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Police taser use questioned after man, 36, is killed after being hit 11 times in Torremolinos phone shop

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…

Police make five arrests in Madrid after homeless man is seriously injured in brutal assault over trivial €15 debt

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…

Hundreds left sleeping on sports hall floor after ‘disgusting’ Costa del Sol evictions as mayor no-shows town hall protest

HUNDREDS of people on the Costa del Sol have been made homeless after Guardia Civil and riot police evicted them on Tuesday morning. Over 300 have been evicted in total, from a complex on Calle Sarmiento in Manilva, with over…

Time for revenge? Spain and England drawn to play each other in UEFA Nations League for first time since Euro 2024 final

THEY say revenge is a dish best served cold – and that is exactly what England men’s football team will endeavour to do when they face off against Spain twice in a matter of months later this year. The two…

Luxury hotel that hosts a fleet of private yachts ‘steals public water during punishing drought’ on Spanish holiday island

AUTHORITIES in Menorca have shut down an illegal well supplying a luxury hotel where suites cost up to $3,000 a night, even as the island suffers one of its worst droughts in decades. The Cap Menorca agrotourism complex, which boasts…