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Polish mob bosses target Andalucia as Policia crack down on Granada cartels

THREE police raids alone since November 2019 have disbanded a Polish drug network operating out of Granada. Swat teams from the Policia Nacional and the Guardia Civil have been putting pressure on

12 May, 2020 @ 20:24

Granada·Lead

WEB OF SHAME: Man dressed as Spiderman injured after botched burglary attempt on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN attempted burglary went spectacularly wrong in Malaga on Sunday after a man dressed as Spiderman fell nearly seven metres from an apartment balcony. The incident occurred in the early hours when

12 May, 2020 @ 15:04

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s La Liga aims for June start while 5 top players test positive for COVID-19

THE president of La Liga has said he hopes Spanish football will return next month. Speaking to Movistar on Sunday, Javier Tebas expressed his hope that the league can resume on June

11 May, 2020 @ 16:36

Lead·Sport

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Experts call for calm after hornet death in northern Spain causes panic

A 54-YEAR-OLD beekeeper has been killed after he was stung in the face by an Asian Hornet yesterday in Santiago de Compostela, northern Galicia. Emergency services were called to the Villestro area

11 May, 2020 @ 09:49

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Moroccan mafia bags up to €160 million from illegal immigrant trade to Spain

THE Moroccan Mafia has supposedly netted a whopping €160 million in the trade of illegal immigrants in the past three years, according to recent studies. The European Border Agency (Frontex), released its

10 May, 2020 @ 12:51

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Far-right Vox party pushes to lift ban on hunting during Spain’s state of alarm

FAR-RIGHT political party VOX has pushed the Spanish government to lift the ban of hunting activities during the state of alarm. Since March 14, hunting was not declared an ‘essential activity’, therefore

8 May, 2020 @ 11:54

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Franco era torturer known as ‘Billy the Kid’ dies from COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE notorious torturer and Franco henchman Antonio Gonzalez Pacheco, otherwise known as ‘Billy the Kid’, has died from coronavirus aged 73. According to Police sources, Pacheco died at 7am in the San

8 May, 2020 @ 10:25

Crime & Law·Lead

Mayor in Spain forced to apologise after celebrating during COVID-19 street party

THE Deputy Mayor of Alcorisa in Aragon has been forced to apologise after a video emerged of him partying with residents in an unauthorised street carnival. The video, taken by fellow neighbours,

7 May, 2020 @ 15:36

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Spain aims to become climate neutral by 2050

SPAIN, one of Europe’s most polluted countries, aims to become climate neutral by 2050, according to new plans revealed yesterday. The second National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change was launched by

7 May, 2020 @ 15:30

Environment·Lead

CON-FLU-SED: What to do when your hamlet borders up to three different provinces amid Spain’s coronavirus travel restrictions?

THE announcement of the multi-phase de-escalation plan can be somewhat confusing, and many people have discovered various grey areas in the regulations. One of the stipulations is that you must only travel

6 May, 2020 @ 16:00

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Madrid school children refused fresh fruit as fast food chains monopolise free meal deliveries

VULNERABLE school children in Madrid have been left without fresh fruit after contracted fast food chains refused to strike a deal with a Canary Island banana producer. Platano de Canarias offered to

6 May, 2020 @ 15:39

Madrid

DISPATCH: How some of Spain’s small inland villages became COVID-19 epicentres in Andalucia

AS the nation breathes fresh air once again after 50 days in confinement due to the coronavirus outbreak, it is all too easy to forget the devastating death toll that has swept

5 May, 2020 @ 14:49

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Novak Djokovic causes controversy with Marbella training session on Spain’s Costa del Sol

NOVAK Djokovic has caused another controversy this week after posting a video on his Instagram account of a practice session during Phase 0 of Spain’s de-escalation plan. Filmed playing with world

5 May, 2020 @ 13:52

Malaga

Spain’s Andalucia scorches just in time for loosening of COVID-19 restrictions as warm weather set to continue into next week

PEOPLE got their first taste of summer this weekend as temperatures soared to over 30C in Andalucia. The nation’s lockdown eased yesterday for the nearly 47 million-strong population meaning that everyone was

3 May, 2020 @ 13:18

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Chinese shops open in Madrid for the first time since the COVID-19 lockdown

SHOPS and businesses in the Chinatown area of Madrid have opened their doors for the first time since the COVID-19 state of Alarm came into play. The area of Usera in Madrid

3 May, 2020 @ 12:30

Lead·Madrid

SCOT-FREE: Spain to extradite Catalan separatist Clara Ponsati from Scotland so she can stand trial

Clara Ponsati is currently enjoying diplomatic immunity in Scotland

11 Feb, 2020 @ 11:19

Lead·National News·Politics

REVEALED: Notorious Costa del Sol trickster David Klein’s €1 million euro tax avoidance scam in Spain

He hadn’t been declaring the income to the Spanish tax authorities

5 Dec, 2019 @ 13:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Domestic abuse victims in Spain take TEN years to seek help says government report

Middle-aged women are most likely to be killed by their partner and likewise middle-aged men are most likely to kill a partner

25 Nov, 2019 @ 10:46

Lead·National News

IN PHOTOS: British embassy staff join ex-soldiers in remembrance services across Spain

They were marking 80 years since the start of World War II

13 Nov, 2019 @ 15:42

Lead·National News·Photo

Mother in Spain leaves five-year-old son crying alone on balcony while she parties all night with friends

The boy’s mother returned from partying at 7am on Sunday morning and was informed by neighbours that police had taken her son.

15 Oct, 2019 @ 10:16

Lead

Spain’s Supreme Court gives go ahead for reburial of former dictator Francisco Franco

Pedro Sanchez’s socialist government had pledged to move the ex-tyrant‘s body from underneath the monument.

24 Sep, 2019 @ 12:50

Lead·National News

Ground staff at Spain’s national airline Iberia will stage eight-week walkout

The Union General de Trabajadores (UGT) has called for strikes every Monday from September 30 until November 18.

21 Sep, 2019 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

WATCH: Four Brits held in connection with fire at Magaluf hotel

SHOCKING footage has emerged showing tourists running for their lives after four intoxicated British holidaymakers who started a fire, using an aerosol can and a lighter in a prank trying to burn

23 May, 2018 @ 09:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish nuclear power plants have to stay in use for forty more years says leading energy chief

NUCLEAR power stations in Spain must remain active for another decade at least if the country wants to fulfill its obligations under the Paris Agreement, a top energy chief has warned. José

20 May, 2018 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead

Spanish Catholics outraged by Virgin Mary drag queen performance

The debate brings into question respect for freedom of expression

6 Mar, 2017 @ 10:23

La Cultura·Lead

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