KERRY Katona is heading for a sex and sunshine break with her hunky new lover.

The blonde babe, who attended Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara ball last week, is flying out to hot spot Marbella in Spain with painter and decorator Adam Waldr...

‘significant increase’ in Latin American criminal gangs in Spain.

Twelve Ecuadorians, aged between 16 and 23 were arrested by National Police in Orihuela on Wednesday. At least six of those detained are believed to be a member of the ‘Latin Kings’ gang.It follows a large street fight seen in the town which broke out at 1,30pm on Wednesday. Several alarmed locals phoned the police about the fight which was close to the Santo Domingo college in the city.Several National Police cars went to the scene and cordoned...

General Rate – now 16% to rise to 18% in July 2010

The 4% rate – to be kept at 4% in July 2010This is applied to items considered to be of basic need. It includes basic bread, frozen dough, eggs, cheese, milk, beans and fruit and vegetables.Books, magazines and newspapers.School material with the exception of electronic items.Medicines for human use.Vehicles for the disabled, wheel chairs and collective transport for the disabled.Prosthesis and implants.Official protection housing.The 7% rate – to...

We don't want the English who come over on cheap flights and do nothing apart from drink all day long

tourism chief in Jerez, Andalucía, famed for its sherry route, says the area no longer wants "downmarket" English visitors.The destination, one hour from the Costa del Sol, is hugely popular with the over- 50s who go to sample local sherries and on wine-tasting trips.Travel firm SAGA, which caters for older holidaymakers, offers "adventure" tours there.But Jerez tourism chief Juan Manuel Garcia Bermudez said: "We don't want the English who come over...

Sacresa company was once the largest real estate company in Spain

The Sanahuja family has announced it will make an application for bankruptcy protection tomorrow, Tuesday, in what is Spain’s third largest insolvency ever, after Martinsa and Habitat.The family own the Sacresa real estate company which is the largest promoter in Cataluña, and was once the largest real estate company in Spain when it took control of Metrovacesa.Barcelona newspaper, La Vanguardia, is reporting Monday, that the company has not managed...

Junta de Andalucía, which is presenting its own prosecution in the Malaya case, against the corruption uncovered in the Marbella Town Hall

Junta de Andalucía, which is presenting its own prosecution in the Malaya case, against the corruption uncovered in the Marbella Town Hall, has presented its written accusation against 95 people, including the man at the centre of the case, the ex Municipal Real Estate Assessor, Juan Antonio Roca.It calls for a total of 40 years in prison for Roca and fines of more than 78.5 million €. It also wants to see a 67 year ban from holding any public office.Europa...

John Disley built his empire by running security on the doors of nightclubs in Manchester. He spends his time in Marbella on his £2million yacht

John Disley, 43, is a Bolton-born businessman who has been travelling to Spain for 14 years.Dubbed the "King of Marbella", he knows everyone and understands the area better than anyone.Worth half a billion Pounds in property and other business interests, Disley built his empire by running security on the doors of nightclubs in Manchester. He spends his time in Marbella on his £2million yacht with girlfriend Lucy Hesketh, 19.Disley is liked by everyone...

Bancaja and Caja Madrid will assure the provision of early retirement to about 3,400 employees

famous board of seven; yesterday approved a new protocol for their respective unions during a recent turn of events. Bancaja and Caja Madrid will assure the provision of early retirement to about 3,400 employees with its alliance.The union is being led by Bancaja and Caja Madrid and it is considering a 13% reduction in the total workforce of the potentially large work group — these steps are necessary to keep the financial policies from collapsing.In...

Mayor’s new “AM” magazine

PSOE party of Marbella has revealed the cost the government has spent on the printing of the Mayor’s new “AM” magazine, without counting the cost of distribution.In the following six months, from July to December, 59,900 euros will be spent on printing the new AM magazine, an amount which breaks down to 9983.33 euros per month, according to figures released by PSOE’s secretary general Jose Bernal and secretary of communication of PSOE Andalusia,...

Hague property developer Harry Hilders role in a massive property fraud

Hague property developer Harry Hilders has reached a €40m out of court settlement with the justice ministry and Philips pension fund in connection with his role in a massive property fraud, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Friday.Hilders, one of the biggest private devleopers int he country, was suspected of bribing one of the directors of Philips pension fund in return for cut-price property transactions, a claim he has always denied.The paper...

World Briefing - United Nations - Europe’s Cocaine Market Said to Grow - NYTimes.com

World Briefing - United Nations - Europe’s Cocaine Market Said to Grow - NYTimes.com: "world’s $88 billion cocaine market is shifting toward Europe and destabilizing transit countries in West Africa, even as total production falls, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday. Europe’s cocaine market is worth $34 billion, almost as much as that of North America, the world’s biggest consumer, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...

Costa del Sol killer in plea for swap to British prison

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Costa del Sol killer in plea for swap to British prison: "Tony King, 45, received four terms totalling 62 years for the murders of two teenage girls and an attempted rape on the Costa del Sol.Under Spanish law, he can only serve a maximum of 30 years. Now his lawyers have asked the Spanish Justice Ministry to allow him to return to Britain to serve out his sentence.Spanish officials...

