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PROTESTORS rallied to promote animal welfare, and call on local and federal authorities to permanently ban bullfighting. They argued that the practice violated basic ethical principles and animal welfare. On Saturday, 14th June, Animals in Marbella Sanctuary (AIM), a charity run by expats in Marbella, protested alongside members of PACMA.Partido Animalista Con el Medio AmbienteSpain’s leading animal-welfare political party gathers …

A JOINT Guardia Civil-Police Nacional operation in Eastern Spain has demolished a gang which trafficked and exploited South American women. Apartments and buildings were used for brothels in Murcia and the surrounding areas of Valencia, Alicante and Malaga. Officers freed a ‘large’ but undisclosed number of victims in addition to making a dozen arrests. READ MORE The ringleaders – a …

The 32-year-old Steven Gray has been identified as the Briton who was shot and killed in an ambush on the Costa del Sol, according to local media. Liverpool Echo. Gray was killed on Easter Monday evening in what witnesses described as a ‘gun fight’ in the popular British holiday resort of Calahonda, between Marbella and Fuengirola.  Around 8.15pm, the fatal …

Conor McGregor – the UFC Irish champion – was filmed pounding a partygoer in Ibiza with two left hooks on Tuesday. Films obtained by The Sun Shows the 36-year Irish fighter speaking to a man in the club’s dancing floor, before placing his arm around his shoulder.  McGregor held a drink with his right hand and struck the man in …

A car carrying 7,240 Ecstasy pills crashed into a roadside sign after a high-speed chase through Benidorm. Policia Nacional arrested two men. Both were 35 years old, and had an undisclosed nationality. They were stopped by a police officer at a checkpoint in the early morning hours, but then took off. MORE BENIDORM NEWS: ECSTASY STASH Police patrols have been …

Unoff-duty Policia Nacional officers caught a TYRE slasher who operated in Benalmadena. The 54-yearold man was first spotted early on Monday morning, in Torrequebrada, a district in the Costa del Sol. The policeman observed the man puncturing car tires as he walked down Avenida Estrella del Mar. READ MORE The officer who was off duty called the control room 091 …

A MAGALUF hotel worker who had his jaw broken by a British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’. Mallorca’s Speakers Ultima Hora newspaper, he expressed his disgust that the offender is back in the UK after paying bail of just €1,000. The married father of three is forced to take sleeping tablets and is fed through a straw. READ …

On Sunday, thousands of people descended on the Mar Menor beaches to take in Spain’s most spectacular aerobatic display. The previous day, King Felipe himself had flown. ‘Aire 25′ featured the San Javier-based Patrulla Aguila(Eagle Patrol) team which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The moment was bittersweet, as they are now taking a short break from their schedule. ‘READY TO …

A 29-year Irishman was stabbed in the morning of Sunday, Orihuela Costa’s La Zenia. Authorities claim that the victim has a criminal background. It is important to note that the word “you” means “you”. Informacion Newspaper reports that he informed the Guardia Civil he knew who his attacker was but he wasn’t prepared to identify him. READ MORE: VICTIM RECOVERING …

Elche has taken down a MAJOR supplier who supplied fake goods to street vendors in tourist areas of Costa Blanca. Two warehouses containing 36,000 counterfeit items with a potential retail value of over €780,000 were raided by the Guardia Civil. Five men with nationalities of Chinese and Moroccan as well as Ecuadorian have been arrested on charges of copyright infringement. …