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Two members of Spain's notorious 'Wolf Pack' sex attackers have their sentences reduced

Judges in Spain let ‘Wolf Pack rapists’ roam free after delaying 9-year sentence for brutal sex attack

THE infamous gang behind the sex attack that rocked Spain has been spared prison. Three of Spain’s top judges made the ruling after the five

3 Jan, 2019 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Sevilla

Driver in Spain’s Ibiza tests positive for ALL DRUGS in NYE breathalyser revelation

IBIZA police have arrested a driver who tested positive for all drugs when breathalysed on New Year’s Day. Roadside tests revealed the 31-year-old man had

2 Jan, 2019 @ 20:01

Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist in Spain killed in head-on car crash on ‘death alley’ road hours after flying to Alicante with family

A BRITISH woman has been killed in a car crash hours into her holiday, while her partner is in a coma and her daughter is seriously injured. Thought to be from Bedfordshire and in her 60s, the

2 Jan, 2019 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead

British family of grandma in coma SLAM insurers forcing them to pay €5800 to fly her home after brain haemorrhage in Spain

THE British family of a grandma in a coma have slammed their insurers after being made to pay almost €6000 to fly her home. Patricia Reid,

31 Dec, 2018 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Swiss-Spanish man arrested on suspicion of beheading and stabbing to death backpacker pair in Morocco

MOROCCAN authorities have detained a Swiss-Spanish national in connection with the brutal killing of two Scandinavian backpackers. Maren Ueland, 28 from Norway and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen,

30 Dec, 2018 @ 21:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Man STABBED to death and thrown under moving car in Spain’s Malaga this morning

POLICE are investigating the death of a man in Malaga after he was stabbed several times. The victim, believed to be between 35 and 40

30 Dec, 2018 @ 11:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Hunter in Spain throws injured fox through air and repeatedly STAMPS on its head (WARNING: distressing images)

SHOCKING images have shown a Spanish hunter chase a fox and then smile to the camera after he stamps on its head. The hunter, in

30 Dec, 2018 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Nature

300 mainly African migrants dock in Spain after a week at sea saw them refused entry by Italy and Malta

A BOAT carrying 300 migrants docked in Spain this morning after being refused entry twice into Europe. Operated by Spanish charity NGO Proactiva Open Arms,

28 Dec, 2018 @ 17:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

XMAS BUST: Police in two sleepy Andalucia towns arrest 4 as 1000 cannabis plants and six cars seized this week

POLICE in two Andalucia towns have made huge drug busts over Christmas, arresting four people this week. In Manilva and Alhaurín El Grande, Guardia Civil officers

27 Dec, 2018 @ 14:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Costa del Sol man held over attempted murder of teen who he rammed with car after Christmas club row

A TEENAGER on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been left in a critical condition after he was deliberately hit by a car on Christmas Eve.

27 Dec, 2018 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

TRAGIC: Louisa and Maren were both students who loved travelling

PURE EVIL: Backpackers beheaded and stabbed to death in Morocco before video shared online in ISIS inspired attack

The attack has shocked the north African country, a popular holiday destination for expats and locals in southern Spain and one of the more liberal

21 Dec, 2018 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead

One tonne of cocaine found hidden in avocados on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The haul, with a street value of around €160 million, was found in a warehouse in Velez-Malaga earlier this month

20 Dec, 2018 @ 15:50

Crime & Law·Lead

REVEALED: How foreigners are responsible for 95% of mafia murders and which day you’re most likely to be murdered in Spain

If you have killed someone, you’re more likely to be male, with men carrying out 89% of all murders

19 Dec, 2018 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Protest planned after dog shot and killed on the street by police in Spain (WARNING: Distressing images)

Sota was shot by cops in Barcelona yesterday while its owner was being arrested

19 Dec, 2018 @ 18:19

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Criminal gang ‘cloning expats’ car keys’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol with gadgets bought from China

One British expat had €2,500 worth of speakers and equipment stolen from his van, despite NO signs of a break in

19 Dec, 2018 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British expat pensioners from southern Spain caged AGAIN after allegedly trying to smuggle €2 million cocaine haul on cruise ship

The pair were arrested in Norway 10 years ago when they were found to be hiding drugs again

17 Dec, 2018 @ 19:31

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: ‘Narco terrorists’ BOMB Marbella carwash and are then arrested in Sweden

POLICE have arrested three Swedish men who set off two bombs in Marbella and Benahavis. Spain’s Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional worked with the Swedish

14 Dec, 2018 @ 14:17

Crime & Law·Lead

Body found in hunt for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged in Spain before missing flight home

A BODY has been found in the search for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged just two days before catching his flight home.

