Copper wire thieves cause train service chaos in Valencia area of Spain
THIEVES stole copper wire from a sub-station to bring mayhem to Valencia area trains on Tuesday after causing a fire that incinerated a traffic management
Railway museum on track for Alicante historic first on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A deal has been struck that confirms Alicante as a new branch of the National Railway Museum based in Madrid. The new ‘sub-museum’ will be
Christmas ‘narco’ hamper raffle featuring cocaine and hashish is halted by Murcia police in Spain
TWO Murcia drug dealers offered a seasonal bonus to customers with a chance to win a Christmas hamper crammed with drugs plus alcohol and tobacco.
Benidorm gets news of a record cash boost for Costa Blanca tourism in Spain
THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board will invest a record sum to help the COVID-hit sector in 2022. €5.3 million will be spent by the organisation
Fireball horror as man torches himself outside Murcia courthouse in Spain
QUICK reactions from a security officer saved a man who set himself on fire outside a Murcia courthouse this Monday Reports said the man was
Costa Blanca conmen resold stolen top range Mini rental cars at Murcia dealership in Spain
TWO Alicante businessmen have been arrested for stealing high-end Mini rental cars which ended up at a Murcia area car dealership. One of the detainees
Child sex abuse probe launched in Catholic Church in Spain after Pope Francis gets newspaper dossier
NEW revelations of child sex abuse cases involving Spain’s Catholic Church will be investigated after a newspaper dossier was handed over to Pope Francis. The
Rafa Nadal has COVID-19 after returning home to Spain from Abu Dhabi tournament
SPANISH tennis ace Rafa Nadal has tested positive for COVID-19 after taking part in an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi. The former world number one
COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain
ALL hospitality businesses will fall under compulsory COVID-19 passport rules in the Valencian Community. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, announced the extension this Monday. Only businesses
Woman killed in domestic violence assault inside Torrevieja home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Torrevieja man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his girlfriend on Saturday. The 39-year-old Spaniard has a history of domestic violence against previous
Il Divo’s Spanish star, Carlos Marin, 53, dies after being taken ill during UK tour
CARLOS Marin, from the classical singing quartet Il Divo, died in a Manchester hospital on Sunday aged 53. Madrid-based Marin felt unwell after Il Divo
Mother murdered new born twins by dumping them in a bag at her Costa Blanca home in Spain
A woman has been convicted of killing her newborn twins at her family home in Elche. The Alicante Provincial Court jury found the 30-year-old guilty
Two violent bullies viciously attack younger children at same Costa Blanca school in Spain
TWO teenage bullies have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after separate assaults against younger children at the same Alicante school. The attacks happened within
COVID-19 passports to be extended to indoor hospitality and leisure venues in Andalucia area of Spain
ANDALUCIA will extend COVID passports to indoor access for hospitality and leisure businesses. The regional Superior Court court(TSJA) approved the measure in Granada this Friday.
EXPLAINER: The ages with the biggest COVID-19 infection rates in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
CHILDREN aged under 11 are producing the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community. The news comes in a week where vaccinations
Toxic bacteria is polluting several reservoirs in Alicante and Murcia areas of Spain
FIVE reservoirs in the Alicante and Murcia regions are suffering from pollution caused by increased levels of harmful algae. The Segura Hydrographic Confederation(CHS) says algae
Tragic death of ‘happy’ young boy, 7, during football training session in Valencia area of Spain
A seven-year-old boy collapsed and died during a football training session at a Valencia Province club on Thursday night. The youngster, named as Edward Almendras
Spain confirms 40 Omicron variant COVID-19 cases so far
40 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in Spain, according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Speaking in Congress this Thursday, she said
Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as UK cancellations force hotel closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM faces one of its quietest-ever Christmas tourist holiday seasons as British people cancel bookings due to costly PCR tests and full vaccination requirements for
Spain extends COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people in their 40s and 50s
BOOSTER doses of COVID-19 vaccines are to be rolled to people in Spain aged between 40 and 59 years. The injections will follow six months
Royal family in Spain release charming 2021 Christmas card photo
SPAIN’S royal family have released their 2021 Christmas card photograph. The image was taken in their Zarzuela Palace garden in Madrid. King Felipe and Queen
Restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffers police raid for not following COVID-19 passport rules
POLICE in a Costa Blanca city moved on a restaurant after getting reports that it was not requesting to see COVID-19 passports from indoor diners.
New budget flights will serve holiday hotspots in Spain like the Balearic Islands and Costa Blanca
BRITISH Airways will start operating ‘low-cost’ flights to eight Spanish destinations this spring out of Gatwick airport. BA is relaunching its budget short-haul division which
Football war in Spain as Barcelona and Real Madrid go to court over La Liga’s €2 billion investment deal
BARCELONA and Real Madrid have been joined by Athletic Bilbao in launching a legal fight against La Liga’s recently approved deal with a private equity
Elderly man loses arm after being trapped in overturned ambulance in Mar Menor area of Spain
A Mar Menor man, 79, had to have an arm amputated after getting trapped in an overturned ambulance that was taking him to hospital. The
Man with gambling debts fakes kidnapping in fear of angry girlfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca man lied to police about a kidnapping and robbery to keep his gambling debts a secret from his girlfriend. The ruse backfired