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THE use of police tasers has come under serious scrutiny after a 36-year-old man died in Torremolinos. Human rights campaigners have now criticised what they describe as a ‘disproportionate’ use of force, following the release of new details surrounding the…
AT least seven people have been injured after part of a hotel roof suddenly collapsed in the popular Spanish holiday hotspot of Benidorm. Emergency services were called at 2.20pm local time on Easter Sunday after receiving reports that a roof…
OUTSIDE the capitol building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, two flags flutter side by side in the Caribbean breeze. One is the island’s own; the other, that of the United States. The arrangement reflects what has been Puerto Rico’s much-discussed…
A NEW 5G rollout is underway in Spain in a bid to boost internet coverage in rural areas. The scheme, named 5G Very Rural Networks, targets 5,000 areas across the entire country, home to a population of approximately 20,000 people. …
MARKETS reel as Iran war sparks historic sell-off across global stocks Spain’s Ibex 35 has plunged almost 8% since the Iran conflict began, sending shockwaves through investors and global markets. The downturn follows attacks on Iran by the United States…
FIVE people have been arrested for assaulting and kidnapping a homeless man in Leganes, Madrid, over a measly €15 debt. Among the suspects are a Colombian man and his Spanish partner, two Hungarian twin brothers and another Spanish man. Police…
TWENTY people have been arrested in a massive Guardia Civil operation that has dismantled a major international cocaine trafficking ring operating across the notorious ‘Costa del Sol triangle’. Officers stormed 22 properties across Marbella, Algeciras, San Roque, Los Barrios and…
EXPATS and locals living in Spain will have lighter evenings to look forward to from this weekend as the clocks finally go forward. At 2am on Sunday morning, Spain will jump ahead one hour to 3am. The Canary Islands will…
A SENEGAL-BORN former MP was arrested in Madrid following an ‘altercation’ with police, authorities have said – in a case that has set off a furious debate over alleged racism in the force. Dramatic footage shows Serigne Mbaye, a political…
DOZENS of families evicted from their homes on the Costa del Sol this week have told the Olive Press they have only ten days to find a solution ‘before becoming homeless’. It comes, as they told the paper they were…
