Measles outbreak in Murcia with 400 people traced following baptism ceremony
THREE cases of measles have been confirmed in the Murcia region with up to 400 people being traced following a baptism ceremony in Alcantarilla. Those
Record-breaking April for Costa Blanca airport passengers including over 630,000 British travellers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has set yet another monthly passenger record with just over 1.9 million travellers using the facility in April. A third of passengers came
Irish tourist dies after falling from clifftop at scenic Ibiza cove
AN IRISH man said to be aged in his 40s fell to his death on Monday from a cliff in Ibiza. The victim’s identity has
Man lies about discovering body dumped in tunnel by motorway exit after beating victim to death at his Costa Blanca home
A MOROCCAN man, 53, has been arrested for beating a friend to death with a garden hoe at his Pilar de la Horadada home. He
Man keeps girlfriend captive and threatens to distribute ‘intimate’ images if she left their Costa Blanca home
A WOMAN fled her Costa Blanca home on Sunday after being confined indoors by her partner since late April. He threatened to send intimate images
WATCH: Thousands of teachers flood the streets of Valencia on first day of indefinite strike that has ’emptied classrooms’ – but why are they protesting?
THOUSANDS of people have taken part in demonstrations across the Valencian Community on the first day of an indefinite school teachers strike. They are demanding
Couple arrested in Spain for trying to force their daughter, 16, into arranged marriage in Pakistan
THE parents of a 16-year-old girl have been arrested in Valencia for attempting to force her into an arranged marriage in Pakistan. The Policia Nacional
Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance
FRESH police raids were executed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday with two premises visited in an ongoing push against drug trafficking and other infractions.
Benidorm is Europe’s first city to launch game on video platform used daily by 150 million players
BENIDORM has become the first European destination and only the third in the world- behind Singapore and Tokyo- to have its own dedicated video game
Costa Blanca is top area of Spain for high quality beaches in prestigious 2026 Blue Flag awards
THE Valencian Community continues to lead the way in Spain with 174 Blue Flags awarded on Tuesday for the excellence and quality of its beaches,
Record €13.3m medical negligence award in Spain after baby is not given enough oxygen
A VALENCIA family has received a Spanish record figure €13.3 million for medical negligence after their son was not properly treated immediately after his birth.
Spain’s jobless total hits lowest level since 2008
SPAIN’S annual unemployment rate fell by 6.2% in April to 2,357,044- according to figures published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Labour. It was the
Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested
80 PEOPLE have been arrested in Benidorm for drug trafficking in a massive police sweep of bars and clubs in the city’s so-called English Zone.
Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside Costa Blanca holiday home
AN OFF-DUTY Policia Nacional officer intervened in Denia to stop a 74-year-old British man from beating up his wife. The policeman heard screaming coming from
British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm
A BRITISH fugitive on the run from Lancashire police for two years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The 32-year-old man was
Costa Blanca businessman buried under concrete in Alicante house was ‘killed over €5k debt’
THE Policia Nacional have arrested four people in Alicante after finding the body of a missing businessman which was buried under two metres of concrete.
Luxury watch robbers arrested in Costa Blanca holiday hotspot after Benidorm, Madrid, and Puerto Banus thefts
FIVE members of a luxury watch robbery gang operating across Spain have been arrested at tourist apartments in the Calpe area of the Costa Blanca.
Spain’s impressive GDP growth slows down in first three months of 2026 as impact of Iran war takes hold
SPAIN’S economy continued to grow in the first quarter of 2026, but at a slower rate due mainly to the Iran war. The first three
Spain’s inflation rate falls due to lower electricity prices – despite rise in petrol rises caused by Iran war
SPAIN’S annual inflation rate fell to 3.2% in April, down by 0.2.% on the March figure, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). The INE
New Hotel101-Madrid boasts over €5m of bookings since March opening
MADRID’S new Hotel101 has reported brisk bookings since the 680-bedroom establishment opened for business in March. It’s the first Hotel101-branded property to operate outside the
Horror in Torrevieja as drugged up man ‘smashes ex-partner’s cat to death against a wall’ as angry mob forms to confront him
A MAN under the influence of alcohol and drugs has been arrested for kicking a cat to death in the middle of a Torrevieja street
Two out of three adults under 34 still live with their parents as Spain breeds an entire generation of poor people
TWO-THIRDS of young people in Spain were living with at least one of their parents in 2025 with high property prices cited as a key
Costa Blanca property prices soar by average of 12.9% in first three months of 2026
HOUSE prices rose by an average of 12.9% in Alicante province during the first quarter of 2026, according to real estate appraisal company Gesvalt Tasaciones.
Spain moves back into double-digit unemployment rate after losing 170,000 jobs in first three months of 2026Â
SPAIN’S unemployment rate climbed back to a double-digit percentage in the first quarter of 2026. Job losses nearly doubled compared with the same period last
Spanish minister urges people planning a trip to Spain this summer to ‘buy your flights now’ ahead of possible price rises
TRAVELLERS have been urged to buy air tickets ‘as soon as possible’ to avoid higher fares caused by oil price hikes due to the Iran
Bank card thieves who robbed elderly people across Spain are caught ‘red-handed’ in Costa Blanca supermarket
THREE men have been arrested inside a Costa Blanca supermarket for stealing bank cards from elderly people and making multiple ATM withdrawals of over €3,000