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Husband Slashes Wife S Face After Marriage Hits The Rocks On Spain S Costa Blanca

Husband slashes wife’s face with blade after she calls time on their marriage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE woman had her face slashed by a razor blade after telling her husband that their marriage was over. A 44-year-old Moroccan man was

25 Nov, 2020 @ 21:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man dies after shooting in Benissa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people have been arrested in Benissa on the northern Costa Blanca over the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man on Tuesday (November 24). The

25 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Jealous woman strangled her partner’s eight-year-old autistic foster son on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN got so jealous of the bond between her partner and his eight-year-old autistic foster son, that she killed the boy. An Alicante jury

24 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fresh Court Date For Benidorm Transexual Evidence Over Police Hate Crime Charges On Spain S Costa Blanca

Victim gets new Benidorm court date in police transphobia case on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A transgender woman will testify next month in a hate crime case involving two Benidorm police agents. In May, phone video footage went viral as

23 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Agitated man tries to flee in police car as he runs over two agents in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man tried to drive off in an Alicante police car which he reversed into two agents before it ended up in a wall. Police

23 Nov, 2020 @ 11:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Benidorm police raid shops selling thousands of fake items in British tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

EIGHT Benidorm traders in the resort’s Rincon de Loix area have been arrested for selling fake goods, including unapproved COVID-19 masks. The shop owners, based

20 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Aged Man In A Pajamas And Slippers Walks To A Toilet At Home In The Night

Sleepwalker claims he ‘does not remember’ sexually abusing girl in Spain’s Murcia City

A 41-year-old man has told the Policia Nacional in Murcia that he can’t remember abusing a girl because he is a sleepwalker. The victim, who

19 Nov, 2020 @ 14:23

Lead

Elderly Foreigners Targetted By Female Pickpockets On Spain S Costa Blanca

Elderly foreigners robbed in broad daylight by female pickpockets on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Romanian female pickpockets have been charged with 11 counts of fraud and theft in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca. The Guardia

19 Nov, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Men in ski masks ‘kidnap man in broad daylight’ in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN alleged kidnapping is being investigated in Estepona. A witness told Policia Nacional on Monday that he saw masked men force a man into a

18 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga

British fugitive fleeing assault charges is arrested in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man wanted by Essex police over serious assault charges has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The 34-year-old fugitive was detained by the

18 Nov, 2020 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

International Drugs Gang Used A Warehouse On Spain S Costa Blanca In Big Swiss Export Racket

Smell leads to downfall of international drugs gang exporting to Switzerland from Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STENCH of marijuana wafting out of an Alicante area warehouse has led to the downfall of a major drugs supply line to Switzerland. Drugs

17 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm Scammers Netted Over A 1 Million By Accessing Bank Accounts On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm scammers stole over €1 million by hijacking bank accounts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER €1 million was stolen from bank accounts in a major scam run by Benidorm-based internet fraudsters Four Spaniards aged between 34 and 71 have

16 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Family Loan Sharks Used Guns To Extort High Interest Repayments On Spain S Costa Blanca

Family of loan sharks used gun threats to extort high interest repayments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE loan sharks who threatened violence against debtors have been arrested in Benejuzar on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the trio, all members

16 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca

Young mother knifed to death in motiveless street assault on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HUNDREDS of people turned out on Saturday(November 14) for a minute’s silence in memory of a young mother who was stabbed to death in a

16 Nov, 2020 @ 11:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman ordered to pay back dead brother's pension that she claimed for 24 years in Spain's Valencia region

78-year-old woman ordered to repay 20 years of dead aunt’s pension in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRAUDSTER who took benefits belonging to her aunt who died in 1997 will have to pay it all back. An Alicante court ruled that

13 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

€150,000 ransom demand for two men kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca and driven south to Malaga area

FOUR MOROCCANS have been arrested over the kidnapping of two men in Alicante Province who were then held in Fuengirola. Families of the captives, both

11 Nov, 2020 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

Hundreds of mistreated animals rescued from illegal zoo in Spain’s Murcia region

AN ILLEGAL zoo that housed 572 animals in appalling conditions has been raided by Murcia’s Guardia Civil. A 62-year-old Spaniard was arrested and charged with

