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Slaughterhouse horror as mistreated animals are killed to supply Asian restaurants in Spain

A NETWORK of unlicensed slaughterhouses has been busted by the Guardia Civil in the Avila, Madrid, and Toledo areas. Meat from mistreated animals was supplied

26 May, 2025 @ 12:50

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Gang paid 'mules' €10k each to pick up cocaine-filled suitcases from Madrid airport

Madrid airport will demand to see boarding passes at night to tackle homeless crisis

MADRID airport will use a private security firm from Wednesday evening to cut down on homeless people sleeping overnight in its terminals. Airport operator Aena

21 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Madrid

Russia's dirty war comes to Spain as pro-Moscow Ukrainian is gunned down by Madrid school

Russia’s dirty war comes to Spain: Pro-Moscow Ukrainian is gunned down outside exclusive Madrid school

A MAN who worked for a former Ukrainian president has been shot and killed in Madrid. Solicitor and former politician Andriy Portnov, 52, was assassinated

21 May, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Robbers targeted luxury fountain pens worth up to €10k each in Spain

A GANG of thieves targeted luxury fountain pens as they travelled to shopping centres around Spain. The Madrid-based crew came from South America, with the

20 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Police make multiple arrests to bring down family-led drugs gang in Spain

A SEVEN month probe into a family-led drugs trafficking gang has produced 40 arrests in Valencia and Madrid. The Policia Nacional described the operation as

19 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police raid huge €20 MILLION Chinese and Arab 'mafia crypto bank' based in Spain

Police raid €20m Chinese and Arab ‘mafia crypto bank’ based in Spain

AN international criminal gang which ran one of the world’s biggest clandestine crypto banks has been busted by the Policia Nacional. There were two distinct

14 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Madrid police chief steps back after car he was in hits 10-year-old girl during Spain’s blackout

The director of the Madrid police department has been suspended after the car he was travelling in hit a 10-year-old girl, when all traffic lights

8 May, 2025 @ 10:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Marbella corruption scandal grows: Police to investigate ‘all historical cases handled by court clerk who stole €19m in crypto seized from fraudsters’

THE corruption scandal engulfing Marbella’s judicial system has deepened, as police have announced a full review of every case handled by the court clerk who

1 May, 2025 @ 11:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

The El Salvadoran group feared by Donald Trump comes to Spain: 27 arrests of notorious MS-13 gang

A VIOLENT gang from El Salvador that has expanded into Spain has suffered a major blow with the Policia Nacional arresting 27 members. Mara Salvatrucha,

30 Apr, 2025 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·Lead

Two window cleaners left dangling outside the 53rd floor of a Madrid tower block as more harrowing blackout tales emerge from Spain

AS Spain continues to assess the impact of the nationwide blackout, two window cleaners in Madrid have spoken out about the terrifying moment they were

30 Apr, 2025 @ 13:34

Lead·Madrid·Video

Housing crisis latest: Spanish tenants are spending nearly half of their income on rent

SPAIN’S housing crisis shows no signs of easing, with new figures revealing that tenants are now spending nearly half of their income just to keep

28 Apr, 2025 @ 11:13

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Property

WATCH: The secret gem just one hour from Madrid in the Spanish heartlands that you should visit because it’s ‘untouched by tourism’

IN a country increasingly overrun by selfie sticks and package tours, finding a place that still feels authentically Spanish can feel like winning the lottery.

26 Apr, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Video

Mother who had her six children taken away is arrested after selling baby for €2k in Spain

Mother who had six children taken away is arrested after ‘selling baby for €2k’ in Spain

A WOMAN who sold her newborn baby for €2,000 has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. A Cordoba couple undergoing fertility treatment who bought the

