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."

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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."

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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 one for her 21st birthday."

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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."

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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."

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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."

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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.'"

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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 case for Greece and Ireland.

The sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone took a new turn at the end of the last week when European Union leaders agreed to adjust a basic treaty to create a permanent rescue fund, marking a small but important step towards new EU-eurozone architecture."

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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 that the members were related to each other genetically, according to lead author Carles Lalueza-Fox of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF) in Barcelona, Spain.

'This looks like a family. It's similar to what you would find if you went to a wedding and sampled the people in the wedding party. If you sample 12 people in the street, you would never find so many people with the same mtDNA,' Science Now quoted Lalueza-Fox as saying."

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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 venue tonight."

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