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Spain’s former IMF head to face fresh corruption charges as new crimes come to light
Deals were allegedly offered by senior Bankia figures to public relations firms in return for €2 million in suspected bribes
Brit family arrested after funding Spain holiday through ‘high quality’ fake cash spree
Officers alleged the relatives had obtained €400 by swapping fake pound notes in currency exchanges, and seized £850 in ‘high-value counterfeit £50 notes
‘HUMOUR HAS NO LIMITS’: Man in Spain defends his jokes about little Julen who died down well
If found guilty of the crime of ‘degrading treatment’ the controversial poet could face a prison sentence of between six months to two years
Police arrest 30 in Costa del Sol gigalo ring that lured young men with FAKE escort jobs, netting ringleaders...
Fake roles, accompanying wealthy older women, with salaries of up to €700 per service were promised
SNIFFED OUT: Group in Spain fined €86,000 for cooking stew of protected birds after police smelt it from cliff
The group’s lawyers claimed the meat was lamb, but judges said that defence was ‘not at all credible’
OPINION: British fraud victims in Spain can be hopeful after MPs – who never agree on anything – lend...
Indeed getting more than a handful of MPs to agree on anything these days is certainly no small feat
British soldier and football coach guilty of intent to supply £3,000 of cocaine outside Gibraltar ‘military establishment’
After his initial arrest in February outside a ‘military establishment’ police also used ‘specialised sniffer dogs’ to search two locations
OPINION: How can Mercadona, Spain’s richest supermarket, refuse to beef up security after the spate of crime in its...
It is high time Mercadona started investing some cash into its security or better yet, some training for its staff
Nun in Spain faces three years in prison after changing pensioners’ election ballots from PSOE to PP
She was apparently caught red-handed inserting PP ballots into the envelopes, and documents from the time of the incident have now been handed over to the Office of the Prosecutor
Police believe slain millionaire Marco laundered Kinahan cartel money, as latest Marbella shooting sparks manhunt
49-year-old millionaire Marco Yaqout was shot more than 20 times last January while parking outside his two-storey villa in San Pedro de Alcantara
Marbella seize huge estates worth €6.5 million from disgraced Malaya town planner Roca
One of the properties, the 30 acre Finca Siete Colchones, could now become a sports complex for local residents
Heavily pregnant woman in Spain arrested for hiding 43 wraps of hash inside her
The woman told police she was 7 months pregnant and was carrying the hash inside her body
LAST MAN: Premier League star confronts burglars at Marbella mansion while wife and three kids sleep
The gang fled with some cash and jewellery from the former Argentinian international’s multi-million euro mansion
Caged ISIS terrorist was planning to bomb popular fair on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The 27-year-old had filmed a video at Manilva fair in August 2018 claiming it was his chosen location to carry out the attack
15 arrested as police in Spain SMASH Armenian-led tennis match-fixing ring involving 28 pro players
US Open participant among 83 investigated for tennis match-fixing in Spain
JAIME BOND: Two arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol for 007-style PEN GUN and seven kilos of cocaine
Sean Connery’s Bond uses a similar 9mm rocket-firing pen gun in the film Never Say Never Again (1983)
British ‘gang boss’ arrested for murder in Spain is wanted for 29 crimes and could face 100 years in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Gender violence a top priority for New Police Commissioner of the Balearics
THE NEW Police Commissioner of the Balearic Islands took office this week with a pledge to crack down on domestic abuse and gender violence.
The...
Taxi driver who raped British tourist on Costa del Sol sentenced to seven years in prison
He claimed the victim, who was drunk at the time, 'asked for more' yet injuries she sustained proved how she had been attacked
Brit suspected of gunning down victim in double murder released on bail after Spain arrest
Shaw was gunned down in Tile Hill on 25 March, while Robbins has never been found and is presumed dead
International hit man group responsible for THREE murders and a chiringuito fire busted on Costa del Sol
The criminal organisation is responsible for numerous murders that have ravaged the coast this summer
Police bust Benidorm sex club after Polish gang stole thousands by adding zeros to customer’s bills
Three Polish women aged 22, 23 and 27 were among those arrested at the club frequented by Brits
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Emergency works sanctioned to clean the water in Malaga’s Viñuela reservoir as levels drop below 10% and drought continues
THE Viñuela reservoir is set to undergo emergency works aimed at improving water quality that Malagueños drink.
The drastic measure is a response to the...
