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Animal shelter boss convicted of cruelty in Torremolinos is jailed for three years

THE PRESIDENT of an animal care centre in Torremolinos, Carmen Marin, has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.
Carmen Marin was found guilty of animal cruelty and forging veterinary...Read More

San Miguel Golf Society at Villamartin, January 4 2017

A PERFECT day weather-wise and with the course in reasonable condition, although a little damp, a large post New Year turnout of 53 members and 2 guests gathered for a Stableford competition. Some difficult...Read More

Almeria hit and run suspect arrested after extensive police search

ALMERIA police have arrested a young Romanian man who they suspect fled the scene of a traffic accident which killed a Mallorcan mother on Sunday, January 8.
The crash occurred early in the morning on...Read More

‘Kamikaze’ driver smashes into police road block

A 40-YEAR-OLD man crashed into a Guardia Civil road block after going the wrong way up the A-92 motorway in Almeria.
Starting in the Almerian town of Abla, the man barrelled down the motorway for 40km...Read More

Cadiz detention centres release 495 illegal immigrants due to lack of space

A CHRONIC lack of space at the CIEs (foreigners’ internment centres) in Tarifa and Algeciras, Cadiz, has led to 495 immigrants who arrived from Africa on dinghies in the space of a week being allowed...Read More

Wales Women take on Las Leonas

Wales’ women’s rugby team will play Spain at the Villajoyosa stadium in Alicante.
The friendly fixture aims to prepare both teams for their respective international tournaments, with Wales...Read More

Britain on strike: Mass industrial action hits flights, trains and tube

BRITISH commuters heading back to the office after the Christmas break face severe disruption as transport workers underground, on railways and in the air go on strike.

London underground staff...Read More

Sixteen held over armed raid at Kim Kardashian West Paris flat

Sixteen people have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of Kim Kardashian West in her apartment in Paris in October.
Officials said Kardashian West was held at gunpoint by at least two...Read More

Europe gripped by freezing conditions with more than 20 dead

AN ICY cold front sweeping much of Europe has caused travel chaos and resulted in the death of more than twenty people.
At least 10 fatalities have occurred in Poland, with seven men killed on Friday...Read More

Monkey business

A PALMA zoo faces prosecution over its possession of a group of highly endangered animals without the proper paperwork. Guardia Civil officers acting on a tip-off carried out two inspections of the S’Aranjassa...Read More