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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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.  …

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 …

DISNEY princesses had no easy lives. Their paths to a happy ending were always strewn with formidable obstacles: evil stepmothers, jealous witches, tentacle-bottomed sea sorceresses – you name it. Female royalty in real life faces less fantastical threats. However, that does not mean their lives consist of glittering halls, and joyous rides in bullet-proof Rolls-Royces. Take a recent instance. This …

IT has been hailed as a ‘miracle’, helping those most in need to shift excess timber quicker than ever. The long-term effectiveness of weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, Monjauro or other similar drugs may not be what was initially believed. This is the conclusion of a landmark research. Academics at the University of Oxford have found that people who stop …