Man is shot and tasered during hoax meeting to steal his watch in Spain’s Valencia
FOUR men have been denied bail after trying to kill a man who went to an Oliva house in Valencia Province to buy a luxury
Judge gets tough probing music festival stage collapse in Spain’s Valencia which killed a man
A judge investigating the collapse of a Valencia area music festival stage in August has ordered the appearance of a solicitor acting for the organisers.
Spain’s Valencia beaten by Marseille in battle for 2022 European Capital of Innovation award
VALENCIA has failed to become the 2022 European Capital of Innovation after it was beaten by Marseille. The announcement was made during an awards ceremony
Robbers with base in Spain’s Valencia plundered at least 40 homes across seven provinces
SEVEN people have been arrested for robbing at least 40 homes across Spain- netting money and valuables worth around €800,000. The Albanian gang based themselves
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez considering measures to cut basic food prices
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez says he’s looking at containing food price rises as part of a new anti-crisis package to be implemented at the end
Spain sacks coach Luis Enrique after shock World Cup exit to Morocco
LUIS Enrique has paid the price of Spain’s shock World Cup last-16 defeat to Morocco. The 52-year-old coach has been sacked after a poor performance
Child helpline says over half of its ‘suicidal callers’ don’t get proper treatment in Spain
A national helpline for children says only 44% of depressed callers aged between 13 and 17 get proper psychological care. That’s the conclusion of a
Human jawbone unearthed in Spain’s Catalunya may be earliest example of Homo sapiens found in Europe
A jawbone dug up in the Banyoles area of Catalunya in 1887 might just be the earliest example found of Homo sapiens in Europe-and it
Mask appeal to reduce hospital admissions in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
VALENCIAN Health Minister, Miguel Minguez, wants people to wear masks in certain situations to reduce hospital admissions at a traditionally busy time of the year.
Emergency call centre gets 15,000 animal welfare-related calls in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE emergency 112 phone line in the Valencian Community received 15,000 calls about animal welfare including pets and protected species in the first 10 months
Man dies in house fire as daughter escapes to raise alarm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 51-year-old man died in a fire that started in the kitchen of his l’Alfas del Pi property in Alicante Province on Tuesday. His daughter,
British man with suitcase full of drugs gets caught at Spain’s Valencia Airport
A British man, 38, has been arrested at Valencia Airport for trying to smuggle drugs onto a Balearic Islands-bound flight. The Brit was charged with
Body of British man, 20, found floating in water off Mallorca beach in Spain
THE Guardia Civil believes a 20-year-old British man may have taken his life at Mallorca’s Can Picafort beach on Tuesday. He was said to be
Children travelling from wartorn Ukraine for Christmas holiday break in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia
A coachload of Ukraine children arrives in Valencia on Thursday to spend a peaceful and safe Christmas holiday with local families. 54 youngsters aged between
Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos wins immunity ruling in civil case battle with former mistress
THREE judges at the Appeal Court in London have ruled that the former mistress of Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos cannot sue him for harassment during
Police officer jailed and sacked after issuing bogus fines against disliked neighbour in Spain’s Almeria
A Guardia Civil officer has been stripped of his job and jailed for four years, after issuing unfair fines against a neighbour he did not
Andalucia’s Sevilla victorious in becoming home to Spain’s new Space Agency
SEVILLA has been announced as the headquarters of the new Spanish Space Agency. It beat off 20 rivals to get the government nod which was
British man arrested for killing wife who several times accused him of domestic abuse in Spain’s Murcia
A British man, 69, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in the Murcia region for allegedly killing his wife. The British couple lived on
Artichoke farmers hire ‘superhero’ to fight threats to Spain’s second-biggest growing area on Costa Blanca
ARTICHOKE producers from the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province have hired a superhero in the form of AlcasilMan- a character created by local comedian
Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain
AN 11-year-old boy died in hospital after being seriously injured whilst practising the sport of parkour on the roof of an L’Alfas del Pi hotel
Robbers use convoy of rented vehicles in warehouse robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for robbing eight industrial warehouses in Alicante Province and three premises in the Valencia and Murcia
Man stuffs blanket down girlfriend’s mouth and points gun at her in Spain’s Valencia
A Spaniard, 24, has been jailed after threatening his girlfriend with a gun and trying to suffocate her in front of their nine-month-old son in
Armed police in Spain cordon off Ukraine embassy in Madrid after it gets ‘bloody’ package of animal remains
ARMED Policia Nacional officers cordoned off the area surrounding the Ukraine embassy in Madrid on Friday afternoon following the delivery of a ‘bloody package’. It
Spain sends specialist police team to investigate war crimes in Ukraine
AN 11-strong Spanish police team has arrived in Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. Interior
Man threatens to shoot police officer in nightclub toilet on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 47-year-old Spaniard assaulted a Policia Nacional officer in an Elche nightclub and threatened to shoot him dead. He’s been charged with attempted murder, assault,
Spain’s November jobless total is lowest for the month since 2007
SPAIN’S unemployment total of 2.88 million for November is the lowest seen for the month since 2007. Figures from the Labour Ministry showed it was