Dutch fugitive wanted for €230m cocaine empire is found hiding among Alicante’s expat community
A DUTCH fugitive accused of shipping four tons of cocaine with a street value of €230 million has been arrested in Moraira. The 43-year-old man
Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’
A YOUNG cyclist in Elche refused to take a breath test after an accident and ended up being arrested for assaulting several police officers. The
Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport smashed its November passenger record by almost a fifth, with nearly a third of travellers coming from the UK. Airport operator Aena said
Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca
AN Elche area restaurant could be fined over €60,000 after 59 kilos of black-market seafood was discovered in its freezers. All of the products lacked
Woman offering sex to men in the street steals two watches worth over €50k within 30 minutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Romanians have been arrested in the Benidorm area after ‘love hug’ robberies netted them two watches valued at over €50,000 within half-an-hour. The man
Tommy Robinson is ordered to pay £50,000 by UK court after being jailed over libelous film about a Syrian refugee
FAR-RIGHT activist Tommy Robinson has been ordered to pay £50,000 in legal costs following his 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court. The Luton-native, who
Illegal eyesore advertising billboards on busy Costa Blanca roads and junctions are being removed after years of complaints
TIME has been called on illegal advertising billboards erected across the Orihuela Costa with council workers tearing them down. The N-332 has seen unsanctioned billboard
New homes will be in Costa Blanca flood zone, warn environmentalists who will fight ‘reckless’ plans
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have slammed ‘reckless’ plans for new properties in a Costa Blanca flood zone. A developer wants to build 64 semi-detached homes in the north
Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting
A ROUTINE police check in Elche snared a teenage fugitive wanted in France for murder. The 19-year-old Algerian national was pulled over by the Policia
New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’
A FRESH anti-tourism protest took place in Alicante on Sunday organised by Ecologists in Action. It was the third-such demonstration in the city since July
Police arrest Benidorm bouncer who knocked out Brit who had to return home by special ambulance
A BENIDORM bouncer has been arrested after a one punch attack on a British tourist who had to travel back to the UK in a
Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate
A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow
Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol
A SCOOTER rider on the Costa Blanca was robbed and assaulted by three hooded men who claimed to be Interpol officers. Two men of Estonian
Take in the glamour of the Benidorm Palace Boxing Day Gala and enjoy a top rated show and delicious dinner
AFTER your Christmas celebrations are over, Boxing Day is the perfect time to take in a show. In fact, the festive celebrations continue at Benidorm
Rise of the pigs! Wild boars in Spain have learned how to ransack streetside rubbish containers
WILD boars have been spotted rifling through garbage containers in the Javea area of the Costa Blanca and removing individual bags with their teeth. They’ve
Watch: Incredible moment 69-year-old kayaker is rescued off Spain’s Costa Blanca after being spotted by an off-duty cop
AN OFF-DUTY Guardia Civil officer who went fishing off the Alicante coast rescued a man, 69, whose kayak had overturned. The sergeant was returning to
Black Sunday for women in Spain: Girl, 15, has her throat slit in the street while a wife is blasted to death by a shotgun and a third is stabbed
A TEENAGE boy has been arrested after the fatal stabbing on Sunday of his former girlfriend, aged 15, on the Costa Blanca. It was a
Revealed: The most expensive and cheapest areas to rent a property based on monthly income in Spain’s Costa Blanca
FINESTRAT on the Costa Blanca has been named as the most expensive municipality in Alicante province for rental properties based on monthly income A study
Surge in foreign tourists boosts Costa Blanca hotels to busiest October this century
COSTA Blanca hotels had their busiest October this century helped by increased numbers of foreign tourists and more businesses staying open in the low season.
Popular Costa Blanca port sets new record for cruise ship visits
THE port of Alicante will break cruise ship stopover records in 2024 with 100 vessels calling into the Costa Blanca with a passenger total of
Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain
CYBER criminals banked over €5 million by cloning websites selling high-end electrical products that customers never received. Three people have been arrested in the Orihuela
WATCH: Police tackle Swedish teenage hitman on the streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol: Alicante family recruited Scandinavian youths to carry out murders
THIS is the moment Spanish police dramatically intercept a Swedish youth who had flown to the Costa del Sol to kill a member of a
Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped
RATS have appeared around Alicante City’s Plaza de San Blas redevelopment forcing the council to take action. Residents complained last week of spotting several rodents
British expat family is attacked by armed gangsters in Spain after thugs targeted the wrong house
A CRIMINAL gang looking to steal drugs from a rival crew stormed the wrong Costa Blanca property and beat up a British man and his
Alicante airport launches first-ever direct flight to Greek hotspot – plus these new routes
EASYJET will launch Alicante-Elche airport’s first direct flight to the Greek capital Athens in 2025. The route is one of several new services that will
Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain
AN ELCHE soccer school scam has been busted by the Policia Nacional with victims duped by promises of professional club contracts and residency visas. 12