Leon Lann, aka Leonid Kaplan, managed Costa del Sol real estate investments for gang leader Zakhar Kalashov.Georgian mafia henchman extradited to Spain

Georgian mafia henchman extradited to Spain | Olive Press Newspaper | News Spain: "right-hand man of Georgian mafia boss is being extradited to Spain. Leon Lann, aka Leonid Kaplan, managed Costa del Sol real estate investments for gang leader Zakhar Kalashov. Kalashov was sentenced in Spain earlier this year and Lann was recently nabbed in Moscow. Russian-born mafioso is charged with laundering money from arms trafficking through property investments. Spanish prosecutors believe Lann invested over 5.5 million euros of Kalashov’s money through Costa del Sol firms Suninvest 2000 and Elvira Invest." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This...

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Amy Fitzpatrick is convinced her daughter is still alive and believes she is living with an older man,Mother is convinced missing Amy is still alive | Irish Examiner

Mother is convinced missing Amy is still alive | Irish Examiner: "THE mother of missing schoolgirl Amy Fitzpatrick is convinced her daughter is still alive and believes she is living with an older man who has brainwashed her." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hold...

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Bianca Gascoigne's a busty beach babe | The Sun |Showbiz|TV

Bianca Gascoigne's a busty beach babe | The Sun |Showbiz|TV: "LOVE Island star Bianca Gascoigne showed off her beach body as she holidayed in Spain. The 24-year-old strutted around on a Marbella beach in a tiny bikini and hat. Glamour girl Bianca, who has had two boob jobs, gave other beach lovers an eyeful of her 34DD breasts as she sunned herself. The Celebrity Coach Trip stunner enjoyed her vacation away from Britain's freezing temperatures with her best friend and former WAG Charlotte Mears. Bianca, whose mum Sheryl is divorced from former footballer Paul Gascoigne, had her first breast op aged 19, before following it up with a second...

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Middle East and Terrorism: Terror Threat in Spain Continues

Middle East and Terrorism: Terror Threat in Spain Continues: "Police in Spain and Thailand smashed a counterfeiting ring earlier this month, saying it aimed to provide fake European passports to al-Qaida. It's the latest example of Spain's place at the heart of European terrorist activity, serving as a staging ground for multiple plots and enduring the devastating March 2004 Madrid train bombings. Despite its efforts, American officials have expressed concerns – and at times frustration – about Spain's terror growth, State Department cables released by Wikileaks show." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright...

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ANOTHER MOST WANTED IS CAPTURED IN SPAIN | Costa del Sol | Leader - News, Sport, Advertising, Property, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain

ANOTHER MOST WANTED IS CAPTURED IN SPAIN | Costa del Sol | Leader - News, Sport, Advertising, Property, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain: "Dennis Patrick O'BRIEN (DoB: 28/07/1949) was arrested on Saturday evening (18/12/2010) in the Trafalgar Bar, Calahonda in the Costa Del Sol. The arrest was part of an ongoing operation by the Spanish National Police and the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency targeting bars in the region which are known to be regular haunts of criminals." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original...

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Saving banks clean-up fuels Spain bailout fears | Reuters

Saving banks clean-up fuels Spain bailout fears | Reuters: "Spain's ailing savings banks, struggling to attract fresh investment capital after an overhaul, could become the Achilles heel that forces the country down the same path to a financial bailout as Ireland. Under new rules the unlisted regional banks, or 'cajas', may sell up to half their equity to private investors -- a key plank of a government scheme to reform a banking system that analysts say needs tens of billions of dollars of fresh capital." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hold...

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Britain Scraps Biometric National ID Cards -- Privacy -- InformationWeek

Britain Scraps Biometric National ID Cards -- Privacy -- InformationWeek: "Britain is scrapping its controversial national identification card. On Tuesday, the government expected the queen to approve a bill that abolishes national ID cards for British nationals. At that point, the country's so-called national identity register would also begin to be destroyed. In an editorial in the Guardian, the United Kingdom's minister for immigration, Damian Green, said that continuing to pursue the ID cards 'would have been a distraction from the real work that needs to be done in countering terrorism, illegal immigration, or benefit fraud.'" DISCLAIMER:Text...

