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WATCH: Local councillor for LGBTQI rights suffers homophobic beating in kebab shop in Spain

WATCH: Local councillor for LGBTQI rights suffers shocking homophobic attack in kebab shop in Spain

A GAY councillor says he was physically assaulted by kebab shop staff and suffered homophobic slurs. The incident happened on Tuesday night at the premises

25 Apr, 2025 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Kebab shop owner didn't pay illegal migrants- including children- who worked for him in Spain

Kebab shop owner didn’t pay vulnerable illegal migrants- including children- who worked for him in Spain

A KEBAB shop owner has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for allegedly exploiting illegal migrants. The 41-year-old man originally from Pakistan had a store

24 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Alleged jihadist who studied explosives with 'solid evidence of terrorist activity' is arrested and jailed in Spain

‘Jihadist neutralised’: Moroccan national with ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity’ was studying explosives in Spain

AN ALLEGED jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his

17 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

‘Dangerous’ toilet and shower blocks plus 81 illegal homes ‘sealed off’ at unlicensed Mar Menor campsite

TOILET and shower blocks as well as 81 unlicensed pre-fab homes have been sealed off by authorities at a Mar Menor camp site. Cartagena City

11 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Boy, 14, will not be imprisoned despite killing father during family argument in Spain's Murcia

Teenager, 14, who stabbed his father to death during argument in Spain’s Murcia avoids jail

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy who was convicted of stabbing his father to death to protect his mother during an argument, will not be imprisoned. Murcia’s Juvenile

10 Apr, 2025 @ 13:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Nursing horror in Spain: British woman, 84, is rescued from illegal care home 'almost in a coma and surrounded by animal filth'

Care horror in Spain: British woman, 84, is rescued from illegal nursing home ‘almost in a coma and surrounded by animal filth’

AN ILLEGAL British-owned residential home in the Murcia region has been exposed after an unnamed 84-year old woman- also British- had to be rushed to

10 Apr, 2025 @ 12:07

Lead·Murcia

Family die of carbon monoxide poisoning with home generator likely culprit during Spain's blackout

Man in Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘killed ex-girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter with pill overdose in revenge for new lover’

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl died in Murcia on Tuesday when her adopted mother’s ex-boyfriend allegedly gave her a large amount of pills. The man – named

2 Apr, 2025 @ 12:14

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

Two beaches on shores of Spain's Mar Menor get much-needed boost of extra sand

Two Mar Menor beaches suffering from erosion get much-needed boost of extra sand

OVER a thousand tons of sand has been used to regenerate two Mar Menor beaches over the winter. Cartagena City Council has done work over

20 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Mar Menor·Murcia

Mar Menor beach bar popular with tourists and locals is forced to close after 34 years

Mar Menor beach bar popular with tourists and locals is ordered to close after 34 years

AN ICONIC Mar Menor beach bar has ordered to shut down because its been operating without a licence since 1991. Los Alcazares council voted to

19 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Six elderly passengers 'seriously injured' after tourist coach overturns in Spain

Five elderly passengers ‘seriously injured’ after tourist coach overturns in Spain

FIVE elderly people were seriously injured on Tuesday when a coach travelling from Valencia to Almeria suffered a burst tyre and overturned on a Murcia

18 Mar, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Murcia

Ponzi scheme with thousand of victims smashed with raids in Malaga, Murcia and Madrid

A CRIMINAL fraud scheme worth 37 million euros has been broken up by the Spanish National Police. Perhaps as many as four thousand people could

18 Mar, 2025 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Madrid·Murcia

Backlash against reintroduction of Iberian Lynx in Spain

THE resurgence of the Iberian Lynx from the verge of extinction has been one of the great European conservation success stories. But now continuing efforts

4 Mar, 2025 @ 11:55

Environment·Lead·Murcia

Father-of-two is killed by flash floods in southern Spain as extreme weather wreaks havoc nationwide

THE body of a 50-year-old farmer has been discovered in Murcia after he was swept away by flash floods yesterday. READ MORE: Snow chaos in

3 Mar, 2025 @ 13:11

Lead·Murcia·Weather

Spanish region which banned phones from schools says grades are UP and bullying is DOWN

MURCIA’S ban on children using mobile phones in public schools has seen a significant improvement in their behaviour and a better exam pass rate. The

27 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Education·Lead·Murcia

Mystery ‘explosion’ in Murcia: Source of scare is revealed after locals reported ‘shaking windows’

A BIZARRE series of ‘explosions’ has left residents across the southern Spanish region of Murcia concerned. The loud bangs were heard on Monday and Tuesday

11 Feb, 2025 @ 17:17

Lead·Murcia

Six hurt in explosion at German-owned munitions factory with links to Ukraine in Spain’s Murcia

SIX workers have been hurt, one seriously, in an explosion at a German-owned munitions factory in Murcia, Spain. The blast occurred at approximately 4.20 pm

31 Jan, 2025 @ 13:40

Lead·Murcia

Single mother wins landmark parental leave battle in Spain

Spanish court makes landmark ruling on parental leave entitlement for single mothers

MURCIA’S High Court has ruled that single women are entitled to the same 32-week parental leave as couples- rather than just 16 weeks. The court

27 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Murcia·National News

Polish drug lord is caged in Murcia after making Spain’s Top 10 Most Wanted list

A POLISH fugitive named as one of Spain’s ’10 most wanted’ criminals has surrendered to police in Murcia because the added exposure put him under

10 Jan, 2025 @ 15:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

‘Drunk’ police officer in Spain ‘fatally runs over pedestrian’ just days before Christmas

A DRUNK policeman drove at high speed and killed a pedestrian in the Murcia region last Saturday. The 61-year-old off-duty Policia Local officer from Puerto

23 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

‘You’ve done it!’: Brit partially paralysed by stroke in Spain will be sent home after fundraiser target is smashed – as family shares thankful message

A BRITISH tourist will receive urgent medical treatment in the UK after a fundraising target to get her home was met this weekend. Robyn, 34,

22 Dec, 2024 @ 16:30

Lead·Murcia

Brits in Spain help raise over €10,000 in bid to get daughter of expat home after life-changing stroke – but appeal is just shy of its target

THE expat community in Spain has helped raise more than £10,000 in a bid to get a partially-paralysed Brit home for urgent medical care. The

20 Dec, 2024 @ 16:35

Lead·Murcia

Exclusive: British expat’s desperate appeal after daughter, 34, suffers life-changing stroke during trip to southern Spain

A BRITISH expat couple have launched a desperate appeal to get their daughter back to the UK after she suffered a life-changing stroke. Robyn (pictured

14 Dec, 2024 @ 17:32

Health·Lead·Murcia

Experts start analysing Phoenician boat dating back to 600 BC preserved in sand off coast of Spain

MARITIME archaeologists have been analysing a Phoenician boat found off the Murcia coast which was brought to dry land in October. Called Mazarron II, the

12 Dec, 2024 @ 11:10

La Cultura·Lead·Murcia