National

From Julen to Franco, a review of some of the year's news stories

Debbie Bartlett

Juan Carlos Maldonado of Ciudadanos (Cs) and eight other councillors from all parties. Nobody knew who was behind the alleged phone tapping. And from one type of 'dirt' to another: the investigation into the dumping of sewage and polluted water by ... world were on Gibraltar this month after its government detained a supertanker, the Grace 1, and its captain and crew for allegedly contravening EU sanctions and transporting crude oil from Iran to the Banyas refinery in Syria. An investigation confirmed ... Sadly, the year ended the same way it began, with the tragic news that a man and his children aged nine and 16 were found dead in a swimming pool at Club La Costa World on Christmas Eve. An investigation is being carried out.

Sport

Malaga sack head coach Víctor and place Sergio Pellicer in temporary charge

Daryl Finch

...thorough investigation into the events. On Friday, new director general Richard Shaheen announced that "all outcomes were still possible" and that the club were in discussions over "an amicable and satisfactory resolution for all parties". These

Local

Still no trace can be found of missing Romanian mother-of-one, two months after she went missing

Eugenio Cabezas

Two months after the disappearance of Dana Leonte from the home she shares with her partner, Sergio Ruiz, in the village of Arenas in the Axarquía, a police investigation has failed to lead to information as to her whereabouts. Leonte, 31, who

Local

British hiker dies on Marbella's famous La Concha mountain

JUAN CANO / HÉCTOR BARBOTTA

...spotted shortly after 9am the next morning in a steep area of the Sierra Blanca. First signs were that he had fallen, getting caught in the straps of his backpack and that he may have been strangled by them. A full forensic investigation is under way. La

Local

Calls intensify for greater police presence in Manilva

charo márquez

...and the population that we have". He has called for a 24-hour Guardia Civil station (Manilva is the only Costa municipality without one), a specialist investigation team and a larger number of officers . At present, Manilva has just 26 Guardia

Local

A dozen of Assad's relatives testify

E. P.

Around a dozen relatives of Rifaat al Assad, uncle of the Syrian president, have been testifying at the national high court this week as part of an investigation into money laundering. The millionaire's Puerto Banús home was raided in April while

Local

Ryanair could receive government fines of up to 4.5 million euros

The Irish airline Ryanair is under formal investigation after it cancelled 514 flights with origin or destination in Spain. Last weekend, the Public Works minister Íñigo de la Serna explained to Spanish radio that the national airline security

Local

2022 target set to end dumping of raw sewage in Guadalhorce

F. JIMÉNEZ / F. TORRES

...dozen smaller ones. The failure to treat the water here is part of an ongoing police investigation into some officials in different local councils. The new head of the provincial office of the regional environment ministry, Fernando Fernández, has

Sport

Who will be in charge of Malaga CF once the judicial administrator leaves?

ANTONIO GÓNGORA

CF. None of this takes in account any possible action from the Al-Thani family who are loath to lose control of the club but are under investigation for several alleged crimes, including money laundering. Plenty of work to do.

Local

Thirty-five under suspicion in Villanueva urban planning case

F. TORRES. vva. de la concepción

A total of 35 people are under investigation in connection with alleged planning offences involving construction on rural land in Villanueva de la Concepción. The operation, codenamed ‘Oca’, was launched by the Guardia Civil’s nature protection ... service, Seprona, in 2015 following a report filed by former mayor, Ernesto Silva, accusing the current mayor, Gonzalo Sánchez, of a lack of due care. The investigation, however, has led to both former and present mayors being accused of breach of duty ... for turning a blind eye to planning irregularities. Planning offences were supposedly left without penalty and buildings were allowed to remain standing, even though the mayors were aware of the illegalities. The majority of those under investigation