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Belgian Fugitive Who Sold A Fake Luxury Watch For Over €16,000 Is Arrested Hiding Out On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Belgian fugitive who sold a fake luxury watch for over €16,000 is caught on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Belgian con-artist has been caught by the Policia Nacional on the Costa Blanca after running away from a ten-year jail term. Officers arrested the

31 May, 2021 @ 12:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benny Davis Sombrero Old Hack in the Sun

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of a British expat in Spain

VISITORS from the UK will have to quarantine for ten days when returning from their Spanish holidays. So, what’s the problem? It used to take

29 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Columnists

Eyes Wide Open As A Major Chain Of Opticians Keeps Being Robbed On The Costa Blanca In Spain

‘EYES WIDE OPEN’ as a major chain of opticians keeps getting robbed on the Costa Blanca in Spain

POLICE on the southern Costa Blanca are trying to confirm that a single robbery gang is targeting a chain of opticians. €100,000 of branded designer

28 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca couple jailed as murder probe continues over death of a six-month old baby in Spain

Costa Blanca couple jailed as murder probe continues over baby death in Spain

AN Elche court has jailed a couple as a probe continues into the death of a six-month-old baby named Daniel. A 44-year-old man and Daniel’s

28 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Latest COVID-19 infection and hospital numbers for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections are remaining constant in the Valencian Community with a very minor underlying upward trend. The Friday(May 28) figures from the regional health ministry

28 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Health services in major British expat area of the Costa Blanca in Spain will be publicly-run from October

TORREVIEJA Hospital and the local health department serving 180,000 people will return to public management on October 15. The Valencian Superior Court has rejected a

28 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

TV streamers like Netflix and Amazon continue to attract more viewers in Spain

TV streamers like Netflix and Amazon Prime continue to boost their viewing figures in Spain

HALF of Spain’s homes with an internet service are now watching streamers like Netflix, Amazon Prime, or HBO. That’s according to a survey conducted by

28 May, 2021 @ 14:01

Entertainment·Lead·Technology

Thieves on Spain’s Costa Blanca steal catalytic converters to harvest precious metals

COSTA Blanca thieves who stole catalytic converters to extract expensive metals have been arrested in Barcelona. Three men were detained by the Policia Nacional after

28 May, 2021 @ 13:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cat killer behind at least 100 feline poisonings is arrested in Spain

Cats feast on eating part of their dead owner in her Madrid area apartment in Spain

MADRID firefighters made a gruesome find of a woman’s body partially eaten by her pet cats. Residents in the Fuencarral district reported a foul stench

28 May, 2021 @ 12:04

Lead·Madrid·National News

BBVA bank bosses in Spain to reduce compulsory redundacies after one-day strike

Workers at Spain’s BBVA bank will strike next week over redundancy plans

EMPLOYEES at the BBVA bank, the second largest in Spain, are set to strike on June 2 in protest over planned job losses and branch

27 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases are rising very slowly in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A slow upward trend in new coronavirus infections is developing in the Valencian Community. Latest figures from the regional health ministry show 210 new COVID-19

27 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Police in Alicante stop a car with two young tourists riding in the boot during their holiday in Spain

Angry guests punch police officer at COVID rule-breaking party on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUESTS at an illegal Alicante City party surrounded and threatened police officers who raided the venue. Four people in their 20s have been arrested after

27 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Angry man mimics Basil Fawlty by thrashing a police car with a branch in Murcia region of Spain

A police car was given the ‘Basil Fawlty’ treatment when an angry man attacked it with a branch. In a scene that was almost a

27 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Couple are arrested on suspicion of killing six-month-old baby boy on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people have been arrested in Elche over the death of a six-month-old baby. The boy died on Monday(May 24) at Elche General Hospital after

27 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Costa Blanca witnesses the first beach drowning tragedy of the year

THE first case this year of a swimmer dying from drowning in Costa Blanca waters has been reported in Teulada-Moraira. A 60-year-old German tourist died

27 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

TRUST ABUSED as hospital worker in Spain's Valencia region is accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl

TRUST ABUSED as hospital worker in Spain’s Valencia region is accused of sexually assaulting teenage patient

A Valencian Community hospital worker has been accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl who was in a semi-conscious state after an operation. The Policia

27 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections latest from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW COVID-19 cases have gone up on both a daily and weekly basis according to figures published today(May 26) by the Valencian health authority. 192

26 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Beach Safety Gets A Boost With The Return Of Young Assistants Across Thecosta Blanca Area Of Spain

Costa Blanca beach safety in Spain gets summer boost as young assistants will help visitors follow COVID rules

YOUNG people will help keep Costa Blanca beaches safe again over the next few months in a repeat of last year’s ‘Safe Summer’ programme. A

