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Nervous truck driver exposes his hidden 103 kilo marijuana stash to police in Murcia area of Spain

POLICE in Murcia have intercepted a truck with over 103 kilos of marijuana concealed in a hidden compartment. Drugs were also found in a car that the truck was transporting Policia Nacional saw the vehicle moving erratically after the driver spotted their patrol vehicle in an unspecified area of the Murcia region. The man then […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Police in Spain arrest well known businessman for the murder of expat prostitute

POLICE have ruled out that a serial killer is behind a spate of four recent murders of women in the Valencia region. It comes after the Guardia Civil arrested a well known wealthy businessman on suspicion of murdering a 19-year-old prostitute Florina Gogos. Her body was found strangled and dumped in a ditch in Albufera

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Game Of Thrones Spin-off Series Returns To The King’s Landing Filming Location In Spain

It’s official – House of the Dragon is the first of potentially several, Game of Thrones spin-off series. Cast and crew members are filming the first season as we speak. Aside from House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones’ popularity is evident in its other spin-offs. There have been several games based on the show,

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EXPLAINER: What you need to know about new post-Brexit rules on UK passport validity

AMID all the other travel confusion and chaos caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit, UK authorities have just published a new notice of changes to passport validity requirements. The new notices were published online by the FCDO at 5:47pm on Tuesday, July 27 and apply to all countries in the European Union and Schengen

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Curfew reduces COVID infections in 70% of areas in Spain’s Valencia region

AS the enforcement of restrictions to combat the fifth wave of COVID in the Valencia region continues to spark argument and heated debate, the figures are clear – they work. Statistics published today (Wednesday July 28) by the regional Health department confirm that the spread of the virus was successfully stopped or slowed down in

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Staff shortages mean just 13% of COVID-19 rule breakers have been fined in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

LEGAL staff have only been able to process 13% of fines imposed by police for breaking COVID-19 rules in the Valencian Community. 208,000 infractions have been reported so far since varying restrictions began over 16 months ago. Staffing numbers to deal with complaints and sanctions in the pre-pandemic era were only equipped to deal with

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Dumb attacker slashes man’s neck and gets arrested after reporting a finger injury to the police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Torrevieja man is in jail over attempted murder after popping into a police station to report a cut finger caused by an assault. The 36-year-old detainee slashed a friend’s neck with a retractable blade in an outdoor argument over money on July 16. The attacker fled the scene but fortunately the weapon just missed

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Barcelona football star buys old Andalucia cinema site in Malaga

BARÇA star player Gerard Pique’s family investment company has secured a deal worth around €50 million to build a five-star hotel in a prime Malaga location. The luxury hotel will occupy the site of the Old Andalucia cinema, which was reportedly sold to the family company for €20 million by Inversiones y Acquisiciones de Hoteles

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