Five arrested in Alicante for online villa rental fraud that netted €250,000
FIVE have been arrested in Spain’s Alicante after conning holidaymakers via fake villa rental websites to the tune of €250,000. The fraudsters reeled in victims
16-year-old son caught driving drunk dad home in Spain’s Elche – both face charges
A FATHER and son are facing charges in Elche after Guardia Civil caught the 16-year-old minor behind the wheel next to his horrendously drunk dad.
Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga for allegedly defrauding his elderly neighbour who he helped care for
A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Malaga province for allegedly defrauding his elderly neighbour who he helped care for.
Six men going on trial in Spain’s Malaga for killing a man who supposedly stole their rooster used for illegal cock fights
SIX men will be going on trial tomorrow in Malaga province, for the murder of a man who had supposedly stolen their rooster.
EXPLAINER: How to use the law in Spain against online trolls
IT is hard to accept that the internet, from which we derive so much benefit, should be so densely populated by individuals (‘trolls’) who deliberately
MADDIE EXCLUSIVE: DNA clues destroyed by Brits in McCann case as Portuguese media finally takes shambolic police investigation to task
A BRITISH expat has admitted to unwittingly destroying all DNA evidence linked to a home Maddie McCann suspect Christian Brueckner rented for years on the
WATCH: Grenade launcher and other weapons of war seized as ‘largest’ arms smuggling racket dismantled – arrests in 15 Spanish provinces
WEAPONS of war, explosives and firearms have been seized in a nationwide swoop with 21 arrests. Policia Nacional worked with a number of other law
23 goldfinches released into wild by Guardia Civil after arrest of two trappers in Spain’s Torrevieja
TWO men have been arrested for illegally capturing goldfinch birds in the San Miguel de Salinas area. Guardia Civil agents from Torrevieja stopped the men’s
Guardia Civil arrests man in Spain’s Andalucia for creating fake identity in order to threaten Mayor
THE Guardia Civil has been investigating a man in Andalucia for creating a fake identity in order to threaten the Mayor of his town.
Two arrested for scamming €143,000 from small-scale orange farmers in Spain’s Alicante
TWO men have been arrested for scamming small-scale Costa Blanca fruit farmers to the tune of €143,000. The con involved the duo buttering up a
Pregnant €20,000 horse stabbed and dismembered in Spain’s Malaga
A PREGNANT horse has been killed and dismembered in a shocking attack in Malaga. Police are investigating the gruesome crime that took place yesterday on
British man and Spaniards carrying hash and cocaine arrested at Marbella police roadblocks as drug crime returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol
A BRITISH national and two Spaniards have been arrested in Marbella after being caught with hash and cocaine. The trio, who are understood to have
WATCH: Drug kingpin known as ‘Messi of hash’ arrested while eating lunch with family in Spain’s Andalucia
THE boss of one of Andalucia’s biggest drug gangs, known as the ‘Messi of hashish’, has been arrested. Named only as ‘Jesus H’, police arrested
LGBTQ: Spanish Government to create law protecting transgender people in Spain
THE Spanish Government has pledged to create a law protecting transgender people. “This Government supports the people of the LGTBI collective with all its letters,”
‘SPAIN’S GEORGE FLOYD’: Video of young black man’s death in custody at hands of SIX officers sparks outrage
A LEAKED video showing the death of an 18-year-old Moroccan teenager in care has raised questions over Spain’s youth detention system. The family of Iliass
Missing British tourist found ‘safe and well’ after vanishing from Spain’s Costa del Sol
A MISSING British tourist has been found safe and well on the Costa del Sol. Juaad Arif, 23, from Manchester, was last seen on June
Police arrest four people in Spain’s Malaga over a homophobic attack that sent a man to hospital
FOUR people have been arrested in Malaga over a homophobic attack.
Notorious high-end Spanish criminal arrested on Costa del Sol
A WELL known high-end Spanish criminal has been arrested on the Costa del Sol.
Two railway staff struck off for hurling passenger down stairs at Spanish train station after he refused to wear mask
A PAIR of station guards have been struck off for throwing a commuter down some stairs after he wouldn’t put a mask on. The unidentified
Nearly 9,000 people arrested in Spain for gender violence crimes during state of alarm
NEARLY 9,000 people in Spain have been arrested for gender violence crimes during the state of alarm.
Drink-fuelled brawls erupt on streets of Spain’s Mallorca as island enters ‘the new normal’
The violence comes as the island enters a 'new normality' after the ending of Spain's state of alarm
EXCLUSIVE: Former friend of Maddie suspect Christian B spent months with him in Spain’s Andalucia and believes he’s guilty
A DANGEROUS paedophile linked to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann spent long periods of time in southern Spain, the Olive Press can reveal. Convicted rapist
Former soldier arrested after shooting at pictures of politicians in Spain’s Malaga
A FORMER soldier, who now works as a taxi driver in Malaga has been arrested for shooting at pictures of politicians.
British expats shocked as ‘traffickers’ dump drugs and jet skis on beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol while locals ‘threatened with death’
BRITISH expats have been left shocked by a suspected drug drop outside their Costa del Sol homes last night. Bales of hash and an abandoned
Spanish judge turns to UK to investigate destruction of card stolen from Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias’ former adviser
The investigation is key in determining if Iglesias deliberately manipulated and disabled the card
Spanish website ordered to pay €1,200 compensation to former PP councillor on Spain’s Costa del Sol for slanderous comments on their post
A FORMER councillor on the Costa del Sol has won a Supreme Court case against a social news website for slander.