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British ‘gang boss’ arrested for murder in Spain is wanted for 29 crimes and could face 100 years in prison

POLICE in Tenerife have arrested a man wanted by Scottish authorities for 29 crimes, including murder. Authorities think the 35-year-old fugitive, thought to be from

4 Jan, 2019 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead

DEAD BODY washes up on tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol (WARNING: distressing image)

THE rotting corpse of an unidentified man has been found on the beach of Calahonda de Mijas this morning. At 8:15am the Guardia Civil got

4 Jan, 2019 @ 14:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

70% Amazon staff at largest warehouse in Spain strike ahead of Three Kings Day

AMAZON workers at their Madrid warehouse have gone on strike ahead of the Three Kings Day. Staff walked out yesterday as part of a long

4 Jan, 2019 @ 13:35

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead

16 arrested in southern Spain for building ILLEGAL luxury drug compound with high walls and swimming pools

POLICE have arrested 16 people who illegally built 14 luxury villas with swimming pools in La Linea. Investigators believe the 11,000 square metre estate in

4 Jan, 2019 @ 11:48

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain tourism hotspot could cancel tax for British tourists amid Brexit fears

BRITISH tourists could be exempt from paying ‘VAT’ in the Canary Islands in a bid to battle Brexit. President of the Spanish islands Fernando Clavijo

3 Jan, 2019 @ 19:21

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

CLOSE CURTAIN CALL: Costa del Sol pensioner cheats death as curtain stops bullet in ‘submachine gun’ shootout

A WOMAN in Malaga has cheated death after her curtain stopped a bullet in a New Year’s Day gun battle. Paquita, a 79-year-old widow, was

3 Jan, 2019 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

63 YEARS: Paedophile in pope’s inner circle who lived in Spain protected by ‘mafia’ Vatican for seven decades

SINCE 1943 the Vatican hid documents on the paedophilia of a top Catholic priest, it has been revealed. Marcial Maciel, who founded the Legionaries of

3 Jan, 2019 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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 woman suffers brain damage and skull fractures after 25-metre cliff plunge in Mallorca on New Year’s Day

A BRITISH woman has suffered brain damage and skull fractures after falling 25m from a Mallorca cliff at around 3:00am on New Year’s Day. The

2 Jan, 2019 @ 10:21

Lead·Mallorca·Other News

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

Rio Sport is at the very peak of ski technology in the Sierra Nevada

THE Sanchez del Rio family have been working on the slopes for well over five decades. First in Australia and more recently in Spain their

1 Jan, 2019 @ 13:36

Entertainment·Granada·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: David Hasselhoff spotted partying for NYE on Spain’s Costa del Sol

DAVID Hasselhoff has been spotted partying on the Costa del Sol. The Baywatch star was seen hanging out with pals at an exclusive Marbella hotspot.

31 Dec, 2018 @ 23:58

Celebrity·Lead

Learn the slopes with Sierra Nevada’s dedicated English ski school

WANT to find the cream of British skiing talent in the Sierra Nevada? Well look no further than seminal Crescendo bar at the foot of

31 Dec, 2018 @ 13:33

Entertainment·Granada·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

The Sierra Nevada is fast becoming a natural haven for Spain’s top snowboarders

LOCALS boast of its cream snow. So it is no wonder the Sierra Nevada is a Mecca for thrill-seeking snowboarders, who come in their droves

30 Dec, 2018 @ 13:07

Entertainment·Granada·Lead

Sunbathe and quit smoking to reduce MS risk in Spain’s Malaga say leading doctors

LACK of Vitamin D and smoking are among the leading causes behind a surge in multiple sclerosis cases in the Malaga region, say local doctors.

30 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

BEAST FROM THE EAST: Andalucia’s Christmas chestnut crops DESTROYED by wasp from China

SWEET chestnut harvests in Andalucia have been decimated by insects from the Far East this Christmas. The chestnut gall wasp from China is thought to

30 Dec, 2018 @ 12:30

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

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

OVERHAUL: Law changes give communities in Spain power to ban new tourist blocks from their area

THE government has granted neighbours powers to limit the expansion of tourist renters in their building. Following the success of rental platforms like Airbnb, the

30 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Lead·Property

ORANGE and YELLOW weather alerts for Costa del Sol as 80km/h winds and four metre waves expected

PARTS of Andalucia are on orange and yellow alert today as Spain’s weather agency AEMET predict strong weather across the coast. AEMET have forecast 80km/h

30 Dec, 2018 @ 09:27

Environment·Lead

STRIKE: 300 Madrid airport workers walk out until New Year after company refuses them warm clothes for winter

AROUND 300 Madrid airport workers have gone on strike because it is too cold, placing thousands of British holidaymakers in jeopardy. As New Year arrives,

29 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

After Lavapies was crowned Spain’s coolest neighbourhood here are the top 10 other hip hoods worth a visit

EVERY city in Spain has its colourful neighbourhoods whose rhythms move according to the culture and customs of their inhabitants. Lavapies in Madrid – recently

29 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Almeria·Barcelona·Cadiz·Cordoba·Entertainment·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Opinion·Sevilla·Travel News

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

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British ‘gang boss’ arrested for murder in Spain is wanted for 29 crimes and could face 100 years in prison

DEAD BODY washes up on tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol (WARNING: distressing image)

70% Amazon staff at largest warehouse in Spain strike ahead of Three Kings Day

16 arrested in southern Spain for building ILLEGAL luxury drug compound with high walls and swimming pools

Spain tourism hotspot could cancel tax for British tourists amid Brexit fears

CLOSE CURTAIN CALL: Costa del Sol pensioner cheats death as curtain stops bullet in ‘submachine gun’ shootout

63 YEARS: Paedophile in pope’s inner circle who lived in Spain protected by ‘mafia’ Vatican for seven decades

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 woman suffers brain damage and skull fractures after 25-metre cliff plunge in Mallorca on New Year’s Day

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

Rio Sport is at the very peak of ski technology in the Sierra Nevada

EXCLUSIVE: David Hasselhoff spotted partying for NYE on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Learn the slopes with Sierra Nevada’s dedicated English ski school

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

The Sierra Nevada is fast becoming a natural haven for Spain’s top snowboarders

Sunbathe and quit smoking to reduce MS risk in Spain’s Malaga say leading doctors

BEAST FROM THE EAST: Andalucia’s Christmas chestnut crops DESTROYED by wasp from China

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)

OVERHAUL: Law changes give communities in Spain power to ban new tourist blocks from their area

ORANGE and YELLOW weather alerts for Costa del Sol as 80km/h winds and four metre waves expected

STRIKE: 300 Madrid airport workers walk out until New Year after company refuses them warm clothes for winter

After Lavapies was crowned Spain’s coolest neighbourhood here are the top 10 other hip hoods worth a visit

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

Two children die in Costa del Sol apartment fire after blaze forces midnight evacuation

EXCL: Notorious Costa Blanca advisor leaves expats with fines and debt after failing to pass on tens of thousands in tax payments

Marbella mayor’s son fights court order to seize villa in €230,000 Mocromafia money laundering probe

Free special sunglasses are being handed out in Malaga ahead of next month’s solar eclipse

Filling up a car in Spain to cost €5-€10 more within weeks as Middle East oil crisis reignites

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