People smuggling crackdown in Spain and the UK
UK Border Agency and Guardia Civil arrest 19 as part of operation MARLO
Gibraltar introduces ASBOs as old laws are modernised
A change-up of laws attempts to bring the Rock's crime-fighters up to speed
Spanish Civil war influences British writer
The Sentinel by Mark Oldfield looks at some of the darkest aspects of Franco's dictatorship
Ban to stop convicts in Spain getting money for TV appearances has been rejected
Congress threw out proposal citing freedom of expression
Estepona’s new have-a-go hero
Our blogger, Charlotte, discovers that despite the crisis, there are still well meaning and brave young Spaniards happy to help expats in need
Chokey choker
Spain's longest-serving prisoner is pardoned for the festive period and then sent back again due to mix up
British paedophile arrested in Fuengirola after Most Wanted appeal
Dominic Steven Powell was arrested hours after the latest campaign went live
Who’s watching your home?
Is someone stalking your casa? Craig Scott raises the alarm on Spanish home invasions and offers some offbeat survival tips...
Timeshare Toni defiant amid claims he’s fleeing Spain
Costa crook Toni Muldoon rumoured to be selling up and heading to Eastern Europe
Parents dump two-year-old girl in rubbish container in southern Spain
Toddler was rescued after local residents heard her cries
Slain Dan Smith murder trial begins in Malaga
Irishman Eric 'Lucky' Wilson is facing 18 years for gunning down expat Briton Dan Smith in cold blood
Evita’s jewellery stolen from Spain by a fake sheik
Police reveal bizarre crime after recovering jewels worth six million euros
Spanish lawyer bailed over fraud of dozens of British clients
EXCLUSIVE Jose Luis Garcia Maseda (right, with alleged victim Colin Penfold) allegedly took 1.8million euros from at least 45 clients. By Jon Clarke in Torremolinos
Spanish DNA database has helped solve 7,500 crimes
This includes the clear up of 581 rapes, 454 murders and 51 acts of terrorism
Crimewave in tiny Torrox
Torrox residents are demanding action after recent surge in crime
Sexy Beast returning to the Costa del Sol
Costa comeback for Ben Kingsley in new Marbella gangster flick
The Costa Nostra
LIFTING THE LID ON MAFIA SPAIN: After a spate of gangland-style shootings and the high profile arrests of three dozen Irish mobsters, the Olive Press
On the loose in Spain
Dangerous Scouser O´Flaherty sought after the shooting of an Irish father-of-two in Spanish bar
Irish holidaymaker slain in Costa killing
The 41-year-old was on holiday with his family
British wife stabs husband to death on Costa
The woman was arrested on the scene in Benalmádena
Crime free
Spain has only 44 offences per 1000 people
Money growing on trees in Andalucia?
Over 300 avocado trees have been stolen in the past month
Arrests after nurse is stabbed
Two men have been arrested for the murder in Chiclana
Have you seen this man?
Dangerous paedophile Daren Michael Elarmo is thought to be hiding among expats in Spain, say authorities
Connery ordered to face Spanish money laundering charges
Bond actor has become embroiled in the Gil-era investigations of financial irregularities
Costa del Sol raids over Brit car crime
Suspected British car thieves have been arrested after a series of raids