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UK tourists visiting Spain issued urgent venomous spider warning
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (503+ words) The Brit was bit by a venomous spider(Image: iamfindingplants / wikimedia commons) A Brit living in Spain has issued a stark warning after she was bitten by a venomous spider which led to infection and necrotic flesh. Melissa Rowling was…...
Police hunting UK's most wanted storm villa in Spain and arrest Bolton fugitive inside
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (614+ words) A 'most wanted fugitive' has been arrested in Spain - just hours after the launch of a campaign to target criminals believed to be living in hiding on the Costas. The National Crime Agency (NCA) launched its appeal alongside Spanish police…...
Ex-Brookside star named among UK's 12 most wanted fugitives
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (688+ words) Philip Barry Foster is named in the latest list under Operation Captura(Image: NCA) Former Brookside actor Philip Foster, who operated a fraudulent multi-million pound empire while enjoying a lavish Spanish lifestyle, has been identified as one of Britain's most…...
Mum and daughter among five dead on Maldives diving trip
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (336+ words) Five tourists, including a mum and her daughter, have died during an underwater diving trip in the Maldives. The holidaymakers were exploring Vaavu Atoll 160ft underwater on Thursday, May 15, when tragedy struck. Police have since launched a probe into the incident....
On the run in the Spanish sun, these are the NCA's 12 most wanted
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (811+ words) The NCA is looking for 12 fugitives who are thought to be hiding in Spain(Image: NCA/Crimestoppers/PA) UK law enforcement have launched an appeal to find 12 wanted criminals - who are thought to be hiding in Spain. A double murder…...
UK tourists in Canary Islands told "do not panic" as emergency alert planned
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (354+ words) An emergency alert will be issued to mobile phones on Friday May 15 (Image: Getty Images) Holidaymakers in Tenerife have been told "do not panic" when their mobile phone sounds an alarm tomorrow as part of an emergency drill. A test…...
British toddler 'kidnapped' in Cyprus as police launch manhunt
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (205+ words) A British toddler has reportedly been abducted by his father in Cyprus. According to local police, the 29 year old Turkish Cypriot man seized the two year old from his British mother's home in the popular holiday destination of Limassol, having…...
Woman left devastated as she's barred from boarding flight to Benidorm over new rule
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (461+ words) Ali Burridge(Image: Ali Burridge / SWNS) A woman missed her own 50th birthday celebrations in Spain and was left almost "1, 000 out of pocket thanks to a post-Brexit passport rule. Ali Burridge, from Suffolk, had been due to fly to Benidorm with…...
Tenerife tourists 'glad to leave' after holidaymakers make same complaint
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (444+ words) Tourists admitted they were "happy to leave" Tenerife (stock image)(Image: Premjith Prahlad via Getty Images) As holiday season gets well and truly underway, some travellers have been reporting unexpected sights during their trips abroad. One Tenerife tourist recently drew…...
Newlywed dad-of-three, 40, dies after falling from rooftop bar
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (459+ words) Richard Ayling recently married Amy and the couple were building a life with their three children(Image: Go Fund Me) Tributes have poured in for a newlywed father who tragically lost his life after falling from a rooftop bar. Richard…...