Germany

German expat parents who locked their children up for four years in real-life ‘House of Horrors’ in Spain are jailed

A GERMAN father and a dual-national mother who kept their three children confined inside their home in northern Spain for nearly four years have been

11 May, 2026 @ 14:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Northern Spain

Germany and Italy say no to Spain after Pedro Sanchez urged EU to end association agreement with Israel

GERMANY and Italy have blocked a joint proposal by Spain, Ireland and Slovenia to end the EU’s trade agreement with Israel. The rebuttal followed a

22 Apr, 2026 @ 12:36

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez apologises for latest corruption scandal but won't call early elections

Spain calls for windfall tax on energy firms as Iran war sends fuel prices soaring

SPAIN has joined forces with four other European allies to call for a windfall tax on the profits raked in by energy companies as fuel

4 Apr, 2026 @ 18:18

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Ukrainian man, 43, arrested in Alicante in plot to spy on drone manufacturers in Germany

Ukrainian man, 43, arrested in Alicante in plot to spy on drone manufacturer in Germany

A UKRAINIAN spy working for Russia who carried out surveillance on a drone maker in Germany has been arrested in Alicante province. The arrest was

25 Mar, 2026 @ 12:07

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Inside the real-life ‘House of Horrors’: German parents living in Spain ‘locked up their children for almost four years’ – but claim they hid in fear of Covid-19

A MARRIED couple accused of keeping their three children locked inside their home for almost four years have said the minors were not illegally detained

15 Mar, 2026 @ 16:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Northern Spain

German chancellor ‘tried to call Pedro Sanchez but dialled wrong number’ as relations turn frosty over Merz’s failure to defend Spain during Trump’s tirade

RELATIONS between Spain and fellow European ally Germany have plummeted over the past week as the two countries clash over the German chancellor Friedrich Merz’s

10 Mar, 2026 @ 15:30

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain’s deputy prime minister accuses Germany of being a ‘vassal state’ after the German chancellor failed to defend Madrid during Trump rant

SPAIN’S deputy prime minister has launched a furious tirade at Germany after chancellor Friedrich Merz sat in silence while US president Donald Trump slammed Spain

10 Mar, 2026 @ 12:26

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

PICTURED: British woman, 29, found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht in swanky Mallorca marina

THE identity of a young British woman found dead on a superyacht docked in Mallorca has been revealed. The body of Charlotte Conradie, 29, was

4 Mar, 2026 @ 11:46

Lead·Mallorca

Spain to meet with allies over new European fighter jet: France ‘blocking project by demanding sole leadership’

SPAIN’S defence minister will meet with her colleagues from Germany and France in October in an attempt to revive a joint fighter jet programme beset

29 Aug, 2025 @ 15:21

Lead·Politics

Six German national cycle team members hit by a car near Mallorca airport

SIX members of the German national track cycling team were involved in a car crash on Monday morning near Mallorca airport, suffering serious but non-life-threatening

28 Jan, 2025 @ 19:25

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has dismantled a luxury car importing scam that conned the country’s Tax Agency out of over €17 million. 30 people have been

27 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law

Watch: Fatal moment Boeing 737 crashes into a house and erupts into a fireball, killing Spanish pilot and injuring multiple others

A SPANISH pilot has died after the cargo plane he was flying crashed into a house. The accident occured near Vilnius, Lithuania, at around 5.30am

26 Nov, 2024 @ 19:08

Lead·National News

Exclusive: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘could flee to Africa’ if freed next year – as Irish victim vows to appeal ‘scandalous’ acquittal

MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is considering fleeing to Africa if he gets out of prison next year, the Olive Press can reveal. The 47-year-old

15 Oct, 2024 @ 19:59

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Outrage over ‘appalling’ Christian Brueckner verdict: Public leave court room ‘in disgust’ after Madeleine McCann suspect’s full acquittal – as prosecutors launch appeal

PROSECUTORS in Germany have branded the full acquittal of paedophile Christian Brueckner ‘appalling’. The 47-year-old was cleared of all charges by a judge in Braunschweig

8 Oct, 2024 @ 14:48

Crime & Law·Lead

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is cleared of all charges at unrelated multiple sex crimes trial in Germany

CHRISTIAN Brueckner has been cleared of all charges at his multiple sex crimes trial in Germany. The German paedophile, 47, had been accused of three

8 Oct, 2024 @ 10:13

Crime & Law·Lead

Lionel Messi ‘blesses’ a baby Lamine Yamal in adorable unearthed photo: Snap of Argentinian and Spain’s rising star, now 16, goes viral ahead of Euro 2024 clash against Germany

SPAIN’S Lamine Yamal will be hoping to make history tonight as the first 16-year-old to score at the Euros. All eyes are on the rising

5 Jul, 2024 @ 15:41

Lead

Spain v Germany Euro 2024 quarter final: Latest prediction, kick-off time and news as fans brace for epic clash tonight

SPAIN are feeling confident ahead of their titanic quarter-final clash with hosts Germany at the Euro 2024 tonight. The pair are the two teams who

5 Jul, 2024 @ 14:38

Lead

Chaos at trial of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner as prosecutors accuse judges of ‘bias’ over shock quashing of paedophile’s arrest

THE judges who quashed the arrest warrant for Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner have been accused of bias by prosecutors. Three judges at Braunschweig court

5 Jul, 2024 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead

The Spain team ahead of their game against Georgia at the Euro 2024 tournament

Mallorca braces for Germany v Spain clash: Riot police and undercover cops ‘will be ready to act’ as thousands of German tourists pack out bars on Friday

MALLORCA authorities are preparing for the Euro 2024 quarter final between Spain and Germany tomorrow, it has emerged. The Policia Nacional has confirmed it will

4 Jul, 2024 @ 12:36

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Could England and Spain meet in the Euro 2024 final? All you need to know ahead of the knockout stages

ENGLAND and Spain could clash in a mouth-watering Euro 2024 final after each team’s potential route to the July 14 showpiece in Berlin was revealed.

