Police stop distressed teenager leaping to her death from Valencia apartment block in Spain
POLICE saved the life of an 18-year-old Valencia woman by grabbing her trouser buckle as she stood perched on a 14th floor apartment window ledge.
Father jailed for alleged Costa Blanca bar terrace sex assault in Spain on son, aged 9
AN Algerian man has been jailed in Alicante after being accused of sexually abusing his son, 9, on a bar terrace. The 50-year-old denies the
Online love scam fleeces woman out of €200,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A romance-seeking Elche woman paid out €200,000 to two scammers with bank transfers made to UK, French, Belgian and Spanish accounts. Two Spanish women, aged
Spain starts Eurovision Song Contest entry process by finding Benidorm Fest 2023 line up
THE process to choose Spain’s 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry has started with broadcaster RTVE looking for entries to compete in next year’s Benidorm Fest.
Benidorm cleaning ravine areas ahead of autumn downpours on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has started its annual cleaning of ravines to ensure the rainwater collection system is in good shape ahead of the autumn Gota Fria season.
British man arrested after police chase marijuana ‘convoy’ in Spain’s Alicante area
A British man, 24, has been arrested in Elda after police chased three cars running a marijuana convoy. Convoys are a regular practice in the
Plans to slash public Christmas light displays to save energy opposed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE mayor, Luis Barcala, has rubbished a Valencian government proposal that all municipalities should turn off 20% of their public Christmas light displays later this
Street drug dealer uses Covid mask to store cocaine in Spain’s Valencia area
A Gandia man sold cocaine which he stored in his protective Covid mask that he wore on local streets. The 59-year-old Spaniard drew the attention
Night of mayhem sees dozens of cars and bikes vandalised on Alicante area street in Spain
TWO men, aged 19 and 20, have been arrested for a vandalism spree that damaged 48 parked vehicles in Alcoy. The night-time mayhem was witnessed
Busy Costa Blanca beach in Spain bans swimmers due to possible water pollution
CALPE council closed La Fossa beach to bathers on Wednesday morning after water tests taken on Tuesday. A sample reviewed by the General Directorate of
Bullfighting weekend gets banned by council in Spain’s Valencia area
SUECA council has refused to grant permits for a bullfighting weekend to coincide with the city’s patron saint fiestas. The Xe Quin Bou Sueca bullfighting
Cyber crime rises by over 6% in Spain in 2021
CYBER crime went by up 6.1% in Spain last year according to the Criminality Statistical System(SEC). Broken down into raw figures, 305,477 cyber-related offences were
Mallorca has Spain’s most expensive area for property rentals
CALVIA on Mallorca has overhauled long-time leader Barcelona as the costliest municipality in Spain for property rentals. The Balearic Islands as a whole are also
Fire-ravaged Vall d’Ebo area of Spain’s Alicante Province gets cash boost
NEW support of up to €2 million has been promised to the fire-hit Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante Province. The pledge came on Tuesday in
New Da Vinci robotic surgery units being opened at Valencia region public hospitals in Spain
THREE Da Vinci robotic surgery units will be opened in Valencian Community hospitals at a cost of €9 million. They will be set up at
MUST READ: British gang arrested on Spain’s Ibiza in country’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with over €500,000 in cash seized
A British gang has been arrested on Ibiza after the Guardia Civil made Spain’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with 13.25 kilos seized plus over €500,000
Scammers tricked elderly people with ‘winning’ lottery ticket offer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Spaniards have been arrested on a Benidorm campsite over a lottery ticket con that scammed over €42,000 out of elderly people in Alicante, Calpe,
Dozens of Jesuit priests accused of child sex abuse in Spain over many decades
AT least 130 Jesuit priests have been accused of committing sexual abuse against children between 1927 and 2012 in Spain. The El Pais newspaper, as
Spain’s Air Europa announces big Boeing fleet modernisation
SPAIN’S Air Europa will receive 15 long-and short-haul aircraft in a major fleet modernisation programme. Air Europa will bring in five Boeing 787-9s and 10
Spain’s inflation rate shows surprise small fall in August
INFLATION in Spain stood at 10.4% in August- a 0.4% drop on July’s rate according to figures released on Tuesday by the National Institute of
Angry patient with gun threatens to kill staff at Murcia region health centre in Spain
A patient who was refused a new prescription at Yecla’s Mariano Yago health centre returned an hour later with a gun and threatened to kill
Tragic discoveries of seven drowned migrants on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches in Spain
SEVEN bodies of North African migrants who may have shared the same capsized boat have been discovered on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches. One
Wicked carer in Spain’s Valencia steals €100,000 of jewellery from elderly couple
A female carer broke the trust of a couple in their eighties after stealing around €100,000 of jewellery from their Valencia home since the end
Costa Blanca airport in Spain gets rated among Europe’s best
SPAIN’S Alicante-Elche airport has got the fourth-highest ratings in Europe in a travellers survey. Online vacation home rental company Holidu compiled ratings and reviews from
Police probe major boat gathering in protected waters of Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is probing an unauthorised party involving over 100 boats in a specially protected area of the Mar Menor lagoon. The gathering happened
Lorry driver from Spain’s Murcia in Dutch barbecue tragedy was not drunk before swerving to avoid hitting van
A Murcia lorry driver was sober when his truck careered off a dike in the Netherlands and crashed into a community barbecue, killing six people.