Spanish police join war on tourists: Cops in Canary and Balearic islands confiscate loungers and umbrellas of holidaymakers who have set up before dawn – and charge them £210 to retrieve them

Spanish police have joined the war on tourists by confiscating the loungers and umbrellas of selfish beach hoggers who set up shop then leave – sometimes before dawn. 

Council chiefs at popular resorts on the Spanish mainland and in the Balearics and Canaries have introduced fines for sunseekers who abandon their belongings while they have lunch or even go back to bed.

The loungers and umbrellas are taken to the local police station and tourists must pay the equivalent of £210 to retrieve…