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Armed police carried out a raid in Mallorca as part of an investigation into a gang believed to have been cold-calling thousands of UK residents.
The arrested men, from Nottinghamshire, Essex, Luton and London, appeared briefly in a Spanish court yesterday but are yet to face...

The 'Only Way Is Essex' star - who has travelled to the sun-soaked Spanish holiday destination with girlfriend Sam Faiers and a number of other pals from the ITV2 show - returned from a night out to discover the cash, his laptop, designer clothes, and prized orange Ugg boots had...

More than 40 Spanish protesters suffered injuries in altercations with police in Barcelona Friday, as pressure mounted on demonstrators to end nearly two weeks of sit-in protests around the country.
Five of the protesters were taken to hospital, medical sources said. The injured...
Spanish National Police have arrested nine drug traffickers who were based in the Basque Country, and who organised the importation of drugs from Holland. It’s believed all the arrested are Spanish with the exception of a Dutch couple.The group stored the drugs in Bilbao for distribution in the Basque Country, Rioja, Navarra, Cantabria and Castilla y León.Their car left Spain for Holland where it was loaded up with drugs hidden inside the back of...