SCOTLAND Yard detectives will fly to Spain to pursue leads that Madeleine McCann was kidnapped to order by organised criminals.

When three officers flew to Barcelona for two days last month they met detectives from Spain’s Drugs and Organised Crime Unit. One theory being considered is that Madeleine’s abduction was part of a sophisticated child kidnap racket, possibly involving Spanish gypsies. The McCann’s private investigator Dave Edgar has had discussions with Scotland Yard about a woman in Barcelona who has never been traced. Four days after Madeleine vanished from...

The son-in-law of King Juan Carlos is denying any link between his business dealings and the royal family, amid a fraud investigation that has threatened to tarnish the Spanish monarchy.

The son-in-law, Iñaki Urdangarin, who received the title of Duke of Palma after marrying the Infanta Cristina, the king’s youngest daughter, is at the center of an investigation into whether he and business partners embezzled public money allocated to sports and tourism events. The duke has not been charged so far. But he has been named in preliminary reports released by public prosecutors who have been investigating the dealings of the Noós Institute,...

Ice Skating in Marbella

:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder. Ice Skating in MarbellaFrom December 15th to January 9th next year the Marbella ice skating rink is open to the public at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos. The 800 sqm ice skating rink also includes a Christmas market, bouncy castle, trampolines, carousel and children's attractions. There is a cafeteria and...