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Friday 8th September 2017
ARRESTING FIGURES
licante Province is the number one region in the world for British arrests since 2015. Spain is also the world leader for foreign British arrests, making it the "Costa del Crime" for some expat law breakers or those on the run from UK justice. Figures released by the British Foreign Office showed that 655 British nationals were arrested or detained in Alicante Province between 2015 and this summer, making the region the number one specific location in the world for British arrests. In total, some 2,590 people from Britain were held in Spain over the last two-anda-half years – more than in any other country, according to the FCO data.
The United States was the second most prolific, with 2,045 arrests recorded, whilst in terms of specific areas, after Alicante Province, Dubai was the destination with the next greatest number of Britons detained at 524, with
Malaga Province on the Costa del Sol fifth at 441. The figures don't offer any analysis, as to how many arrests included fugitives, as opposed to British expats getting into hot water. With both the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol having
one of the highest concentrations of British citizens living abroad, there is some inevitability that more expats will figure in local crime statistics, as opposed to other countries where there are fewer resident British citizens.
RESTRICTED WHEELIES
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yanair passengers will have to shell out for priority boarding from November 1st if they want to carry a wheelie bag on board, as the air-
line attempts to reduce boarding and flight delays caused by a shortage of overhead cabin space. A new policy being introduced by the budget airline
will force people to put bags larger than 35cm x 20cm x 20cm in the hold – unless they cough up for priority boarding. Priority boarders will still be able to carry on two bags, but all other passengers will be allowed to take only one smaller bag on board the aircraft. A second, larger, wheelie bag will have to be placed in the hold free of charge at the boarding gate, to be collected at baggage reclaim on arrival. The budget carrier, who fly out of Alicante-Elche and San Javier airports, is also lowering checked bag fees and increasing the weight
allowance to encourage more customers to check in luggage. From November 1st, the minimum check-in bag allowance will increase from 15kg to 20kg, while the fee for luggage in the hold will be reduced by a third. Kenny Jacobs, the airline’s chief marketing officer, said the changes to its baggage policy still mean passengers will be able to travel with two bags for free, but under the current rules too many passengers were taking two bags on board busy flights, resulting in insufficient overhead space and causing delays.