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Police investigate ‘mummified corpse’ discovered in holiday home on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE are investigating a mystery corpse discovered ‘mummified’ within a homemade coffin in a rental property in the seaside resort of Duquesa on Spain’s Costa

22 Feb, 2022 @ 12:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Attempted murder probe launched after man rushed to Almeria hospital after being shot outside nightclub

COPS in Almeria have launched an attempted murder probe after a man was shot outside a nightclub. Emergency services rushed to reports of a ‘disturbance’ on

22 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Granada pensioner faces 40 years in prison for sex trafficking tourists in Spain

A SPANISH man has been charged for alleged sex trafficking involving tourists who came to Spain in search of hospitality work. The Granada resident was

20 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Simply the Best: Top 20 exciting and luxurious places in Spain

LOOKING for somewhere out of this world for the perfect escape in Spain? Want a place to really luxuriate and properly treat a loved one?

20 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Female fugitive arrested in Spain’s Manilva in connection with €10,000 fraud

A ROMANIAN woman accused of a €10,000 fraud has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. She was cuffed on February 10 close to her

20 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Police arrest parents in Spain’s Almeria for faking kidnap of son, 13, in sick drug revenge plot

PARENTS of a 13-year-old in Almeria staged a fake kidnapping in a sick revenge plot against drug thieves, police said. The mother of the teen,

19 Feb, 2022 @ 18:15

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

Praise for police who helped save baby’s life in Spain’s Sevilla

QUICK-THINKING police officers in Sevilla sprang into action after being called to Calle Feria following a report that a father was in a state of distress

19 Feb, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Other News·Sevilla

EXPLAINED: How Andalucia’s new land law reform could allow construction of homes on rural land across southern Spain

ANDALUCIA is pressing ahead with reforms to land laws that will allow construction of new homes on rural land. The new bill – which reforms

18 Feb, 2022 @ 11:30

Lead·Property

Singer India Martinez to perform at Spain’s Cadiz Carnival 2022.

SINGER India Martinez has announced she will perform at the Cadiz Carnival 2022. The Andalucian star was announced as the headline act on Wednesday evening

17 Feb, 2022 @ 19:00

Cadiz·Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

British pilot killed in horror plane crash in Spain’s Sevilla

A British pilot died when a light aircraft crashed near the town of Pinzon in Sevilla on Wednesday, police confirmed. The force said it received

17 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Other News·Sevilla

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Inside Novak Djokovic’s Spanish mansion renovation

WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic has been busy since his deportation from Down Under renovating a sprawling €6.4 million mansion on the Costa del Sol. The tennis star

16 Feb, 2022 @ 11:30

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sport

Three crew members rescued in Spain’s Estepona after sailboat’s engine failure

THREE people were rescued by the Salvamar Gadir from a sailboat that suffered engine failure in rough seas in the Costa del Sol. The alarm was raised

16 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Malaga

Firefighters save life of pensioner, 72, as candle fire leaves her trapped at home in Spain’s Malaga

FIREFIGHTERS in Malaga saved a woman’s life during a terrifying blaze caused by an unsupervised candle. The quick-thinking crew guided the pensioner, 72, to safety

16 Feb, 2022 @ 09:52

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Sherry producers in Andalucia’s Jerez area of Spain launch campaign to boost UK business

PRESTIGIOUS sherries from the Jerez area will feature in a new advertising campaign targeting UK drinkers after a recent sherry sales boost during COVID lockdowns.

15 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Food & Drink·Lead

European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

European Commission threatens Spain over environmentally-damaging water extraction plans for Andalucia’s Doñana National Park

THE European Commission has threatened to penalise Spain if plans go ahead to extract more water from one of Europe’s largest wetlands. The warning comes

14 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·Huelva·Lead

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European Cricket League round-up: Tunbridge Wells beat Dreux to win Group A

ON Friday the final games of what has been an enthralling week of cricket were played in group A of the European Cricket League. In

14 Feb, 2022 @ 17:44

Sport

Six ships damaged in devastating blaze in Spain’s Huelva

SOME six ships have been damaged in a fire at a port in Huelva. Firefighters were called to the ??Isla Cristina port at around 2pm

14 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Woman dies and one injured in horror crash which left car embedded in tree in Spain’s Cadiz

A 30-year-old woman has died in a horror crash that left her car embedded in a palm tree in Cadiz. One other was injured in

14 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Man knifed in face during attempted robbery in Spain’s Jaen

A YOUNG has been hospitalised after being knifed in the face during a violent robbery in Jaen. Police were called to Plaza del Corte Ingles

14 Feb, 2022 @ 09:48

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Other News

Drug smugglers in Spain's Andalucia lied about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco

Drug smugglers in Spain’s Andalucia lie about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco

The Policia Nacional have arrested hashish smugglers who sailed from Morocco and lied about their boat being attacked by orca whales. Two people have been

11 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Barcelona hackers fooled phone shops into issuing SIM cards to clear out bank accounts in Spain

Barcelona hackers hoodwink phone shops into issuing SIM cards used to clear out bank accounts in Spain

A Barcelona-based gang emptied out people’s bank accounts by tricking phone shops to give them replacement phone SIM cards. Eight people have been arrested in

11 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

‘Last wave’ of COVID-19 as Health Minister says virus is ‘already disappearing’ in Spain

ANDALUCIA’S Minister of Health and Families believes coronavirus will soon resemble a common cold and thinks Omicron could be the beginning of the end of

10 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Construction worker, 38, seriously injured after falling from warehouse in Spain’s Cadiz

A LABOURER was seriously injured after falling 10metres from the roof of a warehouse, police say. Emergency services rushed to Villamartin in Santa Cadiz at

10 Feb, 2022 @ 16:33

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Copper thief ‘stole miles of wiring and left homes in Spain without power’

AN ALLEGED copper thief from Benacazon has been arrested after a spate of robberies in Sevilla. The crook, who is accused of plundering miles of

10 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Granada shooting: Boy, 16, in intensive care after being shot in back of car in Spain

A YOUNG boy has been rushed to the hospital and is fighting for his life after being shot in the back of a car in

10 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

drugs seized in raid on Marbella coffee shop. Photo: Policia Nacional

Secret ‘cartel cafe’ couple arrested in Spain’s Marbella in joint operation

A MARBELLA couple were handcuffed and searched as police raided a suspected Amsterdam-style cannabis cafe on the Costa del Sol. The pair were among the 20

10 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

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