25 Apr, 2025 @ 17:00

Cordoba·Lead·Madrid

Rapper Daddy Yankee will receive €1m in compensation from a hotel in Spain’s Valencia over a 2018 robbery Rapper Daddy Yankee will receive €1m in compensation from a hotel in Spain’s Valencia over a 2018 robbery A VALENCIA hotel has been ordered to pay almost one million US dollars in compensation to the rapper Daddy Yankee after he was robbed of 21 Jan, 2024 @ 15:00 Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community Two Members Of Europe Wide Hotel Safe Robbery Gang Arrested On Spain's Costa Blanca Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across 14 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15 Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent Fraudster reports fake car robbery after not paying hotel bill in Spain’s Valencia area A SCAMMER pushed his luck too far after telling police that his car had been broken into and documents including his credit card stolen in 29 May, 2023 @ 18:45 Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community Cala Millor Robbery With Violence Story Photo By Guardia Civil Man imprisoned for alleged violent robbery in a hotel in Cala Millor (Mallorca) A 38-YEAR-OLD accused of committing a violent robbery in a hotel in Cala Millor (Mallorca) has been sent to prison. The alleged hooded thief is 6 May, 2023 @ 14:15 Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca Travelling gang in Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain's Costa Blanca Travelling gang enjoy Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca A man and woman have been arrested after robbing 55 Benidorm hotel rooms since July. They have also been charged with possessing fake documents and 24 Aug, 2022 @ 11:36 Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community Important advice to UK tourists over preventing mobile phone robberies in Benidorm Robbery warning to Brits in Spain’s Benidorm: Police recommend avoiding ‘pickpocket alley’ TOURISTS in Benidorm have been warned by the Policia Nacional not to keep their mobile phones in back or easily accessible pockets following yet another 9 Apr, 2025 @ 16:15 Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead Brit, 36, arrested on arrival in Spain’s Tenerife over 2019 cocaine deal outside a hotel in Portugal A BRITISH national has been arrested on arrival in Tenerife in connection with a 2019 drug trafficking charge. Policia Nacional officers were waiting for the 24 Mar, 2025 @ 09:32 Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead Thief travelled by bus to steal from tourists staying at Costa Blanca hotel Thief travelled by bus to steal from tourists staying at Costa Blanca hotel AN ALICANTE thief took the bus to rob a hotel and other premises at a Costa Blanca resort. The offender aged 50 and an Algerian 17 Mar, 2025 @ 11:39 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead British band Clean Bandit are robbed of €40,000 in Spain’s Ibiza after thieves broke into their hotel room British band Clean Bandit are robbed of €40,000 in Spain’s Ibiza after thieves broke into their hotel room BRITISH chart-topping band Clean Bandit were robbed of equipment and cash totalling €40,000 on Ibiza last weekend. The trio known for number one UK hits 9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:05 Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead Major Spanish hotel chain blasts Brexit for ‘forcing it to raise salaries’ as it struggles to find workers for its UK businesses BREXIT might finally be seeing some green shoots as one of Mallorca’s flagship companies has had to raise wages for their workers in the UK. 24 Jan, 2024 @ 15:30 Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Travel News Hotel worker, 24, 'stole cash and valuables from guests' on Spain's Costa Blanca by 'using universal code to raid safes while they were out' Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid safes while they were out’

Spanish influencer and friend of ‘the bad boy of Spain’s royal family’ is arrested in scheme to rob Mexican businessman at five-star hotel in Madrid

SOCIAL media influencer, Marta Hermoso, has been arrested with three others over a Madrid hotel robbery last September. Hermoso from Sevilla counts a number of

23 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

MAD RUM MADNESS: booze bonanza hits Spain’s Madrid with week-long daiquiri-fuelled fiesta

RUM lovers, get ready – Madrid’s about to go full pirate mode.From May 7-12, Spain’s capital will be swimming in sugarcane spirits as ‘Mad Ron

17 Apr, 2025 @ 15:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

Police find 'love hug' robbers hiding out in Barcelona after multiple thefts on the Costa Blanca

WATCH: Police arrest love-hug robbery gang that struck in tourist areas of Spain and parcelled up stolen goods to Romania

A LOVE-HUG robbery gang has been busted by the Policia Nacional and their Romanian counterparts in an operation coordinated by Europol. 21 arrests have been

14 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: Spot inspection in Spain finds Chinese restaurant’s ‘roast duck’ is in fact PIGEON – among other horrors

A CHINESE restaurant in Madrid has been closed after a police inspection found two dead and plucked street pigeons awaiting to be cooked and served

9 Apr, 2025 @ 15:20

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News·Video

Spanish court gives ex-Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti one-year prison sentence for tax fraud

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti testifies in tax fraud trial that could see him jailed for nearly five years

REAL Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti testified in court on Wednesday in his tax fraud trial where he’s accused of illegally pocketing €1 million over a

2 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Watch: Madrid is forced to open dam as police warn locals of potential flooding – just as Storm Martinho arrives

MADRID’S emergency services have issued a stark warning to residents as authorities were forced to release water from the El Pardo dam due to dangerous

20 Mar, 2025 @ 14:23

Lead·Madrid·Video·Weather

Businessmen cleared of fraud after charging €6m commission for Covid-19 PPE deal in Spain

Businessmen did nothing wrong in charging €6m commission for Covid-19 PPE deal in Spain

TWO businessmen have been acquitted of defrauding Madrid City Council by charging €6 million in commission for securing a PPE contract in the early days

