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Horrified patients witness fatal stabbing of nurse by ex-boyfriend at medical centre in Spain

A 65-YEAR-OLD nurse died in Castellon General Hospital on Monday after her former boyfriend stabbed her at the Benicassim Health Centre. The 70-year-old assailant has

16 Feb, 2026 @ 17:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Mystery solved after human skull found in Malaga drain identified as 59-year-old man who disappeared during Covid pandemic

THE baffling case of a skull found in a Malaga drain has finally been cracked after investigators identified the man behind the chilling discovery. The

12 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British expats arrested for operating pirate IPTV network out of their Costa Blanca home

TWO British nationals have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for running a pirate IPTV operation out of their Alicante home. The Brits, aged 50

12 Feb, 2026 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: How huge narco network used cars with secret compartments to smuggle tonnes of cocaine from Andalucia to Madrid

A MAJOR cocaine trafficking network in Spain hid vast quantities of drugs inside specially adapted vehicles with secret compartments capable of carrying up to 160

12 Feb, 2026 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Entire hotel on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers 'from Middle East' hijack resort in €3m fraud

The Hotel Vistamar on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers ‘from Middle East’ hijack resort in €3m fraud

SIX people alleged to have illegally taken over Benalmadena’s Vistamar hotel- defrauding the owner of around €3 million- have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.

11 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police find massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters inside Costa Blanca house

Massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters found inside Costa Blanca house

A BIG stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters has been discovered by the Guardia Civil inside a Torrevieja house. A 45-year-old man has been

11 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

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

Angry passenger head-butted and broke teeth of female Ryanair worker during excess luggage dispute at airport in Spain

Passenger head-butts and breaks teeth of female Ryanair worker after she told him his luggage was too big

A PASSENGER assaulted a female Ryanair employeer at Palma de Mallorca in a dispute over the weight of his luggage. The male attacker from South

10 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British man arrested for pre-Christmas killing of fellow countryman on Spain's Costa Blanca

British man arrested for pre-Christmas killing of fellow Brit, 29, on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been arrested and jailed for the fatal Costa Blanca shooting of a fellow countryman on December 21 last year. The 29-year-old

9 Feb, 2026 @ 10:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Thieves made special journey to steal 26 V-16 emergency lights in one night from parked cars in Costa Blanca town

Thieves steal over two dozen V-16 emergency lights in one night from parked cars in Costa Blanca town

THREE people have been arrested for stealing 26 V-16 emergency lights from parked cars in San Vicente del Raspeig. The trio made a special 30

6 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

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

Spain’s corrupt police chief ‘helped smuggle 58 tonnes of cocaine worth €2 billion’ while head of the Economic Crimes unit

FORMER head of Spain’s UDEF anti-money laundering unit helped a criminal network smuggle at least 58,000 kilos of cocaine into Spain, making more than €30

6 Feb, 2026 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Father live-streamed sex assaults on underage daughter in Spain with seedy subscribers paying in crypto coins

Depraved father live-streams sex assaults on underage daughter in Spain while seedy subscribers paid in crypto to watch

A MADRID man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for live-streaming sex assaults that he committed on his underage daughter. Perverts who wanted to

6 Feb, 2026 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Two members of violent luxury watch robbery gang operating in Spain are arrested and jailed in the UK

Police swoop on luxury watch thieves in the UK over string of thefts worth half a million in Mallorca and Ibiza

TWO members of a luxury watch theft gang operating in the Balearic Islands last summer have been arrested in the UK and jailed. A third

4 Feb, 2026 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Kindergarden owner in Spain is arrested for allegedly hitting and locking up children

THE owner of a Valencia province nursery has been arrested for allegedly hitting and locking up children. Staff at the Algemesi facility handed over videos

2 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Home invasion crew nabbed after €200,000 loot bust on Costa del sol

A GANG behind a string of high-value home burglaries has been jailed after selling thousands of euros’ worth of stolen goods through a Malaga jewellery

2 Feb, 2026 @ 14:08

Costa del Sol·crime·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Walking sticks and wiretaps: Fake elderly gang linked to €200k theft spree across Spain

A CRIMINAL gang who disguised themselves as elderly and disabled people are suspected of carrying out a string of high-value thefts across Spain, police have

30 Jan, 2026 @ 14:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

TWO people have been arrested in Benidorm after a car carrying a 580-gram slab of cocaine was intercepted at a police checkpoint. Two Ukrainians aged

29 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Seedy bar owner in Spain installed bathroom spy cameras which downloaded customer images to his computer

A VALENCIA area bar owner has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for illegally snooping on customers via two cameras installed in the bathrooms. An

28 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fear of new Brit gangland murder as ‘prominent’ Liverpool fugitive vanishes from Costa Blanca following string of shootings

A 28-YEAR-OLD British man has vanished in the southern Costa Blanca after a series of gang-related incidents involving expats. The missing fugitive with a UK

26 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Assassins waited until 'Brit finished playing football' before gunning him down and then torching the getaway car on Spain's Costa del Sol

Father ‘confesses’ to killing boy, 13, who was playing video games with his son as police keep ‘open mind’ in Spain

