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British teenager with rare genetic condition faces weeks in hospital after falling seriously ill during family holiday on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenage girl with a rare genetic condition had to be placed on a ventilator at Alicante’s General Hospital after her lungs filled with

21 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Four fugitives working as fruit pickers- including man on the run for 18 years- are arrested on the Costa Blanca

A POLISH man on the run for 18 years from his native country was one of four fugitives arrested during checks made on fruit pickers

21 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Passenger caught smuggling 20,000 Viagra pills in a suitcase at Costa Blanca airport

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s security team uncovered a bizarre smuggling incident when 20,000 Viagra pills were found crammed into a suitcase. A 63-year old woman has been

20 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Costa Blanca man caught on video firing gunshots into air from his balcony

WATCH: Costa Blanca man caught on video firing gunshots into the air from a balcony

A MAN has been arrested in Alicante for firing several gunshots into the air from his balcony to see in the New Year. The 47-year-old

20 Jan, 2025 @ 11:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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17 Jan, 2025 @ 17:54

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Social media 'influencer' accused of dodging taxes and laundering money is extradited after hiding on the Costa Blanca

Social media ‘influencer’ accused of tax dodging and money laundering is extradited after hiding on the Costa Blanca

A SWEDISH social media ‘influencer’ who ran off to Spain after facing money laundering and tax dodging charges was arrested in Torrevieja last month. The

17 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British man’s body found floating in Costa Blanca marina after falling off his boat

THE body of a British man was found floating at Calpe marina on the Costa Blanca on Thursday. The 53-year-old’s body was recovered by Guardia

17 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

British woman arrested for helping run drug den operating out of Costa Blanca city

British woman arrested for running a drug den in a Costa Blanca city

A BRITISH woman was among a group of seven people arrested for her involvement in running a drug den in Javea. The 37-year-old along with

16 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Robber preyed on single women who were violently and sexually assaulted as they walked through Costa Blanca park

A MAN who terrorised women walking on their own in Torrevieja has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 57-year-old has been charged with four

15 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Worried UK buyers ask if they can back out of deals to buy Costa Blanca homes due to proposed 100% tax on non-EU buyers

REAL Estate agency associations on the Costa Blanca have slammed a proposal from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over introducing a 100% stamp duty style tax

15 Jan, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

SIX Policia Nacional officers stopped a British tourist, 44, from leaping off a Benidorm hotel sixth-floor balcony following an assault on her female partner. The

14 Jan, 2025 @ 18:44

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Special cages trap catch dozens of wild boars close to Costa Blanca city

72 wild boars were caught between October and December in two special trap cages set up in Denia on the northern Costa Blanca. The city

14 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Cultural complex in Costa Blanca town will replace expensive unused and demolished 'white elephant'

Cultural complex in Costa Blanca town will replace expensive demolished ‘white elephant’

A NEW cultural centre for Pilar de la Horadada is expected to open before Easter as the ‘replacement’ for the never-used infamous La Paloma development-

13 Jan, 2025 @ 17:08

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Cyber scammer arrested over €1.3m con which cheated 12 people in Spain

A UKRAINIAN woman has been arrested in Orihuela(Alicante province) over a €1.3 million cyber scam involving a bogus investment company. International arrest warrants have been

13 Jan, 2025 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK

Expanded Costa Blanca airport terminal will have dedicated area for UK flights and other non-Schengen zone services

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s terminal will be expanded to include a dedicated area for UK flights and other non-Schengen zone services. The Transport Ministry promised the enhancement

13 Jan, 2025 @ 11:46

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

John George killing: Two people summoned to answer questions about the murder from judge in Spain

John George: Suspect is released on bail over murder of Belfast father-of-two in Alicante

A TORREVIEJA judge bailed a 32-year-old Czech man on Friday over his connection to the murder of Belfast father-of-two John George, whose body was found

10 Jan, 2025 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante launches its Low Emissions Zone today - here’s what drivers should know

Low emissions zone is coming to Alicante: This is what drivers should know

ALICANTE’S Low Emission Zone(ZBE) will officially come into force on January 30. The reality is that motorists will notice no difference as the Old Town

10 Jan, 2025 @ 11:36

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

John George: Main suspect may have fled to Thailand after Belfast father’s murder in Alicante

THE Guardia Civil is investigating whether the alleged killer of 37-year-old Belfast man John George, whose body was found last Tuesday on a Costa Blanca

9 Jan, 2025 @ 11:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ukrainian refugees are biggest foreign group with double the number of British expats in Costa Blanca tourist city

AROUND 9% of Torrevieja’s registered population are Ukrainians according to the city’s municipal padron with numbers double that of British expats. Torrevieja council says that

8 Jan, 2025 @ 11:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

John George: Body is found in search for missing Belfast dad in Spain as police launch murder probe

SPANISH police believe they have found the body of missing father-of-two John George. Authorities in Alicante, on the Costa Blanca, are now treating the case

7 Jan, 2025 @ 21:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Alicante: Woman, 52, is killed by a train ‘while talking on mobile phone’

