Crime/Incidents news & information for Andalucia

A FARM worker who filmed himself jumping into a pig-pen and flattening 79 piglets has been sentenced to 15 months in prison on top of the compensation he has already handed over.

MEXICAN authorities have recovered the body of a second Spaniard killed in the earthquakes which have devastated the North American country this month.

A HUSBAND and wife from Granada who have been missing in Puerto Rico for over a week after Hurricane María swept the island have been found safe and sound.

A COUPLE found dead in their home in the province of Huelva are believed to have committed suicide by overdose – and were not found until five days later when the woman's young children made a passing comment to...

AN EARTHQUAKE struck the province of Sevilla at lunchtime today (Tuesday), according to the National Geographical Institute (IGN) – but nobody even felt it.

A HOLIDAYMAKER from Sevilla is in prison in St Petersburg accused of stealing a makeup bag at the airport.

A HUGE forest fire in the province of Huelva has forced emergency services to evacuate over 500 residents, but they were all able to return home last night (Saturday).

TWO beaches in La Línea de la Concepción were red-flagged today (Thursday) after a shark was spotted in the sea close to the shore.

A MIGRANT raft sailed into Cádiz province shores yesterday (Wednesday) when the beach was full of bathers soaking up the rays.

AN EXPLOSION in the kitchen of a Tarifa hotel has left 10 people injured, four of whom are in a serious condition.

FOUR Spanish tourists have been killed in a road accident in India after the minibus they were travelling in was hit by an oncoming lorry.

A TWITTER user who championed the death of a policeman run over during a smuggling operation and wishing instant demise upon all other officers has been arrested and charged under Spain's hate speech laws.