A 48-YEAR-OLD man has confessed to the murder of a boy, 13, who was playing video games with his son in Sueca(Valencia province). The incident

26 Jan, 2026 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Drug mule who swallowed a kilo of heroin is arrested at airport in Spain

Amsterdam drug mule gets busted at airport in Spain with a kilo of heroin in a 100 separate bags in his stomach

A DRUG mule who flew from Amsterdam to Valencia swallowed over 1.1 kilos of heroin in a failed bid to evade authorities. The 37-year-old man

23 Jan, 2026 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Fuengirola horror: Mute son ‘witnessed brother murder father and stab mother in the eyes before leaping to his death’

NEW details have emerged regarding the tragic events in Fuengirola on Thursday, where a 36-year-old is reported to have killed his father and left his

23 Jan, 2026 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police arrest Swedish mafia gang members who held man hostage for three days on Costa Blanca

WATCH: Police arrest Swedish mafia gang members who held ‘millionaire’ hostage in Spain- but are freed after victim said they were ‘friends’

FOUR members of a Swedish mafia gang called ‘Dalen’ have been arrested but subsequently released after holding a Norwegian man hostage for nearly three days

22 Jan, 2026 @ 11:34

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Fake cigarette factory raided with €3m of products set for black market sales in Spain

AUTHORITIES have shut down an illegal Alicante province cigarette factory and seized materials worth over €3 million. Two men aged 22 and 51 have been

21 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

OnlyFans model and wife of John George murder suspect faces manslaughter charge after Brit, 54 dies in Costa Blanca car crash

MADISON Smyth, the wife of the alleged killer of John George, is being investigated for manslaughter after rear-ending a car in the Alicante area which

21 Jan, 2026 @ 11:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Valencia far-right Vox councillor faces three years in prison for posting hate messages on social media

Vox councillor in Valencia faces three years in prison for posting racist hate messages on social media

A VALENCIA Vox party councillor could be jailed for up to three years if convicted of posting hate messages via social media. Prosecutors have demanded

20 Jan, 2026 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics·Valencia

Julio Iglesias lawyer wants sex abuse complaints thrown out because courts in Spain have ‘no jurisdiction’

JULIO Iglesias’ lawyer wants authorities to dismiss a complaint from two ex-employees alleging sexual misconduct against the veteran singer. Papers were filed on Monday to

19 Jan, 2026 @ 18:00

Celebrity·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Horrified patients witness fatal stabbing of nurse by ex-boyfriend at medical centre in Spain

Mystery solved after human skull found in Malaga drain identified as 59-year-old man who disappeared during Covid pandemic

British expats arrested for operating pirate IPTV network out of their Costa Blanca home

WATCH: How huge narco network used cars with secret compartments to smuggle tonnes of cocaine from Andalucia to Madrid

The Hotel Vistamar on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers ‘from Middle East’ hijack resort in €3m fraud

Massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters found inside Costa Blanca house

Passenger head-butts and breaks teeth of female Ryanair worker after she told him his luggage was too big

British man arrested for pre-Christmas killing of fellow Brit, 29, on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Thieves steal over two dozen V-16 emergency lights in one night from parked cars in Costa Blanca town

Spain’s corrupt police chief ‘helped smuggle 58 tonnes of cocaine worth €2 billion’ while head of the Economic Crimes unit

Depraved father live-streams sex assaults on underage daughter in Spain while seedy subscribers paid in crypto to watch

Police swoop on luxury watch thieves in the UK over string of thefts worth half a million in Mallorca and Ibiza

Kindergarden owner in Spain is arrested for allegedly hitting and locking up children

Home invasion crew nabbed after €200,000 loot bust on Costa del sol

Walking sticks and wiretaps: Fake elderly gang linked to €200k theft spree across Spain

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

Seedy bar owner in Spain installed bathroom spy cameras which downloaded customer images to his computer

Fear of new Brit gangland murder as ‘prominent’ Liverpool fugitive vanishes from Costa Blanca following string of shootings

Father ‘confesses’ to killing boy, 13, who was playing video games with his son as police keep ‘open mind’ in Spain

Amsterdam drug mule gets busted at airport in Spain with a kilo of heroin in a 100 separate bags in his stomach

Fuengirola horror: Mute son ‘witnessed brother murder father and stab mother in the eyes before leaping to his death’

WATCH: Police arrest Swedish mafia gang members who held ‘millionaire’ hostage in Spain- but are freed after victim said they were ‘friends’

Fake cigarette factory raided with €3m of products set for black market sales in Spain

OnlyFans model and wife of John George murder suspect faces manslaughter charge after Brit, 54 dies in Costa Blanca car crash

Julio Iglesias lawyer wants sex abuse complaints thrown out because courts in Spain have ‘no jurisdiction’

There’s a new unlikely star of Spanish cuisine coming out of Galicia – and it isn’t a talented new chef

Horrified patients witness fatal stabbing of nurse by ex-boyfriend at medical centre in Spain

Residents evacuated from rain-soaked Grazalema given green light to return as landslide risk subsides

Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella

Spain’s new sovereign wealth fund will pay for up to 15,000 new affordable rental homes each year