World’s longest water slide opens in Benidorm
THE longest water slide in the world has just opened on the Costa Blanca. The Cyclon at Aqualandia, in Benidorm, is 200 metres long and
Costa Blanca city wants to analyse dog poo DNA to catch owners
A COSTA Blanca city wants to analyse the DNA of dog faeces to catch their unsanitary owners. Elche’s department of hygiene wants to introduce the
HASTA LA VISTA: New trailer for sixth Terminator movie reveals scenes shot in Murcia and Cartagena
THRILLING scenes for the sixth Terminator movie were shot on the Costa Blanca, a new trailer has revealed. Last summer, a film crew of more
Benidorm Bar responds after ‘minging’ English breakfast pizza went viral online
SAUSAGES, eggs, bacon… everyone knows that Brits love a good fry up, but what about when it’s on a pizza? One bar in Benidorm has
Brits buzzing as new Iceland lands in Costa Blanca expat hotspot
ICELAND has opened a new express store for Brits who want a taste of home on the Costa Blanca. The shop, operated by British-run Overseas
Van Gogh Alive to visit Valencia from July to October
THE world’s most visited multimedia exhibition will arrive in Valencia in July. Van Gogh Alive, which has broken visitor records in over 50 cities across
Will Smith receives handmade guitar ‘specially customised’ for the actor by Costa Blanca family-run business
WILL Smith has been gifted a Spanish guitar handbuilt on the Costa Blanca while the actor appeared on Spanish television. The Hollywood star was offered
MR ZIPPY: Teens run from police after breaking into ice cream van in Alicante
FOUR teenagers fled from police after they were spotted breaking into an ice cream van near Alicante. An eyewitness called Policia Nacional after spotting the
FIGHTING BACK: One British pensioner ‘broke arm’ of mugger while another ‘threatened’ one ‘with a rock’ among string of arrests on the Costa Blanca
TWO British pensioners have revealed how they fought back against ‘hugger muggers’ on the Costa Blanca. Edward Broadbent, 79, threatened a woman ‘with a rock’
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Most Wanted British ‘killer’ allegedly spotted in Spain during Champions League final in Madrid
The sighting comes after former Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley launched a fresh campaign to catch the alleged killer after 14 years on the run
‘Law is not functioning’ as more families flee urbanisation in Denia suffering ‘VIOLENT’ take over by ‘gypsies’ and squatters
ANOTHER two families have fled an urbanisation that descended into ‘hell’ after squatters began a ‘violent coup d’etat’ five years ago. A retired German couple
Boy, 6, CURED of cancer thanks to new gene therapy in Spain returns home to Costa Blanca
The treatment will give hope to many families in Spain given that acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children
Young Brit plunges from Magaluf balcony becoming second to fall to death in Spain this week
Guardia Civil reportedly had to wake the man’s friends to break the news, they were sleeping and knew nothing of the tragic incident
Inside Spain’s new high-tech cop cars being rolled out across Malaga, Valencia and Mallorca
The new Toyota Prius + cars have been specially equipped with three state-of-the-art cameras, capable of checking 400 license plates against the stolen database per
WARNING: SIM-swap fraud which sees victims lose tens of thousands of euros on the rise in Spain
They will then use the victim's bank details to transfer money or purchase items or even request loans worth tens of thousands of euros
Police smash violent luxury carjacking ring behind string of violent robberies on Spain’s costas
The group had a clear modus operandi with all their robberies occurring in public and in a short period of time, never more than three
FIND HIM: Briton launches appeal to locate long lost dad with links to Benidorm and southern Spain
The only photos he has of his possible father are from Bobby’s Bar in Benidorm in 1965
British holidaymaker falls from 15th floor of Benidorm apartment block
A BRITISH holidaymaker has died after falling from the 15th floor of his apartment block in Benidorm. Colin McGarry from Belfast, died at around 1.45
Saharan blast to push temperatures up to ’33 degrees’ on the Costa Blanca this Wednesday
A BLAST of air from the Sahara desert will push temperatures up to 33 degrees this week on the Costa Blanca. Temperatures will peak on
Woman in hospital after stung in the face by Portuguese man o’ war on the Costa Blanca
A WOMAN has been stung in the face by a Portuguese man o’ war after she went swimming on the Costa Blanca. The middle-aged woman
Three Costa Blanca towns named among Spain’s 50 poorest municipalities
SIX municipalities in Alicante have been named in the list of Spain’s 50 poorest areas, according to Spain’s National Institute of Statistics. Almoradi was ranked
Alicante airport reopened after private plane crashed upon landing
ALICANTE airport has reopened after a private plane crashed upon landing at 2pm this afternoon. The landing gear of the jet collapsed as it touched
South American spider leaves man hospitalised for 10 DAYS after bitten walking dogs on the Costa Blanca
A MAN has been hospitalised for 10 days after being bitten by a venomous spider ‘15 times more toxic than a cobra’ on the Costa
Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport
DATE rape drugs take away your freedom, until you take away the freedom of their traffickers. A British man has now been arrested after Guardia
‘Hugger’ muggers arrested on the Costa Blanca after thieving expat’s €100,000 watch
TWO Romanians have been arrested in Benissa after they robbed a Dutch pensioner of his €100,000 watch. The pair, a 19-year-old girl and a 27-year-old