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DEEP DIVE: Behind the takedown of the notorious Balkan cartel – how Spanish police foiled drug smuggling at sea and busted local mafias in the Costa del Sol triangle

DRUG busts in Spain have become so commonplace that it seems like there is one a day – and this isn’t just rhetoric. Criminal gangs from all over the world collaborate – and sometimes fight – to smuggle and distribute an unknowable number of tonnes of cocaine and hash into Europe via Spain’s shores and ports. But now, Spanish police …

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Spain’s Julio Iglesias says ‘truth would come out’ over sex abuse allegations involving workers at his Caribbean mansions

Prestige artist or fallen idol? Row over Julio Iglesias sex trafficking claims exposes chasmic fault lines in Spanish society

JULIO Iglesias is ‘preparing’ his defence against sexual abuse and human trafficking allegations made by two female ex-employees. The magazine celebrity spoke with the 82 year old singer on the phone Hola! Iglesias was quoted as saying that the truth would be revealed and all would be made clear, but no direct quotes were provided. READ MORE Exclusive Interview with …

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Scientists are using E. COLI in order to create sugar that is similar to the original, but without the calories

Scientists use E. COLI to make new sugar that tastes like the real thing, without the calories

Table sugar. Credit: Immo Wegmann, Unsplash Scientists have developed a new way to engineer the Bacteria E. coli You can produce tagatoseIt is a rare sugar with fewer calories and a taste almost identical to that of table sugar. The discovery could revolutionize the sweetener business, but its use is controversial. E. coliA name that is associated with food poisoning …

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