A WOMAN died on Monday after getting too close to an Alicante railway track as the slipstream generated by a passing train threw her onto

7 Jan, 2025 @ 12:09

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Tougher laws cause big cutback in tourist homes available for let in Spain

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

NEARLY three-quarters of Alicante’s City’s tourist flats are not registered according to a city council report. Up to 20% of homes in districts like the

7 Jan, 2025 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

John George: Interpol joins search for missing Belfast man as family vows to stay in Spain and K9 team goes home

THE search for missing Belfast father John George has gone international after Interpol joined the investigation. The father-of-two, also known as John Hardy, 37, was

7 Jan, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

John Hardy: Only Fans ‘star’ denies involvement in Belfast father’s ‘murder’ as search in Alicante enters its fourth week

ONE of the last people to see a missing Belfast man alive in Spain has denied any involvement in his disappearance. Father-of-two John Hardy, aka

5 Jan, 2025 @ 16:25

Costa Blanca·Lead

A judge has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any proper PPE equipment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alicante court says doctors, nurses, and health support staff are entitled to compensation amounts varying between €5,000 and €49,180 for 'personal and moral damages'. There has been no comment from the Valencian government or Health Ministry. It's presumed that an appeal will be launched against the ruling. The lawsuit was filed against the regional Health Ministry by the Sindicato Medico(Medical Union). It claimed compensation on behalf of 150 Alicante area members for the 'non-compliance' of the Ministry for not providing safety protection between March and May 2020. The Alicante court ruling obliges each worker to get €5,000 if 'they were forced to work without adequate protection elements'. The payout is €15,000 for 'each workers who had to go into isolation if they were in contact with anybody infected with COVID-19'. A €35,000 payment is ordered for any worker 'infected with COVID-19 but who did not require hospital admission'. Any health worker who did catch the coronavirus and was hospitalised will get the highest amount of €49,180. The Sindicato Medico says that it is pleased by the recognition the court has given its members and pointing out the 'negligent attitude towards health and safety' of health workers. Similar claims have been filed in other courts in the Valencian Community.

Flu virus sweeps through Spain’s Costa Blanca: Beds fill up hospital corridor after cases TRIPLE

MORE than 600 people have been hospitalised across Alicante province over the past week due to a rise in various respiratory illnesses. The number of

5 Jan, 2025 @ 15:48

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

John Hardy: Police in Northern Ireland issue statement on Belfast man missing from Alicante

POLICE in Northern Ireland have issued a statement to the public amid the ongoing search for missing Belfast man John Hardy. The 37-year-old father-of-two has

3 Jan, 2025 @ 19:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

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British teenager with rare genetic condition faces weeks in hospital after falling seriously ill during family holiday on Costa Blanca

Four fugitives working as fruit pickers- including man on the run for 18 years- are arrested on the Costa Blanca

Passenger caught smuggling 20,000 Viagra pills in a suitcase at Costa Blanca airport

WATCH: Costa Blanca man caught on video firing gunshots into the air from a balcony

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British man’s body found floating in Costa Blanca marina after falling off his boat

British woman arrested for running a drug den in a Costa Blanca city

Robber preyed on single women who were violently and sexually assaulted as they walked through Costa Blanca park

Worried UK buyers ask if they can back out of deals to buy Costa Blanca homes due to proposed 100% tax on non-EU buyers

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

Special cages trap catch dozens of wild boars close to Costa Blanca city

Cultural complex in Costa Blanca town will replace expensive demolished ‘white elephant’

Cyber scammer arrested over €1.3m con which cheated 12 people in Spain

Expanded Costa Blanca airport terminal will have dedicated area for UK flights and other non-Schengen zone services

John George: Suspect is released on bail over murder of Belfast father-of-two in Alicante

Low emissions zone is coming to Alicante: This is what drivers should know

John George: Main suspect may have fled to Thailand after Belfast father’s murder in Alicante

Ukrainian refugees are biggest foreign group with double the number of British expats in Costa Blanca tourist city

John George: Body is found in search for missing Belfast dad in Spain as police launch murder probe

Horror in Alicante: Woman, 52, is killed by a train ‘while talking on mobile phone’

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

John George: Interpol joins search for missing Belfast man as family vows to stay in Spain and K9 team goes home

John Hardy: Only Fans ‘star’ denies involvement in Belfast father’s ‘murder’ as search in Alicante enters its fourth week

Flu virus sweeps through Spain’s Costa Blanca: Beds fill up hospital corridor after cases TRIPLE

John Hardy: Police in Northern Ireland issue statement on Belfast man missing from Alicante

Here comes the calima: Fabled ‘blood rain’ is on its way to Spain with Saharan dust cloud set to sweep in over the weekend

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez forced into extraordinary denial after political rivals spread heart disease conspiracy

Spain’s first total solar eclipse in 100 years is coming – is YOUR home in the path of totality?

BREAKING: 4.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tenerife just days after 6,000 mini-tremors underneath Mount Teide sparked eruption fears

Affordable homes scandal erupts in Alicante as wealthy son of local politician snaps up flat meant for struggling families