Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel
A FRENCH fugitive on the run for nine years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a Benidorm hotel. The 33-year-old man had no
One dead in explosion at family-run fireworks factory in Spain’s Alicante region
ONE of four brothers who ran an Alicante province fireworks factory has died in an explosion on Thursday morning. Reports of the blast- heard across
British friends named after they are seriously injured when a car struck them on Ibiza road
TWO BRITISH friends who were seriously injured when a car hit them in Ibiza have been named. The accident happened shortly before 2am on Tuesday
New mortgages soar in Spain due to lower interest rates and concerns over further property price rises
NEW mortgages approved in Spain have soared to levels not seen since the first half of 2011. Figures released on Wednesday by the National Institute
Migrant smugglers spent €1m on high-speed boats to run €7k per head journeys to Spain
14 PEOPLE have been arrested for running a migrant smuggling gang running high-speed boat transits between Algeria and Spain- charging up to €7,000 per passenger.
Mother spots and helps arrest albino sex attacker who groped her daughter as he rode the train in Malaga
A MOTHER spotted a man who inappropriately touched her daughter on Malaga area train a week earlier and had him arrested by police. The underage
Warning as Spain dramatically misses WHO health target to reduce salt consumption by 2025
PEOPLE in Spain have been warned to cut back on salt to avoid health problems with consumption nearly double the recommended level. The World Health
‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city
A CYBERATTACK has paralysed Elche City Council’s computer network and telephones since Monday. The hackers have allegedly demanded a ‘massive’ ransom for them to restore
Serial sex attacker who ‘dressed up as a police officer to approach and assault six women’ arrested in Valencia
A SERIAL rapist who posed as a Guardia Civil officer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The man, 33, assaulted six women
Gold chain snatcher gets bitten by victim and is caught by chasing pedestrians in Spain’s Mallorca
THE theft of a gold chain turned into a disaster for a man who was bitten by his victim and then chased down by eye-witnesses
Nightclub manager shoves customer who suffers fatal fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SANTA Pola nightclub manager has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for reckless homicide after pushing a customer to the ground who then died.
New-look for Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz overshadows first round US Open victory
SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz made headlines for his new ‘marine-style’ haircut in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the US Open in New York. His
Two British woman seriously injured after being hit by car in Ibiza
TWO BRITISH women were seriously injured after being struck by a car when crossing a main highway in Ibiza. The accident happened shortly before 2am
WATCH: 150 exotic animals held in ‘private’ zoo are rescued by police in Spain
A PRIVATE zoo with 150 exotic animals has been closed down in the Valencia region. 50 different species- some in danger of extinction- were kept
Polish gangster wanted for murder arrested in upmarket Costa del Sol town: Narcos sent drugs between Spain and Krakow
A POLISH fugitive described by Europol as a ‘High Value Target’ has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benhavis on the Costa del Sol.
Lorries filled with 120 thousand kilos of tomatoes travel to Valencia for Wednesday’s La Tomatina fight
BUÑOL in Valencia is getting ready to see red once again at the world-famous La Tomatina festival this Wednesday(August 27) with 120,000 kilos of tomatoes
Woman, 58, stabbed as she fights off teenage robber who followed her home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TEENAGER trailed a woman home from a supermarket before knifing her during a bungled robbery in her Torrevieja doorway. The victim, 58, resisted the
Seaside footpath reopens after long battle over 60-metre stretch on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BITTER 12-year row over a blocked Orihuela Costa footpath has ended after it reopened last week-Â nearly four years after its second closure. Orihuela
Over 100 people including a baby are poisoned in mass salmonella outbreak at tourist hotel in Spain
A MASS outbreak of food poisoning affected over 100 guests at La Manga’s Cavanna Hotel over the weekend. 47 people including eight children needed hospital
Woman dies after falling into sea and being hit by boat propeller off Costa Blanca
A JAVEA boat trip turned into tragedy for a group of friends from Murcia after one of them fell into the water and died after
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia will next week visit areas affected by severe wildfires
KING Felipe and Queen Letizia will next week visit areas of Spain that were seriously affected by the recent spate of wildfires. The announcement came
Hotel stays in Spain rise modestly as Germans look elsewhere but British bookings soar
RECORD overseas tourist numbers in Spain are not being reflected in big rises in overnight hotel stays as German bookings have gone down with UK
Barcelona mayor gets last-minute ban from visiting Israel in revenge for suspending Tel Aviv ‘twinning’
BARCELONA’S mayor, Jaume Collboni, has got a last minute ban from entering Israel after the Catalan capital put aside its twinning arrangement with Tel Aviv
Surgeon arrested after DIY home amputation of his father’s toes and subsequent death at Alicante hospital
AN ALICANTE medic, 54, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the death of his elderly father after he partially amputated some of his
Brit gang visits Ibiza – not to party but to commit string of robberies using stolen vehicles, including one nicked in the UK
A GANG of Brits descened upon Ibiza this summer – but not with the usual beach and party itinerary. Instead, they came with the specific
FIRE LATEST: 18 large wildfires remain active as lower temperatures help to contain blazes in Spain
18 LARGE fires remain active in the Asturias, Castilla y Leon, and Galicia regions in northern Spain plus Extremadura in the west. The figures were