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Costa del Sol killer in plea for swap to British prison

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Costa del Sol killer in plea for swap to British pri...

retired Britons are at risk of seeing their homes demolished even though they bought them in good faith

Almanzora Valley as the association “Abusos Urbanísticos Almanzora - ¡NO!” announces more cases where retired Britons are at risk of seeing their homes demolished even though they bought them in good faith and are considered as victims by the court proceedings.The latest case involves 9 houses purchased by British people in the area of La Hortichuela in Albox. In an abbreviated procedure in Court Number 2 in Huercal Overa the homeowners were offered...

prosecutor in the Malaya case has warned about case documents going missing

prosecutor in the Malaya case has warned about case documents going missing, with the anti-corruption prosecutors’ office calling for increased security for the evidence while it is in court.Juan Carlos López Caballero says he fears that documents could vanish as has already been...

MARBELLA LOOKS FOR SOLUTIONS TO LEGALISE PROPERTIES | Costa del Sol | Leader Newspaper - News, Sport, Advertising, Property, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain

MARBELLA LOOKS FOR SOLUTIONS TO LEGALISE PROPERTIES | Costa del Sol | Leader Newspaper - News, Sport, Advertising, Property, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain: "Marbella became a hotspot in the nineties and a lot of North-Europeans bought...

WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Crime rears head, Spain send shudder to rivals | Reuters

WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Crime rears head, Spain send shudder to rivals | Reuters: "Crime struck the World Cup on Wednesday when gunmen held up journalists after Spain proved their favourites' status with a 6-0 friendly win.Two days before kickoff for the first World Cup on African soil, locals are pumping up the atmosphere with 'vuvuzela' trumpets and multi-coloured South African flags everywhere to be seen.Robbers marred the party mood, however, and sent...

Guardia Civil boat risked being “blown out of the water” | SpanishNews.es

Guardia Civil boat risked being “blown out of the water” | SpanishNews.es: "Spanish Civil Guard patrol boat (Rio Tomes), came close to the heavily armed warship – HMS Somerset and the incredibly fast patrol boat- HMS Sabre, on the evening of June 1st. The two Royal Navy boats carry...

British man abandons mother in Torrevieja hospital

British man abandons mother in Torrevieja hospital: "Torrevieja Municipal Police Force has registered an official complaint against a British man who has allegedly abandoned his 61-year-old mother in the local hospital, after taking her to the emergency department where she was found to be suffering from malnutrition and dehydration, showing no interest in eating.Late last week, the hospital got in contact with the son to tell him that they were...

BBC News - Man held in Spain over death of Sarah Thomas in Surrey

BBC News - Man held in Spain over death of Sarah Thomas in Surrey: "man has been arrested in Spain in connection with the murder of a mother-of-three who was found stabbed at her home in Surrey. The body of Sarah Thomas, 38, was discovered at a property in High Street, Nutfield, shortly after 1800 BST on 10 May. Spanish police arrested David Baxendale in the tourist resort of Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol at 0300 BS...

36 year ban from public office, and an 810 million € fine for Juan Antonio Roca

Prosecutor is also calling for a 36 year ban from pubic office for the ex Municipal Real Estate Assessor in MarbellaThe prosecutor has called for a 24 year prison sentence, a 36 year ban from public office, and an 810 million € fine for Juan Antonio Roca, the ex Municipal Real Estate Assessor in Marbella Town Hall, for his alleged role at the centre of the Malaya corruption case.He is accused of continual money laundering, fraud, passive bribery...

PR-USA.net - June 2010 Property Market Report for Costa del Sol

PR-USA.net - June 2010 Property Market Report for Costa del Sol: "Probably the area where most deals are being done right now at property sales under €200,000 because this is where the best value is, The exception to the rule is the self confessed capital La Cala de Mijas where prices have held up that much more which is understandable if you have ever been to the area La Cala easily stands out as the best place to live along this part of the coast...

Britisher, has died after being shot while on a street terrace, from a passing large cylinder motorbike carrying two riders

26 year old has not been named in reportsA 26 year old man, reported to be British, has died after being shot while on a street terrace, from a passing large cylinder motorbike carrying two riders in Mijas. The victim has not yet been named.Diario de Sevilla reports that it happened...

SICKENED holidaymakers watched as boozy Spaniards tortured a young bull to death at a carnival.

SICKENED holidaymakers watched as boozy Spaniards tortured a young bull to death at a carnival.They kicked and punched the helpless animal in Alhaurin el Grande on the Costa del Sol.Ex-pat Colin Davies, 54, from Glasgow, said: "It was outrageous.They had been out drinking most of the day then converged on the ring."Drunken morons jumped hoardings and began goading one bull, before it descended into chaos and the animal was attacked."Government officials...

Gored Spanish bullfighter remains in intensive care < Spanish news | Expatica Spain

Gored Spanish bullfighter remains in intensive care < Spanish news | Expatica Spain: "Top Spanish matador Julio Aparicio remains in intensive care a week after he was gored through the throat during a bullfight, the hospital which is treating him said Saturday.The 41-year-old was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition on May 21 after the half-ton bull jabbed one of its horns through Aparicio's chin and back out of his mouth at Madrid's...