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New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident

THE family of a Welsh holidaymaker who claim he died in Benidorm as a result of foul play has revealed new evidence to back their

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Terrified Alicante woman paid €13k to ‘priestess’ who threatened to put a curse on her family

AN ALICANTE woman paid €13,000 to a priestess who threatened a curse on her family if she stopped making payments to help her sick husband.

28 Nov, 2025 @ 13:12

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from victim- leaving trail of banknotes on the pavement

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from woman who won big in gaming salon – only to be tracked down from trail of banknotes he left behind

AN Alicante street thief was caught after snatching a bag containing €5,800 in cash and leaving a trail of banknotes strewn over the pavement. The

27 Nov, 2025 @ 11:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: How a Costa Blanca city helps to keep the UK's roads safe during the winter

Revealed: How a Costa Blanca city helps keep the UK’s roads safe during the icy winter

SALT from Torrevieja will be used to keep the UK’s roads passable during the icy winter. The city’s salt flats are the biggest in Europe

24 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Ryanair makes welcome changes to carry-on luggage size after bruising battle with Spain’s airports

Man who grabbed Ryanair worker’s neck, slammed her against glass counter and threatened to kill her over suitcase row at Costa Blanca airport is spared jail

A MAN who threatened to kill a Ryanair worker at Alicante-Elche airport over his oversized suitcase has been given a three-month prison term. The 40-year-old,

24 Nov, 2025 @ 11:48

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British pub giant Wetherspoon's to open its first bar in Spain at Costa Blanca airport

Revealed: The location of British pub giant Wetherspoon’s first-ever bar in Spain

JD WETHERSPOON has announced its first-ever pub in mainland Europe will be at Alicante-Elche airport. The outlet has been named Castell de Santa Barbera after

21 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Travel News

Benidorm police arrest violent French fugitive who inflicted life-changing injuries on victim

British fugitive convicted of sexual assault and jailed for 10 years is arrested at Benidorm hotel

A BRITISH fugitive convicted of two sexual assaults who skipped his sentencing hearing has been arrested in a Benidorm hotel. The 44-year-old man had an

21 Nov, 2025 @ 11:48

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British man survives hail of bullets while in his car and is 'out of danger' at Costa Blanca hospital

Schoolboy rushed to hospital for emergency operation after classmate stabs him in the chest on Costa Blanca street

A SCHOOLBOY, 16, needed emergency surgery after being stabbed by a classmate in a Torrevieja street. The attack happened on the city’s Avenida de las

20 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Alicante switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday at a cost of €580k

ALICANTE switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday with 2.6 million energy-saving LED bulbs. Installation work started in early September with

18 Nov, 2025 @ 13:17

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Arctic blast will cause temperatures to plummet in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A DRAMATIC fall in temperatures will hit the Valencia region later this week due to a ‘very cold’ air mass coming down from the Arctic.

18 Nov, 2025 @ 11:47

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Motorist killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road

Driver, 22, is killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road

TORREVIEJA is urgently reviewing the state of over 5,500 municipal palm trees after one of them collapsed on a car- killing a young motorist. Martin

17 Nov, 2025 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has almost beaten last year’s passenger total with two months to spare. The Costa Blanca facility recorded a tenth successive record month for

15 Nov, 2025 @ 07:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Three arrests over murder of Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death by phone thieves on the Costa Blanca

THREE men have been arrested in Alicante City after a restaurant owner was dragged to his death when his iPhone was stolen in Torrevieja. Inquiries

14 Nov, 2025 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Illegally-kept wild African cat goes to Costa Blanca rescue centre after family ‘can’t cope’ with their exotic pet

AN AFRICAN wild cat illegally kept as a domestic pet has been rescued from an Alicante area home. The five-year-old female serval called Tila became

14 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

IN PICS: Benidorm’s Fancy Dress Party attracts over 30,000 visitors- mainly British- to Europe’s ‘biggest’ costume parade

OVER 30,000 people- mainly British expats and tourists- lined Benidorm’s streets on Thursday for the annual ‘Fancy Dress Party’. The event organised by hospitality associations

14 Nov, 2025 @ 12:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

FOREIGN buyers accounted for 43.29% of home purchases in Alicante province between July and September this year. Spain’s Association of Registrars said it was the

13 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

Police dismantle sex exploitation gang that abused foreign women on Costa Blanca

A YEAR-LONG probe to bust a Costa Blanca gang that sexually exploited women has resulted in seven arrests and the freeing of 11 victims. Following

12 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police find 'love hug' robbers hiding out in Barcelona after multiple thefts on the Costa Blanca

‘Love hug’ robbers arrested in Barcelona after multiple thefts from elderly people on the Costa Blanca