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OECD: Spain needs huge reform

 OECD: Spain needs huge reform: "Spain, in the eye of financial markets which are shunning its debt bonds, has done much right, is fighting the crisis well, but must reform its labour legislation and employment practices, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said. The economy, which stalled in the third quarter after edging out of deep recession, is now set for 'subdued' growth but the blows of the last two years will leave 'lasting' scars and the unemployment rate, now about 20 percent, will remain among the highest in the European Union, the OECD estimated. This regular country assessment is likely to be read in particular detail on financial markets which see Portugal and Spain as being at high risk of eventually needing a debt rescue, as has already been the...

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49,000-yr-old Spanish murder site indicates `Neanderthals were cannibals`

49,000-yr-old Spanish murder site indicates `Neanderthals were cannibals`: "Researchers have discovered an ancient mass murder site in Spain that indicates that Neanderthals could have feasted on the bodies of their family members too. The 49,000 years old site contains butchered remains of 12 men, women, and children who belonged to an extended Neanderthal family and were eaten by their fellow Neanderthals. After analysing mitochondrial DNA and fragments of Y-chromosomes, they found that the Neanderthals were cannibalised before the ground collapsed beneath their remains and buried them soon after their death. Additional DNA studies revealed...

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Tourbus fire at London's O2 Arena ahead of Kings Of Leon gig | News | NME.COM

Tourbus fire at London's O2 Arena ahead of Kings Of Leon gig | News | NME.COM: "Around 60 firefighters are dealing with a tourbus fire at London's O2 Arena on the day that Kings Of Leon are set to play there. A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade told NME that the firefighters were called to the scene at 8:18am (GMT) this morning (December 21) to deal with the blaze, with two vehicles on fire. No injuries have been reported. The spokesperson explained that the fire is taking place in a loading bay at the arena and is not affecting the seating or viewing area. Kings Of Leon are due to play the final night of their UK arena tour at the...

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Report looks at source of U.S. jet fuel - UPI.com

Report looks at source of U.S. jet fuel - UPI.com: "A company based in Gibraltar used false end-user certificates while supplying jet fuel for U.S. military planes in Afghanistan, Congressional investigators say. The House Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs plans to release a report Tuesday, The New York Times reported. The panel looked into how the U.S. obtains fuel for its military operations, much of it coming from Russia. The subcommittee chairman, Rep. John F. Tierney, D-Mass., said the United States should be careful to avoid becoming dependent on Russia for fuel. He said he was troubled by the use of false certificates to evade Russian export restrictions." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains...

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Rock of wages: online gaming keeps Gibraltar's residents at work | World news | The Guardian

Rock of wages: online gaming keeps Gibraltar's residents at work | World news | The Guardian: "Gibraltar's gambler-friendly laws and tax regimes are turning it into a virtual Las Vegas. The Rock has always had an eye for business that is not entirely mainstream, whether smuggling cigarettes or serving as a tax haven, but in online gambling it has hit the jackpot. The industry employs 2,000 people , or 12% of the workforce, and has helped to insulate the local economy against Spain's harsh economic climate. Of 30,000 residents, only 600 people are unemployed. Across the border in La Línea de la Concepción, some 10,000 of the 65,000 inhabitants...

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Spanish Airports Authority, AENA, will continue to meet with the air traffic controllers every day until an agreement is reached

The Spanish Airports Authority, AENA, will continue to meet with the air traffic controllers every day until an agreement is reached.Both sides have described the resumption of talks, following the wildcat action by the controllers at the start of the month, on Monday as positive. Despite some reports to the contrary, the fact that the State of Alarm and militarisation of airspace remains in place, this does not stop the negotiations from continuing.During Monday’s meeting a calendar of talks was established, with AENA expressing a desire to solve the conflict as soon as possible, and the USCA controllers union sharing that target. The controllers...

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National Police operation against a real estate scam for the sale of fictitious properties in Turkey which were sold through offices in Alicante and the Costa del Sol.

