Costa Blanca airport smashes annual passenger record in 2025 with UK tourists dominating
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new annual passenger record in 2025 with just under 20 million travellers- a third of which were from the UK. The
Real Madrid ‘sack’ coach Xabi Alonso and replace him with reserve team boss Alvaro Arbeloa
REAL Madrid have sacked Xabi Alonso as the club’s head coach with reserve team boss, Alvaro Arbeloa, replacing him. A statement was issued that expressed
Spain’s singing legend Julio Iglesias in shocking sex abuse allegations involving domestic staff
TWO women who worked for the Spanish singing star Julio Iglesias at his mansions in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas have accused him of
Spain’s housing crisis: Pedro Sanchez promises landlords 100% tax break if they freeze rents and slams seasonal lets as ‘speculation and greed’
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced ‘urgent and decisive’ measures to address Spain’s deepening housing shortage. Landlords who extend long-term rental contracts without increasing rents
Former Costa Blanca mayor and three ex-councillors convicted of ‘rigging’ refuse contract
A FORMER mayor of Orihuela, Monica Lorente, has been given a four-month jail term and disqualified from holding public office for 20 months over the
Tourists visiting popular Costa Blanca area are swindled over donations to bogus charities
THREE people have been arrested after tourists made donations to fake charities on the streets of Castell de Guadalest in Alicante Province. The men, aged
WATCH: Macabre ‘Black Axe’ cult is smashed in Spain: Police swoop on feared mafia group in Sevilla and Malaga
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 34 people in a nationwide operation against an international crime ring known as Black Axe. The detentions- carried out in
Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed
BARCELONA, Madrid, and the Canary Islands have been suggested as possible parts of Spain that Pope Leo could visit later this year. There has been
Spain’s government strikes deal with Catholic church on mechanism to compensate sex abuse victims
SPAIN’S government and the country’s Roman Catholic bishops have agreed on a method to compensate victims of sexual abuse by clergy members who have died
Home sales boom in Spain despite prices continuing to soar
PROPERTY sales in Spain are continuing to surge despite double-digit annual price rises. A survey published this week indicated an average 20% hike in second-hand
Record 20.5% annual price rise in 2025 for second-hand properties in Spain
A STUDY has reported a record 20.5% annual price rise for second-hand properties in Spain last year. Property portal Fotocasa said that prices reached an
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez opens door for Spanish troops to be stationed in Ukraine and Palestine
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that Spain may send troops to join a post-ceasefire peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Sanchez on Thursday said the government
Spain’s minimum wage is set to break €1,200 a month in 2026 – and will retroactively apply from January 1st
SPAIN’S government is proposing a 3.1% rise in the minimum wage in 2026. It said on Wednesday that the increase would put €17,094 into pockets
Wet October and fewer ‘home’ tourists are blamed for slight fall in 2025 Costa Blanca hotel stays
A WET October and a slight drop in domestic tourists have been blamed for a fall in Costa Blanca hotel occupancy rates in 2025. The
British fugitive convicted of UK sex crimes is arrested in Costa Blanca expat area
A BRITISH man has been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca for sexual assault offences committed in the UK between 2014 and 2015. The Policia
Spain’s jobless total in biggest annual fall for three years but rate is still the EU’s highest
SPAIN’S jobless total fell by 16,291 people in December, a 0.7% decrease compared to November. It means the total of registered unemployed in the country
Spain’s oldest Three Kings parade goes ahead despite weather warning
SPAIN’S oldest Three Kings parade will take place in Alcoy from 6pm this Monday- despite the inclement weather. Despite many surrounding Alicante province towns suspending
Benidorm gold chain snatcher targeted elderly people during special robbery trips to Costa Blanca resort
A 28-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Benidorm for robbing four elderly woman by snatching chains and jewellery which they wore around their necks. The
Spain set to break foreign tourist visitor and spending records
SPAIN will almost certainly set a new annual record for foreign tourist arrivals in 2025 following the publication of November’s figures. That month’s total reached
Cold air mass will bring big fall in temperatures plus persistent rain and snow to Spain
A COLD air mass from northern Europe is expected to bring rain and snow to parts of Spain from the weekend with a significant drop
Woman, 90, and two of her children die in Madrid flat fire as experts probe cause
A WOMAN, 90, and her two children- aged in their sixties- died in a fire at their flat in the Carbanchel district of Madrid in
Take care! The main reasons people need emergency treatment on New Year’s Eve in Spain, according to a medical expert
EXCESS alcohol and people choking on food are among the leading reasons for hospital ER visits in Spain on New Year’s Eve, according to medical
Big Scandinavian boost unveiled for Spain’s Valencia airport
VALENCIA airport will- for the first time in 2026- run direct flights to all four Scandinavian capitals. Services to and from Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and
The majority of Spain’s ‘lucky’ midnight grapes come from one part of the country
TWO-thirds of grapes that’ll be eaten at midnight in Spain to welcome in 2026 will have been grown in Alicante Province. They are the Aledo
Two expats in Spain are awarded the British Empire Medal in New Year Honours list
KATE Mentink-Duncan has been given a British Empìre Medal(BEM) in recognition of her exceptional, decades-long service to British nationals living in Mallorca. Terry Curran, the
British man executed in second gun attack within 10 days in same Costa Blanca area
A BULLET-RIDDEN body of a British man was discovered in an Orihuela Costa property before Christmas. Details have only just been made public over the