Romania

Vicious thief caught at Madrid airport attempting to flee with stolen Rolex on his wrist after brutally beating Swiss tourists at Almeria rural house

A VIOLENT robbery suspect has been arrested at Madrid airport while allegedly trying to flee Spain wearing a luxury Rolex watch stolen from a Swiss

21 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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

Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The

16 Oct, 2025 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Almost seven in 10 Romanians in Spain voted for pro-Russian far-right candidate in recent election

THE European Union breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as centrist candidate Nicusor Dan launched a surprise comeback to win Romania’s presidential run-off, even

20 May, 2025 @ 16:13

Lead·Politics

National Police arrest 24 in bust of international gang exporting high-end vehicles from Spain

IN A JOINT operation with the authorities in Romania, the National Police have arrested 21 people and recovered 24 high end cars that had been

24 Aug, 2023 @ 11:43

Crime & Law·Lead

Family of four from Spain’s Canary Islands killed in car crash while in Romania

A FAMILY of four from the Canary Island of Gran Canaria has died in a car accident while on holiday in Romania. According to the

7 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Canary Islands·Lead

Coming to a parlour near you: A taste of the ice-cream empire sweeping across Spain

WITH temperatures and temperaments running high it’s time for ice cream. Having licked my way through several hundred gelati during my 1990’s stint in Florence

14 Aug, 2022 @ 13:04

Columnists·Expanding Horizons·Food & Drink·Lead

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

Spain booted out of 2023 Rugby World Cup in France for fielding an ineligible player twice

Spain booted out of 2023 Rugby World Cup in France for playing an ineligible player twice

SPAIN has been thrown out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after fielding an ineligible player in two qualifying matches. The decision was

28 Apr, 2022 @ 17:52

Lead·Sport

No post-Brexit ‘rush’ for British expats to become Spanish citizens

BREXIT fears and consequences did not prompt a rush of British expats to become Spanish citizens in 2020. The latest figures from the National Statistics

19 Jan, 2022 @ 16:35

Brexit·Lead

Migrants Crammed Into Lorries Operated By Spanish Trafficking Gang That Made Millions Of Euros Offering Passage To European Union Countries

Migrants crammed into lorries operated by trafficking gang in Spain who ‘made millions’ for journeys to European Union countries

THE Policia Nacional have smashed a migrant trafficking gang based in Spain that charged up to €20,000 per person to gain access to a European

4 Nov, 2021 @ 15:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases

SPAIN has named Romanian arrivals as bringing in the highest number of detected COVID-19 cases in the last month. Not far behind is the United

18 Oct, 2021 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

VIDEO: Human trafficking gang that forced victims into prostitution is busted during dawn raids in south-east Spain and Romania

A CRIMINAL GANG that profited from human trafficking forced their victims into prostitution on the streets of Girona have been arrested. The suspects belonged to

20 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Cursach witness speaks out: “It’s like a horror movie”

A PROTECTED witness in the Tolo Cursach case has told the press that cooperating with the authorities has ‘destroyed his life’. ‘Witness 29’ has given

4 May, 2018 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Romanian referee to be investigated for ‘suspicious Spain v Belgium’ Rugby World Cup qualifier

Rugby Europe will analyse the match on Friday

19 Mar, 2018 @ 16:09

Lead·Sport

Romanian pimp brothers in Spain ‘cut off prostitute’s arm with samurai sword’ and ‘put metal balls in penises to make their rapes more painful’

A COURT has heard how Romanian brothers in Spain allegedly cut off one of their prostitute’s arms and forced them to eat money. The Sandulache

8 Feb, 2018 @ 13:27

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Moroccans, Romanians being recruited to fill thousands of fruit-picking positions in Andalucia despite high unemployment rate

ANDALUCIA farms are having to recruit Moroccans and Romanians to fill tens of thousands of positions due to a lack of Spanish applications. It comes

2 Jan, 2018 @ 14:14

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Huelva·Lead

CONTRACT CRISIS: Spain is Europe’s worst for getting workers into full-time jobs

FEWER than one in 10 temporary workers in Spain are ever offered permanent contracts. The shocking figure makes Spain the worst out of 28 EU

