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Metro
26-05-2025
- Metro
Urgent search for British man, 24, missing in Spain after van found abandoned
A land, sea and air search has failed to find a missing British man who vanished in Spain almost a month ago. Named locally as Matthew Chapman, from Manchester, the 24-year-old's van was found abandoned at a viewpoint overlooking the tourist resort of Tossa de Mar. He had driven to Tossa de Mar, 62 miles north of Barcelona, after spending time in Spain and Portugal. Matthew's family reported him missing on April 30, triggeringa two-day police search last week. Authorities used helicopters and drones to get clues of Matthew's whereabouts but there is still no trace of the missing tourist. More Trending A spokeswoman for theregional police force Mossos d'Esquadra confirmed a two-day search had taken place. She added: 'It was a land, sea and air search which took place on Wednesday and Thursday. 'The investigation into the missing man's whereabouts is continuing.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Jay Slater brags about £12,000 Rolex 'off some c***' in unseen clip MORE: My schoolmates were still playing with Barbies while I battled heavy periods MORE: Missing Jay Slater witness found 'holidaying' in Tenerife
Scottish Sun
22-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Brit tourist, 24, missing in Costa Brava as Spanish cops launch major search
A maritime police unit and a helicopter have been deployed to support the operation DESPERATE HUNT Brit tourist, 24, missing in Costa Brava as Spanish cops launch major search with helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAJOR search is underway 24-year-old Brit believed to have vanished on Spain's Costa Brava. A maritime police unit and a helicopter - as well as sniffer dogs - have been deployed to support the operation. 1 Lloret de Mar beach, Costa Brava seascape Credit: Getty The hunt is focusing on the resort of Tossa de Mar north of Barcelona, which is where the missing man's phone was last located. A van believed to be his has been found at a scenic viewpoint close to steep cliffs near Tossa de Mar. Regional Mossos d'Esquadra police launched their operation yesterday after the man's family reported him missing in the UK. The force then received an alert from Interpol. The van, thought to have been abandoned some days ago, was found a few hours into the search which. Local media reported overnight the 24-year-old had disappeared in the UK three weeks ago on April 30. The search is expected to resume at first daylight tomorrow. No-one from the police force leading the search could be reached for comment late last night. A British tourist went missing at Alicante airport at the end of March after a stag do in Benidorm before being found. Jason Taylor, 36, vanished as he waited for a flight back to Birmingham, sparking a police manhunt which had a happy ending nearly four days later on April 1 when he was spotted walking along a nearby beach. Police sources said after he was found that the fact he didn't have his mobile phone on him had caused him extra complications. Tossa de Mar is about 60 miles north of Barcelona and the same distance south of the French border. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- The Irish Sun
Brit tourist, 24, missing in Costa Brava as Spanish cops launch major search with helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs
A MAJOR search is underway 24-year-old Brit believed to have vanished on Spain's Costa Brava. A maritime police unit and a helicopter - as well as sniffer dogs - have been deployed to support the operation. Advertisement 1 Lloret de Mar beach, Costa Brava seascape Credit: Getty The hunt is focusing on the resort of Tossa de Mar north of Barcelona , which is where the missing man's phone was last located. A van believed to be his has been found at a scenic viewpoint close to steep cliffs near Tossa de Mar. Regional Mossos d'Esquadra police launched their operation yesterday after the man's family reported him missing in the UK. The force then received an alert from Interpol. Advertisement read more in world news The van, thought to have been abandoned some days ago, was found a few hours into the search which. Local media reported overnight the 24-year-old had disappeared in the UK three weeks ago on April 30. The search is expected to resume at first daylight tomorrow. No-one from the police force leading the search could be reached for comment late last night. Advertisement Most read in The Sun A British tourist Jason Taylor, 36, vanished as he waited for a flight back to Birmingham, sparking a police manhunt which had a happy ending nearly four days later on April 1 when he was spotted walking along a nearby beach. Police sources said after he was found that the fact he didn't have his mobile phone on him had caused him extra complications. Tossa de Mar is about 60 miles north of Barcelona and the same distance south of the French border. Advertisement More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at
