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What is pickleball? The sport Matthew Perry played just hours before his death and which is already growing in...
MATTHEW Perry played pickleball, a sport growing in popularity in Spain, five times a week in his battle against drug and alcohol addiction.
The Friends...
Elderly man dies while swimming off Marbella beach
An ELDERLY man has died after drowning at the Playa de Venus beach in Marbella.
The incident occurred this Sunday, October 29.
Onlookers managed to get...
Off-duty policeman arrests a man who was strangling his partner at a park in Madrid
A YOUNG man who was strangling his partner has been arrested by an off-duty officer in Madrid.
A Policia Nacional agent who was not in...
WATCH OUT: Thermometer hits 41ºC as extremely high temperatures blanket the Costa del Sol
A RED alert for extremely high temperatures has been issued on the Costa del Sol.
The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has warned of the...
Headless baby’s body found at a beach in Catalonia
A HEADLESS child’s corpse has been found at a beach in Tarragona (Catalonia).
The body was found by a council cleaner at a beach in...
Mom arrested for assaulting her daughter’s school headmistress in Malaga
THE mother of a high school student has been arrested for assaulting the school headmistress in Malaga.
The 37-year-old woman allegedly attended the school in...
Bolt driver stabbed to death by a passenger in Fuengirola
A BOLT driver has been stabbed to death by a customer in Fuengirola (Malaga).
The victim, who worked for a private hire vehicle company similar...
Al Pacino welcomes his fourth child at 83 years of age
AL PACINO has welcomed his fourth child at the age of 83.
The actor’s new son is the first child he has with producer Noor...
Homophobic attack: Woman punches man and calls him ‘mechanical monster’ in Spain’s Mallorca
A WOMAN has been accused of punching a man on the face as part of a homophobic assault in Palma de Mallorca.
The assailant allegedly...
Elections to be repeated in Andalucian town in Spain after single vote was placed in wrong ballot box
ELECTIONS will be repeated in a town in Almeria after a vote was placed in the wrong ballot box.
PSOE won the elections in the...
Four thieves accused of stealing from seven perfumeries arrested in Mallorca
FOUR burglars accused of stealing perfumes from seven different shops in Mallorca have been arrested.
The alleged thieves, three women and a man, are said...
The European Council denounces labour exploitation in Andalucia’s Huelva strawberry farms
THE European Council has slammed Spain for the poor working conditions in Andalucia’s Huelva strawberry farms.
The institution has exposed the labour exploitation in a...
Two Betis players condemned homophobic comments they received for carrying handbags to a wedding
Two Real Betis players have condemned homophobic comments they got for carrying handbags to a wedding.
Strikers Antonio Ruibal and Borja Iglesias attended the wedding...
Spain slammed for being the European country with more dolphins in captivity
Environmentalists have exposed Spain as the European country with the largest number of dolphins in captivity.
NGO World Animal Protection slams the Mediterranean country for...
Three Latin gang members set free after shooting a 15-year-old rival in Madrid
THREE members of a Latin gang will not be remanded in custody after murdering a 15-year-old in Villaverde (Madrid).
The accused, two men and a...
Mallorcan real estate agent voted as the most handsome man in Spain
A MALLORCAN real estate agent has been voted as the most handsome man in Spain at the Mister International Spain competition in Tenerife.
Tony Company,...
Arrested the three squatters accused of brutally assaulting British homeowner in Costa del Sol
THE three squatters who allegedly brutally assaulted a British man near Marbella have been arrested today (Wednesday June 7).
Guardia Civil have conducted a search...
19-year-old arrested for allegedly stabbing a shop manager in the neck in Marbella
A 19-YEAR-OLD who allegedly stabbed a food shop manager in the neck in Marbella has been arrested.
The young man is accused of assaulting the...
Guardia Civil in custody after having 8 kg of hash allegedly seized from her storage room in Albacete
A GUARDIA Civil officer has been remanded in custody after she was allegedly found in possession of 8 kg of hash in Albacete last...
Reservoir levels continue to fall despite rain
RESERVOIR levels in Andalucia continue to fall despite a number of heavy rainfalls around the region.
They sit at 27.2% of storage capacity, or 0.4%...
PP obtains over 26% more councillors across all Andalucia while PSOE collapsed on May 28 elections
ANDALUCIA’S political arena has taken a right turn as the conservative Partido Popular (PP) has obtained almost 900 councillors more than in the 2019...
Dozens of Coldplay fans scammed with fake tickets in Barcelona
Dozens of Brits attending the Coldplay concerts in Barcelona this week have been scammed with fake tickets.
Police are dismantling a complex network that has...
Police seize 322 kg of cocaine hidden between popcorn bags in Algeciras (Cadiz)
A TOTAL of 322 kg of cocaine hidden between popcorn bags inside a container have been seized at Algeciras Port (Cadiz).
Policia Nacional were notified...
Spain has lost over 12,000 nationals while welcoming almost 150,000 foreigners this year’s first quarter
The number of Spanish nationals has decreased by 12,614 during this year’s first quarter, according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE).
These figures contrast...
Farm owner investigated after 31 horses were found dead in Murcia
A MAN is being investigated after 31 horses were found dead at his farm in Murcia.
The animals died of a respiratory infection and some...
Young man arrested for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in Mallorca
A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly abusing a 12-year-old girl in Port de Pollenca (Mallorca).
The accused, a Colombian national, is said to...
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Exposed: How a gang paid Spanish women to marry foreign expats in bid to gain them residency
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 32 people in Andalucia for their involvement in a 'marriage of convenience' scam that enabled foreigners to get Spanish...
