Marbella News

Irish mobster shot by two 'ninja-like' masked men in Marbella By Anne Sewell Marbella - It was apparently like a scene in the movies when two masked gunmen arrived at the Elviria shopping center near Marbella Saturday evening and shot Gerard "Hatchet" Kavanagh nine times in his arm, back and head, killing him execution-style.

Sean Connery found not guilty in Marbella property scandal By Anne Sewell Marbella - The former James Bond star, Sean Connery, has recently been cleared in a property scandal in Marbella in southern Spain. However his wife is still under investigation in the "Goldfinger case," as it has been dubbed by the media.

Video: Bus driver on mobile phone causes passenger outrage By Anne Sewell Marbella - An inquiry has been launched in Spain after a passenger captured on video a bus driver, talking on his mobile phone while driving, on a busy Costa del Sol highway between Marbella and Fuengirola.

Police have last laugh in Marbella 'nitrous oxide' arrests By Anne Sewell Marbella - Three British expats have been detained by Spanish police for distributing nitrous oxide (or laughing gas) in balloons at a bar in Marbella, popular resort on the Costa del Sol, Spain.

Brad and Angelina go art shopping in Casares, Spain By Anne Sewell Casares - Local artist David España got a surprise when he saw Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie outside his art gallery in the heart of Casares in southern Spain.

Enrique Iglesias at Starlite Festival, Marbella, Spain (video) By Anne Sewell Marbella - Enrique Iglesias starred at the Marbella Starlite festival recently as part of his international tour. While he welcomed his adoring audience, Enrique gave extra attention to his biggest fan - his mother, Isabel Preysler.

Man caught by his own airbag for faking car theft By Anne Sewell Marbella - A Marbella man went to the police and reported that his car keys had been stolen and that the car had disappeared. Then the police found the car, and now the driver is in trouble.

The Drifters will be back in Marbella, Spain at end of August By Anne Sewell Marbella - Anyone who enjoys a touch of doo-wop with a smidgeon of R&B/soul will be happy to see The Drifters are back in Marbella again at the end of the month.

Marbella, destination of choice on the Costa del Sol, Spain Special By Anne Sewell Marbella - One of the Mediterranean's most representative tourist venues and a top favorite for travelers, Marbella was once a small white fishing village. It is now one of the most cosmopolitan beach resorts on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain.

Marbella on Costa del Sol now second-most expensive beach spot By Anne Sewell Marbella - Marbella is the place to be for many celebrities, footballers and reality TV stars, who enjoy lying on the endless sandy beaches and dining in style in the local restaurants. It is now also the second-most expensive beach destination in Spain.

'Spain to Space': Balloon ride of a life-time coming soon By Anne Sewell Marbella - You too can have the chance of a six-hour round-trip, 36 km up into the stratosphere in a high-tech balloon, as long as you have a cool €110,000 to spare.

Police find 'sardines a la hashish' in a luxury villa in Marbella By Anne Sewell Marbella - Police discovered the frozen sardines in a truck en route from Morocco this week, and found them to have a rather unusual herbal stuffing — around 900 kilos of hashish.

Gibraltarian & 2 others detained in Marbella for illegal weapons By Anne Sewell Marbella - Spain's National Police have this past week detained a Gibraltarian and two other men for the illegal possession of over 11 firearms, along with a large cache of ammunition.

Review: Café Yanx — 'An American in Marbella', since 1997 Special By Anne Sewell Marbella - Their website reads, "Here at Yanx, we like to think of ourselves as a smooth quality vintage with a successful pedigree going back some thirteen years." And it really shows with their incredibly tasty, all-American food, served here in Spain.

Fire in the Costa del Sol, Spain countryside continues to burn By Anne Sewell The brush fire, which started yesterday evening in the countryside of the province of Málaga, continues to burn this morning. More firefighters have been brought in to assist. (Photo update)

Op-Ed: Estepona — A calm place on the Costa del Sol, Spain Special By Anne Sewell Estepona - While the teeming hordes flock to Fuengirola, Marbella and Torremolinos in the summer months, Spanish tourists prefer a much quieter place.

Spanish Police uncover 'ham-loving' counterfeit criminals By Alethea Borgman Police in Spain have smashed an illegal set-up which is thought to have netted over 6 million Euros in unlawfully tendered fake notes of 20 and 50 euro denominations. The network brought in 50,000 Euros in counterfeit notes into the Spain every month.

Former Wall Street broker arrested in Spain By Alethea Borgman Julian Tzolov, a former Credit Suisse Group AG broker, who faces charges of security fraud and bail jumping for illegally selling subprime mortgages, has been arrested in Spain following an international manhunt.

Russian Costa del Sol gang injects hostage with ‘KGB virus’ By Alethea Borgman Four Russians have been arrested during a police operation on the Costa del Sol Spain, after injecting their victim with what they maintained to be an experimental KGB virus, claiming he would die in 24 hours.

Naples mafia leader arrested in Spain By Alethea Borgman The alleged notorious leader of the Camorra, the Neapolitan-based mafia organisation, is being held in Spain following his arrest in Marbella on Saturday, according to Italian prosecutors.

Scottish Ferrari owner breaks legal speed limit by 93mph By Alethea Borgman A Glaswegian millionaire expat living on the Spanish Costa del sol has been caught by traffic police travelling at 168 mph, a whopping 93 mph over the legal limit, along a motorway in the southern province of Granada.

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