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Police celebrate ‘few incidents’ and just eight arrests after 60,000 British football fans arrived in Spain

POLICE in Spain have praised the success of an enormous security operation after only eight arrests were made during the Europa League final in Bilbao,

22 May, 2025 @ 11:51

Bilbao·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Britain launches mandatory ETA register for visitors from the EU – here’s all you need to know

PEOPLE living in Spain and the rest of the European Union who want to visit the United Kingdom from April 2 will have to get

5 Mar, 2025 @ 13:25

Lead·National News

Revealed: Spain’s anti-terror operation to keep Taylor Swift and her thousands of fans safe in Madrid

IT’S been revealed that 20 specialist anti-terrorist Policia Nacional officers have joined a team of 400 people policing the two concerts being staged by superstar

30 May, 2024 @ 16:39

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Barack Obama jetting into Spain’s Barcelona for Bruce Springsteen concert

EX-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will be flying to Barcelona this Friday to attend a concert by their good friend Bruce Springsteen.

26 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead

Security Boost With New Guardia Civil Officers Assigned To Busy Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Security boost with extra Guardia Civil officers assigned to busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

ONE of Spain’s busiest airports has been given a major increase in security resources to cope with growing passenger numbers. 34 new Guardia Civil officers

26 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain's state train operator Renfe faces EU probe over refusing to supply content to rival online ticket platforms

Spain’s RENFE to spend €3.5 million on drone surveillance of its facilities

RENFE will start using drones to reinforce security in its main Andalucian train stations; Malaga, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera. Spain’s national passenger railway

27 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Travel News

New letter bombs discovered in Spain at arms factory in Zaragoza and Madrid area air force base

A third suspected letter bomb has been found in less than 24 hours in Spain. The latest incident involves a device mailed to a European

1 Dec, 2022 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Over 700 daily police officers plus drone to patrol over Spain’s Malaga Feria

THE special security device for the long-awaited Malaga Fair 2022 is ready—including, for the first time ever, the use of a drone to ensure a

9 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Two men arrested after being caught on camera as they try to break into homes in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

VIDEO footage showing two men trying to break into a home in an exclusive resort in Marbella has been crucial in collaring two men targeting

5 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain warns of possible Russian cyberattack to coincide with NATO summit in Madrid

SPAIN’S defence minister has warned there’s a chance of a Russian-originated cyberattack to coincide with next week’s NATO summit in Madrid. On a visit to

24 Jun, 2022 @ 16:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

Smallest populated island in Spain off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer tourist surge Guardia

Spain’s smallest populated island off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer day-tripper surge

SPAIN’S smallest populated island- Tabarca- is getting ready for a summer surge of over 300,000 visitors. Tabarca is the only inhabited island in Valencia Community

20 Jun, 2022 @ 13:33

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm and other major Costa Blanca cities get ready for the busiest weekend of the year

MAJOR centres across the Costa Blanca are stepping up their security measures this weekend in anticipation of a big influx of visitors. Alicante, Benidorm, Denia

14 May, 2021 @ 15:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencian president says that Spain’s Costa Blanca is safe for tourists as extra police patrols hit nightclubs this weekend

EXTRA police visits to nightclubs have been promised this weekend by Valencian Community president, Ximo Puig, in order to control the spread of Covid-19 across

31 Jul, 2020 @ 12:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Inside Marbella’s new €1.6 million state-of-the-art surveillance centre ready to crackdown on local criminals and troublemakers heading to Spain’s Costa del Sol next summer

MARBELLA is cracking down on would-be criminals thanks to its new state-of-the-art video surveillance technology. According to the town hall, its new control and command

18 Dec, 2019 @ 15:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

OPINION: How can Mercadona, Spain’s richest supermarket, refuse to beef up security after the spate of crime in its stores?

It is high time Mercadona started investing some cash into its security or better yet, some training for its staff

3 May, 2019 @ 19:00

Opinion

Travelling to Spain? Don’t forget about online safety

Whether you are going to Madrid, Barcelona, or other Spanish cities, you’ll probably use free public Wi-Fi in cafes, restaurants, airports, and others. You shouldn’t

17 Jan, 2019 @ 14:56

Travel News

Two Spanish cities are ranked among safest cities in Europe, according to new report

Barcelona and Madrid are two of the safest cities in Europe in a report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

5 Nov, 2017 @ 17:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Property·Travel News

Watch out are you on candid camera?

FROM the engine room on a 35-metre yacht to the elephant house at a local safari park, MallorcaCCTV have installed surveillance systems in every corner

4 Oct, 2017 @ 19:30

Mallorca

British mother slams Malaga airport after daughter carries razor through security

EXCLUSIVE: Marbella-based Hayley Malli, 38, was shocked when her 16-year-old daughter passed through security with a razor, tweezers and various liquids

4 Apr, 2016 @ 09:16

Lead·Malaga·Travel News