2,500 evacuated as wildfires hit Spain’s Zaragoza and Alicante
SOME 2,500 people had to be evacuated in Northern Spain after a wildfire thought to be contained flared out of control, fanned by strong gusts
Spain won’t send Leopard tanks to Ukraine due to their ‘pitiful state’
AN offer to send Spanish tanks to Ukraine has been withdrawn because they’re not up to the job and would cost too much to repair.
Dutch reforestation company shoulders blame for sparking massive wildfire in northeastern Spain
A Dutch reforestation company has apologised for sparking a massive blaze responsible for destroying at least 14,000 hectares of woodland near Zaragoza in northeastern Spain.
Pedro Sanchez claims ‘more than 500 people’ died during latest heatwave in Spain
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has claimed that the current heatwave has claimed over 500 lives. Spain has been gripped by a heatwave affecting much
TV football pirates hit by police raids to stop illegal screenings of La Liga matches in Spain
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 166 people in a big push against illegal football match screenings in hospitality establishments across Spain. Those detained were business
Traffickers lured women to Spain with bogus job offers but forced them into prostitution at Valencia area flats
A gang that brought over women from Columbia with promises of legal jobs in Spain, but used them instead as prostitutes, has been brought down
Ukrainian refugees robbed of €7,000 and valuables at Valencia region motorway service area in Spain
A Ukrainian refugee family were robbed of €7,000 and valuables in a distraction theft at a Castellon motorway service area in the Valencian Community. The
Mass arrests over scam for immigrants to obtain Spanish residency in Murcia and Zaragoza areas
A gang who charged €4,000 for fake papers used to apply for Spanish residency has been broken up by the Policia Nacional. 48 people have
Restaurant bill dodger jailed after conning nine eateries in Spain’s Zaragoza
A restaurant bill dodger has earned himself some free prison meals after being jailed by a Zaragoza judge. The Spaniard, 47-year-old Antonio Miguel Grimal, skipped
Spain postpones decision on ending compulsory indoor mask wearing as Covid-19 infections tumble
NO decision was made on Thursday over when indoor mask-wearing rules will be relaxed in Spain. Last weekend, Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, speculated that mandatory
Bogus companies across Spain used as window-dressing in waste disposal scam
THREE people are being probed by the Guardia Civil for illegally storing 700 tonnes of industrial waste via a network of bogus companies. The Guardia’s
Police in Spain bring down Chinese prostitution network that pocketed €5 million
A Bilbao-based Chinese prostitution gang that banked an estimated €5 million has been smashed by the Policia Nacional. 63 people have been arrested- 61 of
Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain
A nationwide con saw 106 bank customers robbed of €600,000 from their accounts after they unknowingly provided access to their ‘log-in’ and personal details. Operation
Man dies after stabbing himself in the chest while naked in front of fountain in Spain’s Zaragoza
A MAN fatally stabbed himself when he plunged a blade through his naked chest in front of the Plaza de Roma in Zaragoza. The 30-year-old
EUTHANASIA DEBATE: Woman ‘ignored’ after asking to be painlessly killed in Spain’s Zaragoza takes own life
AN elderly woman crippled by a painful hip condition that left her bedridden in constant pain, has killed herself after her pleas for euthanasia were
Booze and drug-fuelled Volvo driver in high speed trip on wrong side of Costa Blanca highway in Spain
A drunk and drugged up Costa Blanca driver drove for 50 kilometres on the wrong side of a dual carriageway. The motorist, 34, hit a
Mercadona gets €2.5 million fine for installing facial-recognition cameras in their supermarkets in Spain
MERCADONA has been fined €2.5 million by Spain’s data protection agency over a ‘facial recognition’ system trial. The aim was to spot supermarket customers that
Spanish rapper not guilty of cutting off British roommate’s penis in Zaragoza after ‘self-mutilation’ confession
A Zaragoza man has been cleared of cutting off the penis of his British roommate with a kitchen knife after the ‘victim’ changed his story.
Dumb thieves travel 400 kilometres to break Benidorm curfew and are identified after supermarket robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE young robbers travelled over 400 kilometres from Zaragoza to Benidorm to break into a couple of supermarkets by smashing the windows with manhole covers.
Man in Spain swamped by 4 metre wall of foam
A WAREHOUSE worker in Spain had to be rescued when a fire suppression system went off, releasing a tidal wave of foam. Fire crews in
BREAKING: Fifth coronavirus death in Spain confirmed
CORONAVIRUS has claimed its fifth victim in Spain.
Football coach in Spain’s Zaragoza sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexually abusing EIGHT children
A FOOTBALL coach in Spain has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for abusing eight children
WATCH: Tonne of narcotics found hidden in furniture leaving Costa Blanca’s Alicante for France – 18 arrested
A DRUGS trafficking operation that transported tonnes of narcotics between Alicante and France has been busted by National Police. A total of 18 arrests were
Body of British expat dad pulled from submerged car in reservoir in Spain after he vanished three months ago
The SUV was submerged around 200 meters from the shore with only the upper part visible
British expat in Spain who ‘asked friend’ to cut off his penis seemed ‘normal’ hours before but ‘struggled with gender’
The man was found staggering around Zaragoza dismembered and bloodied
Police in Spain help man with AMPUTATED PENIS in bizarre self-harm case
The man has been rushed to the Hospital Miguel Servet but it is not known if doctors managed to reattach it