Delta Airlines to fly Málaga and Valencia to New York again next summer

 Delta Airlines is to restart its direct flights from Málaga to New York this summer, with five flights a week in collaboration with Air France KLM from June 2. A Boeing 757-200 will fly the route, with space for 170 passengers. A similar aircraft will fly the route from Valencia to New York, also from June 2. The frequency of the flights there will be four times a we...

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British suspect arrested in Valencia

 59 year old was wanted in the UK in connection with contraband cigarettesA suspect in handcuffs - EFE archive A British man sought by the UK in connection with smuggling cigarettes worth 8.2 million € was arrested in Valencia on Monday and is to be transferred to the National Court for the extradition process. He was arrested on a European arrest warrant and had been wanted by the UK for 10 years. All that’s known on his identity is that he is 59 years old and appears on the Crime Stoppers’ list of the UK’s most want...

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largest Apple Store in Spain is to be unveiled in Marbella this Friday

Marbella has been chosen as the location for the company's fourth store in SpainEFE archive The largest Apple Store in Spain is to be unveiled in Marbella this Friday, November 25, in the centro comercial La Cañada.It will be the company’s fourth store in Spain and, to celebrate its opening, free T-shirts will be given away to the first 1,000 visitors on inauguration day. Opening hours are 10am until 10pm, Mondays to Saturdays.Plans for expansion include another new store in Murcia, although there has been no confirmation as yet of when it is likely to open.Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_32758.shtml...

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Alice Walton, heiress to the Walmart supermarket fortune and the the 10th richest woman in the United States, opened a spectacular fine art museum in her home town

Architect Moshe Safdie looks out of a window next to a large red untitled magnifying disk sculpture by artist Fred Eversley at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Photograph: Danny Johnston/APWhen Alice Walton, heiress to the Walmart supermarket fortune and the the 10th richest woman in the United States, opened a spectacular fine art museum in her home town, she might have expected plaudits and gratitude. It hasn't quite worked out that way.The long-awaited opening of the Crystal Bridges Museum for American Art in Walton's home town of Bentonville, Arkansas, has provoked mixed reactions. Some have...

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SPAIN appeared the latest country at the centre of the escalating eurozone crisis

 SPAIN appeared the latest country at the centre of the escalating eurozone crisis yesterday as David Cameron failed to persuade European leaders to back his calls for action. After a meeting with the Prime Minister in Berlin yesterday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned it was important not “to pretend to have powers that we don’t have”. But within hours the new governor of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi said “urgent action” was necessary from Europe’s leaders to implement the new eurozone bailout fu...

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WOMAN who died from a brain haemorrhage at Marbella’s Costa del Sol Hospital may have been a victim of medical negligence.

 WOMAN who died from a brain haemorrhage at Marbella’s Costa del Sol Hospital may have been a victim of medical negligence. The 30-year-old had visited several health centres complaining of headaches – but was each time diagnosed with migraines. Although medical reports show the woman had an X-ray and electrocardiogram, neither the woman nor her family had seen the results. An investigation is now underw...

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65-YEAR-OLD British man was stabbed in the neck during an argument over a debt

 65-YEAR-OLD British man was stabbed in the neck during an argument over a debt at a bus stop on the A-387 road in Mijas, according to Spanish Press reports. The attacker, a Spanish man to whom he allegedly owed money for some building work, handed himself in to the Guardia Civil. He claimed he had stabbed the victim with a screwdriver, but doctors said the injuries were caused with a knife. Witnesses who saw the victim was bleeding called the emergency services and an ambulance was sent to the scene as well as the Guardia Civil. The victim, who was taken to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella, also sustained injuries to his arms. Although his condition was reported to be serious, the Guardia Civil informed that the injuries were not life-threateni...

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The Spanish Police have accused Fat Freddie of participating in a criminal organisation, the illegal transportation of drugs and the illicit trafficking of weapons.

Freddie's brother Ritchie parties for Hallowe'en despite threats to his life  FEELING BLUE: Ritchie Thompson dressed up as character from film Avatar THIS is 'Fat' Freddie Thompson's brother, Ritchie, enjoying Hallowe'en despite the fact that his life is in real danger from rival mobsters. These exclusive Sunday World photos show 34-year-old Thompson posing with his wife Catherine while dressed as a character from the hit movie 'Avatar'.   While Ritchie laughs and jokes for the cameras, he is aware that the gang led by criminal Gerard Eglington is planning to target him while Freddie is stuck in Spain after being...

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Puerto Banus, Marbella

Plenty of Brits retire to the golden sands of Marbella and Puerto Banus’s famous harbour is filled will supercars, parked up while their owners enjoy the restaurants and bars.But one expat, who lived in Marbella for more than seven years and wishes to remain anonymous, says the area definitely deserves its nickname as the Costa del Crime, among civilians and authority: “One of my clients had a rather nice black BMW X5 giving the air of someone with perhaps a bit of wealth,” she said. “Police did a daytime 'routine' stop and check just at the back of Puerto Banús.“Working as a pair they went through his papers then asked him to step out of the car whilst one put him through some, to be quite frank, embarrassing and unnecessary exercises to prove he wasn’t drunk. They let him go without charge,...