India Today
01-05-2025
- India Today
Watch: Chinese man uses martial arts to stop thief trying to steal his camera
A Chinese tourist in Barcelona has gone viral on social media after he used martial arts to heroically stop a thief who tried to steal his incident, which was caught on camera by pedestrians, shows the man using a neck choke hold to restrain the thief until police arrived. Also known as a stranglehold, the neck choke hold restricts airflow or blood flow to the brain and is often used in media reports suggest that the tourist is a photographer who takes pictures of people visiting the city. As soon as the man attempted to snatch the tourist's equipment, he reacted in an instant, holding the thief to the ground while the crowd cheered for his sheer display of the video here:A foreign thief in Barcelona tried to steal a Chinese photographer's the spirit of cultural exchange, he showed him a Chinese martial arts trick until the police arrived to take him away. Dott. Orikron (@orikron) April 30, 2025Local police, the Mossos d'Esquadra, arrived soon after and took the suspect into custody, according to Instagram page Brickell Watch
Local Spain
28-04-2025
- Local Spain
Barcelona protesters block tourist bus and spray water on holidaymakers
As the busy summer season nears, Spain's first notable anti-mass tourism protest of the year has taken place in Barcelona. Protesters next to Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica held up a tourist bus on Sunday, shouting the now common anti-tourism slogans while spraying holidaymakers on board with water. Demonstrators also covered the front of the bus with a large banner reading 'Let's put out the tourist fire. June 15th – Day of struggle against touristification', suggesting a bigger protest is scheduled to take place on that date. Some of the protesters were members of various organisations and platforms from across Europe who travelled to Barcelona this weekend to participate in a forum and debate the problems of mass tourism. They used megaphones to read out messages denouncing all the problems caused by tourists and overcrowding, and called for plans to put a stop to it. The incident with the bus lasted approximately 10 minutes before Mossos d'Esquadra police arrived at the scene and detained around 20 participants. This isn't the first time Barcelona locals have spoken out against mass tourism. The city has been suffering from its effects for at least a decade - much longer than other Spanish cities - and there have been many protests over the years, while anti-tourism graffiti and slogans have become a common sight across the city. Back in 2017, there were several incidents such as locals destroying tourist bikes and slashing the tyres of a tour bus. And last summer, some 2,800 people marched along Las Ramblas to demand a new economic model that can reduce the number of tourists who visit every year. It was on this occasion that a small group of protesters sprayed tourists with water pistols as they sat in restaurants along Barcelona's famous boulevard, images which made the news around the world. A total of 15.5 million tourists visited Barcelona in 2024, a city which has a population of around 1.7 million, meaning that during parts of the year – particularly in summer – visitors outnumber locals. Other issues that tourism creates in the city is overcrowding, a rise in prices, more rubbish and pollution – particularly from cruise ships. Barcelona is not the only Spanish city that has taken its tourism protests to new levels, beyond just marching and shouting. Last July in Seville, locals covered Airbnb-style lockboxes in excrement. In Málaga anti-tourism stickers appeared across the city with messages such as 'go f*cking home' (a tu puta casa) and 'stinking of tourist' (apestando a turista). And in Mallorca, fake signs were put up at the entrance of beaches reading 'polluted sea water' 'beware of dangerous jellyfish', 'beach closed' and 'caution - falling rocks', to dissuade visitors from going there. In the biggest of the Balearic Islands alone there were a total of five mass protests against overtourism last year, but many other destinations have joined those above, including the Canary Islands. Alicante, Valencia, Madrid, Granada, Ibiza, Girona and Cantabria were among other places in Spain which held their own anti-mass tourism protests in 2024. One of the major issues locals are protesting is the fact that tourism drives up housing and rental prices and also takes properties off the market to be used as tourist accommodation instead. So far in 2025 the focus of protests in Spain has been more on the housing crisis than overtourism, but as the two issues go hand in hand in many cases, this incident in Barcelona is unlikely to be the last time this year that locals speak out against the effects of mass tourism on life in their cities.
