UK sunseekers boost Costa Blanca airport to all-time June record
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new passenger record for June with 1.9 million travellers- up 8.4% on a year earlier. Over a third of the passengers
Lamine Yamal shocks at his ‘gangster-themed’ 18th birthday in Barcelona by hiring ‘dwarf entertainers’
FC BARCELONA winger Lamine Yamal has been slammed for hiring people with dwarfism for his 18th birthday ‘gangster’ theme party over the weekend. The Association
Earthquake shakes homes from Malaga to Alicante and briefly triggers tsunami alert in the Mediterranean
AN EARTHQUAKE of magnitude 5.4 centred off Cabo de Gata in Almeria was felt in large parts of eastern Spain on Monday. A tsunami alert
Pedro Sanchez tells NATO that Spain’s armed forces will be boosted by 14,000 personnel
PEDRO Sanchez’s government has told NATO that the number of personnel in Spain’s armed forces will rise by 11% over the next decade, In raw
Retired tennis ace Rafa Nadal serves up golfing first on Mallorca course
WHILE tennis headlines are being made at Wimbledon this week, retired star Rafa Nadal celebrated getting a ‘hole-in-one’ on a Mallorca golf course. Nadal, who
Five bodies in life jackets- likely from migrant boat- are discovered in Valencia waters
FIVE bodies in a state of decomposition have been found so far this July in Valencian Community waters. The Guardia Civil and Maritime Rescue believe
Burglar behind mini-crimewave as he robbed empty Costa Blanca holiday homes
A MOLDOVAN national has been charged with robbing 15 homes and breaking into two cars in Benissa, Teulada, and Calpe in the north of Alicante
€1.2m fraudster on Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ list is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CONMAN who pocketed €1.2 million and made it onto Europol’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. Hungarian authorities issued a
Police bring British tourist back to life after cardiac arrest in Mallorca hotel swimming pool
A BRITISH tourist was brought back to life after suffering a cardiac arrest while in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The 67-year-old man was enjoying
Owner of van advertising erotic dancing with denigrating female images faces €600k fine in Mallorca
A VAN promoting an erotic dancing venue with images of scantily-clad women has been pulled over by the Palma Policia Local with the owner facing
Weather alert as heavy rains and gales set to bring summer to a halt in parts of Spain from Friday
STATE weather forecaster Aemet has issued a special warning about ‘very strong storms’ arriving in northern Spain from Friday. It says that a low pressure
Alcohol importers in Spain swerved €69m in sales tax – and blitzed the proceeds on yachts, Porsches and Rolexes
SPANISH tax authorities were defrauded of almost €69 million in IVA which was not paid on alcoholic drinks purchased by a network of firms and
Irish knifeman arrested for slashing throat of fellow countryman in Costa Blanca street
A 58-YEAR-OLD Irish national has been arrested for attempted murder after using a box cutter to slash the throat of another Irish man in La
Ex-Valencia president Francisco Camps launches spectacular comeback in bid to oust Carlos Mazon
FORMER Valencian president, Francisco Camps, says he wants to oust underfire Carlos Mazon as the Partido Popular(PP) nominee for the 2027 regional elections. Camps, 62,
Son of popular Costa Blanca hotel owner arrested for her 2022 murder after lying about ‘home invasion’
THE son of a Guardamar del Segura hotel owner who died at her home in December 2022, has been arrested for her murder. 77-year-old Rita
Spanish court gives ex-Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti one-year prison sentence for tax fraud
THE former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has been sentenced to one year in prison for tax fraud for not declaring income linked to image
Bank robbers executed 13 lucrative heists across Spain by fooling security guards with ‘front-door’ ruse
A BANK robbery crew behind at least 13 heists has been brought down in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Nine
Residents fume over ‘poor’ council services as rubbish piles up in expat area of Costa Blanca
ORGANISERS of a protest demanding better council services for the Orihuela Costa said that around 500 people turned up outside the Playa Flamenca Town Hall
Airport charges set to rise in Spain with passengers likely to face higher fares
SPAIN’S airport operator Aena wants to raise fees charged to airlines by 6.5% next year to fund future investments. The move is sure to incur
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ‘thought about resigning’ as new anti-corruption measures are unveiled
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced 15 anti-corruption measures including the creation of an independent Public Integrity Agency, as he tries to ride a
Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUTHORITIES have busted an international criminal gang linked to the largest cocaine shipment made in Europe- 16 tonnes- which was seized at the Port of
Spending power of foreign property buyers in Spain levelled up in 2024 as prices soar
PROPERTY purchase deals in Spain by foreigners flattened out last year to €11.7 billion of sales- up by just 0.4% in value compared to 2023.
Police reveal two causes behind tragic Diogo Jota car crash in Spain
EXCESS speed and a burst tyre were the likely reasons behind last Thursday’s car crash that killed Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre
WATCH: Forest fire smoke travels hundreds of kilometres to Costa Blanca
A CATALUNYA forest fire has generated smoke which has travelled hundreds of kilometres south to parts of Alicante province on Tuesday. The Valencian 112 emergency
Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport
A UNION representing Policia Nacional officers running passport control at Alicante-Elche airport wants the old terminal building reopened to slash long queues. The Spanish Police
100 bathers evicted by police from Costa Blanca beach that was ‘closed’ in 2007
JAVEA police had to evict around 100 people from a beach which was closed to the public in 2007 due to landslide risks. Despite warnings