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Police arrest 19 for murder after ‘50 migrants accused of witchcraft are thrown overboard’ on way to Spain’s Canary Islands

POLICE in Spain have arrested 19 alleged people smugglers accused of torturing and murdering up to 50 would-be migrants on board a small boat heading from Africa’s impoverished western coast to the Canary Islands. The ramshackle wooden vessel – known…

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez calls for Israel to be banned from sporting competitions – and doubles down on ‘admiration’ for Vuelta protesters

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has doubled down on his support for the thousands of pro-Palestine protesters who forced the cancellation of the final stage of the Vuelta a España – Spain’s equivalent of the Tour de France. Speaking the…

‘The Rock must not win while the Campo loses’: British ambassador grilled by Andalucian mayors on Gibraltar deal during whistlestop tour

THE British ambassador to Spain received a grilling from regional mayors yesterday over the uncertainty surrounding Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future during a tour of southern Spain. Alex Ellis found himself pressed by local leaders in the Campo de Gibraltar, as well…

Irish mafia boss John Gilligan signs on at Costa Blanca courthouse as part of release conditions after raising €10k bail money with begging Whatsapp messages

VETERAN Irish gangster John Gilligan cut a sorry figure as he signed on at a Costa Blanca courthouse today – his first appearance since being released on €10,000 bail last month. The 73-year-old looked a shadow of his former self…