13 Dec, 2018 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

REVEALED: What’s really behind the surge in ‘narco terrorism’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol as record €100 million cash and 40 tonnes of drugs seized

Udyco has cost the illegal drug trafficking economy €100 million in 2018

12 Dec, 2018 @ 15:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police free pregnant teen sold by parents for €8,000 to Romanian family in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE have freed a pregnant teen who was sold by her parents to a Romanian family in Andalucia. The 16-year-old’s mum and dad flogged her

11 Dec, 2018 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Commissioner Espino with Pres of Balearic Gov Armengol

Gender violence a top priority for New Police Commissioner of the Balearics

THE NEW Police Commissioner of the Balearic Islands took office this week with a pledge to crack down on domestic abuse and gender violence. The

11 Dec, 2018 @ 17:03

Crime & Law·Health·Mallorca

Kinahan mafia member who plunged to death from Marbella hotel balcony ‘took his own life’, police say

POLICE believe the Irish mafia member who plunged to his death in Marbella took his own life. Michael Cumberton, 30, a prominent member of the

11 Dec, 2018 @ 16:40

Crime & Law·Lead

DRUG BUST: Civil servant who led multi-million euro drug empire between Spain’s Costa del Sol and Morocco one of 57 arrested

The town hall worker imported 62 tonnes of hash a year to the Costa del Sol

10 Dec, 2018 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Leading Irish Kinahan mafia member falls to death from Marbella hotel in ‘accident’

AN Irish mafia member has been found dead in Marbella after falling from a hotel balcony. Michael Cumberton, a prominent member of the Kinahan cartel,

9 Dec, 2018 @ 16:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain SLAMMED by US official for making ‘no effort’ to return Nazi-looted art from WW2

US official adviser Stuart E Eizenstat slammed Spain for 'taking no steps' to fulfill the principles

8 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Desperate wife of British expat who mysteriously vanished from Costa del Sol FOUR days ago reveals more details as search continues

Donald Wright, who has not been seen since Monday, has been ‘under a lot of stress at the moment’ and left his mobile phone behind

7 Dec, 2018 @ 12:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Judges in Spain let ‘Wolf Pack rapists’ roam free after delaying 9-year sentence for brutal sex attack

Driver in Spain’s Ibiza tests positive for ALL DRUGS in NYE breathalyser revelation

British tourist in Spain killed in head-on car crash on ‘death alley’ road hours after flying to Alicante with family

British family of grandma in coma SLAM insurers forcing them to pay €5800 to fly her home after brain haemorrhage in Spain

Swiss-Spanish man arrested on suspicion of beheading and stabbing to death backpacker pair in Morocco

Man STABBED to death and thrown under moving car in Spain’s Malaga this morning

WATCH: Hunter in Spain throws injured fox through air and repeatedly STAMPS on its head (WARNING: distressing images)

300 mainly African migrants dock in Spain after a week at sea saw them refused entry by Italy and Malta

XMAS BUST: Police in two sleepy Andalucia towns arrest 4 as 1000 cannabis plants and six cars seized this week

Costa del Sol man held over attempted murder of teen who he rammed with car after Christmas club row

PURE EVIL: Backpackers beheaded and stabbed to death in Morocco before video shared online in ISIS inspired attack

One tonne of cocaine found hidden in avocados on Spain’s Costa del Sol

REVEALED: How foreigners are responsible for 95% of mafia murders and which day you’re most likely to be murdered in Spain

WATCH: Protest planned after dog shot and killed on the street by police in Spain (WARNING: Distressing images)

EXCLUSIVE: Criminal gang ‘cloning expats’ car keys’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol with gadgets bought from China

British expat pensioners from southern Spain caged AGAIN after allegedly trying to smuggle €2 million cocaine haul on cruise ship

WATCH: ‘Narco terrorists’ BOMB Marbella carwash and are then arrested in Sweden

Body found in hunt for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged in Spain before missing flight home

REVEALED: What’s really behind the surge in ‘narco terrorism’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol as record €100 million cash and 40 tonnes of drugs seized

Police free pregnant teen sold by parents for €8,000 to Romanian family in Spain’s Andalucia

Gender violence a top priority for New Police Commissioner of the Balearics

Kinahan mafia member who plunged to death from Marbella hotel balcony ‘took his own life’, police say

DRUG BUST: Civil servant who led multi-million euro drug empire between Spain’s Costa del Sol and Morocco one of 57 arrested

Leading Irish Kinahan mafia member falls to death from Marbella hotel in ‘accident’

Spain SLAMMED by US official for making ‘no effort’ to return Nazi-looted art from WW2

Desperate wife of British expat who mysteriously vanished from Costa del Sol FOUR days ago reveals more details as search continues

Two youngsters arrested for whacking a Barcelona metro guard with an extendable baton

First Christmas in Spain? These are the five most popular – and sometimes bizarre – festive traditions

Christmas in Cadiz left in the dark after heartless thieves strike in midnight raid

These hiking routes among Malaga’s snow-capped mountaintops are perfect for a Christmas escape -here’s what you need to know

Ozempic and other anti-diabetes drugs lead medicine spending in Spain’s health service