Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink
AN UNNAMED ‘major’ music festival promoter’ in Spain could be fined up to €1 million for not allowing people to bring in their own food
Fake cosmetician scars patient’s face after botched procedure in Alicante
A BOGUS cosmetician operating out of her Alicante home scarred a client’s face after injecting her with hyaluronic acid. A 43-year-old woman has been arrested
IN PICS: ‘Poppy Appeal’ on Costa Blanca launched at Royal British Legion parade in Benidorm
THE UK ambassador to Spain, Sir Alex Ellis, made his first official visit to Benidorm on Saturday for the official Poppy Appeal launch on the
Spain wants EU to stop twice-yearly clock changes because it ‘no longer makes sense’
SPAIN’S government will propose that the European Union abolishes the twice-yearly ritual of turning the clocks back and forward. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, posted a
Benidorm expat makes millions playing poker after owning local restaurants and a hotel
A NORWEGIAN who fell in love with Benidorm as a young boy and moved there, has made his name in the world of poker as
Sweden’s ‘Pablo Escobar’ who allegedly pioneered smuggling cocaine to Europe via sailboats has his conviction quashed in Spain
SWEDE Jonas Falk has won his last pending case in Spain’s legal system after the Supreme Court annulled a two-and-a-half year prison term for money
Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine smuggled into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel
POLICE have seized almost 1.7 tonnes of cocaine imported into Valencia by the so-called Balkan Cartel. The joint operation involved the Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil,
Body pulled out of the water at Murcia fishing port believed to be elderly British expat
AUTHORITIES suspect that a body pulled out of the water at the fishing port of Aguilas in Murcia was that of a missing British man.
One in four Spaniards live with chronic pain with women aged 51 the worst affected – but what can be done?
OVER a quarter of people(26%) in Spain suffer from chronic pain- meaning that nine million live with it every day. The figures were released by
BBVA heavily defeated in its hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain
THE BBVA hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank is over after a massive rejection was announced late on Thursday night. Just 25.47% of Sabadell shareholders
Death of Mango fashion empire founder during a hike with his son in Catalunya last year is now a murder investigation
AN investigation into the death of the billionaire founder of the Mango fashion chain could see his son charged with murder- if there is enough
Body is found in the hunt for Brit who went missing from Torrevieja last month
The body of a missing British expat- originally from Oxfordshire- has been discovered in a wooded area near to the Torrevieja salt lake. Marc Tulloch
Judge could raise Valencia flood disaster death toll by four victims to 233
A JUDGE investigating whether there was criminality in the handling of the October 29 Valencia flood disaster could raise the death toll by four victims.
Health alert as new types of coronavirus are found in bats in Spain
RESEARCHERS in Spain have identified eight coronavirus genomes in bats from different parts of the country- three of which could represent new viral species. One
Wine tourism in Spain boosted industry revenues by almost 10% in 2024
VISITS to vineyards and wine museums rose by 2.2% last year to just over 3 million with revenue up by nearly 10% according to a
WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy
BENIDORM’S Terra Natura park has opened a solar power plant capable of generating over 1,000 kW clean energy. The park says it is a major
Farmers and growers rejoice over heavy rain which has revived drought-hit crops in Alicante
TORRENTIAL rain caused by DANA Alice in Alicante province has been welcomed by local farmers and growers. They say the downpours have been beneficial for
Four arrested for brutal assault outside Alicante night club that left victim with ‘brain damage’
FOUR people including a minor, 17, have been arrested following a brutal ‘mob’ assault outside an Alicante night club left an 18-year-old man with a
Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania
POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The
Travel podcast includes Spanish city in its top five most overrated in the world for one very notorious problem
BRITISH influencer Craig Morton has used his ‘Behind the Screens’ podcast to name Barcelona as one of the world’s worst holiday destinations due to pickpockets.
Man goes on knife rampage in Marbella, stabbing one and then fleeing into a nearby church
A MAN brandishing two knives barricaded himself inside a Marbella church on Tuesday after stabbing another man in the abdomen. The Policia Nacional tasered the
Costa Blanca council admits- three months later- that cyberhackers may have stolen personal details of residents
VILLAJOYOSA residents have been warned that their personal details may have been hacked after a cyberattack on the council’s computer network on July 2. Over
House purchases led by ‘locals’ while non-EU property buyers fell last year in Valencia
THE main house buyers in the Valencian Community last year were local residents with the non-EU market decreasing. A study of 69 regional real estate
British expat is killed in crash on notorious Costa Blanca ‘Road of Death’ blackspot
A BRITISH woman, 72, died after her car collided head-on with a motorhome on a notorious Alicante province blackspot road. The fatal accident happened at
Hard-hitting report says climate change has created 141 related risks to Spain- 51 of which are described as ‘key’
SPAIN is confronting 141 climate-related risks that threaten public health, economy, and biodiversity, according to a government report published on Tuesday. The Assessment of Risks
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz could pocket whopping €5m if he wins two ‘exhibition’ matches
THE world’s number one tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz, will be battling it out in Saudi Arabia this week to win the sport’s biggest financial prize-