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WATCH: Brit battered in the head after stopping Benidorm ‘pea men’ from defrauding elderly tourists

A BRIT has been assaulted after trying to stop Benidorm ‘pea men’ from allegedly conning elderly tourists of their money. Nathan Smith, 23, and a...

Driver stopped TWICE for drink driving within an hour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DRUNK driver has been stopped twice within an hour for driving over the alcohol limit on Spain's Costa Blanca. Guardia Civil stopped the man...

SAY NO MOOR: The ancient Moorish technique saving Alicante city from flash floods

IN MARCH 2017 the city of Alicante was hit by the heaviest rain of the entire 21st century. Five schools closed down, garages were...

EXCLUSIVE: British bookies’ favourite Tao Geoghegan Hart speaks to the Olive Press before the 2019 Vuelta de España start...

BRITISH bookies' favourite Tao Geoghegan Hart has spoken to the Olive Press just two days before the 2019 Vuelta de España kicks off in...

Benidorm Town Hall requests Spanish government outlaw ‘shell game’ after Brit tourist battered in head for warning elderly passersby

THE three political parties elected to Benidorm's Town Hall have united to request Spain's Congress outlaw the roadside 'shell game'. The Popular Party (PP), Spanish...

WATCH: Spanish comedian’s hilarious song on why Spain ‘hates the Brits’ goes viral

The tongue-in-cheek medley sees Lopez blast British tourists for mispronouncing paella and drinking too much Stella

Randy tortoise escapes from Costa Blanca home as Brit owner pleads for help and says Tortie will ‘make a...

A RANDY tortoise has gone missing from his Costa Blanca home while his Brit owner is appealing to the public for help. ‘Tortie’ the tortoise...

Rental website that scammed British holidaymakers out of thousands FINALLY closed down following Olive Press exposes

A FRAUDULENT villa rental website that tricked British holidaymakers out of thousands has finally shut down following an extensive Olive Press campaign this year. Dreamvillasspain.com...

Brit hit by Fanta bottle lobbed from 7th story in Benidorm

A BRIT holidaymaker has been hit by a Fanta bottle launched from the seventh-floor of a Benidorm building. The man was struck in the...

Flog It! presenter Mark Stacey to value Costa Blanca antiques and artifacts at exclusive charity event on September 14

RAID your jewellery boxes and plunder the garage because Flog It! is coming to the Costa Blanca! Mark Stacey, renowned British auctioneer, will be...

Fake food poisoning claims by British holidaymakers in Spain down to ‘zero’ in 2019 after fraudsters fined up to...

FAKE claims of food poisoning by Brit tourists on Spanish holidays have fallen dramatically to ‘not a single case’ in 2019. The false legal actions...

Valencian Community’s first restricted beach facing unauthorised visitors leaving rubbish and even defecating inside

VISITOR restrictions to an ecologically-sensitive cave on the Costa Blanca have not stopped un-authorised tourists from entering and even defecating in its interior. The Cova...

WORTH IT? First findings emerge after Benidorm Mirador destroyed in search of ruins that ‘might not exist’

IT was the backdrop of proposals. Tourists from across the globe flocked to Benidorm’s Mirador del Castillo to walk among its chalk-white balustrades and...

WATCH: Secret filming reveals Goldcar staff ‘BULLY’ tourists and charge ‘€300 for scratch’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol and...

In Europe, customers are not required to buy additional insurance when renting a car and are covered with ‘basic’ insurance by law

Manhunt launched after dog KILLED by ‘poisoned’ food at popular dog beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca, with four other...

Whilst police investigate who may be responsible, council workers are combing the area and the neighbouring beaches of Cobaticas and Playa Gachero for further traces

British fugitive ‘warehouse robber’ arrested at Spain’s Alicante Airport after trying to evade customs officers

All four arrests happened in the last 10 days in a crackdown on international crime

Cyclists are breaking rules and endangering public on Spain’s Costa Blanca, say British expats

‘An unpopular measure as people use the promenade for mobility and not as a race path’

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF posing as a charity worker has stolen a brand new iPhone X from a Brit expat while she was dining in a...

CONFIRMED: Government will uprate UK State Pension for those living in the EU until March 2023 in event of...

THE UK government has announced it will continue to uprate the UK State Pension paid to people living in the EU each year for...

STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca

MALAGA is among five Andalucian provinces that have been placed on yellow alert for storms today. Cadiz, Almeria, Jaen and Granada all have warnings in...

‘Good Samaritan’ gives holiday home to Brit couple supporting three-month premature baby in Alicante hospital

A ‘GOOD SAMARITAN’ has offered her Spanish villa to a young Birmingham couple trapped in Alicante following the shock birth of their first child. Natalie...

‘Legend’ off-duty pilot flies himself to Alicante holiday after passengers faced two-hour delay on EasyJet flight from Manchester

SUMMERTIME, and the living is easyJet! This video shows the moment an off-duty pilot flew himself to his own holiday in Alicante. EasyJet captain Michael Bradley...

Benidorm Palace to hold ‘amazing’ charity night for abandoned dogs featuring top local talent from the Costa Blanca

ONE of the Costa Blanca’s biggest entertainment venues is holding an unprecedented charity night in support of abandoned dogs. Benidorm Palace will hold the Save...

TO BOLDLY STOW: Six British people arrested with tonne of cocaine on Spanish boat named ‘Bold’

A gang of six UK drugs traffickers have been arrested by Spanish and British police

WATCH: Alleged trickster caught conning Costa Blanca bar with €50 note trick

AN alleged conman has been caught tricking a Costa Blanca bar with the 'bait and switch' method. CCTV at the Artesano cafe and juice bar...

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