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Hostage taker killed in Walmart ‘workplace violence incident’

A SWAT team in Texas killed a gunman who took his colleagues hostage at a Walmart in the city of Amarillo to the north of the Lone Star State on June 14.
Two hostages were taken by 54-year-old Mohammad...Read More

Cooperative contribution: Marbella Dutch businesses make donation

SOCIAL RIGHTS Councillor Victoria Morales was present on Tuesday June 14 to receive a donation of €4,000 to the Costa del Sol’s food bank Bancosol from the Marbella Dutch Business Club.
The...Read More

Maltreated dogs, flung from moving van, rescued in Ciudad Real

THREE dogs which were subjected to horrific abuse have been rescued in Ciudad Real, after they were hurled from a moving van near the city’s university.
The animals were so emaciated that their...Read More

Paris in chaos as 75,000 demonstrate against labour reforms

THE French government has seen demonstrations across the country during the past few weeks against their proposed labour reforms, but things came to a head on Tuesday June 14 when an estimated 75,000...Read More

Groom-to-be loses life just seven hours into his Magaluf stag do

A 31-YEAR-OLD father of three, from Stretford, has died in Magaluf, just hours after arriving to Mallorca for his stag do.
Shaun Ennis and a 17-strong group of friends and relatives arrived to the resort...Read More

Spanish elections: Subdued debate as second vote looms large

AFTER the petty antics of the December campaign, when prime minister Rajoy refused to condescend to a proper televised debate with his rivals, the leaders of Spain’s four major parties finally faced...Read More

Satirical music video lampoons British expats in Spain

A BRITISH comedian has produced a spoof music video (see below) in which he has a cheeky dig at Brexit supporters by comparing their arguments to the expat community resident in Spain.
Matthew Perret...Read More

Gibraltar mourns the senseless deaths of 49 innocent people

GIBRALTAR joined in with the international expressions of regret following the massacre of 49 people at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida in the early morning of June 12 by Omar Mateen, who...Read More

Spanish agent of North Korean government arrested for weapons trafficking

A SPANISH political activist in league with the brutal North Korean dictatorship has been arrested in Tarragona for alleged arms trafficking offences.
Alejandro Cao de Benos is a frequent visitor to...Read More

German arrested in Zaragoza for murder 23 years ago

OFFICERS of the National Police, in collaboration with the Mannheim police have arrested a man on suspicion of a murder which allegedly took place 23 years ago in Mannheim Germany.
Police investigations...Read More