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From Marbella to Madrid: The Costa del Sol’s original guiri signs for Real in €60m deal

DEAN Huijsen, a Dutch-born Spanish international who spent his childhood on the Costa del Sol, will join Real Madrid this summer after the Spanish giants

19 May, 2025 @ 16:18

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Sport

All suspects acquitted for manslaughter of Dutch tourist, 27, who died in a 2021 nightclub brawl in Spain’s Mallorca

A DUTCH court has acquitted Sanil B for his role in the death of Carlo Heuvelman, 27, who died in a nightclub brawl in Mallorca

21 Mar, 2024 @ 10:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Shareholders back controversial move by infrastructure giant Ferrovial to take head office from Spain to the Netherlands

SHAREHOLDERS of infrastructure group Ferrovial voted on Thursday in favour of the company’s controversial plan to move its holding company to the Netherlands. The announcement

13 Apr, 2023 @ 17:06

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang

THE Guardia Civil in Benidorm have arrested a key figure in a Dutch drugs gang- said to be one of Europe’s major narcotics trafficking organisations.

17 Nov, 2022 @ 11:07

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Lorry Driver From Spain's Murcia Was Not Drunk Before Swerving To Avoid Van Ahead Of Dutch Barbecue Tragedy

Lorry driver from Spain’s Murcia in Dutch barbecue tragedy was not drunk before swerving to avoid hitting van

A Murcia lorry driver was sober when his truck careered off a dike in the Netherlands and crashed into a community barbecue, killing six people.

29 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·Murcia

Vintage wine thieves in Spain ordered to pay over €750,000 to insurance company

Vintage wine thieves behind €1.6 million restaurant robbery in Spain are caught at Croatia border

TWO people behind an audacious vintage wine robbery last October at a Caceres restaurant in Extremadura, have been arrested trying to cross into Croatia from

20 Jul, 2022 @ 11:51

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Cyber Scammers Steal €30,000 From Clients Of Costa Blanca Fertility Clinic In Spain

Cyber scammers steal €30,000 from Costa Blanca fertility clinic clients in Spain

THREE women registered with an Alicante area fertility clinic have been conned out of over €30,000 in a computer scam. The Guardia Civil have arrested

13 Jul, 2022 @ 14:12

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British Gang Detained For Running Marijuana Mail Order Service From Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

British gang grew marijuana and ran drugs mail-order service from Costa Blanca area of Spain

A British trio of marijuana farmers who ran a mail-order service out of the Costa Blanca have been busted by the Guardia Civil. The illegal

4 Apr, 2022 @ 15:54

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima

CHINWAG OVER THE CHORIZO! EXCLUSIVE: ‘Like any normal couple’ the King and Queen of Holland booked a restaurant and chatted to tourists and staff in Spanish and English

IT was a usually busy Saturday night in one of Ronda’s most popular restaurants. As the noise levels were shifting up a gear in came

10 Feb, 2022 @ 10:34

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Los Reyes De Holanda Continuan Su Visita En La India

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Like normal tourists’ Dutch King and Queen make incognito visit to romantic Ronda in Spain’s Andalucia to celebrate wedding anniversary

RONDA has had a royal visit. The King and Queen of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander and Maxima, visited the iconic Andalucian town to celebrate their 20th

7 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

British Man Arrested As Costa Blanca Marijuana Gang Shipped Drugs From Spain To Uk And The Netherlands

British man arrested as Costa Blanca marijuana gang shipped drugs from Spain to UK and Dutch customers

EIGHT members of a major Costa Blanca marijuana gang that exported drugs to the UK and the Netherlands have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

3 Feb, 2022 @ 12:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Armed police storm homes and arrest 40 people in Almeria, Murcia and Costa del Sol in Netherlands-linked drug haul dubbed ‘one of ‘Spain’s biggest’

POLICE have arrested 40 people for drug trafficking across Malaga, Almeria and Murcia. A group of 14 people from the same family have been cuffed,

21 May, 2020 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

ENTIRE village in Spain on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Christmas wish list snapped up by EXPATS for just €150k

Buying up an entire Spanish village is a craze sweeping Hollywood and beyond but you’ll have to be quick to bag a bargain

13 Jan, 2019 @ 10:00

Celebrity·Lead·Property

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting outside luxury Marbella nightclub leaves two ‘drug cartel members’ injured

A HIRED assassin has attempted to murder two senior drug cartel members outside one of the Costa del Sol’s most popular luxury nightclubs, it can

29 Aug, 2018 @ 14:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British expats in Spain one step closer to securing EU citizenship post-Brexit after landmark ruling in Netherlands

BRITISH expats will be able to fight for their EU citizenship at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) after winning a landmark legal ruling. It

8 Feb, 2018 @ 12:41

Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Cocaine seizures in Spain more than double in just ONE year

This is an incredible 40% of all cocaine captured in Europe, the interior ministry revealed.

2 Feb, 2018 @ 13:24

Crime & Law·Environment·Health·La Cultura·National News·Other News

Bison found poisoned and decapitated on a Spanish reserve

The herd was poisoned first so that their heads could be cut off and sold

20 Sep, 2016 @ 15:04

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News·Nature

VIDEO: Raid on Europe’s biggest drug dealer’s Costa del Sol home

Footage shows police entering the Benalmadena home of Brit Robert Dawes, who is accused of running Europe's largest drug trafficking network

16 Dec, 2015 @ 11:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British musicians rocking around world, with One Direction favourites in Spain

From Ed Sheeran in Australia to Coldplay in the Netherlands, UK musicians are going down a treat

6 Jun, 2015 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·La Cultura·National News

Spain fails its green targets and is to buy its way out of trouble

Spain will have to buy up emission reduction credits to compensate

18 Nov, 2014 @ 09:00

Environment·National News·Other News

Spain’s university graduates worst in literacy and numeracy tests

Spain's university graduates score the lowest marks in a global study of basic literacy and numeracy skills

20 Sep, 2014 @ 08:34

National News

Mother whose child was crushed by luggage carousel at Alicante airport takes manufacturer to court

Nathania Terry watched helplessly as her five-month-old baby was dragged into a gap between two carousels

18 Sep, 2014 @ 11:36

Lead·National News

Cheaper to hire work in the UK than in Spain

Both Britain and Spain's wages are far below Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands

6 Sep, 2014 @ 12:00

National News

Police to clamp down on Spain’s criminal biker gangs

Spanish authorities pledge to prevent a criminal biker gang culture from developing

28 Aug, 2014 @ 10:37

Crime & Law·Other News

Pilot property scheme could encourage buyers back to Spain

Ingenious cross-border purchasing scheme could bring buyers back to the market

20 Jul, 2011 @ 09:30

Property

‘I was a little stupid’ admits Dutch woman lost in Spanish mountains for 18 days

Mary Anne Goossens, who spent 18 days lost on hillside near Nerja, survived by thinking of her favourite dishes and family

11 Jul, 2011 @ 19:56

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