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An internationally known lawyer was hospitalised in Portugal after being attacked by police and bouncers on a night of partying. The lawyer from Marbella was taken to Alicante for treatment following the attack in Lagos. The head of a well-established law firm was attacked in the early hours following his violent ejection from a pub. He decided then to make …

Drug gangs AUDACIOUS ambushed police officers to retrieve a high speed vessel abandoned along the Andalucian coastline. The attack happened early in the week on a country road near Moguer, Huelva.  Guardia Civil patrols responding to an alert that the tractor pulling a narco-boat had overturned were ambushed when they tried to intervene by masked men who hurled rocks at …

A POLICE file into the death of an expat in Andalucia has revealed strong evidence of a violent robbery – yet the case has been provisionally closed by a judge. Brett Dryden, 35, was found dead inside his Mojacar home on July 22 last year with his phone, wallet and an estimated €8,000 missing – and blood stains all over …

A BRITISH pilot, who killed his Spanish lover during a drug-fueled sex session, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Aaron Rainbow was sentenced to the maximum penalty in Spanish law for stabbing Oscar Tornero six times, following a crystal meth-induced binge, in 2023. Rainbow, a Surrey man, said he acted in self defence after he became paranoid and …

A FAILED kidnapping attempt on a Chinese entrepreneur has revealed an amazing corruption plot at the Marbella Policia Local which links to a mystifying foreign national. The chaotic snatch occurred at 4pm, on a busy day in Cruz del Humilladero. As the victim was walking to get a haircut, she walked right into what looked like an official police operation.  …

The Attorney General of SPAIN has been found guilty of leaking information that was confidential about a partner of a major rival. Supreme Court bans Alvaro Garcia Ortiz for 2 years from his post. The verdict is a blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who defended García Ortiz during the months long probe and trial. READ MORE CONVICTED GARCIA ORTIZ …

A BRITISH fugitive who had skipped his sentencing was arrested in a Benidorm Hotel. The fugitive had been convicted of sexual assaults on two occasions and he did not attend the hearing. On November 12, UK authorities issued an international arrest warrant against the 44-year old man. His first attack was in London in the year 2020, and his second …

JOINT pain, stiffness, fatigue, and loss of mobility are symptoms that millions of people tend to attribute to aging – but in many cases, they mask underlying rheumatic diseases. According to the EPISER Study by the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (SSR), one out of four adults in Spain suffers from rheumatic conditions, making it one of the most common causes …

A 16 year old boy required emergency surgery after he had been stabbed in the street by a fellow student. On Wednesday, around 2pm the attack took place on Avenida de las Valencianas in the city. It was close to KFC. The Torrevieja Police Local arrested the attacker and turned him over to Guardia Civil custody. READ MORE IES LAS …

SPAIN has been able to burnish its evergreen credentials as it’s average life span sailed by a historical milestone. While the increased longevity is a good thing, it poses new challenges to Spain’s planners. Life expectancy is now above 84 years for the first time – but the good news is tempered by more alarming developments at the other end …