Their victims paid over money to invest in fictitious properties in TurkeyThe Interior Ministry has released details of a National Police operation against a real estate scam for the sale of fictitious properties in Turkey which were sold through offices in Alicante and the Costa del Sol.The only arrest so far in the case is a suspect from New Zealand, who was taken into custody in Calpe, but it’s understood that other suspects from the UK have been identified and that the organisation worked with British real estate companies.The Ministry said 400,000 € was defrauded from unsuspecting foreigners resident in Spain who thought they were investing...

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Abusos Urbanisticos Lliber - NO! (AULN) action group

Abusos Urbanisticos Lliber - NO! (AULN) action group, made up of expats who bought 298 family homes in the upmarket, inland village of Lliber on the Costa Blanca more than ten years ago. The area has been blighted as a consequence of the arrangements made between former town hall officials and builders to build with building licences granted by the town hall but without authority from regional government. Wholesale construction continued from 1999-2004, by which time an estimated £60 million was handed over to developers by unsuspecting expat families and retired couples. One of the victims, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: "In 2004 the...

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Something to declare: Morocco’s Kasbah du Toubkal; partying overseas; London to Scotland for 2p a mile; Rome to Rio de Janeiro - News & Advice, Travel - The Independent

Destination of the week: Morocco's Kasbah du Toubkal, with a cause The luxurious mountain refuge of Kasbah du Toubkal – close to Marrakech and in shadow of North Africa's highest mountain, Toubkal – is a treat at any time of the year. But on two trips in 2011 its founder, Mike McHugo, is offering it as an element in fund-raising for educational projects. From 26 March to 2 April, a charity bike ride starts by exploring Marrakech then builds up to some more vigorous cycling routes in the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains. The trip includes lunch on the terrace of the Kasbah.":Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hold...

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six-man team to row from Morocco to Barbados

INDEPENDENT online: "Thomas Cremona is aiming to become the first maltese person to row across the atlantic when he sets off with a six-man team to row from Morocco to Barbados in January 2011. Thomas is a cancer survivor and will be taking on the challenge to prove there is life beyond cancer as well as raising money for Puttinu Cares. As part of his preparation, Thomas is taking on a world record challenge to row for 24 hours on the Concept 2 Rowing machine. Additional rowing machines will be provided for those who wish to row with Thomas for part of his challenge, and there will be collection tins for Puttinu Cares Foundation. The current record Thomas is attempting to break is known as the Concept2 ‘Longest Continual Row’ and the category he is challenging is the ‘Individual Men 20-29...

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BA to launch Faro and Malaga flights from London City Airport - Cheapflights.co.uk

BA to launch Faro and Malaga flights from London City Airport - Cheapflights.co.uk: "British Airways (BA) has announced that it will fly to Malaga and Faro from London City Airport next summer. BA will fly to Malaga, gateway to the Costa del Sol, four times per week, and Faro, gateway to the Algarve, three times per week. Flights commence on 7 June 2011 and fares start at £75 one way, including taxes and charges. BA CityFlyer, a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways, will fly the routes. The airline is also upping the number of flights it offers to Amsterdam, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Flights to Amsterdam will operate six times per day, Glasgow, five times per day and Edinburgh eight times per day. In a statement, Luke Hayhoe, commercial manager of BA CityFlyer, said: 'We have responded...

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Málaga court throws out all the defence objections in the Malaya corruption case

Málaga court throws out all the defence objections in the Malaya corruption case: "The hearings restart in the Málaga Provincial Court in the Malaya case on Monday, after the break for the chamber to discuss the preliminary questions from the lawyers defending the 95 accused in the Marbella corruption case. The court has now resolved all the questions, one by one, and dismissed the defence claims that the first judge to instruct the case, Miguel Ángel Torres, broke the rights of the accused. In a 198 page note released on Friday, the court validated the instruction of the case in its entirety, and is a severe setback to the accused who had...

