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Lamine Yamal (17), a Spanish football sensation and one of the world’s best players, is not new to taking photos with his fans. What he might be less accustomed to, however, is being asked to take photos of others – as happened whilst the youngster was eating out in Barcelona last week. In a widely-shared video on social media, female …

SPAIN’s women’s athletics team made history at Sunday’s World Athletics Relays, held in Guangzhou. The quartet of Paula Sevilla, Eva Santidrian, Daniela Fra and Blanca Hervas stunned the United States to win gold in the 4×400 metres, sparking national celebrations. They stormed to victory with a new national record of 3:24.13 – a time that not only clinched the gold …

In the parking area of the Lidl supermarket, Malaga, a SHOOTING occurred. A person suffered a gunshot injury to the leg. Multiple shootings have occurred in and around Malaga over the last month. Several people were killed or injured. This raises concerns about the increase in violence in this region. The latest incident took place outside the Lidl underground parking …

A British woman suspected of committing sexual crimes against children in Britain has been arrested in Valencia. The Policia Nacional arrested the 42-year-old suspect in La Punta, a district of the capital. Interpol, Manchester, issued an international arrest warrant for her. READ MORE POLICIA OFFICERS NACIONAL The Brit was detained on May 5 after the police received information that suggested …

A SPANISH sports newspaper has sparked outrage after describing Ceuta’s football team as ‘of Moroccan origin’ following their historic promotion to Spain’s second tier. The controversy began after El Mundo Deportivo The headline of the article was: “El Ceuta becomes the third Moroccan team to play professional soccer.”  Even though the headline changed later, the damage had already been done. …

The major new high-speed railway project, which would connect Sevilla and the Algarve through Huelva, has made a significant step forward after a meeting took place between Andalucia’s regional president and Portugal’s Minister for Environment and Energy. Juanma Moreno of the Junta de Andalucia met Maria da Graca Carvalho Thursday. The two pledged their cooperation in cross-border areas, such as …

WHATEVER you do, don’t have any emergencies – domestic or otherwise this afternoon, Sunday, May 11 at 4.15pm. There will be no plumbers, car mechanics or taxi drivers available anywhere, because Barcelona Football Club is hosting Real Madrid at the Camp Nou in the “clásico”. Whenever Madrid and Barcelona meet, it’s a clásico, but this match promises to be the …

Policia Nacional stopped a FRENCH fugitive on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and money transfer when he was walking through an Elche street. A 29-year-old was walking around Alicante city, and a police checkpoint attracted suspicions. He had no identification on him when asked to do so. READ MORE The man gave his name, and a search of the …

On Wednesday morning, a 60-year old man was discovered lifeless in a swimming pool at a Marbella home. Nothing could be done to save him. The incident occurred after 12.50am.

Former Real Madrid star Xabi Alonso has announced that he will be leaving Bayer Leverkusen after the season. Alonso, 43, is believed to have clinched a three-year deal with his ex-club to replace Carlo Ancelotti in what has been pretty much an ‘open secret’. In a press conference, the former midfielder announced that he is moving on from his successful …