A BRITISH fugitive accused of sexual assault on children has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in in the Murcia region. The man, 68, faces several charges of sexual abuse on minors committed in the UK back in 2021. An International Arrest and Extradition Warrant had been issued against him by the UK National Crime […]
A BRITISH tourist aged 19 has been slapped with a €480 fine in Spain’s Mallorca after he trashed two hotel rooms in the popular resort town of Magaluf, as well as resisting arrest when two local police officers tried to detain him. Via videoconference, the youngster pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage as well as
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A MAJOR manhunt was underway on Wednesday morning after the brother of former Madrid Deputy Mayor Begoña Villacis was gunned down in broad daylight over a reported drug debt. Borja Villacis, who was the younger sibling of the one-time politician with the centre-right Ciudadanos (Citizens) party, was shot dead on Tuesday afternoon at around 12.30pm
THE cost of the AP-7 toll road has increased by more than 50% along the Costa del Sol. Every year, the price of accessing the more direct and quieter route officially goes up on June 1. For example, travelling from Malaga to Marbella increased from €5.25 to €8.60, representing a 64% surge. Meanwhile, travelling from
MORE than 25,000 expats and locals have signed a petition demanding the cancellation of this weekend’s bullfight in Marbella. World-famous matadors including Roca Rey, Morante de la Puebla and Jose Maria Manzanares will descend on the iconic Plaza de Toros on June 8. The ‘spectacular’ event, according to the local council, will ‘reinaugurate’ the tradition
SPANISH roads have witnessed a total of 440 deaths so far this year, new figures show. The figure for the first five months of 2024 represents a year-on-year increase of 6.79%, according to the country’s traffic authority (DGT). In May alone, some 83 fatal traffic accidents were recorded in which 92 people died, nine more
A LEADING German tour operator- FTI- has filed for insolvency putting at risk thousands of holidays including a major raft of bookings to Spain- especially to the Balearics. FTI Group, which describes itself as Europe’s third-biggest tour operator, said parent company FTI Touristik GmbH, had filed an application to go insolvent at a Munich court.
A HUGE fire has engulfed a warehouse next to Ibiza airport, threatening to delay flights at the major tourist hotspot. Video footage shared online shows a column of black smoke billowing from the Citubo warehouse near the main terminal of the Sant Antoni airport. The inferno has since spread to a car rental company office
A WAITRESS job offer has sparked outrage in Ibiza after a woman is told she will need to work 77 hours a week in exchange for ‘beach days.’ As spring leads into summer, the coastal areas of Spain are preparing for the influx of tourists. That includes local businesses filling their ranks with extra waiters,
VALENCIA is using city graveyards to help it reach climate neutrality by 2030. Finding suitable sites for solar farms in urban areas isn’t easy, so Valencia has come up with ‘Requiem in Power’- shortened appropriately to RIP- where panels will be placed in cemeteries. The RIP plan aims to install 6,658 photovoltaic panels across the
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