In Elche, a man who worked for a woman aged over 60 was arrested for removing money from her account. The non-Spanish woman was duped while recovering from an operation in her home. The 58-year old man – of an unspecified nationality – took care of her house and gardens. READ MORE VICTIM IN POLICIA NACIONAL STATION ELCHE Policia Nacional …
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Luis Rubiales avoids jail over ‘non-consensual kiss’ after judge throws out appeal
LUIS Rubiales, the disgraced former chief of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), will avoid jail over the ‘non-consensual kiss’ he planted on footballer Jenni Hermoso after Spain’s National Court upheld the original conviction and threw out an appeal launched by Hermoso’s legal team. Rubiales, 47 years old, overshadowed Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory over England in 2023 when he grabbed …
Read More »LIFE IN SPAIN – Are sweet shops dying businesses? Zoe Dahse investigates what happened to a sugary traditional
ONE of my earliest memories of Spain isn’t of a landmark or a family meal – it’s of a sweet shop.My dad and I were visiting Bilbao when I was only three years old. I was astonished to see the store stacked from wall-to -wall with colorful treats. The shopkeeper gave me a bag of plastic and I walked down …
Read More »The Supreme Court of Spain upholds a law that requires employers to pay 10% interest on late payments.
IT is an all-too-common problem for many employees: waiting an age to finally receive your monthly salary – or perhaps never receiving it at all. Article 29.3 in the Workers’ Statute protects workers from employers who fail pay wages to their employees on schedule. They are subject to 10% annual interest. This law was upheld by the Supreme Court earlier …
Read More »East European gangsters packaged drugs for courier companies to export from Costa Blanca
The Policia Nacional has arrested a man who sent marijuana in parcels to Europe from Alicante. The 42-years-old man was detained as he was leaving Zenia Boulevard on Orihuela. He was a part of an East European group that organized large quantities of marijuana shipment via parcel couriers in the region. READ MORE MARIJUANA PACKAGES The Policia Nacional intercepted, in …
Read More »IN PICS: How English side Arsenal stunned Spain’s Barcelona to win Women’s Champions League – with exclusive snaps taken by Gibraltar photographer
The stunning photos taken by Gibraltar photographer Brandon Avellano capture the moment when Arsenal Women beat their Spanish rivals Barcelona in order to win the first Champions League title they have won in 18 year. Copyright: Brandon Avellano / Olive Press The Gunners stunned the European giants with a goal by Swedish international Stina Schwarzstenius. They had won three of …
Read More »In 2025, the number of days with temperatures above 40C in Spain by June 1 will be double that of all previous days combined.
SPAIN experienced an unprecedented and blistering start to summer. The south saw record-breaking temperatures, sending thermometers above 40C in multiple provinces. Incredibly, by June 8, Sevilla Airport had already registered four days above 40C – more than in the entire month of June during any previous year since records began in 1951. Seville has never seen temperatures above 40C for …
Read More »After a mass brawl in a Mallorca tourist restaurant, Brits are facing attempted murder charges
Guardia Civil arrested two British men for attempted murder after a large brawl in Palmanova on Sunday morning. The Brits (aged 24 and 33) have also been accused of causing injuries and disturbing public order. A broken glass bottle caused non-life-threatening injuries to three victims. MORE MALLORCA NEWS GUARDIA PATROL, PALMANOVA(Guardia Civil image) Around 1.30am, passersby alerted the Guardia Civil …
Read More »Greek fugitive wakes up to rude awakening in Costa Blanca hotel room
Policia Nacional officers snubbed a Greek fugitive who was chilling in an Alicante Hotel. The convicted felon had been part of an armed robbery group that carried out home invasions in Athens and Alexandroupoli between 2009-2013. Authorities claimed that the group specialized in stealing electronic devices. READ MORE Unknown man fled after he was sentenced to seven years of prison. …
Read More »Disfrutar retires, newcomers rise: Spain’s shifting place in World’s 50 Finest eating places 2025
THE altering of the guard in Spain’s culinary panorama could also be beginning, with a few of its culinary heavyweights slipping on the worldwide stage whereas others transfer up. The primary massive title to vanish from the 2025 World’s 50 Finest Eating places record is 2024’s winner, Disfrutar, Barcelona’s experimental flavour palace. It’s not named within the prolonged prime 100 …
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