Two women who worked in Julio Iglesias’ mansions, located in the Dominican Republic as well as the Bahamas, have accused the Spanish singer of sexual abuse. The alleged attacks occurred in 2021. The 82-year-old Iglesias is accused of forcing a domestic worker to have sexual relations with him. READ MORE IGLESIAS CONCERT They reported being groped, insulted and subjected both …
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Spain’s housing crisis: Pedro Sanchez promises landlords 100% tax break if they freeze rents and slams seasonal lets as ‘speculation and greed’
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced ‘urgent and decisive’ measures to address Spain’s deepening housing shortage. Landlords that extend long-term leases without increasing the rents in the future will be given a tax exemption of 100% on rental income. Sanchez spoke Monday at the launch of the Campamento housing project, which will build 10,700 new homes on an ex-military site …
Read More »Former Costa Blanca mayor and three ex-councillors convicted of ‘rigging’ refuse contract
Former Orihuela mayor Monica Lorente has been sentenced to a four-month prison term, and is disqualified from holding any public office for a period of 20 months, over the awarding of an illegal refuse contract in 2007. Lorente served as mayor of the municipality from 2007 to 2011. She won’t go to jail because this was her first offense with …
Read More »A high-seas drugs bust and a rust-bucket ‘burner’ ship reveal yet another way that narcos are smuggling tonnes of cocaine into Spain
United S, an old vessel that looks as if it should belong in a junkyard, is sitting on the dock of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In fact, the investigation is worth several million euros. Since the elite Spanish police officers discovered a record-breaking ten tonnes of cocaine hidden within its hold, the aging cargo ship is under intense police scrutiny. …
Read More »Albanian burglary gang stalked wealthy residents on the Costa del Sol for days – before donning rubber masks and wigs to break into their homes
A gang of Albanians, wearing rubber masks with wigs and wigs, broke into the homes of wealthy Costa del Sol citizens after stalking them for days. Latex masks, fake hair and other disguises were used by criminals to break into luxury homes and steal goods worth tens or thousands of Euros. The gang watched Malaga’s wealthy and powerful to find …
Read More »Hepatitis A cases in Spain have increased six-fold, prompting calls for children to be immunised against the disease.
A growing number of Spanish parents are calling for their children to be immunized against hepatitis A, following an alarming increase in the confirmed cases. Malaga’s province has seen a six-fold increase in the number of confirmed cases of hepatitis A among children aged under 15 in the last five years. Data from the regional ministry of health show that …
Read More »Tourists who visit the Costa Blanca region are duped into making donations to bogus charities
Three people were arrested after tourists in Castell de Guadalest, Alicante Province, made donations to a fake charity on the street. The court in Villajoyosa released the men between the ages of 40 and 45. The nationalities of the men or women involved have not been disclosed. READ MORE CASTELL DE GUADALEST – POPULAR WITH TOURISM The Guardia Civil investigates …
Read More »Watch as elite Spanish officers storm a cargo ship near the Canary Islands to uncover 10 tonnes of cocaine hidden under a mountain of salt
After storming a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, elite officers of the Policia Nacional seized the biggest high-seas drug haul in the history of the force. A GEO Special Operations Unit agent boarded the vessel, 535 km off the coast of Canary Islands. They discovered nearly 10 tonnes hidden under a salt cargo. The operation, fittingly dubbed ‘White Tide’, resulted …
Read More »How did anarchism lead to charming this Casas Viejas village to change its name to ‘Benalup’, asks MICHAEL COY
Imagine that you are on your way to Cadiz from Madrid or Marbella for a holiday and have decided to go off the main route to see some of its charming little villages. Benalup, a quieter sounding place located between Vejer de la Frontera (with its evocative name Alcala de los Gazules) and Alcala de los Gazules, is situated midway. …
Read More »ON THIS DAY: Dali, Buñuel – and Dani Carvajal? This weekend in January, a trio of Spanish geniuses has links with this weekend.
This is one of Spain’s coldest, dreariest weekends, when nothing much happens, and no-one has the energy or money to do anything. Reyes on January 6 marks the official end of Spanish christmas. Many Spaniards will now be searching for a quiet, cheap weekend. The time is right to remember the money-making genius of a well-known artist, a film-maker who …
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