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
Woman, 85, who suffered dementia found in ditch on Costa Blanca after missing for two days
AN 85-year-old dementia-sufferer has been rescued after going missing for two days on the Costa Blanca. The lady, of German nationality, was reported missing by
Woman arrested for letting dog starve to death on her balcony in Alicante
A WOMAN has been arrested after her dog starved to death trapped in a balcony on the Costa Blanca. The Spanish woman, 45, said the
7 GOOD things the British have contributed to Spain
While we do we have many a moron - as does every country - Spain knows that we, too, have something to offer
Benidorm set to BAN boozy Brits in crackdown on drunken behaviour
BENIDORM is set to ban boozy Brits as authorities begin a crackdown on drunken behaviour. A blacklist will reportedly be handed out to bars, restaurants
British lads guzzle Heineken through beer bong on flight to Benidorm as stewardess HELPS to hold it up
THIS is the moment a group of British lads used a beer bong on a flight from Stansted to the Costa Blanca. The boozers, headed
Spain’s PSOE claim victory in historic EU ballot while Brexit party and Lib Dems surge in UK
The European results saw euro-sceptic parties gain ground and far-right Vox MEPs entered the EU parliament for the first time
The PP take control of the Costa Blanca, winning Alicante city, Benidorm and Torrevieja
SPAIN’S conservative party (PP) has come out on top of yesterday’s municipal elections in the province of Alicante. The PP won 595 councillor seats in
Body of British diver, 69, recovered from seabed off coast of Murcia
THE Body of a British diver has been found 170ft underwater off the coast of Murcia. Phillip Evans, 69, got separated from his diving group
OPINION: Authorities in Alicante must make property developers follow safety rules without harming the promising market
The ‘save 100 lives’ petition launched in Balcon al Mar, in Javea, concerns 100 residents whose homes are literally on a cliff-edge
OPINION: Accusing a Benidorm bar of a ‘hate crime’ for renting out a midget is political correctness gone mad
If an upcoming investigation finds their dwarf to be proud of his work, and doing it without any coercion or humiliation, then we should crouch
A PUT-DOWN A DAY: New Spanish book praises ‘therapeutic’ quality of insulting
INSULTS have been branded ‘therapeutic’ in a new book by Catalonian author Sergio Parra. In Mecaguen!, published by Vox, Parra says that expletives are ‘necessary’
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Alicante Airport pandemonium was just about worth it for an English bowl of jellied eels, writes Loraine Gostling
Oh well, it was only 55 minutes, so we could browse the Toblerone and smell the latest designer aromas at leisure in Duty Free
GHOSTA BLANCA: Illegal art exhibition takes over one of Spain’s most haunted buildings
ONE of Spain’s most-haunted buildings has become the scene of an illegal art exhibition by a notorious Swedish guerrilla artist. The Preventoria Agua de Busot
Expat pensioners assaulted as luxury apartment block is ‘mobbed’ by squatters on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GROUP of British pensioners are pleading for help after their block of flats descended into ‘hell’ due to squatters. The expats – who have
WE’VE GOT THE POWER! :Expats fill up the ballot lists for vital local elections – in which FINALLY foreigners count
Hundreds of foreigners have been included on the various political party lists in a bid to become councillors