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GCP Course for Spain Now Accredited - PR.com

GCP Course for Spain Now Accredited - PR.com: "Infonetica Ltd.’s recently launched Spanish GCP training online has been accredited by The Commission on Continuing Education (Comision de Formacion Continuada), National Health System in Spain. The accreditation provides 1.5 credits and is another important step by the company in providing high quality education for clinical research professionals worldwide. The new course gives the ability to obtain expertise in the international principles of ICH Good Clinical Practice, while focusing on regulatory requirements, as established by the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices, AEMPS. The Spanish GCP training course is developed in collaboration with Dr. Lola Briones, PhD, MBA, Regulatory and Training Senior Consultant in Madrid, who...

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Bernie Ecclestone uses black eye to advertise £200k Hublot watch | Mail Online

Bernie Ecclestone uses black eye to advertise £200k Hublot watch Mail Online: "Trust Bernie Ecclestone to manage to turn a mugging into a money-making opportunity.The Formula One boss, who is worth an estimated £2billion, was attacked by four men outside his office in Central London last month. But even before he'd had his four stitches removed, Mr Ecclestone contacted Formula One's official watchmaker, Hublot, and suggested they used pictures of his battered face as part of an adverting campaig...

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Morocco's royal family is using the institutions of the state to "coerce and solicit bribes" in the country's lucrative real estate sector

Morocco's royal family is using the institutions of the state to "coerce and solicit bribes" in the country's lucrative real estate sector, according to a leaked report from American diplomats. Information about high-level corruption involving the rulers of Washington's closest ally in north Africa was brought to the attention of the US consulate in Casablanca, Morocco's commercial capital, by a businessman in 2009, leading diplomats to describe "the appalling greed" of those close to King Mohammed VI. According to the US report, decisions involving Omnium Nord Africain (ONA), a holding company owned by the king, are made only by the king and two of his powerful associates. "To have discussions with anyone else would be a waste of time," the head of the company is quoted as saying. Royal...

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Foreign investors push property investment sales up in Spain - Fly to let news

Foreign investors push property investment sales up in Spain - Fly to let news: "While most recent reports about Spain’s property market have been about the collapse, news is now merging that the volume of Spanish property sold increased by 13 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of this year according to figures out this week from The Spain Property Registry. The Overseas Property Professional organisation reports that statistics show residential property transactions were up by 13 percent with new builds increasing by 9 percent and re-sales by 17 percent. The Instituto Nacional de Estadística (the Spanish National Statistics Institute) also revealed this week that the average value of mortgages constituted in September increased 4.2 percent. These figures were mirrored by Taylor Wimpey...

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Flowers cools on Spanish bank deal amid crisis | Reuters

Flowers cools on Spanish bank deal amid crisis Reuters: "J.C. Flowers has cooled its interest in investing in a Spanish caja until Spain has restored faith in its finances, the head of the U.S. private equity firm said on Monday. If Flowers backs away from Banca Civica it would be a blow to the troubled savings banks, or cajas, as Spain attempts to accelerate consolidation of the industry seen as needing capital after a severe recession. J.C. Flowers is led by Christopher Flowers, who told the Financial Times that any investor would have to be 'pretty brave' to move into Spain or Ireland at present. A spokesman for the private equity firm confirmed his comments." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright...

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It's adios to those sweet dreams of Spain, Annie | Mail Online

: It's adios to those sweet dreams of Spain, Annie Mail Online: "Annie Lennox is selling the two townhouses she bought three years ago in the Andalucian town of Olvera.The singer bought them with a friend as a development project in 2007, but her agent says Spain's economic crisis scuppered the plans. One is under offer for £26,000 - even though it has holes in the roof, damp walls and uneven floors." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hold...

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In Spain, Gypsies Find Easier Path to Integration - NYTimes.com

In Spain, Gypsies Find Easier Path to Integration - NYTimes.com: "Encarnación Rómero Bastante, a manicurist, was not sure what to expect when she was hired by a government-financed program to train a 33-year-old Gypsy woman. Carina Ramírez Montero, 24, lives in a shantytown in Seville and is part of a theater troupe of Gypsy women touring the country. But within a few weeks, Ms. Romero said her student, Emilia Jiménez González, knew all there was to know about cuticles and French tips. She was so good and so nice that Ms. Romero went a step further than required and persuaded a friend to give Ms. Jiménez a job. “She proved herself to be a real...

