THREE 22-year-olds from Mallorca have been convicted for what has been described as the biggest fraud against online retailer Amazon ever seen in Europe. The youngsters were found guilty of swindling as much as €350,000 from the company by taking advantage of its returns policy. The modus operandi of the criminals was to offer products […]
By Jon Clarke and Walter Finch LAWYERS have been joined by mortgage brokers and agents to slam a giant construction firm that has left up to 100 foreign buyers ‘likely tens of millions’ of euros out of pocket. Urgent legal moves are taking place after all projects of the firm Otero ground to a halt
A new art gallery has opened in Valencia named after a modern impressionist artist with the aim of selling affordable works that are very accessible. The Leonid Afremov gallery celebrates the painter- who died in Mexico four years ago- with his unique painting style as his works reflected his international travels featuring vivid colors on
On the would-be birthday of missing Amy Fitzpatrick her ‘broken’ family have one wish. Instead of celebrating what would have been Amy’s 31st birthday today, they were outside the Spanish embassy in Dublin pleading with authorities to ‘intervene’ and urge Spain’s Guardia Civil to investigate an area where vital clues could be, and could help
AFTER months of political pressure, the governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has announced that it will present changes to the new ‘only yes means yes’ law. The legislation, which came into force in October, was aimed at putting the focus on consent in sexual assault cases, but has had the unintended consequence of reducing the sentences
THREE thieves launched co-ordinated strikes on foreign travellers who had just arrived at Valencia airport. Two men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional who are still looking for the third robber. Each of the trio operated in different parts of the airport to steal valuables from tourists, namely the arrivals area and car rental
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WHEN officers from Madrid’s municipal police force busted an illegal after hours club in the Spanish capital on Sunday morning, they discovered minors, drugs including marijuana and so-called ‘pink cocaine’ and hookah pipes. And among the patrons was none other than Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y Borbón, the nephew of Spain’s King Felipe VI
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ANDALUCIA will join the rest of the world in a desperate mission to rescue survivors from a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey. Junta de Andalucia president Juanma Moreno announced on Tuesday that the province would ‘join the wave of solidarity’ and aid the European Civil Protection Mechanism in its rescue mission. El fuerte terremoto
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A tobacco smoking ban on Valencia region bar and restaurant terraces introduced early in the Covid pandemic looks like staying in place- at least for the time being. The rationale for its introduction in 2020 was to combat the spread of coronavirus virus droplets through smokers coughing. Nearly three years on, Valencian president, Ximo Puig,
SPAIN’S Council of Ministers has approved the end of mandatory mask wearing on public transport which is expected to be lifted on Wednesday. Spain was one of the few remaining European countries to maintain the rule despite the lowest Covid-19 cases and hospital occupancy numbers since the start of the pandemic. As of last Friday,
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