Companies which dumped brine into Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon are fined €2.3million
SIX companies and farmers have been stung with €2.3 million of fines for polluting the Mar Menor lagoon in the Murcia region. The Ministry of
Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash
A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm’s streets. The 33-year-old man has
British expat, 23, ‘kills baby and seriously injures others’ after ‘driving onto the pavement while high on drugs and booze’ at popular resort in Spain
A BRITISH expat is under investigation after allegedly mowing down a baby and five other people while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Prosecutors in Spain’s Madrid open tax fraud probe into partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso
PUBLIC prosecutors in Madrid have opened a court probe into the activities of the partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso. Alberto Gonzalez Amador is
Irish ‘crime lord’ Daniel Kinahan recommended to be charged with murder of brother of Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch in gang war that started on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE Irish police have recommended that notorious Irish mafia boss Daniel Kinahan be charged with the 2016 gangland murder of the brother of rival crime
‘Biological remains’ were found in Madrid flat of missing US expat Ana Maria Knezevich, as sixth week of disappearance approaches
SOURCES close to the investigation into the disappearance on February 2 of US expat Ana Maria Knezevich say that they found ‘biological remains’ in her
Nurse in Spain is kicked so hard in the testicles he dies – as figures show attacks on doctors are soaring
DOCTORS are continuing to endure a rising number of physical and verbal assaults in Spain according to figures from the Spanish Medical Association(OMC). The worrying
‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed
THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not be
Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CLEANING lady supplied two burglars with security alarm code numbers to ease their task of robbing Alicante homes and shops. The trio- in their
Home viewers of pirated La Liga soccer matches can now be fined individually in Spain
A LANDMARK ruling by a Barcelona judge means that home viewers of pirated feeds of La Liga football matches could be fined. The order of
Police in Spain’s Caceres find body in hunt for missing 79-year-old lottery winner
THE Guardia Civil located a body on Friday during the ongoing hunt for Vicente Sanchez, a 79-year-old man from a municipality in Caceres province who
Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest five men in Marbella on suspicion of group sexual assault of 26-year-old woman
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have arrested five men on suspicion of the group sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman in Marbella. The detentions came after she
Guns, 23 cellphones, cryptocurrency, and €500 notes: What police found in the house of Koldo Garcia, the man at the centre of the Covid mask corruption scandal that has rocked Spain’s Socialist government
POLICE investigators made some startling discoveries when they searched the home of Koldo Garcia, the former right-hand man of ex-Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos and
Man jailed after body of Norwegian expat who died from adverse reaction to drugs was dumped on Torremolinos street in Spain
A 33-year-old man has been arrested and jailed over the death of a Norwegian woman whose body was found on a Torremolinos street last September.
Madrid airport workers busted for stealing jewellery, bags, phones, cameras, and even a violin from passenger suitcases in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has busted a group of Madrid airport employees for stealing valuables from luggage with a value of over €120,000. 16 employees of
Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF who robbed 37 Costa Blanca bars and restaurants met his match when three Javea residents spotted him jumping the fence of a house
Travel warning for ‘unruly’ British tourists in Spain: Mayor of popular resort vows to crackdown on ‘yobbish’ behaviour
TOUGHER penalties have been promised against drunken tourists and criminal behaviour in the Playa de Palma area of Mallorca. Palma mayor, Jaime Martinez, made the
Police swoop on people uploading child pornography to the ‘cloud’ from Spain
SEVEN people have been arrested across Spain by the Policia Nacional for accessing and storing child pornography. Four other suspects are still being investigated. Details
Spain’s public prosecutor wants nearly five-year jail term for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti over tax fraud accusations
THE Madrid public prosecutor is calling for Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti to be given nearly five years in jail over tax fraud claims. Sources
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defends government’s actions over ongoing Covid mask scandal
SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sought to defend his government’s actions today, in the midst of the first corruption scandal to hit his government
Jealous ex-husband who placed a GPS tracker on the car of his ex-wife’s new lover is arrested in Spain
A JEALOUS ex-husband has been arrested for putting a GPS tracker on a car belonging to his former partner’s new boyfriend. The 44-year-old man from
Thieves loot building destroyed by tragic Valencia fire: Police make multiple arrests
TWO men have been arrested for looting the building complex destroyed by fire in Valencia on February 28. The Algerian nationals, aged 23 and 51,
Property ‘scam’ latest in Spain: Three arrests after buyers in Andalucia and Murcia paid up to €55,000 for homes that will NEVER be built
THREE people have been arrested in Malaga for scamming around 1,200 clients who paid up to €55,000 for homes that will never be built. The
Ana Knezevich latest: Everything we know about missing US expat, 40, who vanished from Spain’s Madrid a MONTH ago
Can you help us find Ana? Email: tips@theolivepress.es EVERYTHING you need to know about Ana Knezevich Henao, US expat who went missing from Madrid over
Spanish woman who was gang-raped in India is given just €11,000 in compensation – as she vows to ‘try and forget’ the ordeal
A SPANISH citizen who was beaten and gang-raped by seven men in India has been given compensation of just €11,000 by the authorities in the
IPTV crackdown in Spain: First-ever sentence for pirate TV sees company fined €670,000 and its employees up to €7,000 each
A PONTEVEDRA court has become the first in Spain to convict a company for proving pirate television services by selling decoders. Engel Systems S.L and