19 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Ex-footballer Gerald Pique dramatically breaks down in tears during corruption hearing in Spain

FORMER Barcelona defender Gerard Pique broke down in tears when quizzed by a Madrid judge on Friday over an alleged corrupt business deal. It involved

14 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

WATCH: Hells Angel fugitive on the run for five years who paid for killing of rival gang member is arrested in Madrid

WATCH: Hells Angel fugitive who ordered contract killing of rival gang member is arrested in Madrid

A NEW ZEALAND Hells Angels member who was on the run for five years has been arrested in Madrid. The detainee had ordered the murder

6 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Stolen €400k Aston Martin rams police car during high-speed Madrid chase as officers leap to safety

A MOVIE-STYLE car chase in Madrid involving a stolen €400,000 Aston Martin saw the driver ram a Guardia Civil vehicle with officers jumping out to

4 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

World famous photographer shows off striking new portraits of the King and Queen of Spain

RENOWNED photographer Annie Leibovitz visited the Royal Palace in Madrid on Wednesday to meet the King and Queen of Spain at the unveiling of their

26 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Luxury watch thieves brandishing guns on motorbikes picked victims dining in posh Madrid restaurants

Luxury watch thieves brandishing guns on motorbikes targeted diners in up-market Madrid restaurants

A VENEZUELAN gang wore posh suits to enter up-market Madrid restaurants to suss out potential victims wearing luxury watches. They then snatched items from victims

11 Feb, 2025 @ 12:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Benidorm tourist watches bank app in horror as nine charges are made on stolen card within minutes

Pickpocket warning for Brits visiting Spain: These locations are among the most targeted

A BRITISH insurer has warned tourists visiting Spain to always be aware of pickpockets- especially in busy areas. Along with Italy and France, the country

10 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Slaughterhouse horror as mistreated animals are killed to supply Asian restaurants in Spain

Madrid airport will demand to see boarding passes at night to tackle homeless crisis

Russia’s dirty war comes to Spain: Pro-Moscow Ukrainian is gunned down outside exclusive Madrid school

Robbers targeted luxury fountain pens worth up to €10k each in Spain

Police make multiple arrests to bring down family-led drugs gang in Spain

Police raid €20m Chinese and Arab ‘mafia crypto bank’ based in Spain

Madrid police chief steps back after car he was in hits 10-year-old girl during Spain’s blackout

Marbella corruption scandal grows: Police to investigate ‘all historical cases handled by court clerk who stole €19m in crypto seized from fraudsters’

The El Salvadoran group feared by Donald Trump comes to Spain: 27 arrests of notorious MS-13 gang

Two window cleaners left dangling outside the 53rd floor of a Madrid tower block as more harrowing blackout tales emerge from Spain

Housing crisis latest: Spanish tenants are spending nearly half of their income on rent

WATCH: The secret gem just one hour from Madrid in the Spanish heartlands that you should visit because it’s ‘untouched by tourism’

Mother who had six children taken away is arrested after ‘selling baby for €2k’ in Spain

MAD RUM MADNESS: booze bonanza hits Spain’s Madrid with week-long daiquiri-fuelled fiesta

WATCH: Police arrest love-hug robbery gang that struck in tourist areas of Spain and parcelled up stolen goods to Romania

WATCH: Spot inspection in Spain finds Chinese restaurant’s ‘roast duck’ is in fact PIGEON – among other horrors

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti testifies in tax fraud trial that could see him jailed for nearly five years

Watch: Madrid is forced to open dam as police warn locals of potential flooding – just as Storm Martinho arrives

Businessmen did nothing wrong in charging €6m commission for Covid-19 PPE deal in Spain

Ex-footballer Gerald Pique dramatically breaks down in tears during corruption hearing in Spain

WATCH: Hells Angel fugitive who ordered contract killing of rival gang member is arrested in Madrid

Stolen €400k Aston Martin rams police car during high-speed Madrid chase as officers leap to safety

World famous photographer shows off striking new portraits of the King and Queen of Spain

Luxury watch thieves brandishing guns on motorbikes targeted diners in up-market Madrid restaurants

Pickpocket warning for Brits visiting Spain: These locations are among the most targeted

20-hour police stand-off ends after squatters beat to death two men who tried to evict them from a Costa Blanca villa

Why are Madrid’s tabernas red? The secrets behind their coloured fronts

South Madrid residents at their wits’ end after squatters’ apartment fire caps months of disturbances

This town west of Malaga ushers in the New Year with a unique costume party – here’s what you need to know

FROM THE ARCHIVES: King Felipe VI’s Christmas speech from 2023 focuses on holding Spain together after year of high political tensions