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Prostitute ring that threatened exploited women with voodoo to be tried in Malaga

The Provincial Court of Malaga will try four people for allegedly forcing Nigerian women into prostitution. The defendants, two men and two women, practised voodoo

3 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Infamous Teenage Hacker Arrested And Jailed By Court In Spain's Madrid

Infamous teenage hacker called ‘Alcasec’ jailed by court in Spain’s Madrid

THE NATIONAL COURT imprisoned a teenage cybercriminal on Monday for accessing a server where all documents related to criminal trials in Spain are kept. 19-year-old

3 Apr, 2023 @ 17:35

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Two Men Accused Of Killing British Businessman Are Bailed After Three Years Behind Bars In Spain's Andalucia

Two men accused of killing British businessman are bailed by court in Spain’s Andalucia

TWO MEN accused of the 2019 murder of a British businessman on the Costa del Sol have been bailed by a Fuengirola court. Aaron Asquith,

3 Apr, 2023 @ 16:08

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Spain’s most unusual Easter events

SEMANA Santa (Holy Week) is celebrated with great passion throughout Spain. Between April 2 and Easter Sunday on April 9, you can expect multiple processions

3 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Shakira jets out of Spain for ‘new home’ and sends fond farewell to Barcelona

SINGER Shakira has bid an emotional farewell to Spain and Barcelona after jetting out of the country on a private plane with sons Milan and

3 Apr, 2023 @ 13:19

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Lead

Vending Machine Thief Armed With Drill Caught In Special Police Operation In Spain's Valencia

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang scamming holidaymakers with adverts that were too good to be true

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has busted a gang that was allegedly scamming holidaymakers by offering fake accommodation, as part of an operation dubbed ‘Rent Scam’.

2 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Travel News

Where to eat and stay in Javea on the Costa Blanca

THERE is a quiet revolution going on in the charming back streets of Javea. Not content to count on its two Michelin-starred joints, BonAmb and

2 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Food & Drink·Lead

Officers from Ireland and Spain stage raids in Alicante to smash drug ring run by gangster Barry Young

IRISH police officers travelled to Spain this week to stage a series of raids in Alicante province, aimed at smashing a drug gang run by

2 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Did this Olive Press reporter just pull off the best April Fool’s prank on Spanish Twitter ever?

AS JAMIE Oliver found out when he put chorizo in paella, or The Times journalist Chris Haslam when he wrote a tongue-in-cheek column about how

2 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

Gibraltar man who choked, slapped and threatened to kill pregnant woman gets prison time

A GIBRALTAR man who choked and threatened to kill a pregnant woman was sentenced to eight months in prison. Imad El Haik Massaoud, 33, of

2 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

The Art of Finding Games That Suit Your Interests

Are you tired of playing the same old games and feeling like you’re not getting much out of them? Do you find yourself constantly searching

1 Apr, 2023 @ 21:41

Entertainment

Brave Generation Academy: The Revolutionary Approach to Education

A child should be given the opportunity to develop into the person they want to be, to learn what and how they want to learn,

1 Apr, 2023 @ 21:32

Education·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia police suspend much needed food distribution group

Police in Valencia interrupted a charity distributing freshly cooked meals to people in need after receiving a complaint from a neighbour on Wednesday, March 29.

1 Apr, 2023 @ 11:30

Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Britain’s most wanted female fugitive who spent nine years hiding out in Spain has her jail sentence doubled

BRITAIN’S former most wanted female fugitive, finally tracked down and arrested in a sleepy Catalan town last year, has had her jail sentence almost doubled

31 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Arsonists reponsible for 91 blazes in Asturias dubbed ‘fire terrorists’

AN incredible 91 fires have been set by arsonists in Northern Spain’s autonomous community of Asturias. It has been reported that 174 people from 39

31 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Asturias·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

World’s largest exhibition on the history of tattoos arrives in Spain’s Valencia

THE WORLD’S largest exhibition on the history of tattooing has opened at the CaixaForum Agora building within Valencia’s Arts and Sciences complex. ‘Tattoo. Art under

31 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

The true-life Galician tragedy that inspired hit Spanish movie ‘The Beasts’

THE 2022 Spanish film As Bestas, known in English as The Beasts, is a taught, almost unbearably tense thriller. It tells the story of a

31 Mar, 2023 @ 16:18

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

Loyalty rewarded: Honorary British Consul Mark Petrie awarded MBE

MARK Petrie moved to Spain when he was just 11 years old and opened his first business here in 1977. Today he counts on hundreds

31 Mar, 2023 @ 15:11

Alicante·Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Mini-heatwave ending this weekend in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Mini-heatwave suddenly ends this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

TEMPERATURES will plummet by at least ten degrees on Saturday to bring an abrupt end to a mini-heatwave in the Valencian Community. Thermometers have soared

31 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

In demand: Villas-Plots understand the property market conditions and can help you navigate the process of selling your home in Javea

ARE you considering selling your property in Javea? The recent changes in the way people live and work could make this an excellent time to

31 Mar, 2023 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Other News·Property

British tourist arrested for attempted murder after deliberately driving into two people on Spain's Mallorca

British tourist arrested for attempted murder after driving into two people on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist, 29, has been arrested in Magaluf for attempted murder after deliberately driving into two people he had argued with earlier on Thursday

31 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

British man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after stabbing customer in ‘English Zone’ bar argument

A British man has been arrested after stabbing a man he was arguing with at a Benidorm bar in the city’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday

31 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Kinahan gang member wishes to return to Spain when released from Dublin prison

A notorious Kinahan gang enforcer has told a court that he intends to return to Spain and start a new life once he is released

30 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British man accused of stabbing wife to death is jailed by court on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 69-YEAR-OLD British man has been jailed as investigations continue into Sunday’s killing of his wife at their Lomas de Cabo Roig urbanisation home on

30 Mar, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

‘The most energy efficient town hall in Spain’: Estepona City Council finally inaugurates its new €13m headquarters

ESTEPONA finally inaugurated its new €13 million architectural curiosity of a town hall this month. Its signature boast is an internal slide between the fourth

30 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga·Property

Irish man stabs fellow tourist in Benidorm holiday apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIGHT involving two Irish holidaymakers staying in a Benidorm tourist apartment ended up with one of them being stabbed and requiring hospital treatment. The

30 Mar, 2023 @ 16:46

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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