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Dom Joly: I am medallion man – until the mafia arrives
Sunday 15 July 2012
I've just spent the week in Benidorm … not something I'd ever thought I'd find myself writing. I was there for work, not joining the thousands of Brits that flock to this unofficial Brit colony on the Costa Brava.
Mother who murdered her two children in Spanish hotel sentenced to 30 years
Wednesday 04 July 2012
Lianne Smith admitted killing her son and daughter because she feared they would be taken away from her
Mother who murdered children sentenced to 30 years
Tuesday 03 July 2012
A woman who murdered her young son and daughter in a Spanish hotel room has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Grace Dent: True Love, BBC1
Saturday 23 June 2012
These tales celebrated the dreamlike insanity and idiotic risk of opening up your heart
Mother gave children 'perfect holiday' before killing them
Monday 18 June 2012
A mother who suffocated her young son and daughter in a Spanish hotel said she had given them a "perfect holiday" before killing them, a court heard today.
In booze-soaked Spain, the party may soon be over
Sunday 28 August 2011
'Binge tourism' reaches a new low when police fire rubber bullets to restore peace. Alasdair Fotheringham reports from the Benidorm plaza dubbed 'British square'
Get Ready For Summer: Costa Brava
Sunday 08 May 2011
Paedophile jailed for 16 years
Friday 11 March 2011
A paedophile whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel has been jailed for 16 years.
Man found guilty of using hypnotism to abuse girl
Thursday 16 December 2010
A man whose partner is accused of murdering their two children is facing jail after using hypnotism and violence to sexually abuse a girl.
'Murder' mother's partner guilty of abuse
Wednesday 15 December 2010
A man whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel was today facing jail after using hypnotism and violence to groom and sexually abuse a young girl.
Murder accused mother 'tried to protect children'
Monday 13 December 2010
A woman accused of murdering her two children in a Spanish hotel room today choked back tears as she told a court she tried to "protect" her children from social services.
The Skating Rink, By Roberto Bolaño, trs Chris Andrews
Sunday 24 October 2010
Father of dead children denies sex offences
Tuesday 27 July 2010
An alleged paedophile whose wife is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel denied a string of sex offences today.
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- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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