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Student convicted of insulting assassinated Prime Minister

A SPANISH court has convicted 21-year-old student Cassandra Vera of being guilty of contempt and mockery of victims of terrorism and their families after she issued 13 tweets mocking the assassinated...Read More

Semana Santa kicks off in Malaga

THE two weeks of processions are set to begin for Semana Santa in Malaga this Friday (March 31).
Numerous churches and brotherhoods will carry religious idols throughout the city centre for...Read More

Huge haul of illegal cigarettes seized mainly in Andalucia

OFFICERS of police forces in Bulgaria, Portugal, Romania and Spain have acted together to track down a gang of smugglers who were bringing huge volumes of illegal cigarettes into Spain, which were distributed...Read More

Explosion in Mallorca leaves man seriously injured

AN explosion in a building in Mallorca has left a man with serious injuries.
The 72-year-old has suffered serious burns and was taken to Son Espases Hospital. A dog was also rescued from the...Read More

Major collision after driver ends up on the wrong side of road

ONE person has sustained minor injuries after a head on crash on the N332 near Benidorm this morning.
The collision occurred after a vehicle mistakenly took a wrong turn at the so-called ‘Raphael...Read More

Water warning in Axarquia as dam is only 40 per cent full

AGRICULTURAL groups have warned that if spring rains fail to increase resources, tight water restrictions might have to be applied across Axarquia this summer.
The Viñuela reservoir, the largest...Read More

Man kills wife and two children before throwing himself out a window in Ciudad Real

A MAN has apparently killed his wife and two children before throwing himself out of a window in Ciudad Real.
Manuel Jose Garcia Bustamante, a council worker, was well known in the Campo de...Read More

Sex suspect caught in Alhaurin after two decades on the run

A BRITISH fugitive is finally set to face his past after being arrested in Alhaurin el Grande on suspicion of sexually abusing his own daughter almost 40 years ago.
The 69-year-old expat was...Read More

‘Gypsy-looking’ man tries to snatch British toddler in Estepona

A BRITISH woman has contacted police, claiming a ‘gypsy-looking’ man, aged around 50, attempted to grab her two-year-old daughter in Estepona on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old expat claimed...Read More

Police discover 108 kilos of cocaine on ship anchored off Gibraltar

THE Gibraltar Police and anti-drug agency DEA have seized 108 kilos of cocaine hidden in a ship anchored in waters near the Rock.
According to the police, 34 officers boarded ‘Mount Faber,’...Read More