Terrorism fears in Spain after Catalan separatists caught testing BOMBS and ‘planning acts of violence’
Officers seized sulphuric acid, paraffin, aluminium powder, industrial paint stripper, gasoline and thermite
Young Irish man dies in freak accident during famous holy pilgrimage in Spain
AN Irish man has died following a freak swimming accident while on a pilgrimage in Spain. Timothy Kelleher, who was in his 30s, drowned late
Caged Albino Tiger owner arrested for drug trafficking and firearms possession in Alicante.
THE owners of a rare Albino Tiger that was kept locked in a cage at their Alicante home, have also been accused of drug trafficking
Up to a BILLION ‘aggressive’ tiger mosquitoes ‘set to swarm Spain’s Costa Blanca’ after devastating gota fria floods create perfect breeding environment
The worst flooding in 140 years has left scores of muddy lagoons, the perfect breeding ground for the blood-sucking pests
Expat feels ‘imprisoned’ in own home after agricultural plant built without planning authorisation next door
A BRITISH expat is demanding action after a seven-metre high and potentially toxic agricultural plant was built just yards from his Costa Blanca home. David
‘Grandfather of cocaine’ arrested with his wife and daughter on Spain’s Costa Blanca as notorious drug trafficking family FINALLY caged
The family clan had more than 100 clients, of all ages, who would buy from them daily, according to police
British expat found dead on popular hiking trail on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The corpse of the unnamed expat was found between a shooting range and the Montgo Mountain at about 7pm following a short search by land
GRAPHIC: Firefighters and Protección Civil remove 1,450 dead animals from floodwaters in the Vega Baja region Alicante
THE Spanish government is employing a hundred personnel in the flood-hit Vega Baja region to remove more than 1,400 animals killed by the floods. The
Iranian officials in Tehran remove one of 283 museum items on loan from Alicante as lithograph showed Queen Isabella II with ‘too much cleavage’
THE Iranian government has confiscated a lithograph on loan from an Alicante museum as it depicted Spain’s Queen Isabella II with ‘too much cleavage’. The
Flood victims in the Vega Baja can apply for up to €4,500 emergency aid – here’s the form
VICTIMS of the Vega Baja’s worst floods for 140 years can now request emergency funds ‘up to €4,500’ from their respective Town Halls. Residents can
Unions representing 50,000 farmers accuse Segura river management body of ‘criminal negligence’ over devastating gota fría floods
UNIONS representing 50,000 of the nation’s farmers met last Friday with Mireia Mollá, the Regional Minister of Agriculture to accuse the organisation managing the Segura
WHITE STRIPES: Albino tiger believed to be ‘one of twenty’ left in the world found locked in Alicante garden
AN ALBINO tiger locked in a cage next to the swimming pool of an Alicante residence has raised alarm bells among municipal law enforcement. Alicante
World’s ’13th-most expensive’ superyacht owned by Saudi billionaire docks in Denia
ONE of the world’s most expensive superyachts has caused an internet sensation after docking in the Port of Denia last weekend. The Lady Moura, reportedly
Olive Press journalist attacked by squatter at urbanisation home to British residents in Alicante
AN Olive Press journalist has been attacked after exposing a ‘violent’ squatter family allegedly squatting and stealing electricity from a Costa Blanca complex. Simon Wade
Costa Blanca cancer charity in urgent appeal to help reach milestone figure
CARING expats have sent out a request for prizes and donations to Costa Blanca community in bid to bring their total raised to €500,000. Since
One man’s journey across Europe to gather hay as horses in the Vega Baja face ‘famine’ following devastating floods that decimated the region’s alfalfa harvest
A NORWEGIAN man has driven hundreds of kilometres across Europe to plead for free hay as horses and goats in the Vega Baja are set
It’s World Paella Day, and we’re still arguing about chorizo!
TODAY is World Paella Day, where food fans around the globe celebrate the most universal dish of Spain’s Valencia. It’s a day when passionate Valencianos
Manchester United keeper David de Gea donates €200,000 to Costa Blanca flood relief
MANCHESTER United’s Spanish goalkeeper, David de Gea, has donated €200,000 to the disaster relief fund in the flood-hit Vega Baja region because of his father’s
WATCH: Gang of child-abducting Costa Almeria drug traffickers get arrested by Spanish police and Europol in joint swoop
A MULTINATIONAL group of drug-smugglers that used children to transport their contraband has been dismantled after the Spanish Policía Nacional, the French Police Nationale and
Hunter heard ‘three engine explosions’ before two French pilots killed in Pedreguer plane crash
A HUNTER out stalking rabbits has claimed he heard ‘three explosions’ from the engine of an aeroplane that later crashed in Pedreguer, killing two French
Policía Nacional agents drafted in to block looters from breaking into houses ruined by catastrophic Costa Blanca storms
POLICÍA NACIONAL have revealed that specially-designated agents will perform round-the-clock patrols of certain flood-hit areas to prevent looting. Villages and towns across the Vega Baja
Valencian government to provide financial aid to flood victims as estimates put damage at ‘€1.5 billion’ to the Costa Blanca
THE catastrophic floods that swept through the Costa Blanca last week are expected to cost the region €1.5 billion. In a bid to provide financial
WATCH: Spanish ‘angels’ travel from as far as Murcia help British woman clear ruined Costa Blanca house of mud and wreckage
A GROUP of Spanish ‘angels’ have aided a British woman clear the ‘destroyed’ ground floor of her Costa Blanca home from mud and wreckage. Subscribe
Fugitive rapist arrested in Torrevieja after fleeing from Italian justice
POLICÍA Nacional in Torreveija yesterday arrested a 35-year-old man wanted for a rape in Italy. The alleged aggressor had previously escaped Turin Police by jumping
Migrants intercepted off Costa Calida as ‘steady flow’ resumes following respite from gota fría storms
GUARDIA Civil have apprehended four unauthorised migrants that reached the municipality Águilas on Tuesday night. Eleven more were caught as they landed close to Cartagena,
Man kills ex-wife in front of kids before slaying her mum and sister in shocking machismo killing in Spain
It has since been revealed the couple were going through divorce proceedings, however police said there were no records of domestic violence complaints