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Man kills ex-wife in front of kids before slaying her mum and sister in shocking machismo killing in Spain

It has since been revealed the couple were going through divorce proceedings, however police said there were no records of domestic violence complaints

18 Sep, 2019 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Retired British couple with Alicante home to tell court ‘mystery businessman called Lee’ funded lavish lifestyle despite being arrested with €1 million worth of cocaine in suitcase on luxury cruise

A RETIRED British couple arrested with nearly €1 million worth of cocaine on a luxury cruise will claim a mystery ‘Jamaican businessman’ funded their lavish

17 Sep, 2019 @ 18:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain SLAM selfie-taking millennials after rescuing them from 20-metre high ‘suicide’ cliff edge

The operation reportedly lasted several minutes, before cops explained to the young daredevils why their actions were dangerous

17 Sep, 2019 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Respected fruit shop owner in Spain’s Malaga financed his jihadi wife’s mission to join terrorist group ISIS in Syria

The introverted and shy man owned and managed Super Verde on Calle Eugenio Gross in the capital

17 Sep, 2019 @ 12:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Iron bar wielding thugs storm Momento nightclub on Golden Mile in Spain’s Marbella

The attack lasted 10 minutes before the thugs fled the scene, hurling a smoke bomb behind them

17 Sep, 2019 @ 10:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Drug lord known as ‘Messi of Hashish’ brought down in Seville, with 6,000 kgs of drugs seized

Some 6,060 kilograms of hashish, five high-speed vessels - which have been valued at €1.5m - 17 stolen vehicles, a whopping €480,000 euros in cash,

16 Sep, 2019 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Three arrested after disfiguring the face of man they mistook to be someone else on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THREE men have been arrested after they mistook a man for someone else and beat him so bad his face was disfigured. The victim was

16 Sep, 2019 @ 09:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Moped thief rumbled after stealing and stripping almost 20 between Marbella and Malaga

POLICIA Nacional have arrested a Moroccan man accused of robbing or stripping almost 20 mopeds along the Costa del Sol. It comes after the suspect

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish man arrested after cutting woman’s shirt with scissors during bungled attempted robbery in Malaga

Passersby stopped the suspect in his tracks and alerted police

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Warning over cyber scam in Spain which claims to have recorded you masturbating to porn after hacking your webcam

THE Guardia Civil has sounded the alarm over a sex tape extortion scam in Spain. According to the police body, victims are sent an email

12 Sep, 2019 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead

Arson spree on the Costa del Sol forces up to 50 residents to flee their homes as 17 vehicles burnt out in single night

A 31-year-old man had to be treated in hospital because of the fire

11 Sep, 2019 @ 17:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Criminal gang who ram-raided phone shops across the Costa Blanca arrested after international police investigation

A MULTINATIONAL gang of 20 criminals have been arrested for ram-raiding 32 phone shops across the country. The targeted shops included Costa Blanca businesses in

10 Sep, 2019 @ 14:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police to get 20 new bulletproof vests and helmets in Costa del Sol’s Estepona

It comes after Estepona spent €500,000 on 14 new police motors in the last few years, including two camouflaged vehicles and four motorcycles

10 Sep, 2019 @ 12:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

FIND HER: Brazen thief steals British boy’s games console from busy restaurant table on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The father of the boy, Rob Goodey, shared the images of the thief appealing for anyone who may know her to come forward

10 Sep, 2019 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Three foreign men kidnap woman and bundle her into car in broad daylight in centre of Spain’s Sevilla

THREE men have been arrested after kidnapping a woman in broad daylight in Sevilla. The French, Portuguese and Algerian trio brazenly grabbed the woman and

9 Sep, 2019 @ 12:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

‘Murderer’ went to a bar after fatally stabbing pal in the heart in Marbella’s San Pedro

Paramedics could do nothing to save the victim

9 Sep, 2019 @ 07:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BUBBLE TROUBLE: Coca-Cola banned from selling Schweppes tonic in Spain after court ruling

The brand quickly became a market leader, with a 54.8% share, and experienced a strong increase in sales as the popularity of gin and tonic

8 Sep, 2019 @ 11:11

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Wanted wedding planner Dana Twidale who ‘cheated happy couples of thousands’ spotted sunbathing in Benidorm swimming pool

A DISGRACED wedding planner wanted by Humberside Police has been spotted ‘sunning herself’ in a Benidorm swimming pool. Dana Twidale, believed to be 42, was

7 Sep, 2019 @ 08:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman arrested over three Costa del Sol wildfires RELEASED on €10,000 bail in Spain’s Marbella

Police consulted two witnesses who both claimed they saw the woman in the affected areas when the fires broke out

