REVEALED: How the EU helped ensure Spain’s ‘TERRIBLE’ drivers are no longer Europe’s worst Regina Lankenau zooms in on how the EU helped ensure Spain’s ‘terrible drivers’ are no longer Europe’s worst 1 Sep, 2019 @ 09:01 Lead·Travel News
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
Police catch drunk dad driving three times over limit with drunk wife and child, 3, with no seat belt in Spain’s Marbella Meanwhile the youngest child, aged three was travelling in between the two front seats without a seatbelt 29 Aug, 2019 @ 16:02 Lead·Malaga
British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK 28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59 Crime & Law·Lead
Police arrest 73 ravers at illegal party in Spain’s Ibiza as revellers hit officers with iron bars and rocks Meanwhile a Spanish woman, 27, and Italian man, 30, were both hospitalised with broken bones 27 Aug, 2019 @ 12:59 Crime & Law·Lead
WATCH: Police in high-speed sea chase with ‘drug traffickers’ before suspects ditch boat and run across beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol The area is popular with children, families and holidaymakers 26 Aug, 2019 @ 11:31 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Woman held over attempted murder of sleeping boyfriend after saying ‘I’m a terrorist’ and showing police knife on Spain’s Costa del Sol Officers found the wounded man in a pool of blood at the house in Calle Zeus, as well as a trail of blood and blood 23 Aug, 2019 @ 10:43 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Heavy mosquito fines to be levied for homeowners in Spain who don’t drain puddles or other bodies of water So far dozens of people have been admitted to hospital after being bitten 22 Aug, 2019 @ 14:46 Environment·Lead·National News
Two legal cannabis clubs SHUT DOWN for drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa del Sol Staff sold ‘indiscriminately’ including to foreigners and minors 22 Aug, 2019 @ 10:19 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
WATCH: Puppies buried alive in Spain rescued by police An investigation has been launched into two people on suspicion of animal cruelty 21 Aug, 2019 @ 11:38 Crime & Law·Lead
French suspect held over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘used PETROL’ to try and kill hornets, say police It comes as residents of the Forest Hills urbanization - where some 2,000 people were evacuated - have claimed that the fire was part of 21 Aug, 2019 @ 09:44 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga
Man who tried to smoke out hornet nest arrested over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol It comes after a fire broke out on the edge of the Sierra Bermeja park at around 12:30pm yesterday 20 Aug, 2019 @ 11:26 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga
EMERGENCY declared over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol as 50 evacuated, while helicopters, planes and 170 firefighters battle blaze Meanwhile, five people have been treated for smoke poisoning, minor burns and bruises, but they were not hospitalised 19 Aug, 2019 @ 20:35 Environment·Lead·Malaga
Man arrested after FIVE gunshots fired on Spain’s Costa del Sol, streets away from where 10,000 people partied at Malaga Feria “Do you want shots? Well, you are going to have shots” 19 Aug, 2019 @ 12:51 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Sweet seller without permit given 18-month sentence after FIVE POLICE arrest her in alleged ‘violent racist attack’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol One officer allegedly grabbed her neck and yelled ‘she’s not human’ and ‘I’m going to kill this one’ 17 Aug, 2019 @ 10:02 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Man arrested after driving FOUR kilometres on wrong side of road and crashing in Spain’s Andalucia Breathalyser tests found that the driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol 16 Aug, 2019 @ 09:43 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Man arrested after ‘faking’ gunpoint robbery to hide night of booze and strippers from wife on Spain’s Costa del Sol Investigators rejected the suspect’s story, which allegedly took place on Saturday between 2:30am and 4:00am 14 Aug, 2019 @ 16:20 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
British air hostess arrested for being ‘drunk’ on EasyJet flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca The Yorkshirewoman and her crew served passengers on the service, which took off at 11:40pm on Friday and landed at 1:10am UK time on Saturday 14 Aug, 2019 @ 12:09 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News
GRAPE ESCAPE: Driver arrested with car full of stolen peppers is same man who stole three tonnes of grapes in Spain’s Andalucia Dozens of peppers tumbled out of the vehicle - believed to be a Citroen Picasso - when officers opened the boot 13 Aug, 2019 @ 16:57 Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla
Trial for British man accused of running over pedestrians along the Costa del Sol’s ‘Golden Mile’ Marcus Stewart, 29, from Coventry had been arrested by armed police after he collided head on with a car carry an 18-day-old baby 9 Aug, 2019 @ 15:40 Crime & Law·Lead
Costa del Sol fish business suing Spain after police chucked out 24 tonnes of its sardines in failed drugs bust A police report of the probe stated: “There is no element of interest in the boxes” 9 Aug, 2019 @ 11:27 Cadiz·Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga
WATCH: Shocking moment street seller stabs police chief on beach in front of tourists in Spain’s Andalucia Other officers and a holidaymaker then pounced on the man, before he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder 8 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59 Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead
Plainclothes police to patrol buses in Spain’s Marbella amid rising violence against drivers In July the number of bus passengers doubled compared to the same month in 2018 6 Aug, 2019 @ 09:11 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Travel News
Boozed-up British mum, whose kids taken into care after she collapsed in Gibraltar airport, returns to UK with £450 fine Police officers had removed the children from the tanked-up couple and transferred them to social services 5 Aug, 2019 @ 16:34 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
WATCH: Policeman dives off Madrid fountain to tackle man wielding machete In a video, shared by the Jupol police union, seven officers can be seen surrounding the man, who stood in a fountain waving the large 5 Aug, 2019 @ 14:37 Crime & Law·Lead
British teen arrested for ‘bottling bouncer so badly he needed 50 stitches’ at party hotspot in Spain A judge told him he would be released if he could find the bail of €15,000, although it is unclear if he has come up 2 Aug, 2019 @ 14:13 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca