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Marbella villa robberies: Spanish police bust Albanian gang

WATCH: Inside the takedown of a brutal Albanian gang who tortured Marbella expats in their luxury villas

AN ALBANIAN gang that executed 11 violent home robberies in Spain has been busted by the Policia Nacional. The crew acquired over €1.5 million in

27 Feb, 2026 @ 11:57

Andalucia·Barcelona·Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of ‘victim’

TWO British men, aged 37 and 51, have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for staging a fake kidnapping to extract €830. A

25 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Brit found dead in Benidorm hospital ‘suffocated’ after tragically getting stuck ‘upside down’ in tight gap

A BRITISH man found dead in a Costa Blanca hospital last week ‘suffocated’ after becoming trapped ‘upside down’ in a tight gap, it has emerged.

21 Feb, 2026 @ 09:03

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

A FEDERATION of eight Spanish tourist resorts are complaining that they don’t get enough help from the government to pay for basic services. The Alliance

13 Feb, 2026 @ 12:05

Benidorm·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa del Sol·Mallorca·National News·Tenerife

‘Completely out of character’: Concern for missing British expat, 54, last seen leaving Benidorm hospital on Saturday morning

Have you seen Pete? If so, get in touch: newsdesk@theolivepress.es / ben@theolivepress.es CONCERNS are growing for the safety of a British expat last spotted leaving

10 Feb, 2026 @ 12:59

Benidorm·Lead

Raising the bar: Nine of Spain’s must-visit rooftop establishments – and where to find them

SPAIN doesn’t do rooftops by halves. From urban pools and sky-high cocktails to cathedral views and sea-breeze sunsets, rooftop bars across the country have become

31 Jan, 2026 @ 12:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Benidorm·Bilbao·Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Property·Valencia

Benidorm applies for €50m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

Benidorm applies for €55m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

BENIDORM City Council has asked for a €55 million government loan to stave off the risk of bankruptcy over a €350 million compensation award. The

29 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

TWO people have been arrested in Benidorm after a car carrying a 580-gram slab of cocaine was intercepted at a police checkpoint. Two Ukrainians aged

29 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm bankruptcy fears remain after court rejects challenge to €330m compensation award

Benidorm bankruptcy fears mount after court rejects bid to overturn €330m compensation ruling

BENIDORM City Council has suffered a fresh setback in its attempt to overturn a €283 million compensation award plus €47 million in interest. The total

14 Jan, 2026 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

7 Jan, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

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

5 Jan, 2026 @ 10:28

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two Benidorm cleaners found guilty of hate crimes after calling a colleague a 'dwarf'

Benidorm cleaners found guilty of hate crimes for calling a colleague a ‘dwarf’

TWO female cleaners at a Benidorm clinic have been given six-month prison terms for harassing and mocking a colleague with short stature. They continually referred

23 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Good news for Benidorm with improved €40m tram link officially in service linking key areas- plus more to come!

AN improved tram link between Benidorm and the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa was officially inaugurated on Tuesday after refurbishment work costing nearly €40 million.

16 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British ‘narco’ fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after getting life prison sentence

A BRITISH fugitive sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking and weapons offences has been arrested in Benidorm. The Policia Nacional executed an international arrest

12 Dec, 2025 @ 11:18

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m

THE number of registered UK expats living in Spain fell by 2.2% in 2024 according to the National Institute of Statistics(NIE). Their annual population census

3 Dec, 2025 @ 10:36

Benidorm·Lead·National News·Torrevieja

Benidorm ‘best in Europe’ coffee shop and a bar are busted for selling drugs in city’s tourist zone

A BENIDORM coffee shop and a bar have been raided for selling drugs in the tourist area of the city. Six people have been arrested

1 Dec, 2025 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident

THE family of a Welsh holidaymaker who claim he died in Benidorm as a result of foul play has revealed new evidence to back their

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm police arrest violent French fugitive who inflicted life-changing injuries on victim

British fugitive convicted of sexual assault and jailed for 10 years is arrested at Benidorm hotel

A BRITISH fugitive convicted of two sexual assaults who skipped his sentencing hearing has been arrested in a Benidorm hotel. The 44-year-old man had an

21 Nov, 2025 @ 11:48

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Benidorm’s Fancy Dress Party attracts over 30,000 visitors- mainly British- to Europe’s ‘biggest’ costume parade

OVER 30,000 people- mainly British expats and tourists- lined Benidorm’s streets on Thursday for the annual ‘Fancy Dress Party’. The event organised by hospitality associations

14 Nov, 2025 @ 12:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Costa Blanca’s top summer music festival ‘kicked out of Benidorm’ but finds new home in Torrevieja

A MAJOR summer music festival has quit Benidorm after 14 years and found a new home on the southern Costa Blanca in Torrevieja. The Low

11 Nov, 2025 @ 12:43

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Torrevieja

Costa Blanca Russian mafia money laundering gang faces €22m in fines and six-year jail terms

A BENIDORM court has green-lit the trial of a Russian mafia money laundering gang operating on the Costa Blanca- five years after they were arrested.

10 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

A SERIAL electric scooter stealer has been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional. The man, 36, travelled regularly from Alicante to plunder at least

6 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

TV detective drama ‘Death in Benidorm’ to bring Costa Blanca intrigue to UK screens

A NEW British detective drama set in Benidorm is now filming on the Costa Blanca, promising seaside sunshine, expat bar culture and murder mystery in

27 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

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

20 Oct, 2025 @ 12:07

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

19 Oct, 2025 @ 07:00

Benidorm·Lead

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar power plant to supply clean energy

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

16 Oct, 2025 @ 15:35

Benidorm·Green·Lead

Benidorm

WATCH: Inside the takedown of a brutal Albanian gang who tortured Marbella expats in their luxury villas

Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of ‘victim’

Brit found dead in Benidorm hospital ‘suffocated’ after tragically getting stuck ‘upside down’ in tight gap

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

‘Completely out of character’: Concern for missing British expat, 54, last seen leaving Benidorm hospital on Saturday morning

Raising the bar: Nine of Spain’s must-visit rooftop establishments – and where to find them

Benidorm applies for €55m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

Benidorm bankruptcy fears mount after court rejects bid to overturn €330m compensation ruling

Wet October and fewer ‘home’ tourists are blamed for slight fall in 2025 Costa Blanca hotel stays

Benidorm gold chain snatcher targeted elderly people during special robbery trips to Costa Blanca resort

Benidorm cleaners found guilty of hate crimes for calling a colleague a ‘dwarf’

Good news for Benidorm with improved €40m tram link officially in service linking key areas- plus more to come!

British ‘narco’ fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after getting life prison sentence

UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m

Benidorm ‘best in Europe’ coffee shop and a bar are busted for selling drugs in city’s tourist zone

New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident

British fugitive convicted of sexual assault and jailed for 10 years is arrested at Benidorm hotel

IN PICS: Benidorm’s Fancy Dress Party attracts over 30,000 visitors- mainly British- to Europe’s ‘biggest’ costume parade

Costa Blanca’s top summer music festival ‘kicked out of Benidorm’ but finds new home in Torrevieja

Costa Blanca Russian mafia money laundering gang faces €22m in fines and six-year jail terms

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

TV detective drama ‘Death in Benidorm’ to bring Costa Blanca intrigue to UK screens

IN PICS: ‘Poppy Appeal’ on Costa Blanca launched at Royal British Legion parade in Benidorm

Benidorm expat makes millions playing poker after owning local restaurants and a hotel

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy

WATCH: Inside the takedown of a brutal Albanian gang who tortured Marbella expats in their luxury villas

Hard border axed but Spain can block Brits from entering Gibraltar – all you need to know about long-awaited post-Brexit treaty

Mallorca’s Palma becomes the latest area in Spain to ban the burqa in public buildings and spaces

Legendary musician Julio Iglesias launches legal action against Spain’s deputy prime minister over shelved sexual assault allegation

Bombshell tests claim nearly HALF of ‘migrant minors’ arriving in the Canary Islands are actually adults