November 2021

Alleged child murderer transferred to prison in Segovia for his own safety

The suspect has remained distant and withdrawn since his arrest and does not communicate with prison officials or other inmates. A MAN arrested over the murder of a 9-year-old child in Lardero, La Rioja, last week is being transferred to another prison in Segovia tonight, Wednesday, November 3, after receiving multiple deaths threats from inmates […]

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Best view in Barcelona: Landmark tower to open mirador in 2022

BARCELONA’S famous landmark tower, the ‘Torre Glories’, will open a brand new mirador to the public from spring 2022.  The viewpoint, which will offer spectacular views of the city, will open to the public in the spring of 2022. The area will also house a multidisciplinary cultural space that will unite art, technology, science and

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‘Tens of millions’ of bitcoin stolen from US entrepreneur at his Madrid home in Spain

AN American digital entrepreneur says he was robbed of ‘tens of millons’ of bitcoin after thieves broke into his Madrid home. The Policia Nacional is investigating Tuesday’s break-in. Zaryn Dentzel, 38, says that masked robbers tortured him for four hours before he eventually revealed passwords for his cryptocurrencies and computers. Dentzel, originally from California, has

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Man on Spain’s Costa Blanca attacks woman in park and cheekily complains about eyewitness punching him

AN Elche man assaulted a woman and was arrested after complaining that a witness attacked him. The incident occurred last Friday night(October 29) in the city’s Jardin Salvador Allende. The 43-year-old approached the woman and uttered obscenities in addition to grabbing her arm. A male passer-by saw what was going on and intervened to stop

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WATCH: Spectacular drone footage of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES on La Palma have released spectacular footage of the eruption from the Cumbre Vieja volcano captured by drone aircraft. The eruption which began on September 19 is now in its seventh week with geologists warning that there is no sign that is it close to finishing. Authorities ordered residents to stay indoors because of

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‘Excellent’ waters off Spain’s Orihuela Costa contrast with polluted Mar Menor only miles to the south

THE BEACHES of Orihuela Costa have “excellent” water quality, despite being less than 10 miles from the polluted and poisonous lagoon of the Mar Menor. The Institute of Coastal Ecology assessed the waters off the 11 beaches, always popular with British expats, studying the Posidonia (seagrass) meadows for annual growth, dead fauna and general health. 

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Deer cause havoc in residential area of Mallorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands

AN invasion of deer in the Cala de Pi area in the south of Mallorca is causing concern to local residents. The animals have already caused havoc in the area of Llucmajor and Montuiri, on one occasion even causing a traffic accident.  Authorities have called on the public to help eliminate the animals and the

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Covid-19 outbreak at yoga retreat leads to 30 people forced to quarantine at hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

AT least 30 people have been forced to quarantine in a hotel in Mallorca after testing positive for COVID-19 while attending a yoga retreat. The group, most of whom are foreigners visiting the island, are now self-isolating at the Bellver Hotel in Palma, confirmed Balearic health chief Patricia Gomez. “Sometimes people think that it is

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Police rescue woman forced into prostitution who phoned them from Valencia-bound coach in Spain

POLICE boarded a coach that arrived at Valencia bus station from Sevilla to rescue a victim of human trafficking. A Columbian man, 33, has been arrested for trafficking a person for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The victim managed to bluff him that she needed a toilet break. She then phoned police in hushed tones

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