A MAN and a woman have been arrested in the Barcelona area after committing ‘love hug’ robberies on the Valencia region coast. The couple of

12 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Burglars arrested after high-speed police chase catches crew who robbed 50 homes in Spain

THREE men have been arrested for robbing 50 homes in the Murcia region and on the Costa Blanca. In February, Guardia Civil investigators detected a

11 Nov, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Costa Blanca’s top summer music festival ‘kicked out of Benidorm’ but finds new home in Torrevieja

A MAJOR summer music festival has quit Benidorm after 14 years and found a new home on the southern Costa Blanca in Torrevieja. The Low

11 Nov, 2025 @ 12:43

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Torrevieja

WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught 'red-handed' unloading from narco boat on the Costa Blanca

WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught ‘red-handed’ unloading hashish from narco boat on the Costa Blanca

DRUG traffickers were ‘caught in the act’ unloading a narco boat transporting hashish worth €7.8m. The vessel had sailed under the cover of darkness into

10 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Calpe, Spain’s expat capital on the Costa Blanca, reaches a milestone

THE first time I visited Calpe, I was convinced I’d walked into the wrong country. It wasn’t the sun that threw me off, or even

10 Nov, 2025 @ 14:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Costa Blanca Russian mafia money laundering gang faces €22m in fines and six-year jail terms

A BENIDORM court has green-lit the trial of a Russian mafia money laundering gang operating on the Costa Blanca- five years after they were arrested.

10 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drivers in Alicante beware: Three new ‘average speed check zones’ are being rolled out – all you need to know

NEW speed cameras that calculate how the average speed of a vehicle between two points will be activated soon in Alicante province. Many drivers familiar

10 Nov, 2025 @ 12:14

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

A SERIAL electric scooter stealer has been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional. The man, 36, travelled regularly from Alicante to plunder at least

6 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British 'kamikaze' motorist, 76, drives for 17kms on wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway and does not stop for the police

British ‘kamikaze’ motorist, 76, lucky to be alive after driving for 17kms on wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway

A BRITISH motorist has been charged with reckless driving after travelling 17 kilometres on the wrong side of a Costa Blanca motorway. The 76-year-old man

6 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident

Terrified Alicante woman paid €13k to ‘priestess’ who threatened to put a curse on her family

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from woman who won big in gaming salon – only to be tracked down from trail of banknotes he left behind

Revealed: How a Costa Blanca city helps keep the UK’s roads safe during the icy winter

Man who grabbed Ryanair worker’s neck, slammed her against glass counter and threatened to kill her over suitcase row at Costa Blanca airport is spared jail

Revealed: The location of British pub giant Wetherspoon’s first-ever bar in Spain

British fugitive convicted of sexual assault and jailed for 10 years is arrested at Benidorm hotel

Schoolboy rushed to hospital for emergency operation after classmate stabs him in the chest on Costa Blanca street

Alicante switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday at a cost of €580k

Arctic blast will cause temperatures to plummet in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Driver, 22, is killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road

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

Three arrests over murder of Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death by phone thieves on the Costa Blanca

Illegally-kept wild African cat goes to Costa Blanca rescue centre after family ‘can’t cope’ with their exotic pet

IN PICS: Benidorm’s Fancy Dress Party attracts over 30,000 visitors- mainly British- to Europe’s ‘biggest’ costume parade

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

Police dismantle sex exploitation gang that abused foreign women on Costa Blanca

‘Love hug’ robbers arrested in Barcelona after multiple thefts from elderly people on the Costa Blanca

Burglars arrested after high-speed police chase catches crew who robbed 50 homes in Spain

Costa Blanca’s top summer music festival ‘kicked out of Benidorm’ but finds new home in Torrevieja

WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught ‘red-handed’ unloading hashish from narco boat on the Costa Blanca

Calpe, Spain’s expat capital on the Costa Blanca, reaches a milestone

Costa Blanca Russian mafia money laundering gang faces €22m in fines and six-year jail terms

Drivers in Alicante beware: Three new ‘average speed check zones’ are being rolled out – all you need to know

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

British ‘kamikaze’ motorist, 76, lucky to be alive after driving for 17kms on wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway

Andalusia’s three metro systems set new passenger record with over 60 million users

EXCLUSIVE: Author’s eight-hour ‘nightmare’ after failed electric lock traps her during a storm in Granada holiday rental

Disappointment for controversial Spanish ‘Minions’ ice-skater at the Winter Olympics after copyright clash with Pharell Williams

Time for revenge? Spain and England drawn to play each other in UEFA Nations League for first time since Euro 2024 final

You mustn’t let rain be an excuse not to exercise over the age of 45, writes the doctor who cares for Spain’s superstar footballers