26 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Hotel Owner On Spain's Costa Blanca Ran A Marijuana Farm Out Of The Basement

Hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca ran a marijuana farm out of the building’s basement

A Costa Blanca hotel owner used his business as a front to run a basement marijuana farm. The 57-year-old man has been arrested by the

26 May, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Giant poodle becomes the first pet in Spain known to have the British ‘Kent’ COVID-19 variant

RESEARCHERS have discovered the first case in Spain of a pet infected with the British ‘Kent’ COVID-19 variant. A team at the Complutense University of

26 May, 2021 @ 15:17

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid

Top international hotel chain comes to Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca for the first time

THE international Accor Group will open its first-ever Benidorm hotel later this year, operating under the Mercure brand. The ‘Mercure Benidorm’ will be Spain’s eleventh

26 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him 500 kilometres to Spain's Benidorm area

‘JILTED LOVER’ sexually assaults girlfriend’s new partner after kidnapping him from the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Murcia gang kidnapped and sexually assaulted a man in a vicious revenge attack over a woman. Five men, all of Bulgarian nationality, have been

26 May, 2021 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases continue to fall in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have dropped again on both a daily and week-to week basis in the Valencian Community. The Tuesday(May 25) report from the regional

25 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Anti-fascist fighter from Valencia area of Spain who opposed Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

Anti-fascist Brigades fighter from Valencia area of Spain who resisted Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

THE last known survivor of the International Brigades who fought against General Franco and the fascists in the Spanish Civil War has died, aged 101.

25 May, 2021 @ 18:15

La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

GROVELLING APOLOGY as Spain does quick 'u-turn' over COVID tests for visitors crossing over from Portugal

PFIZER BONANZA for Spain with 94 million COVID vaccine booster shots coming over the next two years

SPAIN will get 94 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine between December 2021 and June 2023. The figure will be Spain’s allocation of a

25 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Elderly Woman On Spain's Costa Blanca Suffers Violent Abuse From Grandchild Who Spent Her Money

GRANNY BASHER on Spain’s Costa Blanca in horrific catalogue of abuse as she ‘freely’ spent her nan’s money

AN Alicante woman violently and mentally abused her 88-year-old grandmother in degrading and unsanitary conditions at her home that stank to high heaven. The Policia

25 May, 2021 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Belgian fugitive who sold a fake luxury watch for over €16,000 is caught on the Costa Blanca in Spain

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of a British expat in Spain

‘EYES WIDE OPEN’ as a major chain of opticians keeps getting robbed on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Costa Blanca couple jailed as murder probe continues over baby death in Spain

Latest COVID-19 infection and hospital numbers for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Health services in major British expat area of the Costa Blanca in Spain will be publicly-run from October

TV streamers like Netflix and Amazon Prime continue to boost their viewing figures in Spain

Thieves on Spain’s Costa Blanca steal catalytic converters to harvest precious metals

Cats feast on eating part of their dead owner in her Madrid area apartment in Spain

Workers at Spain’s BBVA bank will strike next week over redundancy plans

COVID-19 cases are rising very slowly in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Angry guests punch police officer at COVID rule-breaking party on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Angry man mimics Basil Fawlty by thrashing a police car with a branch in Murcia region of Spain

Couple are arrested on suspicion of killing six-month-old baby boy on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Costa Blanca witnesses the first beach drowning tragedy of the year

TRUST ABUSED as hospital worker in Spain’s Valencia region is accused of sexually assaulting teenage patient

COVID-19 infections latest from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Costa Blanca beach safety in Spain gets summer boost as young assistants will help visitors follow COVID rules

Hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca ran a marijuana farm out of the building’s basement

Giant poodle becomes the first pet in Spain known to have the British ‘Kent’ COVID-19 variant

Top international hotel chain comes to Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca for the first time

‘JILTED LOVER’ sexually assaults girlfriend’s new partner after kidnapping him from the Costa Blanca in Spain

COVID-19 cases continue to fall in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Anti-fascist Brigades fighter from Valencia area of Spain who resisted Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

PFIZER BONANZA for Spain with 94 million COVID vaccine booster shots coming over the next two years

GRANNY BASHER on Spain’s Costa Blanca in horrific catalogue of abuse as she ‘freely’ spent her nan’s money

Dutchman who beat his own mother to death in Estepona is sentenced

‘No to war and free Palestine’: Spanish actor Javier Bardem revives Iraq war protest pin at Oscars ceremony to slam US strikes on Iran

Spain to introduce ‘comprehensive’ package this week to counter energy price spikes caused by Iran war

WATCH: Four people injured after Storm Samuel hits Spain – including gale-force 160km/h winds and record 13-metre-tall waves

Finalissima is cancelled: Money-spinning clash between Spain and Argentina is axed over Iran war safety fears

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