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POLICE on the Costa del Sol say a man who died after being tasered inside a Torremolinos phone shop on Sunday had threatened officers with scissors and screamed ‘Allahu Akbar’, an Arabic phrase meaning ‘God is the Greatest’. The death of a 35-year-old Moroccan man known as Haitam has caused uproar in the local community, with family and friends demanding …

School life can really feel like a twister, so right here’s the large query: how does anybody sustain? The second one project is completed, one other seems, and in the course of that chaos, college students begin trying to find the perfect essay writing companies simply to remain afloat.  Proper now, the strain hits its peak. Productiveness has by no …

The expansion of a CATALUNYA lab could lead to the outbreaks of swine flu in Spain. This week, the country declared an emergency due to an infection that causes animals’ internal bleeding. There is no vaccine or cure for the virus, but it does not usually cause death in humans. READ MORE WILD BOAR In Bellaterra, in the province of …

The German Finest Beer Selection has chosen a SPANISH beer produced by the Mahou brewery as the best in the country. Barrica de Mahou Bourbon was rated the best of all the Spanish brews, scoring 94 out of 100.  The Barrica de Mahou beers are part of the Mahou-San Miguel range, which was founded in Madrid in 1890.  This Imperial …

The Spanish tax agency will be given new broad powers to monitor bank accounts in the country from 2026 – The government has launched a new crackdown against tax fraud and money laundering. Banks will have to report their account holders’ balances, deposits and withdrawals as well as all digital and card payments, starting January 1, 2019. Payments made with …

A JUDGE has concluded an investigation into the February 20, 2024 shooting death of a Russian pilot, who had defected to Ukraine. This is because there are no suspects that can be identified. Maxim Kuzminov (33), was shot in the car park beneath an apartment complex located on Calle Marinada, Villajoyosa. He had been shot five times at least. READ …

The number of children found guilty of sexual crimes in Alicante has nearly doubled over the past seven years. The totals for 2024 were compiled by the National Institute of Statistics. In 2018, 48 under-18s were found guilty, up from 25 in 2017. READ MORE The Worrying Trend of Child Convictions The highest number of convictions for sexual offences by …

SPAIN’S ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. A local court jailed the husband-and-wife team, both aged 36 and44. In total, they had accumulated more than 62 arrest warrants and court-ordered imprisonments in Spain. READ MORE Scammers arrested The pair, of an undisclosed nationality, advertised non-existent rental properties to people in order for them …

POLICE in Alicante have arrested a 58-year-old Nigerian man for trying to scam a victim out of €400,000 by claiming he had a ‘magic chemical’ that increased the value of banknotes. The con started when the detainee contacted the owner of some commercial buildings in Alicante- stating that he was interested in buying one of them for over €1 million. …

How the young writers of Laude School, Marbella, are learning to create new words and phrases. Olive Press Editor Jon Clarke was impressed  DICTAPHONES in hand, and pencils ready, four house groups at Laude School set off to explore a wide range of issues affecting students, both inside the school as well as outside. The specter of A.I., Hurricane Melissa …