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi after his capture, his fingers wrapped in bandages and his legs covered with a blanket

. Photograph: Reuters Tv/ReutersSaif al-Islam Gaddafi, the fugitive son of Libya's deceased former dictator, has been arrested in southern Libya, according to officials from the country's new government.Libyan state TV reported that Saif has arrived in captivity and unhurt at an army base in the town of Zintan, 90 miles south-west of Tripoli.Muammar Gaddafi's second and highest-profile son was captured along with several bodyguards by fighters near the town of Obari in Libya's southern desert, said the interim justice minister and other officials.Saif was said to be in good health, according to the justice minister Mohammed al-Alagi."We...

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High speed train comes to Ronda

 THE AVE is coming to Ronda. This means significantly reduced journey times to Madrid, Granada, Cordoba, Málaga and beyond. The project also includes completing the upgrade of the line from Ronda down to Algeciras to allow for the faster trains. The announcement was made on Friday, 4 November, via a BOE, Boletín Oficial del Estado. According to this document there will be 64.4 kms. of double track electrified line of the European gauge between the existing AVE-station at Antequera-Santa Ana and La Indiana, the old station on the outskirts of Ronda where the new AVE station for Ronda will be built. The project has a budget of 711.47 million euros and will follow the route of the current single track line between Bobadilla and Ronda. However, according to the website ferropedia.es the line...

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Work to build the new terminal on the Gibraltar side of the border is practically complete

The joint use of the airport was agreed back in 2006The Gibraltar border - EFE The Gibraltar Government has met its obligations under the Tripartite Agreement made with the UK and Spain in Córdoba in September 2006 regarding joint use of the airport.Work to build the new terminal on the Gibraltar side of the border is practically complete with just a freight warehouse still under construction along with facilities for private planes.But on the Spanish side there is still a lack of agreement between AENA, the Spanish Airports Authority, and the La Línea de la Concepción Town Hall on the concession of the land which will allow the construction...

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Too many of our gangland criminals are sitting in places like Marbella and Amsterdam, leading the rich life.

 Too many of our gangland criminals are sitting in places like Marbella and Amsterdam, leading the rich life. An initiative I instigated at European level is to try and ensure the CAB model is replicated in every European country so we have a framework in place," he said. "Those engaged in gangland in Ireland who have used their assets to acquire properties abroad will discover there's no hiding place. We'll have sister organisations in every EU country who we can rely on to secure the assets of those who have gained from their criminality." And he pledged to continue to support the work of the Garda in continuing to tackle criminals who have ruined so many lives. COMPLACENT "They have no respect for human life and that lack of respect extends to the products they sell -- the drugs...

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National Police agents have broken up an organization dedicated to the sexual exploitation of Nigerian women in Almeria

 National Police agents have broken up an organization dedicated to the sexual exploitation of Nigerian women in Almeria. Girls were forced into prostitution by threats, which included alleged practices of voodoo or abduction of family members. Ten people have been arrested in the Andalusian village of Roquetas de Mar in a raid in which seizures also included 20,000 euros in cash, a large number of passports of women from sub-Saharan origin and documentation relating to their criminal activity on the site of the Yegua Verde. The investigation began in late 2010 when police discovered the existence of a group of victims who had all been sexually exploited by the organization. The network, now dismantled, had been bringing women from Nigeria since 2005 and then the introducing them illegally...

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Hugh Grant is the delighted father of a baby girl. He and the mother had a fleeting affair and while this was not planned, Hugh could not be happier or more supportive

British actor Hugh Grant has become a father for the first time at the age of 51. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFPFilm star turned anti-hacking activist Hugh Grant has become a parent for the first time at the age of 51.The actor – best known for roles in Four Weddings and a Funeral and Bridget Jones's Diary – became father to a baby girl earlier this month.The identity of the mother has not been revealed but a spokeswoman for the actor said they were on good terms.She added: "I can confirm that Hugh Grant is the delighted father of a baby girl. He and the mother had a fleeting affair and while this was not planned, Hugh could not be happier...

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Taking a shot … Roger Moore, shown here in 1984 Bond film A View to a Kill, was less than impressed by Quantum of Solace

. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext CollectionFormer James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore has described the franchise's most recent outing, Quantum of Solace, as "a long, disjointed commercial". The 84-year-old actor, who played 007 for 12 years between 1973 and 1985, was speaking to a reporter from Cambridge University's Varsity newspaper when he criticised the film, which was released in 2008 and starred Daniel Craig. Moore, who praised Craig's interpretation of Ian Fleming's secret agent despite disliking the film, also passed comment on another Bond - his own predecessor, Sean Connery. "Sean is a good actor," said...

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Gangster suspect Freddie is bailed in Spain

 SUSPECTED gangland boss 'Fat' Freddie Thompson is enjoying the Spanish sunshine after being freed on bail following a brief court appearance. Mr Thompson (30) was allowed to leave a Costa del Sol court a free man yesterday after more than a fortnight in jail in Ireland and Spain. He was told he was suspected of offences including drugs trafficking, money laundering and unlawful assembly, at the private court hearing in Estepona near Marbella. But he was spared more prison time after agreeing to bail conditions including the surrender of his passport and a ban on leaving Spain. Accomplices He has also been ordered to sign on at the court twice a month -- a requirement likely to bring him into contact with alleged accomplices John Cunningham and Christy Kinahan's sons Daniel and Christopher....

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