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Marbella gang who ‘stole more than €4.5m’ thanks to their safe-cracking skills are finally brought down after raiding a...
POLICE in France and Spain have joined forces to arrest three men who allegedly broke into safes at luxury hotel complexes in Paris and...
Dutch captain speaks of ‘scary moment’ when orcas attack yacht in Straits of Gibraltar off Spain’s coast
A DUTCH captain described the ‘scary moment’ when a pod of orcas started to bite at the rudder of his yacht in the Straits...
Almost 40% of workers in Spain do not receive overtime compensation
FOUR out of 10 workers in Spain receive no compensation for their overtime work.
A study carried out by Infojobs and Adecco exposed businesses in...
Firefighters put out Tarifa blaze that charred over 50 hectares in Spain’s Andalucia
AUTHORITIES in Spain’s Andalucia have now put out most of the Tarifa blaze that burnt over 50 hectares to a cinder since Wednesday.
The Forestry...
Largest ever drug trafficking trial of Castanas gang starts in Spain’s Andalucia
THE largest drug traffic trial ever in Spain started Monday in Andalucia as members of the Castanas clan were brought to justice.
Prosecutors will now...
Courts in Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic violence in 2022 compared to 2,000 men
COURTS in the province of Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic and gender violence during 2022 compared to more than 2,000 men,...
Police arrest 43 people who allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE arrested 43 people as they busted a group of criminals that allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in the Malaga province.
The criminals...
Police dog sniffs out hash in tyres of luxury Merc going from Spain’s Ceuta to Algeciras
A POLICE dog foiled an attempt to smuggle over 28 kilos of hashish hidden inside the tyres of a luxury car in Spain’s Ceuta...
Spain looks to pass new temporary wealth tax to help fight inflation after the Ukraine war, its treasury minister...
SPAIN’S left-wing coalition government is hoping to slap a two-year tax on the richest 1% of the population by next year to fight inflation,...
Police discover 21 kilos of cannabis at secret weed plantation in Gibraltar Campo town
POLICE have raided an illegal weed plantation in an Algeciras neighbourhood and seized more than 20 kilos of marijuana.
Policia Nacional agents arrested a man...
New Catalan body will buy coastal areas to save them from property developers in Spain
CATALUNYA is taking a leaf out of the French book by creating an institute to buy natural coastal areas to free them from speculating...
Missing 15-year-old British girl found ‘alive and well’ in Spain’s Mallorca
THE missing 15-year-old British girl has been located after disappearing for over three weeks in Mallorca.
The teenager, Emina Ilora Alice Winterbottom, was last seen on August...
Police investigate ‘disturbing’ disappearance of 15-year-old British girl in Spain’s Mallorca
A SEARCH is underway in Mallorca for a 15-year-old British girl who lives with her family in Palma and has gone missing.
The teenager, Emina Ilora...
Food prices rise alongside soaring electricity costs in Spain’s Balearic Islands
THE rise in electricity costs is responsible for an increase on average of 1.5% in food prices throughout the Balearic Islands.
According to Consumer Price...
Expat Dad discovers his vintage Petrus (wine worth €3,000) was used to make sangria by daughter’s friends at house...
PETE Jones is one hell of an understanding father.
When he woke up last Saturday morning to discover that his daughter and her friends had...
Spain’s PM agrees 12 month deadline to submit road toll reform
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as brought the nationwide toll road reform a step closer after agreeing with the EU to a 12 month...
INDUSTRY HOPE: US tariffs on Andalucian olives scrapped for FIVE years after EU truce
THE tariffs placed on Andalucian table olives and olive oil, as well as many other European food produces, have been scrapped for five years...
GIS A LIFT: Car share giants Uber expand its services on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE American taxi company Uber is expanding its presence across the Costa del Sol, giving summer tourists unrivalled access to the region's top attractions....
JUST THE START: El Melillero acid attack suspect on trial this week for gun crimes
THE man currently accused of the sickening acid attack on two females in Malaga is to sit trial this week for gun crimes relating...
TAKEN ITS TOLL: Popular Costa del Sol toll road records lowest traffic in 22 years during COVID-19 pandemic
THE Ministry of Transport has released traffic figures for the AP-7 and AP-46 Autopista toll roads for 2020 showing its lowest usage since its...
NO CHOKE: Criminal chokes out Policia Local officer after car-jacking arrest on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A DARING thief has turned himself into the police after choking unconscious a police officer during his arrest.
The Policia Local of Malaga revealed...
Malaga airport welcomes easyJet to its new base on Spain’s Costa del Sol
MALAGA's mayor and various councillors inaugurated British budget airline easyJet's new base at the Costa del Sol airport yesterday in a ribbon cutting ceremony....
IN PICS: Cristiano Ronaldo’s new luxury hotel opens its doors in Spain’s Madrid
CRISTIANO Ronaldo's luxury brand CR7 opened its new flagship hotel on Madrid's Gran Via on Monday.
The soft rollout of the third hotel bearing the...
AGENT ORANGE: Oliviera claims stunning victory in drama-filled Barcelona MotoGP
NEW factory KTM rider Miguel Oliveira claimed his third victory in the premier class in a drama-filled Catalan grand prix on Sunday. ...
Malaga’s Sierra de las Nieves becomes Spain’s 16th National Park after unanimous vote
MALAGA's Sierra de las Nieves has become Spain's 16th official National Park, gaining the country's highest level protection after a congress vote last week...
Why was Sergio Ramos left out of Spain’s Euro 2020 squad?
FOOTBALL fans were left stunned after the veteran defender Sergio Ramos was left out Luis Enrique's Euro 2020 Spain squad.
Many were surprised by the...
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A NEW Gibraltar hospital strategy slashed waiting list times by 89 weeks for knee and hip replacements and by 32 weeks for orthopaedic surgery.
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