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Mother of daughters killed by father and dumped at sea off Spain’s Tenerife calls for tougher laws

THE mother of two girls feared murdered by their father who is accused of dumping their bodies at sea off Tenerife has spoken out and demanded tougher laws to protect children in

14 Jun, 2021 @ 21:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Brit Is Knifed To Death During A Burglary At His Canary Islands Home In Spain

British man dies after being stabbed during a burglary at his Canary Islands home in Spain

A British man has been fatally stabbed at his Canary Islands home. The 31-year-old died after he was attacked during a suspected break-in at his property in the Playa de las Americas

7 May, 2021 @ 16:20

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Arrests in Spain’s Madrid and Tenerife as humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans ‘diverted to finance terrorism’

SPANISH police have arrested three men who allegedly used humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans as a cover to finance terrorism. Policía Nacional supported by Europol, made the arrests in Madrid and Santa

28 Mar, 2021 @ 11:05

Lead·Madrid·National News

Rescatados 61 Migrantes Subsaharianos A Bordo De Una Patera En Las Costas De Tenerife

500 migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands over the course of Christmas

AROUND 500 migrants have arrived in the Canaries over the course of the Christmas period so far. In the course of 24 hours 404 people arrived in 10 small boats on the

27 Dec, 2020 @ 19:53

Lead·National News

Ryanair Launches New Winter Services Between The Canary Islands And The Costa Blanca In Spain

Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain

BUDGET air carrier Ryanair is to start a new winter route between Alicante-Elche and Tenerife North airports. The company will run three weekly flights from the end of October aimed at the

6 Sep, 2020 @ 10:01

Costa Blanca·Travel News

British ‘gangster’ rumbled after cleaners find gun he left under his pillow in hotel room in Spain

The 31-year-old Englishman was staying in a hotel in Arona, Tenerife, when cleaners discovered the weapon underneath his pillow

31 Jul, 2020 @ 13:24

Lead·National News

BREAKING: British man ‘stabbed to death by son’ in Tenerife

A British man has been arrested in Tenerife on suspicion of stabbing his dad to death. The victim is alleged to have been knifed between 30 and 40 times. The son was

1 Jul, 2020 @ 13:44

Lead·National News

Man hid in Tenerife cave as air-sea search looked for him fearing he had drowned

A SEA search was launched in Spain after a man threw himself into the ocean when Guardia Civil tried to stop him for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules. The man made a run

16 Apr, 2020 @ 14:22

Lead·National News

Holidaying pensioners found dead in possible ‘coronavirus suicide pact’ in Spain’s Tenerife

It was neighbours who phoned authorities to the property in Los Cristianos

31 Mar, 2020 @ 08:33

Crime & Law·Lead

Five men in Spain’s Tenerife fined for breaking the lockdown and posting it on Instagram

FIVE men in Tenerife have been fined for breaking the lockdown and then posting it on Instagram.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 16:48

Crime & Law·Lead

TOWIE filming in Spain’s Tenerife cancelled because of coronavirus

THE filming of TOWIE in Tenerife has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 coronavirus scare, according to media reports.

4 Mar, 2020 @ 16:47

Entertainment·Health

Italian man becomes Spain’s latest confirmed coronavirus case at Tenerife hotel placed on lockdown

The ‘novel coronavirus’ has now killed 2,900 people worldwide, with 85,000 global cases

1 Mar, 2020 @ 12:21

Health

UK’s youngest step-gran aged JUST 21, engaged in Spain

A BRITISH woman has become the UK’s youngest ever step-nan, after getting engaged in Tenerife.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:11

Lead

CORONAVIRUS SPAIN: 1,000 tourists on LOCKDOWN after Italian doctor tests positive and two others isolated

MORE than 1,000 tourists have been placed under quarantine in Tenerife after an Italian doctor staying at the resort tested positive for coronavirus. According to El Mundo, the H10 Costa Adeje, where

25 Feb, 2020 @ 09:30

Health·Lead

Fishing spots in Spain and Gibraltar included in Top 10 in Europe

FISHING spots in Gibraltar and Spain have been named among the best in Europe.

17 Feb, 2020 @ 16:46

Gibraltar·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Colombian Cocaine Caravans caught in Canary Islands, cartel arrested

AN INTERNATIONAL gang of drug traffickers were busted in a large-scale dawn raid in the Canary Islands. Holiday caravans were used to transport cocaine around the islands, by a gang of 11

24 Jan, 2020 @ 09:58

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

‘Beautiful and caring’ British mum dies on family holiday in Spain

Megan reportedly woke up the next day, but was then later found lifeless by her dad

18 Oct, 2019 @ 13:08

Lead

Almost one million affected as major blackout in Tenerife leaves entire island without light

Street and traffic lights stopped working and the emergency services, who received 688 calls throughout the day, had to help around 60 people who were stuck in elevators.

30 Sep, 2019 @ 10:09

Lead·National News

TO BOLDLY STOW: Six British people arrested with tonne of cocaine on Spanish boat named ‘Bold’

A gang of six UK drugs traffickers have been arrested by Spanish and British police

6 Sep, 2019 @ 13:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Mallorca

Jail for British gangster traced to Spain and nabbed while waiting for wife at airport

Detectives had linked Lindsay to a gang who have been jailed for a total of 87 years after an investigation into violence, drugs and firearms offences

3 Sep, 2019 @ 10:17

Crime & Law·Lead

British teen expat stabs parents and throws himself into ravine at popular holiday spot in Spain

Officers continue to search for a motive behind the attack

30 Aug, 2019 @ 15:50

Crime & Law·Lead

British mum arrested after ‘abandoning baby in street’ following drunken row with partner in Spain holiday hotspot

Police then spoke to the kid’s father, before tracing the woman to nearby the hotel where the couple had been staying

30 Aug, 2019 @ 14:34

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: FBI and Spanish police cuff American torturer in dramatic roadside arrest in Spain

The victim claims they were tied by their hands and feet in a room with 'dozens of weapons' on show

3 Jun, 2019 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·Lead

Judge allows convicted British criminal to go on Spain holiday after taser and cocaine bust

Judge Jenkins agreed to postpone the crook’s sentencing as ‘an act of mercy’ but campaigners have said it sends mixed messages to crime victims

22 May, 2019 @ 16:56

Crime & Law·Lead

NEW TRICKS: Dog called as witness in animal abuse trial against former owner

A DOG has been called as a witness during an animal abuse trial against her former owner. In a legal first for Spain, the pit bull was called to a Tenerife court

14 May, 2019 @ 14:24

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Critically ill British mother trapped after ‘nightmare’ holiday in Spain sees friends rally to pay medical costs

Elaine was left partly paralysed by a stroke in 2015 and now her insurance company has refused to pay out because of a 'technicality'

30 Apr, 2019 @ 12:36

Health·Lead

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