The ‘man of a thousand tumours,’ Paco Sanz, who made repeated social-media appeals for money for treatment, has been rumbled, bringing a damning video to light.
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Skiers Trapped
by Hugh MacArthur •
There was quite a commotion in the Canary Islands when the cablecars on the ski slopes broke down, leaving over a hundred tourists trapped at the top of the mountain.
Killed by Falling Branch
by Vivienne Hughes •
A young girl was killed outside her school by a falling branch during high winds in Toledo on Monday the 13th.
Wanted Brit Caught
by Hugh MacArthur •
The municipal police in Benidorm arrested one of the 10-most-wanted men in the UK in the early hours of Saturday the 11th.
Justified Homicide?
by Martin Myall •
Daniel took a shotgun to his father, Ángel Cortés Solana (68), who had been making his mother’s life, a misery for 40 years – he shot him whilst he slept.
Killed by Pack of Dogs
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 66-year-old farmer was set on by a pack of dogs and killed as he worked on his land in Beniarbeig in the province of Alicante in the last week of February.
No Winners Death Draw
by Editor •
Two Romanian men drank themselves to death in Palencia in a competitivo to see who could drink the most.
Illegal Dog Fights Busted
by Martin Myall •
A huge police operation in Madrid, Alicante, Murcia and Tenerife has cracked an illegal, dog-fighting ring and rescued a total of 230 dogs.
Swede Hijacks Butane Lorry
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police have arrested a Swedish man after he stole a butane lorry in Barcelona a drove 3km the wrong way down a one-way system.
Brits in Nursing Home Death
by Hugh MacArthur •
An 86-year-old British man allegedly murdered his 79-year-old wife in a private nursing home in the region of Valencia. The incident took place in the town of Campello (Alicante) on Sunday the 19th around 09.00h. The man, who reportedly tried to kill himself with the same knife, was treated in hospital and is now in…