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Kebab shop owner didn't pay illegal migrants- including children- who worked for him in Spain

Kebab shop owner didn’t pay vulnerable illegal migrants- including children- who worked for him in Spain

A KEBAB shop owner has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for allegedly exploiting illegal migrants. The 41-year-old man originally from Pakistan had a store

24 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Audrey Fang murder suspect faces deportation from Spain

Prosecutors demand Audrey Fang murder suspect Mitchell Ong be charged following brutal killing nearly a year ago in Spain

PROSECUTORS in Murcia have called for Singaporean Mitchell Ong to be charged with the murder of fellow national Audrey Fang, 39, in April last year.

21 Feb, 2025 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead

‘Biggest’ illegal Botox trafficking gang busted in Spain after patients suffer severe adverse reactions

AUTHORITIES have smashed Spain’s biggest illegal Botox trafficking network that imported illegal medication from South Korea. Products not authorised for use due to safety concerns

3 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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

‘Terrorists’ blamed for sinking of Russian cargo ship off coast of Spain

THE company which owns the Russian merchant ship that sank on Monday in the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and North Africa has claimed the

26 Dec, 2024 @ 11:37

Lead·National News

‘Drunk’ police officer in Spain ‘fatally runs over pedestrian’ just days before Christmas

A DRUNK policeman drove at high speed and killed a pedestrian in the Murcia region last Saturday. The 61-year-old off-duty Policia Local officer from Puerto

23 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Warning for drivers in Spain after gangs assault and rob tourists on these motorway services

A DOZEN organised gangs are robbing foreign tourists ‘daily’ at motorway service areas in the Valencia and Murcia regions, according to the Guardia Civil. Thefts

4 Sep, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Protesters in Spain form human chains on beaches over controversial housing law

HUMAN chains were formed on beaches across the Valencia and Murcia regions on Saturday to demand action to stop sand erosion and potential evictions of

22 Jul, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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 Scientists solve mystery of big white blob on Mar Menor lagoon which appeared in 2022

Revealed: Scientists in Spain identify bizarre ‘white blob’ that appeared in Mar Menor lagoon in 2022

A GIANT white milky-coloured blob first spotted on the Mar Menor two years ago is said to have been caused by calcium carbonate according to

18 Jun, 2024 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor

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

British man accused of child sexual abuse in the UK is arrested in expat haven in southern Spain

A BRITISH fugitive accused of sexual assault on children has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in in the Murcia region. The man, 68, faces

5 Jun, 2024 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead

Audrey Fang murder latest: Prime suspect was made main beneficiary of Singaporean tourist’s assets before she was found butchered to death in Spain

A SUSPECT arrested in April for the murder of Singapore national Audrey Fang has been confirmed as a beneficiary of her savings which totalled €340,000.

3 Jun, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Squatter fears in southern Spain see ‘for sale’ and ‘for rent’ signs taken down outside empty homes

MURCIA region property sellers are not putting up sales boards to prevent their houses becoming a target for squatters. The bulk of adverts have shifted

20 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Murcia·Property

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

British fugitive faces 15 years in jail after being arrested in Spain’s Murcia

A UK fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Torre Pacheco area of Murcia. Details about the man are scant, except that

17 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Ferrari driving ‘narco boss’ is among 35 arrested in huge crackdown on drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca drugs gang led by a man who bought a €250,000 luxury car out of the proceeds, has been busted by the Guardia

20 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Murcia

Big boost in state aid to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution

Spain coughs up an extra €200m to eliminate pollution from the Mar Menor lagoon

THE Spanish government has announced a 40% increase in its budget to remove pollution from the Mar Menor lagoon. The Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera,

20 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor

Horror killing in Alicante: Body of missing Singapore tourist Audrey Fang is found dumped 150km away with 30 stab wounds – as police quiz prime suspect

A MAN has been arrested for the murder of Singapore tourist Audrey Fang, who was reported missing from her Javea hotel on April 9. The

17 Apr, 2024 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

Young woman dead and several injured in Spain’s Murcia after lorry crashes into bus and leaves 17 people trapped

A 21-YEAR-OLD woman died in the Murcia region on Monday when a lorry collided with a bus taking agricultural workers home after completing a shift.

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:01

Lead·Murcia

American jazz legend to play one of his last concert at festival in Spain

Legendary Jazz musician to play one of his final concerts at major festival in Spain

AMERICAN bass legend Ron Carter will be one of the headline acts at this November’s Cartagena Jazz Festival. Ron Carter’s visit last year to the

14 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Entertainment·Lead·Murcia

WATCH: Hailstones destroy crops and flash flooding traps people in their home in Spain’s Murcia

HAILSTONES the size of golf balls destroyed crops and flash floods trapped people in their homes throughout Spain’s Murcia province. Emergency services were kept busy

24 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Murcia·Weather

Iberian Lynx population continues to rise in rural Spain and Portugal

THE IBERIAN LYNX population is continuing to rise in the wild of the Iberian Peninsula with 1,668 animals reported in 2022 according to the Ministry

20 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Nature

Court stops father from banning daughter’s important ear operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FATHER has lost a two-year court battle over stopping his young daughter getting an important ear operation. The girl has now undergone the surgery

15 May, 2023 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Budget airline EasyJet announces new direct flight routes between Murcia and Manchester

Popular budget airline EasyJet announced it would operate the new flight route between Manchester Airport and Region of Murcia’s Corvera International Airport in 2023. Between

30 Nov, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Murcia·National News·Travel News