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A 14-YEAR OLD boy, who was convicted for stabbing to death his father in order to protect his mother after an argument will not go to prison. The Murcia Juvenile Court overturned a ruling which would have sent him to a detention centre for two years. In an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, he was instead given probation and a …

13 PEOPLE have been arrested in Spain as part of a major international operation targeting Ireland’s ‘The Family’ drug gang. ‘The Family’ is regarded as Ireland’s largest organised criminal organisation with police acting in simultaneous raids coordinated by Europol. Five arrests were made by the Irish police on Monday. The leader of the gang, one of three brothers arrested, is …

STORM JANA is still causing heavy rains and snow in many parts of Spain. In Murcia, authorities are desperately searching for a man who was last seen ‘shouting for help’ in the Segura River on Saturday. Aemet, the state weather agency in Andalucia has issued several yellow warnings for heavy rainfall. Included in the area are the majority of Sevilla …

MURCIA’s ban on mobile phone use in public schools led to a marked improvement in children’s behaviour, and an improved exam pass rate. Students with disabilities who need to access a lesson during class can use their phones. Victor Marin, Education minister for the region, stated this week that serious crimes in schools had decreased 31% since then. READ MORE …

Police have arrested a suspect in the case of two British tourists killed on a Mar Menor highway after an inflatable boat, used to smuggle migrants and drugs, slipped off its moorings and struck their vehicle. A joint operation by the Guardia Civil, the Policia Nacional and the Murcia Region saw 17 members from a smuggling group arrested during raids …