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Legal poker on the Costa del Sol | David Dancey | Columns | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

The Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How To Think Like OneEuro Weekly News Legal poker on the Costa del Sol David Dancey Columns The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "CLOSING down the poker clubs here on the Costa del Sol seems to be norm at the moment and I read this week that a bar in the Benalmadena area was closed because they were playing afternoon BINGO. This was apparently a game that had been going for six years and filled up the afternoon for a great number of ex pats who paid 50 cents for a book. Hardly a group of hardened criminals and likewise every recreational young and old poker player sitting...

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Spanish prime minister uses military law to get airports moving again | World news | The Observer

Spanish prime minister uses military law to get airports moving again World news The Observer: "Spanish government declared a 'state of alarm' yesterday for the first time in three decades, assuming sweeping powers that allowed the military to take control of the country's airspace and order Spain's striking air traffic controllers to work or face prison.Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy Phrase) (Spanish and English Edition) The extraordinary move by the Socialist government of prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was expected to allow some of the thousands of British tourists trapped in Spain...

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Spain's government is planning to raise tobacco taxes

 Spain's government is planning to raise tobacco taxes, a government source said on Friday, as it fights to cut its high budget deficit and calm investor concerns that it could need a financial bailout like Ireland and Greece.Proposals for such new austerity measures come just over a week after Spain's prime minister insisted it would not need a new round of cuts, and said those betting the country would end up going the same way as Dublin or Athens would lose.The source, who asked not to be named, did not comment on newspaper reports that the government is also mulling higher taxes on fuel and alcohol.The new tobacco tax to raise an estimated 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) a year in revenue could be announced as early as Friday after Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's...

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Primal Scream recently played a gig in London,

Primal Scream recently played a gig in London, which was followed by a fashion-pack filled party at the lush W Hotel. The band is good friends with our favourite über model Kate Moss, Jade Jagger and Liam Gallagher to name a few. Add to the stylish mix super stylist Katy England (who's married to lead singer Bobby Gillespie), lingerie maestro Joe Corre from Agent Provocateur, and legendary milliner Phillip Treacy and you've got one hot diggity looking bunch of party people!&nb...

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64 year old British man has died and another 43 year old survived after their 12 metre yacht started to take on water in heavy seas on Monday

64 year old British man has died and another 43 year old survived after their 12 metre yacht started to take on water in heavy seas on Monday 360 miles to the NE of Gran Canaria. The area was outside the SAR Spanish search and rescue zone in Moroccan waters.The Britons sent an SOS message by radio which was received by the ‘Tordis Knitsen’ ship which went to assist, initially rescuing both men alive, but the older man died shortly after. The 43 year old is reported to be in good health.The ‘Tordis Knutsen’ was expected to arrive on Gran Canaria, her intended destination at around 2000 on Tuesday, from where the Guardia Civil will handle...

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It’s A GIRL for Stella McCartney!! Stella McCartney welcomes Baby Girl, Reiley. She gave birth to her fourth child last Tuesday

It’s A GIRL for Stella McCartney!! Stella McCartney welcomes Baby Girl, Reiley. She gave birth to her fourth child last Tuesday, Nov. 23 in London.Daughter of The Beatles star, Sir Paul McCartney, 39-year-old Fashion designer Stella iscelebrity baby herself and is now proud mother of four beautiful kids. Reiley is grandchild number seven for Sir Paul McCartn...

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XIBERRAS WARNS AGAINST ANDORRA SUGGESTION

Maurice Xiberras, well known integrationist and a former Leader of the Opposition in the 1970s, has withdrawn his public support for Chief Minister Peter Caruana in response to statements in Seville last week regarding the modern Andorra constitution. Last week Mr Caruana mooted that in the hypothetical situation that a modern Andorra status were offered to Gibraltar he might possibly recommend it to Gibraltarians in a referendum.  The Constitution of Andorra that was agreed by the Andorran people in a referendum 1993 was signed by Andorra's two co-princes, the President of France, and the Bishop of Urgell, who at that time were François Mitterrand and Joan Martí Alanis. The new constitution makes these two officials Andorra's heads of state but also states that Andorra's sovereignty...

