Tag: Las Palmas
Stowaways found on oil tanker rudder before docking in Spain’s Canary Islands
THREE stowaways risked their lives by travelling on the rudder of an oil tanker that docked in the Canary Islands after an 11-day trip...
Scammer pretends to be professional footballer to con new girlfriend out of cash in Spain’s Valencia
A man who pretended to be a professional footballer to con his new girlfriend out of money has been given a two-year-jail term by...
TV football pirates hit by police raids to stop illegal screenings of La Liga matches in Spain
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 166 people in a big push against illegal football match screenings in hospitality establishments across Spain.
Those detained were business...
Spain could send fighter jets to Bulgaria as fears mount over Russian invasion of the Ukraine
SPAIN could deploy fighter jets to Bulgaria as part of NATO plans to deter Russia from invading the Ukraine.
Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, said on...
New budget flights will serve holiday hotspots in Spain like the Balearic Islands and Costa Blanca
BRITISH Airways will start operating 'low-cost' flights to eight Spanish destinations this spring out of Gatwick airport.
BA is relaunching its budget short-haul division which...
Mother arrested in Spain for abandoning her autistic son in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
A WOMAN has been detained by National Police agents after allegedly abandoning her 5-year-old autistic son at the hostel where they lived in Las Palmas de...
Expat hot dog seller who stabbed customer to death after food hygiene row in Spain sentenced to 8 years
The murder happened on the night of 12 April in 2017, two days after the victim's son had argued with Adriel about food hygiene
SURREAL: Barcelona play to empty stadium after referendum unrest
BARCELONA'S La Liga fixture against Las Palmas has gone ahead behind closed doors after political unrest in the Catalan city following today's referendum.
Reports suggest...
Attorney questions whether xenophobia is to blame for ‘unjust treatment’ of Russian-Jewish family detained in Spain
A family of Russian-Jewish heritage has been detained on unclear charges with no access to a case file or indication of trial date
European lawyers demand answers after Spanish family kept behind bars for almost 18 months with no formal charges
There has yet to be any formal charges brought against the Kokorevs
Spain’s Princess Cristina loses appeal and will testify this month
The Princess is one of 18 defendants charged in a corruption trial, also featuring her husband Iñaki Urdangarin
‘El Horrible’ Algarrobico hotel in Almeria named one of ‘world’s ugliest hotels’
The 400-room monstrosity, built on a virgin beach in the Cabo de Gata natural park, features on a list of the world’s 20 most ill-conceived buildings
Spain’s ten poorest towns all in the south, says new report
Spain's geographical wealth divide is starkly illustrated in a new report
Presidential perks
Antonio Flores asks if presidents of communities of owners can receive remuneration?