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Spain’s top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll
SPAIN'S Supreme Court has upheld a 135-year prison sentence for a British teacher and nanny who created and distributed pornography of children in his...
Guardia Civil captain suspended for working as a pilot for Spain’s Vueling Airlines without permission
A Guardia Civil captain has been suspended after getting caught working as a pilot for Vueling Airlines.
The high ranking officer was employed from April...
Politician wanted for involvement in 2017 Catalan independence drive returns to Spain but fails to hand herself in
CATALAN politician Clara Ponsati, who is wanted by the Spanish authorities for her role in the 2017 independence drive in the region, has returned...
Sedition charges dropped by Spain’s Supreme Court against ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont
SPAIN'S Supreme Court has dropped a sedition charge against the exiled former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont, but a new move will be made to...
Doctor tells court that disgraced politician José Antonio Griñán should not go to jail
A DOCTOR has told the Seville High Court that former Andalusian president José Antonio Griñán should not go to jail due to the prostate...
Number of sex offenders whose sentences have been reduced thanks to new law in Spain hits 129
A TOTAL OF 129 convicted sex offenders have now benefitted from the Spanish government’s ‘only yes means yes’ law, which was aimed at putting...
Supreme Court rules that man who squatted for nearly 10 years in a Granada property must be removed
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has finally ruled on a squatter in Granada province who has been illegally occupying a property by a reservoir for nearly...
Handyman convicted again of murdering British granny on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Dutch handyman has been found guilty again of murdering a British pensioner to steal €550 from her purse.
The body of Margaret McNulty, 70,...
Spanish ex-priest jailed for 30 years for child abuse
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has confirmed a 30-year prison sentence on a former priest for abusing seven minors at a Catholic boarding school.
The court discovered...
Spain’s government tries to overturn new Murcia airport name over link to General Franco
SPAIN'S Superior Court will hear a bid to overturn the naming of Murcia's airport at Corvera in tribute to local air pioneer, Juan de...
Spain’s top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits
THE Supreme Court has ordered the Policia Nacional to stop discriminating against 'shorter' woman wanting to join it.
A prospective female candidate filed a complaint...
Spain fails in latest bid to extradite Mallorca rapper from Belgium
MALLORCAN rapper Josep Miqeul Arenas, known as Valtonyc, has won another Belgian court ruling which has again refused Spain's bid to extradite him.
The Ghent...
Fugitive TikTok healer who ‘cures’ Covid-19 patients is jailed after fleeing long prison term for child sex abuse in...
A self-styled preacher who posted TikTok videos claiming he could cure people of Covid-19 has been arrested in the Basque Country after skipping a...
Swindlers who conned British home buyers at Murcia’s Trampolin Hills in Spain try to overturn guilty verdicts
TWO men convicted of defrauding British home buyers at Murcia's Trampolin Hills development are challenging the verdicts and prison sentences.
Antonio Martinez and his ex-business...
Barcelona’s Gerard Pique gets big tax break from Spain’s Supreme Court
BARCELONA footballer Gerard Pique has landed a €2.1 million pre-Christmas windfall courtesy of Spain's Supreme Court.
Pique, 34, has been given a refund of a...
Judges veto COVID-19 passport plans for nightlife and restaurants in Basque Country of Spain
PLANS to use COVID-19 passports in Basque Country nightlife businesses and larger restaurants have been squashed by the region's Supreme Court.
The judges, on two-one...
Nightclubs in Murcia area of Spain can return to full capacity this Saturday
MURCIA nightclubs and function rooms have been allowed by the regional Supreme Court to use EU COVID certificates in order to achieve 100% capacity.
The...
COVID-19 curfews to be extended to even more popular tourist spots on Spain’s Costa Blanca from next week
JUDGES have backed a night curfew extension request from the Valencian government which will see more Costa Blanca holiday spots added to it.
The current...
COVID-19 curfews set to run into September in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NIGHT curfews are set to continue until early September in most of the affected 77 Valencian Community municipalities.
The Valencian government made a formal...
Ryanair luggage rules over flight switches are ruled ‘unfair’ by the Supreme Court in Spain
SPAIN'S highest court has voided Ryanair rules permitting baggage to be sent on a flight other than that of the passenger.
The Supreme Court backed...
Infamous British drugs boss Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain
BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has got a new trial date after Supreme Court judges quashed his original 2018 trial in March due to...
COSTA BLANCA curfew set to continue as judges will rule over the extension of one of Spain’s few remaining...
VALENCIA'S Supreme Court(TSJCV) will decide this week whether the Valencian Community's midnight curfew can continue past May 24.
Regional president, Ximo Puig, initially wanted the...
EXTRA FREEDOM as midnight curfew and extended bar hours are approved by top judges in Costa Blanca area of...
THE Valencian Community's top court has backed regional government plans to keep a night-time curfew going after the State of Alarm ends this Sunday(May...
No ‘Daddy Issues’ for Julio Iglesias as Spain’s Supreme Court rules against man claiming to be his illegitimate son
VETERAN performer Julio Iglesias does not have an illegitimate 44-year-old son according to the national Supreme Court.
Javier Sanchez claimed that he was the son...
Slot machines can spin again in bars as gambling halls remain closed in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions
SLOT machines can start spinning again in local bars across the Valencia region after a ruling from the Valencian Supreme Court(TSJ).
The judges backed an...
Popular Spanish game show axed as British broadcaster ITV wins legal battle over claims its 90s quiz ‘Alphabetical’...
It has since emerged that Pasapalabra producer Mediaset, Spain’s largest TV network, had expected the court ruling this year and had been working on replacements for a number of months
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