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Three defendants will serve a minimum of two years in prison after a woman suffered serious burns after being sprayed by gasoline as part of a cruel game.  The events date back to June 27 2022, when the victim went to a house in Cajar, called ‘Villa Amparo’, to participate in a ‘hardcore escape room’ with other people. Wear old …

Police Local in Palma has questioned a BRITISH lady after an attack on a city’s street. The 33 year old has been accused by a woman of being punched twice in the faces on Avenida Joan Miro last Tuesday at 9pm. Authorities reported that both the victim and aggressor-of an unknown nationality-both showed signs of drunkenness. MORE MALLORCA NEWS PALMA …

As terrified tourists fled, two masked assassins killed two infamous crime bosses in front of a packed Fuengirola bar. The two high-ranking Scottish gangsters were professionally executed just after 11.30pm on Saturday night – moments after watching Paris Saint-Germain thrash Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final. Feared Glasgow underworld figures Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, …

A SPANISH family is leading an extraordinary grassroots campaign to fund research into a rare genetic disorder that affects just over 100 people worldwide – including their five-year-old daughter, Lea. Through their restaurant, the Levante Street Food Bar in Los Caños de Meca (Cadiz), parents Alfonso Cabilla, 44, and Begoña, 43, are organising the Levante Aid Fest – a lively, …

A SWEDISH-built ‘flying’ electric boat has zipped across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Africa – and back – in a single day, marking the first-ever intercontinental journey by an electric vessel. The futuristic Candela C-8 Polestar Edition completed the 24-nautical mile voyage from Sotogrande, Spain, to Ceuta, North Africa, in just over an hour – matching the speed …

According to the Fotocasa property website, prices for second-hand houses in Spain increased by 14.8% annually in May. The report states that it’s the largest year-to-year growth in 20 years. Only between April and may of this year, prices increased by 4%. READ MORE Based on prices per square metre, Fotocasa has calculated that the average price of a flat …

Andalucia’s health authorities are battling six active outbreaks of measles, the Costa del Sol being one of the regions affected.  The number of confirmed cases has reached 83 in late May. Five new cases have been reported just in the last seven days. In Malaga Province, there have been several tourist hotspots affected.  READ MORE Two women arrested in Madrid …

A GREAT Andalucian artist died 95 years ago this month. Julio Romero de Torres was a pure cordobes, and his art has come to symbolise the very spirit of his home town. He was born in Cordoba in 1874, and he died there on 10 May 1930. A bare sketch of his life is simple to relate. He showed artistic …

TO call Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor ‘just’ a city square, the little word ‘just’ has to pull off a heroic shift. This is not an overstatement. The Plaza, a stunning piece of architectural design, is quite possibly one of the most beautiful places in the world. Construction started on May 10th 1720. The urban environment was never the same again. Each …

A PREGNANT expat fears shedding her child after she found fraudsters had stolen her dream house with pretend authorized certificates. The Scandinavian environmental scientist is now questioning how conmen may by some means create a bogus energy of legal professional (POA) to amass the house on the Costa del Sol. The 32-year-old is now ‘terrified’ of leaving her Mijas house, after …