POLICE in Spain’s Catalunya region have put out a request for help from other forces in a bid to track down a gang that has been using explosives to blow up cash machines. The Mossos d’Esquadra force has called on colleagues in other regions to ‘increase security measures’ given the risk of possible ‘explosions at […]
Officials are calling on the European Union to grant a ‘Balearic exception’ that would limit non-resident Brits and Germans from property purchases on the islands. The Balearic Islands are looking to the example of the Aland Islands in Finland, where there are limits on buying second homes. Recent Schengen addition Croatia also limits EU citizens
FORMER Barcelona FC player Dani Alves has given three different versions of the events that took place in a nightclub on December 30 of last year, when he is alleged to have raped a 23-year-old woman. The Brazilian international, 39, is currently being held in custody in Catalunya, while police continue with their investigations. He
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THE SPANISH Civil Guard has busted a criminal gang that was extorting and threatening men who had used the internet to secure the services of sex workers. A total of 22 arrests were made, while another 18 suspects are being investigated. The so-called Operation Calaveda uncovered at least 65 alleged offences by the gang, which
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SOME 31,000 people took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to protest against the Spanish government, and demand the resignation of Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The demonstration was supported by around 100 right-wing groups, including the conservative Popular Party (PP), centre-right Ciudadanos (Citizens) and far-right Vox. The slogan of the rally was
THE OXO Videogame Museum of Malaga will open its doors next week with the ambition of becoming the second most visited museum in the province over the coming years. The opening ceremony of this new space, which aims to attract around 160,000 visitors in the first year and generate around fifty jobs, will take place
A WEALTHY company foundation that has its roots on the Rock will make sure Gibraltar residents have access to top class classical music for the rest of the year. The Kishin Alwani Foundation, one of the Rock’s leading charities, entered into a partnership with the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society this week. The Alwani family started up
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SALVAGE crews have started to remove the cargo of metal poles from the stricken bulk carrier beached on Gibraltar shores. A Koole tug and barge managed to strip away the cranes around the cargo hold of the OS 35 late last week. It gave large cranes on the salvage barge the first possibility of starting
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GIBRALTAR is looking to cut out the red tape to attract a greater range of companies if talks between the UK, EU and Spain fail to reach an agreement on an EU treaty. The Rock’s Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia said his government was looking at ‘alternative business models and opportunities’ in the event of
