February 2023

PROSECUTORS are opposing a fresh bail application for ex-Barcelona footballer Dani Alves after he was arrested for allegedly raping a woman at a city nightclub on December 30. Eight witnesses testified before Judge Maria Concepcion Canton in a closed hearing last Friday, and she’s expected to rule this week whether he should be bailed. Alves’ […]

FIVE people racked up €12,000 of bills at an Alicante beauty clinic but didn’t pay anything thanks to using stolen identities. The four women and a man enjoyed top class beauty and aesthetic treatments but showed clinic staff ID papers with a different name and address to which the bill would be invoiced to via

Concerns are growing for a former Malaga footballer who is feared trapped under rubble at the scene of a horror 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey. Malaga CF released a statement about its former player, Ghanian international Christian Atsu, following the devastating natural disaster that hit south-east Turkey and northern Syria during the early hours of

THREE people including two underage teenagers have been arrested in the Madrid region for possessing and distributing child pornography. Two others in Murcia and Alcoy in Alicante Province are being investigated for sharing the obscene material via instant messaging apps. Thanks to collaboration with Interpol, five people in Columbia and two in Brazil were also

ONE of Spain’s most complex rail engineering projects was formally green lit at an onsite signing ceremony in Valencia City on Monday. The train line running from the south of the city to Giorgeta bridge will be moved underground, allowing a ‘divided’ part of Valencia to be reunited. There have been calls for a tunnel

AIR traffic controllers at 16 airports in Spain have gone on strike for a second successive Monday. Workers for private companies Saerco and FerroNats claim they are among the worst-paid air traffic controllers in Europe, with the sector partially-privatised in 2011. The affected airports are: La Coruña, Alicante-Elche, Castellon, Cuatro Vientos, El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Ibiza,

SPAIN is sending troops and drones from its Military Emergency Unit to help in the rescue effort following Monday’s Turkish earthquake disaster. The 7.7 magnitude quake struck shortly at 4.17 am in Turkey’s southern and south-eastern regions. A second 7.5 tremor hit over four hours later. It’s the biggest earthquake disaster in Turkey since 1939

A thief stole over 300 books from Valencia libraries which he then sold online. The 52-year-old Spaniard, with no criminal record, even offered a special service to customers. They could order a title that he did not have in stock and he simply went to a library to steal it. The illegal retailer warned buyers

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Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been spotted in Malaga just days after winning his tenth Grand Slam in Australia, tying with Rafael Nadal for the most major titles won by a male player.  The newly crowned world number one was spotted taking photos with fans at the Inacua Racket Centre near Malaga airport.  Djokovic was