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Picasso Treasure Trove Worth £50m Discovered - Yahoo! News UK

Picasso Treasure Trove Worth £50m Discovered - Yahoo! News UK: "Pierre Le Guennec, 71, who once worked for the prolific Spanish-born painter, had kept the artworks inside a trunk in the garage of his home on the French Riviera. The pictures include lithographs, watercolours, portraits and sketches and date from Picasso's most creative period, between 1900 and 1930, according to reports in France. Nine of them are collages from his Cubist period which are said to be worth £33m alon...

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Spain braces itself for a crisis made in Germany

FT.com / UK - Spain braces itself for a crisis made in Germany: "Spain saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Six months later, it is looking like it belongs to an incoming train. Seeing how the story unfolded in Greece and Ireland and watching the crisis heading for Portugal, it is no wonder that the dominant sentiment in Spain is concern. But more than that, the prevailing feeling is one of frustration with Germany. With the May agreement in its pocket, the Spanish government went home and put together a reform package that had everything required to get Spain out of its collision course: government expenditure reductions, labour market reforms,...

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Vodafone slashes cost of web browsing in Europe - Telegraph

Vodafone slashes cost of web browsing in Europe - Telegraph: "UK’s third biggest mobile operator will from Wednesday allow its customers to browse the web on their mobiles while in Europe for £2 a day. Vodafone said the flat £2 fee for up to 25MBs of data represents a 60pc saving on the current price. Customers who have signed up to contracts in excess of £40 a month will be able to access the web abroad for no extra cos...

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Spain is the “big elephant” in the European debt crisis

Spain is the “big elephant” in the European debt crisis because there may not be enough money to bail out the Iberian nation, saidNouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who predicted the global financial crisis.Investor concern has shifted to Spain and Portugal since yesterday, when European governments sought to bolster the euro by giving Ireland an 85 billion-euro ($113 billion) aid package and diluting proposals that would have forced bondholders to bear some costs of future bailouts.“It is quite likely that Portugal” will be next in line for a financial assistance, Roubini said today in Prague at a conference of chief executive...

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Britain's most expensive flat

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank is to pay a record rent for the final retail unit at One Hyde Park, the luxury Knightsbridge development managed by the Candy brothers in London.The luxury residential and retail development claims to include Britain's most expensive flat, at £140m, and has attracted the interest of wealthy overseas tenants, particularly from the Gulf and Russia. It is thought that the Abu Dhabi group outbid other Middle Eastern banks as well as upmarket fashion retailers to bag the final 3,000sqft unit at street level – paying more than the area's current record of £550 per square foot.Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, which was advised by agent...

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Secret Spanish mansion of rogue lawyer Andrew Nulty who made millions from sick and dying pitmen - pic - mirror.co.uk

Secret Spanish mansion of rogue lawyer Andrew Nulty who made millions from sick and dying pitmen - pic - mirror.co.uk: "This is rogue lawyer Andrew Nulty's £5million bolthole - paid for by the sweat, tears and suffering of dying miners. We tracked down the disgraced solicitor - struck off last year for siphoning off sick pitworkers' compensation - to his turreted home in millionaires' playground Sotogrande, southern Spain. The vast seven-bedroom mansion has its own pool and a garage bigger than the average semi. But brazen Nulty also has a £1million beach-front apartment in the nearby tax haven, Gibraltar. In another photo certain to enrage those...

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Spanish bank bids to seize couple's UK home after they miss payments on holiday flat | Mail Online

Spanish bank bids to seize couple's UK home after they miss payments on holiday flat Mail Online: "A couple who face losing their house in Britain to a Spanish bank have warned of the dangers of falling behind in mortgage payments on holiday homes abroad. In an alarming development for the many thousands of Britons who have bought properties in Spain, a bank in Marbella is using EU law to force Carol and Ian Chatterton out of their £300,000 cottage in Wiltshire. The couple – who are both NHS paramedics and have two daughters aged 12 and 14 – could be forced to sell up to pay back a mortgage on an apartment in Spain, following a hearing due to...

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