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WATCH: Heartbreaking moment ‘saddest dog ever’ found tied by neck to gate in southern Spain

THIS is the moment a traumatised dog was found tied by his neck to a gate in southern Spain. https://www.facebook.com/788369767913307/videos/1663560677060874/ A selection of videos shared

29 Mar, 2018 @ 14:33

Cadiz·Lead

200 residents in southern Spain ‘narco town’ storm police to protect drug trafficker during chase

Police were forced to fire shots into the air to disperse the crowds

28 Mar, 2018 @ 12:21

Crime & Law·Lead

Family of missing expat Lisa Brown plaster streets of Gibraltar with reward posters

It comes after the family and British charity, Crimestoppers, announced a fresh plea for information last Friday

26 Mar, 2018 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘His room is covered in photos of his mum’, heartbreaking account of 10-year-old son of missing British expat Lisa Brown as fresh appeal launched

Lisa moved to Spain when she was 18 in hopes of finding a ‘a better life’.

23 Mar, 2018 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead

Family of missing British expat Lisa Brown offer €114,000 for information on her disappearance from southern Spain

The appeal is supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Spanish authorities

23 Mar, 2018 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Rare shark spotted off coast of southern Spain

It has upper teeth and blade-like lower teeth, with 12 rows of teeth on either side

19 Mar, 2018 @ 12:21

Environment·Lead

Children eat marijuana at Andalucia school after finding it hidden inside kinder surprise egg

THREE children have ingested marijuana after finding a bag of the drug inside a Kinder Surprise egg. Police are investigating how the drug got onto

15 Mar, 2018 @ 11:54

Crime & Law·Lead

Deep underwater earthquake strikes off the coast of southern Spain

AN earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale rocked the coast of southern Spain late on Wednesday night. Its epicentre was off the coast in

9 Mar, 2018 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead

Manilva wins €174 million EuroMillions lottery draw – but they’ll have to split it with a Brit in the UK

MANILVA has won more than €88 million in the latest EuroMillions draw. The huge win was won by a consortium of 80 people in San

26 Feb, 2018 @ 10:45

Lead·Malaga

Spain vows to send more police officers to combat ‘narcos state’ in Cadiz

Extra police have been drafted in to help ease the strain on existing forces who are struggling to keep up with the drug traffickers.

20 Feb, 2018 @ 10:50

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Andalucia boy, 14, arrested for attempted rape of two women in broad daylight in town centre

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested in Cadiz for the attempted rape of two women, aged 23 and 42. The alleged attacks happened within six

11 Feb, 2018 @ 15:51

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Girl, 10, dies from suspected meningitis in Andalucia, the region’s second death from the disease in under a month

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has died from suspected meningitis in Andalucia. The young girl died at the SAS hospital in Jerez, Cadiz, and if confirmed,

11 Feb, 2018 @ 15:32

Cadiz·Health·Lead

UK Foreign Office confirms assisting Spain-based British expat held by police in Thailand since being attacked on New Year’s Eve

THE UK Foreign Office has confirmed it is assisting the family of a Spain-based British expat who was arrested by police in Thailand on New

11 Feb, 2018 @ 11:18

Cadiz·Lead·Mallorca

Desperate plea for Spain-based British expat soldier stranded in Thailand after ‘being drugged and chained for no reason’ by police

THE family of a British expat soldier have pleaded for help after claiming he was arrested in Thailand for no apparent reason. Adam Williams, 30,

9 Feb, 2018 @ 14:26

Cadiz·Lead

Hitman in Spain’s Andalucia smashes into police car to intercept chase of drug dealers, cops said it was ‘like a scene from Narcos’

TWO Spanish policemen have been injured after their car was purposefully smashed into to intercept a high-speed chase. The Guardia Civil agents were chasing a

8 Feb, 2018 @ 16:44

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

12 drug dealers in Spain storm hospital to rescue arrested friend in Andalucia

A SUSPECTED drug gang leader has been ‘rescued’ from hospital by a gang of his associates. The suspect was a prisoner at the Botafuegos jail

7 Feb, 2018 @ 11:09

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Paedo Carnival organiser in Spain’s Andalucia raped preteen boys after buying their trust with playstations and trips to Eurodisney

A CARNIVAL organiser in Andalucia has been sentenced to 34 years and 10 months in prison after admitting to the rape and sexual abuse of

6 Feb, 2018 @ 13:35

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: World’s first ‘high cuisine’ restaurant staffed 100% by disabled people in Spain’s Andalucia

6 Feb, 2018 @ 11:22

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Food & Drink·Lead

Southern Spain hit by NINE earthquakes in less than 24 hours

NINE earthquakes have shaken southern Spain in less than 24 hours. The first struck Olvera in Cadiz and was 3.4 on the Richter scale. It

31 Jan, 2018 @ 11:32

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News

IN PHOTOS: Flamboyance of flamingos on Costa beach snapped by British expat

THESE are the stunning photos of a flamboyance of flamingos shot by British expat Juliette Gaffney. The pink birds were spotted between Atunara port and

13 Jan, 2018 @ 13:19

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Three days of mourning declared after Cadiz man stabbed to death

THREE days of mourning have been announced after a Cadiz man was stabbed to death yesterday. The unnamed 25-year-old succumbed to his wounds after being

8 Jan, 2018 @ 12:38

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Cadiz tradition should be recognised by Royal Spanish Academy, says Podemos

Carols are sung by flamenco singers while guitar players strum dozens of original songs learned and added to over generations.

7 Jan, 2018 @ 12:51

Education·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Spain announces its latest ‘most beautiful villages’ – and four of them are in Andalucia

SPAIN has added 11 new villages to its official ‘Los Pueblos mas Bonitos de España’ list. The picturesque additions will become part of the government

11 Dec, 2017 @ 17:18

Andalucia·Cadiz·Exploring Spain·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Andalucia fire bosses allegedly embezzled at least €7 million in public funds to ‘line pockets’ and ‘pay for private holidays’

SOME 14 fire bosses have been arrested for allegedly embezzling public funds. The Policia Nacional found that the Consortium of Bomberos Cadiz took out mass

4 Dec, 2017 @ 10:31

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Cars dive into holes as roads collapse in Andalucia following heavy rainfall

THE heavy rainfall has caused several roads to collapse in Cadiz. Towns like Medina Sidonia (right), have seen the asphalt on their roads fall through,

30 Nov, 2017 @ 13:33

Environment·Lead

Couple arrested after making thousands from stolen treasures in Cadiz

The hoard - now donated to Cadiz’s city museum - included Roman coins, Visigoth pottery and even vases dating from the Phoenician era.

24 Nov, 2017 @ 18:09

Cadiz·Crime & Law

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