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Number of young women and girls on anti-depressants DOUBLES in Spain - experts blame 'gender bias'

Doctors in Spain are investigated for giving a patient 20,000 psychotropic pills in just nine months

THREE doctors working for the Andalucian Health Service are being probed for prescribing over 20,000 pychotropic tablets in nine months to the same patient. The

24 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Greenpeace warns beaches along Spain’s Andalucia are disappearing due to rising sea levels – these are the most at risk areas

A GREENPEACE report on beach erosion in Spain caused by rising sea levels says that Andalucia is one of the area’s worst affected by degeneration.

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’

TWO people have been arrested in Mijas for allegedly defrauding owners of lost dogs seeking information about their missing pets. Three people were conned in

18 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: How a cocaine lab on Spain’s Costa del Sol extracted the drug from laced cocoa powder, charcoal and coffee imported from Colombia

A FAMILY-LED gang that allegedly processed cocaine imported from Colombia at clandestine laboratories in Fuengirola and Ciudad Real has been busted by the police. Nine

2 Jul, 2024 @ 17:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Cost of renting property during summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol has risen 128% since 2014

HOLIDAY home rental costs during the summer on the Costa del Sol have more than doubled in a decade. A week in one of Spain’s

1 Jul, 2024 @ 13:15

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Major resort in Spain plans to fine tourists €750 for peeing in the sea

BATHERS who decide to relieve themselves in the sea at Marbella’s beaches will be fined up to €750. The measure makes up part of the

25 Jun, 2024 @ 15:45

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Fake ‘deaf’ people who pestered Mallorca restaurant customers for cash, beat up angry diner and flee to Spain’s Costa del Sol

THREE people who pretended to be deaf have been arrested after a Mallorca restaurant customer was beaten up after one of them spat at his

19 Jun, 2024 @ 18:30

Costa del Sol·Lead·Mallorca

Skin cancer rates are surging on Spain’s Costa del Sol, warn health experts

EXPERTS have warned about a significant rise in skin cancer cases in Malaga province, but many people are treated successfully as it is detected early.

15 Jun, 2024 @ 10:00

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead

'Love Hug' robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a 9 APR, 2024 @ 11:30 ALICANTE·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·MURCIA·OTHER NEWS Expat Brits in Benidorm sold drugs to bar and hotel customers with express deliveries via an electric scooter British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing 27 NOV, 2023 @ 16:30 BENIDORM·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY ‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca Callous ‘love hug’ robber targeting old people- and even offering sex- gets fifth arrest in recent months on Spain’s Costa Blanca A PROFESSIONAL ‘love hug’ street robber has been arrested in Alicante for the fifth time in recent months. The 26-year-old woman travelled all round Spain 15 AUG, 2023 @ 17:15 ALICANTE·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY One of Spain's most-notorious 'Love Hug' robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca

Plain-clothed police arrest couple using ‘love hug’ method to steal luxury watches from pedestrians in Spain

A MARRIED Romanian couple have been arrested for a series of ‘love hug’ robberies after plain-clothed Guardia Civil officers helped a potential victim on a

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Europe’s biggest-ever seizure of laughing gas cuts supply line to nightclubs and bars on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FIVE people have been arrested in Malaga province after the Guardia Civil seized 21,302 litres of nitrous oxide(laughing gas)- the biggest-such seizure in Europe. The

11 Jun, 2024 @ 11:58

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Must visit: The three most beautiful ‘lost’ towns in Spain that could soon cease to exist due to depopulation – including one in Malaga

AROUND 3,000 villages in Spain have been abandoned in recent decades due to depopulation as younger people go to big cities for work. Accessibility and

9 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Russian-run gang steals cars from Ukrainian refugees in Spain and sells them across Europe

A RUSSIAN-LED gang has been busted for stealing cars from Ukrainian refugees in Spain and selling them to buyers across Europe. When some of the

7 Jun, 2024 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

Spain refuses to make the AP-7 toll road free along the Costa del Sol despite horrendous daily traffic jams – but WILL open up a toll road in Alicante

THE government is hoping that the AP-7 and A-70 Alicante by-pass will very soon become a toll-free road. The imminent move will free up a

27 May, 2024 @ 15:14

Alicante·Costa del Sol·Lead

British expat, 23, who ‘stabbed a man and sliced his femoral artery during a brawl in Benalmadena’ is held in prison for ‘attempted murder’

A BRITISH man is being held in prison for allegedly trying to stab a man to death in Benalmadena. The Policia Nacional said the 23-year-old

23 May, 2024 @ 12:33

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Warning: Town on Spain’s Costa del Sol will cut off water and issue fines of up to €600,000 to people who disobey drought measures

BENALMADENA City Council has provisionally approved fines of up to €600,000 for people flouting drought measures if they are imposed in a serious situation. Supplies

25 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Horror in Fuengirola: Man, 34, ‘stabs his landlord to death before slashing girlfriend, 19, during knife rampage’ – as his partner claims he murdered ANOTHER man last weekend

A FUENGIROLA man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing on Wednesday night and he’s also been accused of bludgeoning a man to death last

18 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Tap water warning in Spain: Supplies are 'not fit for human consumption' in these areas on the Costa Blanca

Andalucia remains in drought and with low water supplies despite recent rainfall, warn experts

AN ANDALULCIA group has warned against getting too excited about recent rain easing the on-going drought since there is still a serious problem as large

10 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead

Five bodies in life jackets- likely from migrant boat- are discovered in Valencia waters

Narco boat smashes against a Guardia Civil vessel off Spain’s Costa del Sol

A Guardia Civil boat was rammed by a narco boat off the Estepona coast on Thursday during a chase. The Guardia vessel- Rio Belelle- was

29 Mar, 2024 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Man jailed after body of Norwegian expat who died from adverse reaction to drugs was dumped on Torremolinos street in Spain

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and jailed over the death of a Norwegian woman whose body was found on a Torremolinos street last September.

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Other News

‘Eyesore’ hotel in Spain’s Benalmadena to FINALLY be demolished 16 years after being abandoned

AN eyesore Benalmadena hotel that was abandoned in 2008 will finally be demolished to end its long-standing role as a blot on the landscape. The

6 Mar, 2024 @ 06:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Police raid dealer who illegally exported military gear from Spain’s Malaga to Saudi Arabia

THE Guardia Civil has busted a Malaga-based company that smuggled military equipment out of Spain, with the items ending up in Saudi Arabia. The goods-

29 Feb, 2024 @ 14:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Major crackdown on illegal property renovations in Spain: At least 50 people are being investigated across Malaga province

AUTHORITIES say that at least 50 people have been investigated in the last year in Malaga province over illegal properties and land use transgressions as

26 Feb, 2024 @ 16:16

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

These are the new rules for jet skis, surfing, padel boarding and more along Spain’s Costa del Sol

NEW rules have come into force for sea safety in Costa del Sol waters, primarily affecting recreational boats and sports craft like jet skis, canoes,

17 Feb, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

New pair of Sri Lankan leopards arrive to a nature park on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A PAIR of Sri Lankan leopards called Uda and Okanda(pictured above) have a new home at Bioparc Fuengirola after transferring there from French zoos. The

11 Feb, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Animals·Lead·Malaga·Nature·Other News

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots

OWNING or renting a property is getting more expensive in Spain- especially in tourist areas popular with British expats. A survey conducted by online portal

24 Jan, 2024 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

How a Polish gang ‘flew into Spain to rob homes in British expat hotspots before returning home with their spoils’

A POLISH gang that specially flew to Spain to carry out home robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. After two men were detained

18 Jan, 2024 @ 17:30

Alicante·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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