11 Oct, 2017 @ 19:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Fundraiser launched to help repatriate body of Costa del Sol flood victim

Sam Turner of Sotogrande wants to raise €1,000 to cover part of the cost to fly home the Romanian Ionela Olguta Pantelimon, the 23-year-old nightclub

17 Dec, 2016 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead

Romanian man who fled UK with 15-year-old girl arrested in Spain

Extradition proceedings have begun

30 Jul, 2016 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain slammed for illegal timber trade

Spain, Greece, Hungary and Romania have been singled out for being countries ‘of concern’ by the European Commission

24 Oct, 2015 @ 09:33

Environment·Lead

VIDEO: Romanian police arrest suspect in Cuenca double murder case

The two victims were last seen with the suspect on August 6

14 Aug, 2015 @ 12:32

Crime & Law

Spanish lorry drivers pay UK government over €4 million in last year

In total, foreign drivers have paid a massive €60 million to the UK Treasury since a levy was introduced

18 Apr, 2015 @ 13:14

Business & Finance·National News

Priest searches for long-lost twin brother after grandmother’s dying confession

A dying Romanian grandmother reveals she sold one of her son's twins 30 years ago, sparking a man-hunt for the missing twin

12 Oct, 2014 @ 11:00

National News

Spain’s most wanted arrested in Britain

Police are investigating how the Romanian managed to get to Britain while on Spain's top ten Most Wanted list

21 Apr, 2014 @ 11:02

Crime & Law·National News·Other News

Spanish internet prices soar

Internet in Spain is the second most expensive in Europe

2 Apr, 2014 @ 14:31

Business & Finance·Other News

Campo de Gibraltar sex gang rounded up

15 Romanians arrested for coercing women into prostitution

7 Jun, 2011 @ 09:20

Crime & Law

Vicious thief caught at Madrid airport attempting to flee with stolen Rolex on his wrist after brutally beating Swiss tourists at Almeria rural house

Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

Almost seven in 10 Romanians in Spain voted for pro-Russian far-right candidate in recent election

National Police arrest 24 in bust of international gang exporting high-end vehicles from Spain

Family of four from Spain’s Canary Islands killed in car crash while in Romania

Coming to a parlour near you: A taste of the ice-cream empire sweeping across Spain

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

Spain booted out of 2023 Rugby World Cup in France for playing an ineligible player twice

No post-Brexit ‘rush’ for British expats to become Spanish citizens

Migrants crammed into lorries operated by trafficking gang in Spain who ‘made millions’ for journeys to European Union countries

Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases

VIDEO: Human trafficking gang that forced victims into prostitution is busted during dawn raids in south-east Spain and Romania

Cursach witness speaks out: “It’s like a horror movie”

Romanian referee to be investigated for ‘suspicious Spain v Belgium’ Rugby World Cup qualifier

Romanian pimp brothers in Spain ‘cut off prostitute’s arm with samurai sword’ and ‘put metal balls in penises to make their rapes more painful’

Moroccans, Romanians being recruited to fill thousands of fruit-picking positions in Andalucia despite high unemployment rate

CONTRACT CRISIS: Spain is Europe’s worst for getting workers into full-time jobs

Fundraiser launched to help repatriate body of Costa del Sol flood victim

Romanian man who fled UK with 15-year-old girl arrested in Spain

Spain slammed for illegal timber trade

VIDEO: Romanian police arrest suspect in Cuenca double murder case

Spanish lorry drivers pay UK government over €4 million in last year

Priest searches for long-lost twin brother after grandmother’s dying confession

Spain’s most wanted arrested in Britain

Spanish internet prices soar

Campo de Gibraltar sex gang rounded up

Wife of Pedro Sanchez ordered to surrender passport and banned from leaving Spain ahead of corruption trial

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Antoni Gaudi is born, Cordoba is captured – and the curious reason why Spaniards call Brits ‘guiris’

Three teenagers drown in devastating beach tragedy at Spanish tourist hotspot

Must visit: The quaint medieval village near Madrid that can only be accessed through a small wooden door

Vicious thief caught at Madrid airport attempting to flee with stolen Rolex on his wrist after brutally beating Swiss tourists at Almeria rural house

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