British footballers kicked off flight after arriving drunk on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Passengers cheered and applauded when the 25-strong amateur side was removed
British father and son arrested at Alicante airport for trying to smuggle 400 grams of hashish back to London
A BRITISH father and son have been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after they tried to fly to London with 400 grams of hashish. National Police
‘HE IS HOME SAFE’: Bristol man who went missing in Benidorm ‘collapsed’ while attempting to walk to Alicante airport
A BRITISH man who went missing in Benidorm last week has returned home to the arms of his family. Nick Brzezicki, 32, flew out to
British rock-climber suffers ‘severe’ head injuries after falling 10 metres on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH rock-climber has been rescued by firefighters after falling 10 metres on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The woman, who’s identity is not yet known, suffered
Spain confirms 21-month grace period to Britons in event of no-deal Brexit
BRITONS in Spain have been guaranteed a 21-month grace period in which they will be classed as legally resident in the event of a no-deal
WATCH: Man arrested for trying to sell an elephant’s foot disguised as a stool on social media
A MAN has been arrested for trying to sell an elephant’s foot disguised as a stool on the Costa Blanca. The Guardia Civil saw the
Spain’s ‘first ever’ multi-charity animal adoption website launches on the Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S ‘first ever’ multi-charity adoption website for cats, dogs and horses has had its launch on the Costa Blanca. More than half of all dogs
IN PICS: Rainbows fill the skies after torrential rain on the Costa Blanca
EVERY cloud has a silver lining, as the saying goes. But in the Marina Alta comarca on the Costa Blanca, a brief torrent of rain
Popular expat restaurant The Peppermill closes down in Benidorm following legal battle
POPULAR Benidorm restaurant The Peppermill has closed down after a lengthy legal battle. The restaurant was beloved among British expats for its bargain breakfast and
Katie Price’s mum blasted for revealing she voted for Brexit despite living in Spain
Former glamour model Katie, who appeared on the show with her mum, added that she didn’t vote in the referendum
IN A PICKLE: Lorry flips on AP-7 motorway spilling 13,000 litres of petrol on artichoke field in Alicante
A LORRY carrying 27,000 litres of petrol and diesel flipped on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante, spilling half of its contents on a nearby artichoke
GREEDY SAMARITANS: criminal gang who slashed tourists’ tyres at toll booths along Costa Blanca and then robbed them finally arrested
TYRE slashers who targeted tourists’ vehicles along the Costa Blanca and then robbed them while pretending to help have been arrested by Police in Catalonia.
THE ITALIAN JOB: Italian arrested after selling ex-mother-in-law’s Fiat 500 and then lying it was stolen in Alicante
AN Italian man has been arrested in Alicante after selling his ex-mother-in-law’s car and then lying it had been stolen. The man, 44, gained a
BRITISH pensioner tells court he ‘couldn’t remember’ bludgeoning sleeping stepson’s head with a HAMMER before attempting to suffocate wife on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH pensioner on trial for attempted murder has told an Alicante court he ‘couldn’t remember’ taking a hammer to his stepson’s head while he
DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING: clairvoyant jailed for conning disabled woman out of €13,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CLAIRVOYANT has been sentenced to a year and three months for conning a disabled woman out of €13,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The victim,
The Cabo de Santa Pola one step closer to becoming a municipal nature reserve on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Sierra and Cabo de Santa Pola has come a step closer to being designated a municipal nature reserve. The councillor for agriculture, environment, climate
WATCH: SECOND dead dolphin in a week washes up on same 3km strip in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SECOND dead dolphin has been spotted washing up on the Costa Blanca in the space of just a week. The dolphin was videoed by
Town hall blasted for spending €90,000 on campaign to attract more British tourists to Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TOWN hall has been blasted for spending €90,000 on a campaign to attract more British tourists – to just four hotels! Calpe’s PP mayor
Benidorm introduces bans on mobility scooters in new crackdown on ‘uncivil tourism’
THEY have famously been dubbed ‘Madge-mobiles’ after one of hit TV show Benidorm’s most popular characters. So it is with great irony that the tourist
Expat and local nudists fuming as five-storey tower block begins construction behind favourite beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The beach has been a safe haven for naturists for more than 40 years
The Original LOL
NOW most of you reading this will have been ‘lolling’ for years – firstly, back when it became cool to abbreviate every possible word to
British expat reverend thanks God and wife four years after doctors sent him home to die on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Vergel-based expat Clive Read, 79, was suffering from pneumonia and an undiagnosed heart condition when he stopped responding to treatment at Denia Hospital in April
IN PICS: Olive Press launches new Costa Blanca edition to add to award-winning expat newspaper brand in Spain
IT has taken five years, but the Olive Press Costa Blanca has finally arrived. Half a decade of research and planning – and with something
Police intervene after ‘disturbed rifle-touting’ neighbour declares ‘this is war’ before planting row of cypress trees to block expat’s views on Spain’s Costa Blanca
'It feels like he's putting a middle finger up at us'
DID YOU FEEL IT? Earthquake rumbles along Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN earthquake has hit a popular holiday destination on the Costa Blanca, rattling residents’ windows and houses from Cartagena to Benidorm. The magnitude 4.0 earthquake
Naked effigies of Trump, Hitler, Stalin and Franco torched in Valencia’s Las Fallas festival
A WEEK-long festival in Valencia celebrating Saint Joseph has seen the burning of a naked Donald Trump standing next to Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and