Five-point plan unveiled by Spain’s Valencia region to help Ukraine and refugees
A five-point plan has been announced by the Valencian government on Tuesday to help the Ukraine and refugees that are already in Spain. Details were
Britain’s ‘Most Wanted’ woman arrested while walking dog in upmarket area of Spain’s Catalunya
THE Guardia Civil have arrested a UK fugitive in Catalunya branded as Britain’s ‘Most Wanted’ woman. Sarah Panitzke,47, was sentenced in her absence to eight
Train passengers face longer high-speed rail journeys between Costa Blanca and Madrid in Spain
POLITICIANS and business groups are fuming about a train station switch that will add 15 minutes to high-speed rail journeys between Alicante and Madrid. Rail
United Nations slams child custody order to allegedly abusive father in Madrid area of Spain
A United Nations Human Rights panel has slammed a Madrid appeals court for granting an allegedly abusive father full custody of his seven-year-old daughter. The
Costa Blanca carer steals jewellery from nursing home residents for pawn shop sales in Spain’s Benidorm and Granada
A woman worked for just a week in a Costa Blanca nursing home and stole jewellery from three residents. Five items made from gold ended
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca starts collecting medical aid for Ukraine
BENIDORM council has unanimously condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and opened four collection points for medical supplies. Monday’s plenary meeting brought rare political unity as
Sex fiend owner of exclusive Mallorca school in Spain gets eight years in Scottish prison
THE former owner and headteacher of Mallorca’s King Richard III College in Portals Nous has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after sexually abusing two women.
Spain’s inflation rate soars with effects of Russian sanctions still to bite
SPAIN has recorded its biggest annual inflation hike since 1989 according to figures released on Monday by the National Statistics Institute(INE). Preliminary numbers for February
Russian fugitive wanted for €1 million fraud is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man wanted by Russia over a €1 million tax fraud has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. The fugitive, 53, has been
Solidarity for Ukraine during international protest in Costa Blanca city of Torrevieja in Spain
PROTESTORS gathered outside Torrevieja’s Town Hall on Sunday to show their solidarity for Ukraine in the wake of last week’s invasion by Russia. The Plaza
European MPs end fact-finding visit to polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain ahead of drafting crucial report
A three-day fact-finding trip to the Mar Menor area by European MPs has ended with one of the delegation stating that the pollution problems have
Jealous paranoid boyfriend jailed for 32 years after brutally abusing and torturing woman in Spain’s Valencia region
A man has been jailed for 32 years after putting his girlfriend through three months of extreme abuse at their home in Castellon in the
Farmers threatened by cheap imports use tractors to snarl up centre of Spain’s Valencia City
ANGRY farmers complaining about unfair competition caused by cheap non-EU imports took to the streets of Valencia City on Friday. Over 220 tractors led the
Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines
TWO men who robbed six bars and restaurants in the Villajoyosa area of the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The duo,
Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress 2022 in Spain removes Russian pavilion from next week’s event due to Ukraine invasion
THE world’s biggest telecoms fair, the Mobile World Congress(MWC) in Barcelona has scrapped a dedicated area to Russian exhibitors due to their country’s invasion of
Mother confesses to burying deceased baby under rocks in Murcia area field in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the circumstances behind a deceased baby found buried in a field in Aguilas, Murcia. Medical examiners believe it was not
Riddle of abandoned car driven over Costa Blanca cliff in Spain with motorist nowhere to be found
GUARDIA Civil divers are continuing to comb the waters by Punta Prima on the Orihuela Costa eight days after a car went off a cliff.
Racist drunk threatens to kill female hospital doctor in Spain’s Valencia
A drunk man threatened to kill a doctor in a Valencia hospital emergency department and uttered racist insults against her. The 34-year-old man was suffering
Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE coronavirus pandemic death toll has gone over the 9,000 mark in the Valencian Community. Thursday’s Health Ministry figures reported an additional 15 deaths taking
Police union demands extra officers for Spain’s Costa Blanca airport to reduce UK traveller queues at passport control
A police union wants more officers at Alicante-Elche airport to reduce queues and numbers of missed flights for UK travellers who need their passports stamped.
Russian invasion of the Ukraine described as ‘terrible blow’ to economic recovery of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
VALENCIAN Community president, Ximo Puig, has branded Thursday’s invasion of the Ukraine by Russia as a ‘terrible blow’ to the recovery of the region’s economy
Sneaky pervert hides mobile phone to record bathroom videos of girlfriend’s daughter in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Orihuela man allegedly made bathroom videos of his partner’s daughter after hiding a mobile phone in a shoe. The Spaniard, 52, has been arrested
Fireworks suspected of starting forest blaze in Costa Blanca area of Spain
FIREFIGHTERS put out a forest blaze in the Alcalali area of Alicante Province in the early hours of Thursday morning. The fire was reported at
Cybercriminals in Spain’s Costa Blanca area send bogus text message to steal €23,000 from bank account
FOUR people have been arrested in Alicante and Cartagena after stealing over €23,000 from a bank account via a ‘smishing’ scam. The thieves swindled a
MUST READ: British ‘narco’ baron Brian Charrington jailed after Costa Blanca cocaine smuggling retrial in Spain
BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has been found guilty and jailed for almost 11 years for smuggling cocaine into a Costa Blanca marina in 2013.
Homophobic child mob attacks teacher on secondary school playground in Spain’s Valencia
AT least a dozen children have been expelled by a Valencia Province secondary school after a homophobic mob attack on a teacher. The expulsions have
