Carlos Alcaraz of Spain has qualified for his second consecutive French Open final on Sunday following a walkover victory over Italian Lorenzo Musetti at the Paris Open on Friday. Musetti retired after a thigh strain late in the third game. He also called it quits when he suffered a service break in the early part of the fourth. Alcaraz (22), …
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A JUDGE has refused to deport an individual to Singapore who was accused of killing Audrey Fang and would have been subject to the death sentence if found guilty. Mitchell Ong (44), who was living in Spain illegally when Fang died in April 2024, had been asked to leave by the Policia Nacional. Ong failed to meet the criteria laid …
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On Sunday morning, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz will begin his defence of the French Open against Japan’s Keshikori. It is the second Grand Slam of the year, and the start time provisional for the match in Paris at Roland Garros is 11am. The 22-year old from El Palmar, Murcia, is in excellent form. He has won on clay surfaces at Monte …
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A VETERAN motorist was arrested twice in just three days in Murcia and Valencia for driving the wrong way on the motorway. The 74 year old man was arrested by the Guardia Civil Tuesday morning in the Cartagena region. The driver of the vehicle travelling the opposite way was reported to the emergency services by a road user. READ MORE …
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The police have arrested two men and dismantled Spain’s first illegal opium plantation. Two brothers were operating the business in Cartagena, Murcia. Los Caballeros Farm covers approximately 3,000 m2, and the Policia Nacional says they discovered the clandestine operation at its infancy. READ MORE OPIUM POPPINES (Pixabay) The authorities believe that the crop would have grown to 120,000 plants if …
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Two naked German women tourists engaged in lewd sexual acts on the Murcia City motorway before leading police to a chase of several kilometers. The women will face sanctions for indecent driving, resisting the police, and reckless exposure. It is important to note that the word “you” means “you”. La Verdad Newspapers reported that bizarre events occurred last Friday near …
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A VIOLENT patient who attacked two ER doctors at Cartagena’s Santa Lucia Hospital has been given as 14 month prison sentence following a ‘speedy trial’. The Murcia College of Physicians has welcomed the verdict and punishment. They said it ‘sets a precedent in defending health workers’. READ MORE SANTA LUCIA HOSPITAL, CARTAGENA The male patient assaulted the ER staff in …
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A GAY Councillor has claimed that he has been physically assaulted and homophobic slurs by staff in a kebab store. The incident took place on Tuesday, at an office in Lorqui (Murcia), but the ESdiario News portal reported Friday that the owner of a shop has a different perspective on what happened. Victor Saez, who is the councillor for Youth, …
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In Murcia, an alleged jihadist terrorist group member including Daesh was arrested. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his support since 2019 and his sister had been expelled the following year for activities ‘contrary to national security’. The Moroccan national was arrested on April 2, in the Infante district, Murcia. READ MORE SUSPECT RETAINED Authorities claimed that …
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Europol and the Policia Nacional have coordinated an operation to bust a robbery group that uses LOVE-HUGs as a form of intimidation. In Spain, there have been 21 arrests (13 in Murcia, and 8 in Madrid), and 16 raids in Spain and Romania. The authorities have identified 46 crimes in one of their largest-ever sweeps across the country. READ MORE …
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