6 Sep, 2019 @ 19:17

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Alleged trickster caught conning Costa Blanca bar with €50 note trick

AN alleged conman has been caught tricking a Costa Blanca bar with the ‘bait and switch’ method. CCTV at the Artesano cafe and juice bar

6 Sep, 2019 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

TO BOLDLY STOW: Six British people arrested with tonne of cocaine on Spanish boat named ‘Bold’

A gang of six UK drugs traffickers have been arrested by Spanish and British police

6 Sep, 2019 @ 13:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Mallorca

Mum shot dead with shotgun on Spain’s Costa del Sol before police arrest her ‘schizophrenic’ son

At age 14 the man is believed to have obtained a weapons license and had several firearms in the house

6 Sep, 2019 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Former Man United midfielder in court as Spain’s first major match-fixing trial gets underway

Ander Herrera was among the 42 defendants charged over a suspect match in 2011 between Real Zaragoza and Levante

4 Sep, 2019 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF posing as a charity worker has stolen a brand new iPhone X from a Brit expat while she was dining in a Costa

4 Sep, 2019 @ 14:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Rooftop marijuana farm busted thanks to cameras covering Spain’s Vuelta España

The suspicious crop caught the eyes of viewers who tipped off the Mossos d’Esquadra

4 Sep, 2019 @ 11:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

‘I KILL YOU’: Shouts suspected drug smuggler as he unloads hash on popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The ordeal took place in broad daylight in a public spot, with several beach-goers visible in frame only a matter of metres away

4 Sep, 2019 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Man kills ex-wife in front of kids before slaying her mum and sister in shocking machismo killing in Spain

Retired British couple with Alicante home to tell court ‘mystery businessman called Lee’ funded lavish lifestyle despite being arrested with €1 million worth of cocaine in suitcase on luxury cruise

Police in Spain SLAM selfie-taking millennials after rescuing them from 20-metre high ‘suicide’ cliff edge

Respected fruit shop owner in Spain’s Malaga financed his jihadi wife’s mission to join terrorist group ISIS in Syria

Iron bar wielding thugs storm Momento nightclub on Golden Mile in Spain’s Marbella

Drug lord known as ‘Messi of Hashish’ brought down in Seville, with 6,000 kgs of drugs seized

Three arrested after disfiguring the face of man they mistook to be someone else on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Moped thief rumbled after stealing and stripping almost 20 between Marbella and Malaga

Spanish man arrested after cutting woman’s shirt with scissors during bungled attempted robbery in Malaga

Warning over cyber scam in Spain which claims to have recorded you masturbating to porn after hacking your webcam

Arson spree on the Costa del Sol forces up to 50 residents to flee their homes as 17 vehicles burnt out in single night

WATCH: Criminal gang who ram-raided phone shops across the Costa Blanca arrested after international police investigation

Police to get 20 new bulletproof vests and helmets in Costa del Sol’s Estepona

FIND HER: Brazen thief steals British boy’s games console from busy restaurant table on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Three foreign men kidnap woman and bundle her into car in broad daylight in centre of Spain’s Sevilla

‘Murderer’ went to a bar after fatally stabbing pal in the heart in Marbella’s San Pedro

BUBBLE TROUBLE: Coca-Cola banned from selling Schweppes tonic in Spain after court ruling

Wanted wedding planner Dana Twidale who ‘cheated happy couples of thousands’ spotted sunbathing in Benidorm swimming pool

Woman arrested over three Costa del Sol wildfires RELEASED on €10,000 bail in Spain’s Marbella

WATCH: Alleged trickster caught conning Costa Blanca bar with €50 note trick

TO BOLDLY STOW: Six British people arrested with tonne of cocaine on Spanish boat named ‘Bold’

Mum shot dead with shotgun on Spain’s Costa del Sol before police arrest her ‘schizophrenic’ son

Former Man United midfielder in court as Spain’s first major match-fixing trial gets underway

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Rooftop marijuana farm busted thanks to cameras covering Spain’s Vuelta España

‘I KILL YOU’: Shouts suspected drug smuggler as he unloads hash on popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Here comes the calima: Fabled ‘blood rain’ is on its way to Spain with Saharan dust cloud set to sweep in over the weekend

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez forced into extraordinary denial after political rivals spread heart disease conspiracy

Spain’s first total solar eclipse in 100 years is coming – is YOUR home in the path of totality?

BREAKING: 4.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tenerife just days after 6,000 mini-tremors underneath Mount Teide sparked eruption fears

Affordable homes scandal erupts in Alicante as wealthy son of local politician snaps up flat meant for struggling families