraud battle with authorities in Spain. Prosecutors offered a deal over €14.5
Irish gang netted over €2 million in one year through asphalt scam across Spain
AN Irish gang ripped off businesses and public bodies across Spain by laying down poor quality asphalt surfaces but charging for a vastly superior product.
EXPLAINER: How €680 million of Junta de Andalucia cash was embezzled in ERE scandal, Spain’s biggest EVER public money corruption case
OVER €25,000 per month on cocaine, €400,000 for a fake chicken farm and thousands on bottomless gin and tonics
Andalucia’s ex-president and corrupt Socialist cronies face jail over massive fraud scandal after appeal rejected by Spain’s Supreme Court.
Spain’s top court has upheld convictions for 16 former top officials from Andalucia’s Socialist party in one of the biggest fraud scandals to hit Spain’s
EXPLAINED: When and how to make a ‘denuncia’ in Spain
Victoria Wright of ALBA Consultas explains what you need to know about filing a denuncia in Spain
Man stabs six dogs, killing one of them, after breaking into Valencia area property in Spain
A man, 32, is being investigated by the Valencia Guardia Civil over a brutal attack on six hunting dogs in Benaguacil. He potentially faces animal
Teenagers arrested for recording video of couple having sex in toilet cubicle in Valencia area nightclub in Spain
TWO men, aged 18 and 19, have been arrested for recording a video of two people having sex in a toilet cubicle at a Gandia
Dog owners ordered to carry poop bags and to clear up urine in Valencia area town in Spain
BURJASSOT council in Valencia Province has declared war on dog owners who allow their pets to foul public areas without clearing up their mess. A
Enraged nightclub bouncer beats up and stabs ‘annoying’ customer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante nightclub bouncer has been arrested for causing serious injury to an ‘annoying’ customer in the port area of the city. The Policia Nacional
Beekeepers try to swindle insurers out of €96,000 over bogus bee hive robberies in Spain’s Valencia area
TWO beekeepers made a fake €96,000 insurance claim by saying 1,200 bee hives had been stolen from their Ontinyent farm in Valencia Province. A father
Woman reports drugged up VTC driver over sexual assault in Madrid
A WOMAN reported being sexually assaulted by a private taxi app driver who was subsequently found to be driving while on drugs. The unnamed woman
Benidorm fraudsters sell bogus concert tickets to customers across Spain in identity theft ruse
POLICE have arrested two Benidorm fraudsters, aged 21 and 23, who sold fake concert and festival tickets via a prominent social media network as a
British tourist faces fine for setting off fireworks in high-risk fire zone on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British tourist faces a fine of up to €750 for setting off fireworks next to a high-risk fire area on the Costa Blanca. Javea’s
Elderly driver hits child and drags police officer along road amidst chaotic scenes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 75-year-old motorist caused chaos in Elche after hitting a child and then trying to drive off with a police officer clutching the driver’s door.
British tourist fined for exposing himself to teenage girl at Mallorca hotel pool in Spain
A British man, 50, has been fined €960 for exposing himself to a 17-year-old girl at a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The man appeared before
Outrage over ‘horror’ video showing bull suffering during fiesta in Albarracin, northeastern Spain
Each summer in towns and villages across Spain, fiestas take place involving local townsfolk, many focusing on bullfighting activities. But the latest video to provoke
Irishman among three arrested over Marbella nightclub shooting on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Three people are in police custody over their involvement in a row that led to a shootout in a nightclub in Marbella on Spain’s Costa