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TWO Glaswegians are on the latest list of 10 suspected criminals hiding from police on the "Costa del Crime".
Investigators want the public to help them trace fugitives thought to be on the run in the Costa del Sol.
The Glaswegians on the "most wanted list" have been linked to high-profile murders.
William Paterson, 31, is wanted in connection with the murder of gangster Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in January last year.
Carroll, dubbed Scotland's "public...
Five burned bodies found after Moroccan protests"Five burned bodies have been discovered in a bank that was set alight during anti-government protests in Morocco. The bodies were found in the northern town of al-Hoceima after Sunday’s protests. Morocco’s interior minister said the demonstrations were peaceful, but vandalism erupted afterwards.
The protestors had been demanding that King Mohammed VI cede some of his power. There has not been any independent...
Body found in Jerez rubbish tip: "A man’s body was found dumped amongst the rubbish at Las Calandrias waste disposal plant in Jerez de la Frontera on Tuesday morning.
The half-buried remains were spotted by a worker at around 8am, with the body’s legs in plain view.
It’s understood there was no documentation on the body, and police are now trying to identify the remains through fingerprints.
There has been no confirmation as yet on the cause of...
12 arrested as stolen car gang broken up in Marbella: "National Police in Marbella have arrested 12 people for trafficking in stolen vehicles which were allegedly taken from other EU countries, generally Italy and central European countries, to be sold in Spain.
21 top of the range...
Ben Kingsley could star in Costa del Crime movie written by British estate agent: "A film script written by a Marbella estate agent is to be shot in the town this May, in a story which its British writer, Paul Grimshaw, says he has based on his own experiences during the more than...
wanted in connection with unsolved murders - including the gunning down of Glasgow gangster Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll - are believed to be hiding out in Spain, it was revealed yesterday.
William Paterson, 31, and Derek McGraw Ferguson, 47, both from Glasgow, have been featured on a...
New Crimestoppers campaign to be launched on Monday on the Costa Blanca: "The British ‘Crimestoppers’ organisation is launching a new campaign, the sixth, to try and find fugitives which are thought to be in Spain.
The new campaign is focussed on the Costa Blanca, with the province...
| Four arrested for Almeria robberies | Costa de Almería | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested four men, aged between 29 and 35, for illegal association and robbery. The officers learned that a group of men from Kosovo, whose sole activity was theft, were operating in the area, and an investigation was launched in August last year.
They targeted small warehouses, shops and houses in small, quiet...
Fugitive arrested as he watched Old Firm game in Marbella | Glasgow and West | STV News: "The High Court in Glasgow heard that father-of-four Craig Jones, 40, flew out to the Costa del Sol two days after police discovered cocaine with a street value of £280,000 in a flat he rented...
Two Killed by Sniper in Spain: "Two people were killed Thursday by a sniper who opened fire on pedestrians on a busy street in this southeastern Spanish city.
Police arrested two men after the shootings.
The arrest was carried out by members of an elite National Police unit...
'The Phantom' fugitive Loizos Michaels accused of fleecing millions from Victorians | Herald Sun: "AN alleged fugitive conman with a trail of rich and famous possible victims is suspected of ripping off millions of dollars from Victorian investors.
Victoria Police is investigating scores of allegations against smooth-talking businessman Loizos Michaels from people who have lost up to $180,000 each.
The style of Mr Michaels, who is alleged to have...
BBC News - Charles Taylor war crime trial enters final phase: "The war crimes trial of former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor, is entering its final phase.
Prosecutors will present their closing arguments focussing on his alleged warmongering in the west African state of Sierra...
Freed cyber activist lauds protests - Middle East - Al Jazeera English: "Egyptian anti-government protesters have welcomed the release of a Google executive who disappeared in Cairo last month after playing a key role in helping demonstrators organise.
Wael Ghonim was released on Monday by Egyptian authorities, sparking a fast and explosive response from supporters, bloggers and pro-democracy activists on the internet.
Ghonim's release came nearly...
Mass protests continue in Egypt - Middle East - Al Jazeera English: "Protesters in the Egyptian capital are holding mass demonstrations, with a new wave of optimism reaching the pro-democracy camp following the release of the detained cyber activist, Wael Ghonim.
As demonstrations seeking an immediate end to Hosni Mubarak's rule enter their 15th day, protesters - set up in makeshift tents in central Cairo's Tahrir [Liberation] Square - are refusing...
Airliner evacuated in Chile after bomb threat - BusinessWeek: "Chilean authorities evacuated passengers and crew from an Iberia airline flight to Madrid, Spain, following a bomb threat Sunday. Police said later they arrested a Chilean woman in the case.
Authorities said a team from Chile's civil aviation agency searched the airliner and found no explosives.
A police official, Alfred Chiang, said Sunday that investigators arrested a woman who had...
Spain stands behind savings banks to stave off crisis: "Spain’s move to stand behind its ailing savings banks has staved off a full-blown financial crisis and saved the eurozone’s third largest deficit country from an immediate further downgrade of its sovereign debt.
The effect has been to strengthen bank balance sheets, helping the country prepare for the next round of European bank stress tests in July. Spain’s credit default swaps, which measure...
Passengers in Spain revolt against overweight baggage fees | abc7news.com: "You may think you're upset about overweight baggage fees, but in Spain, there was revolt.
The discount carrier RyanAir kicked 100 passengers off a flight after they rose up in protest over a baggage fee.
RyanAir put out a statement saying the so-called 'mutiny' began when a student refused to pay for his oversized bag.
Pretty soon scores of passengers came to the student's...
Spain's salad growers are modern-day slaves, say charities | Business | guardian.co.uk: "The Costa del Sol is famous for its tourists and beaches but just behind them is a hidden world of industrial greenhouses where African migrants work in extreme conditions
The exploitation of tens of thousands of migrants used to grow salad vegetables for British supermarkets has been uncovered by a Guardian investigation into the €2bn-a-year (£1.6bn) hothouse...
Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy guitar legend, died from suspected heart attack - Northern Ireland, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk: "Former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore died from a suspected heart attack, an initial post-mortem examination has found.
Forensic experts told a court in Spain's Costa del Sol that the Ulster rocker died of natural causes, hours after starting a six-day holiday with a girlfriend.
Last night it emerged his funeral...
Politics - Returned the 18 immigrants intercepted patera in Motril - ADN.es: "The National Police has proceeded this afternoon to return to Morocco of 18 Moroccan immigrants were intercepted in the last small boat that arrived in Motril (Granada) on Friday night.
Police have taken by bus to the immigrants, all male and elderly, and from there to Algeciras to Ceuta in a fast boat and later hand them over to Moroccan authorities at the border, according...
