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EXCLUSIVE: Hotel Sisu boss slams Marbella mayor for ‘persecuting’ his British business after being forced to lay off FIFTY local staff

A BRITISH businessman has been forced to lay off 50 staff after he had his music licence suspended. The owner of Sisu hotel – which

16 Sep, 2017 @ 09:26

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Explosion on London underground confirmed as home-made terrorist bomb, ‘second bomb being deactivated’

A ‘BOMB’ which exploded on the London underground this morning is being treated as terrorism by police. Many commuters were injured after an explosion at

15 Sep, 2017 @ 11:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

‘I’LL KILL YOU ALL’: Briton cancels move to Spain after ‘maniac’ American expat ‘attacks his family with baseball bat’

They believed that the coast offered the dream start for their two children

14 Sep, 2017 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Sagrada Familia basilica evacuated as part of ‘anti-terror’ operation

Spanish police evacuated and cordoned off one of Barcelona's main tourist attractions as part of an anti-terrorist operation.

13 Sep, 2017 @ 10:34

Crime & Law·National News

Bodybuilders arrested as Spanish cops smash huge steroid and sports doping ring

Anabolic steroids, hormones and €180,000 seized in joint police raids

12 Sep, 2017 @ 18:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Drunk Brit put in chokehold by ‘hero’ on Ryanair flight from Spain

A 22-year-old man from Dagenham was arrested on suspicion of common assault and being drunk on an aircraft after the police were called.

12 Sep, 2017 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Several injured in Costa del Sol shooting, gunman may be on the run

FIVE people have been injured after a Costa del Sol shootout this morning. The attack broke out at 9am at an ‘alternative club’ in the

10 Sep, 2017 @ 17:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

FIVE year investigation into Spain’s biggest ever public money fraud scandal sees 275 people probed but NOT ONE charged

THE investigation into Spain’s biggest ever public money fraud, the ERE scandal, is now into its fifth year…but the authorities have yet to prosecute one

9 Sep, 2017 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Spanish troll to be charged for inciting gang rape of Ciudadanos leader on Facebook after calling her a ‘filthy b**ch’

The leader of Ciudadanos in Catalunia, Inés Arrimadas, has confirmed that she will press charges against a woman who wrote on Facebook that she wanted

9 Sep, 2017 @ 10:18

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Catalan leaders to be charged with ‘disobeying’ Madrid over independence referendum

A Catalan government spokesman has since insisted that the referendum will go ahead

7 Sep, 2017 @ 16:01

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

British family left stranded in Malaga after arriving to find their holiday villa doesn’t exist

Sheeba saw an advert for the villa, El Caprichio, on a Facebook group and made a last minute booking for a seven-night stay

7 Sep, 2017 @ 15:22

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

Marbella Airbnb nightmare for British girls who lost €1000 on ‘filthy’ apartment

Costa holiday begins with bust-up and robbery, leaving English couple 1000 euros out of pocket

7 Sep, 2017 @ 13:56

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

British mother and daughter accused of running multi-million euro holiday sickness scam in Spain

A BRITISH mother and her daughter are accused of leading a multi-million euro hotel food-poisoning scam on the island. Self professed ‘rich mum’ Debbie

7 Sep, 2017 @ 13:55

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Wheelchair-bound Brit saw Barcelona van killer run right past him on Las Ramblas as he fled terror scene

Mancunian dad felt like a 'prime target' as killer struck Catalan capital

7 Sep, 2017 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

ISIS terror cell broken up in nearby Morocco had violent attacks planned

SPANISH and Moroccan authorities have broken up an alleged extremist cell in Morocco. The six-member group, all of which were arrested, was actively training and

6 Sep, 2017 @ 10:01

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British expats arrested in massive drug swoop in Spanish resort worked for local clubs and a hairdressing salon

THE majority of British expats arrested in a massive drugs swoop in Magaluf worked as ‘on street PRs’ for local clubs and at a hairdressing

5 Sep, 2017 @ 15:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Well known Marbella lawyer ‘linked’ to Hotel Sisu grenade attack

A BRITISH-hotel has accused a local lawyer of involvement in a terrifying hand-grenade attack. The manager of Marbella’s Sisu hotel claims legal eagle Antonio Flores

4 Sep, 2017 @ 10:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Minor helps two men tie up and rape 52-year-old British expat in southern Spain

THREE men have been arrested after a British expat was beaten, tied up and raped during a shocking attempted robbery in southern Spain. The 52-year-old

31 Aug, 2017 @ 15:20

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British woman ‘raped by taxi driver’ in popular Costa del Sol area after he ‘took her to abandoned wasteland’

SPANISH police are investigating the alleged rape of a British tourist who claims a Costa del Sol taxi driver took her to an abandoned wasteland

30 Aug, 2017 @ 10:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Crime clan behind wave of Mallorca robberies nailed in ‘unprecedented’ police sting, say cops

Los Lobato gang thought to be behind 400 thefts worth €10 million

29 Aug, 2017 @ 16:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Manhunt for rape trio in Spain after young British woman ‘gang raped’ on popular tourist beach

SPANISH cops are hunting for three men after a British woman claims she was raped on a popular tourist beach. The 20-year-old is said to

28 Aug, 2017 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Barcelona attack death toll rises to 16 while more than 500,000 march in solidarity in Catalan capital

THE death toll from the Barcelona terror attacks rose to 16 on Sunday after a German woman died from her injuries. The deadly attacks in

28 Aug, 2017 @ 09:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Young girl ‘sexually assaulted and thrown off balcony’ in Marbella, 32-year-old man arrested

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a young girl off a balcony in Marbella. She is thought to have been pushed over

27 Aug, 2017 @ 13:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish cops bust HUGE international sex trafficking ring in Malaga

POLICIA Nacional have busted an international sex trafficking ring operating out of Malaga and Benidorm. Some 25 people were arrested yesterday, including a woman in

24 Aug, 2017 @ 13:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News