29 Jun, 2024 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

It says it on the tin!: Reviewing the German university study centre that has won the EU Mies architecture award

By Jon Clarke in Braunschweig IT’S rare to come across a building that feels so completely right. In terms of functionality and form, the Study

3 Jun, 2024 @ 10:25

Lead·Other News·Property

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner’s van ‘had two hidden compartments’ including one in the FLOOR: Cops search the vehicle for DNA of ‘German Maddie’ Inga Gehricke

EXCLUSIVE By Jon Clarke and Rainer Buckhard in Braunschweig COPS have discovered a van driven by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner had secret compartments. The

26 Apr, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘wanted to take in young foster children’ in Portugal, paedophile’s ex-girlfriend tells court

By Jon Clarke and Rainer Burkard in Braunschweig “CHRISTIAN wanted to take in little girls in Portugal… he wanted to foster children.” This is what

24 Apr, 2024 @ 11:12

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Poles, Brits and other foreigners are reserving 90% of new homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol, study suggests

A STUDY has suggested nine out of ten new homes on the Costa del Sol are being reserved by foreign buyers. The data has come

23 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

‘Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner abused my four-year-old daughter during dog walks in the park – while taking sick pictures of her’

A FORMER friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has revealed how he abused her child while out walking his dogs. Anja K told a

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:49

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is accused of ‘dirty tactics’ in court – as witness claims they saw paedophile’s ‘home-made rape videos’

THE lawyer of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has been accused of dirty tactics during the sex offender’s trial in Germany. A key witness in

4 Apr, 2024 @ 09:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

German expat parents who locked their children up for four years in real-life ‘House of Horrors’ in Spain are jailed

Germany and Italy say no to Spain after Pedro Sanchez urged EU to end association agreement with Israel

Spain calls for windfall tax on energy firms as Iran war sends fuel prices soaring

Ukrainian man, 43, arrested in Alicante in plot to spy on drone manufacturer in Germany

Inside the real-life ‘House of Horrors’: German parents living in Spain ‘locked up their children for almost four years’ – but claim they hid in fear of Covid-19

German chancellor ‘tried to call Pedro Sanchez but dialled wrong number’ as relations turn frosty over Merz’s failure to defend Spain during Trump’s tirade

Spain’s deputy prime minister accuses Germany of being a ‘vassal state’ after the German chancellor failed to defend Madrid during Trump rant

PICTURED: British woman, 29, found dead on German billionaire’s luxury yacht in swanky Mallorca marina

Spain to meet with allies over new European fighter jet: France ‘blocking project by demanding sole leadership’

Six German national cycle team members hit by a car near Mallorca airport

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT

Watch: Fatal moment Boeing 737 crashes into a house and erupts into a fireball, killing Spanish pilot and injuring multiple others

Exclusive: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘could flee to Africa’ if freed next year – as Irish victim vows to appeal ‘scandalous’ acquittal

Outrage over ‘appalling’ Christian Brueckner verdict: Public leave court room ‘in disgust’ after Madeleine McCann suspect’s full acquittal – as prosecutors launch appeal

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is cleared of all charges at unrelated multiple sex crimes trial in Germany

Lionel Messi ‘blesses’ a baby Lamine Yamal in adorable unearthed photo: Snap of Argentinian and Spain’s rising star, now 16, goes viral ahead of Euro 2024 clash against Germany

Spain v Germany Euro 2024 quarter final: Latest prediction, kick-off time and news as fans brace for epic clash tonight

Chaos at trial of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner as prosecutors accuse judges of ‘bias’ over shock quashing of paedophile’s arrest

Mallorca braces for Germany v Spain clash: Riot police and undercover cops ‘will be ready to act’ as thousands of German tourists pack out bars on Friday

Could England and Spain meet in the Euro 2024 final? All you need to know ahead of the knockout stages

It says it on the tin!: Reviewing the German university study centre that has won the EU Mies architecture award

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner’s van ‘had two hidden compartments’ including one in the FLOOR: Cops search the vehicle for DNA of ‘German Maddie’ Inga Gehricke

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘wanted to take in young foster children’ in Portugal, paedophile’s ex-girlfriend tells court

Poles, Brits and other foreigners are reserving 90% of new homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol, study suggests

‘Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner abused my four-year-old daughter during dog walks in the park – while taking sick pictures of her’

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is accused of ‘dirty tactics’ in court – as witness claims they saw paedophile’s ‘home-made rape videos’

Malaga rents overtake Madrid to become Spain’s second most expensive province

Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area

Warning for tourists as hard-to-spot venomous fish found to be lurking in sand on Andalucia holiday coast

Property prices finally start to falling across parts of Spain – while even the major cities now seeing slow down

Britain’s greatest living architect who has shaped Spain’s skyline for six decades takes his seat on the world’s top design jury

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