10 Nov, 2020 @ 19:35

Lead

Thieves Pinch Special Greenwich Meridian Road Sign From Denia On Spain S Costa Blanca

Thieves steal special Greenwich Meridian sign from Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SPECIAL road sign marking the spot where the Greenwich Meridian passes through part of the northern Costa Blanca has been stolen. It was erected

10 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca

Police raid 100-strong illegal house party in Spain’s Benalmadena

POLICIA local have cracked down on revellers attending an illegal house party in Costa del Sol’s Benalmadena. Despite large gatherings being strictly prohibited, party-goers continue

10 Nov, 2020 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police Close Down Bar And Arrest British And Irish Nationals Over Drug Sales On Spain S Costa Blanca

Brits and Irish arrested in Benidorm area as police raid bar used for drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH and Irish nationals have been arrested after a police swoop on a Benidorm area bar in Albir-Alfaz that sold cocaine and viagra pills. Two

9 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman arrested for skipping €500 taxi fare to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Madrid

A TAXI passenger tried to avoid paying a €500 fare but was caught in a Alicante street after the cab driver chased her down. The

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

Riddle of strangled dog-walker dumped in ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN was strangled when taking her dog for a walk in the Elche area of the Costa Blanca last Friday(November 6). Her body was

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Nowhere to hide: Spain joins European action day against internet hate speech

SPAIN has joined nine other European countries in an action day against racist and xenophobic hate speech on the internet. In the first of its

8 Nov, 2020 @ 13:16

Lead·National News

Police fire shots in Hollywood movie-style hot pursuit across several towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN HOUR-LONG chase across several municipalities in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca, ended up with a 20-year-old man arrested in Benissa. The

7 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

Police smash Romanian-led gang that got vulnerable underage girls to become prostitutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HUNT is on for a Romanian man who ran a prostitution racket involving vulnerable underage girls across the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional have

6 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Family burglary gang racked up treasure trove of items pinched from holiday homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HOME robbery gang made up of four people from the same family stole stole items worth almost €1 million from Marina Alta area homes

5 Nov, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

crime - Page 106

Husband slashes wife’s face with blade after she calls time on their marriage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man dies after shooting in Benissa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jealous woman strangled her partner’s eight-year-old autistic foster son on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Victim gets new Benidorm court date in police transphobia case on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Agitated man tries to flee in police car as he runs over two agents in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm police raid shops selling thousands of fake items in British tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Sleepwalker claims he ‘does not remember’ sexually abusing girl in Spain’s Murcia City

Elderly foreigners robbed in broad daylight by female pickpockets on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Men in ski masks ‘kidnap man in broad daylight’ in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

British fugitive fleeing assault charges is arrested in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Smell leads to downfall of international drugs gang exporting to Switzerland from Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm scammers stole over €1 million by hijacking bank accounts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Family of loan sharks used gun threats to extort high interest repayments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Young mother knifed to death in motiveless street assault on Spain’s Costa Blanca

78-year-old woman ordered to repay 20 years of dead aunt’s pension in Spain’s Costa Blanca

€150,000 ransom demand for two men kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca and driven south to Malaga area

Hundreds of mistreated animals rescued from illegal zoo in Spain’s Murcia region

Thieves steal special Greenwich Meridian sign from Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police raid 100-strong illegal house party in Spain’s Benalmadena

Brits and Irish arrested in Benidorm area as police raid bar used for drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Woman arrested for skipping €500 taxi fare to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Madrid

Riddle of strangled dog-walker dumped in ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Nowhere to hide: Spain joins European action day against internet hate speech

Police fire shots in Hollywood movie-style hot pursuit across several towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police smash Romanian-led gang that got vulnerable underage girls to become prostitutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Family burglary gang racked up treasure trove of items pinched from holiday homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

How Spain’s priciest barber rose from poverty, hustle and heartache to the heady heights of the Golden Mile of Marbella

LIFE IN SPAIN: A work of art that offers a glimpse into some ancient Spanish traditions.

Andalucia has the highest rate of deaths from cardiovascular diseases – Spain’s biggest killer

MULLINS IT OVER: Learning to tango with Spanish bureaucrats… and when that fails, get back to work

A National Hero: This week in 2006, Fernando Alonso won his second consecutive Formula One World Championship. MICHAEL COY ponders the importance of professional sport in our lives.