Man dies after clinging onto rear view mirror of speeding lorry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A lorry driver has been arrested over the death of a man who clung onto his vehicle’s rear view mirror for three kilometres before being
Narcoboat and money laundering gang broken up in Costa Blanca and Almeria areas of Spain
A drug smuggling gang used high-speed boats to ship narcotics from North Africa to Spanish beaches and marinas before resorting to money laundering to hide
Spain’s smallest populated island off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer day-tripper surge
SPAIN’S smallest populated island- Tabarca- is getting ready for a summer surge of over 300,000 visitors. Tabarca is the only inhabited island in Valencia Community
Supreme Court orders retrial of handyman convicted of murdering British expat in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Supreme Court(TSJ) has ordered the retrial of a Dutch man convicted of murdering a British expat in order to steal €550 from her purse.
Benidorm tower blocks in crime hotspot get raided in drugs bust on Spain’s Costa Blanca
14 people of different nationalities have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for drug-dealing. Officers raided the Playmon residential blocks on Avenida Portugal,
Bogus sports physiotherapist abused child athlete on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN unqualified sports physiotherapist has been arrested for sexual assaulting a child aged under 16. The Guardia Civil detained the 43-year-old man at his Alicante
Woman fakes kidnapping to impress boyfriend with massive police search launched on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in Alicante for faking her own kidnapping in an attempt to impress her boyfriend. All available police cars were
Boy drowns in swimming pool after getting hand sucked into uncovered drain on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A seven-year-old boy drowned in a public swimming pool in the Cabo de las Huertas area of Alicante on Wednesday after getting his hand trapped
Benidorm police unveil new quad-bikes for summer beach patrols on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO quad-bikes have been added to Benidorm Policia Local’s fleet of vehicles. The bikes will be used to patrol the resort’s beaches over the summer.
Benidorm pensioners fleeced by helpful bank machine conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SWINDLERS in Benidorm conned elderly people out of over €7,000 at ATMs after pretending to help them. The Policia Nacional have arrested two men- one
Mother arrested for killing young son and abusing twin brother on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 27-month-old boy died in Bigastro on Saturday and his twin brother suffered various injuries after alleged systematic assaults by their mother. A woman, 32,
WATCH: Elderly British man rescued in Spain after falling off Costa Blanca cliff
TWO brothers answered a plea for help after an elderly British man fell off a Costa Blanca cliff path into the water. Aitor and David
Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea
TWO Alicante Province beaches have been awarded Black Flags for 2022 by environmental group, Ecologists in Action. Cala Lanuza(pictured) and Cala Baeza between El Campello
Live long and prosper on Spain’s Costa Blanca as people aged 100 years and over triples in two decades
THE number of people aged 100 years and over has tripled over two decades in Alicante Province. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) show
Doctors from across Spain’s Costa Blanca to prop up Torrevieja Hospital staff numbers this summer
DOCTORS from Alicante Province hospitals will be drafted in to boost staffing at Torrevieja Hospital during the summer holiday season. Valencia’s new Health Minister, Miguel
Crooked electrician steals tonnes of copper cable from Costa Blanca communities in Spain
AN experienced electrical installer stole 1.8 tonnes of copper cable from urbanisations across Alicante Province. He caused over €40,000 of damage and sold the wire
Police chase thief in ‘movie-style’ pursuit across apartment rooftops of Costa Blanca town in Spain
A robber tried to escape the clutches of the police by running across rooftops in a town next to Alicante-Elche airport. The 24-year-old man was
Que Calor! Warnings of 40ºC as first official heatwave hits Spain
SPAIN’S Meteorological Agency has warned that the first official heatwave of 2022 is set to sweep across the peninsula and Balearic Islands this weekend sending
Police recover over €12,000 of cash and items stolen from Ukrainian refugee in distraction theft on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Ukrainian refugee had money and personal effects worth around €12,000 stolen in an Alicante City distraction theft. Two men, both aged 37, have been
Panicked motorist trapped in overturned car following police chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 36-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after overturning his car in a police chase in the Elche area. The motorist had to be cut
Benidorm’s Terra Natura park welcomes deadly tarantula and snakes seized from Costa Blanca house in Spain
A poisonous tarantula and two snakes have been removed from an Altea house and taken to Benidorm’s Terra Natura nature and animal park. Altea council
British consultant accused of defrauding UK expats in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas over Spanish residency cards
A 33-year-old British man has been arrested in the Murcia region for allegedly defrauding 25 fellow expats in Spain. The man arranged Spanish residency cards
Man bludgeoned to death with mother, 80, seriously injured on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 51-year-old man was beaten to death with a hammer and his mother, 80, seriously injured at their Orihuela City home early on Tuesday morning.
Hi-tech electronic scam foiled to give written driving test answers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A written driving test candidate went to extraordinary lengths to pass the exam by using hi-tech gear at the Alicante test centre. Driving tests in
DEAR JENNIFER: Travel insurance for expats: Make sure you have peace of mind when you make travel plans from Spain
HOW wonderful that people can travel again. Let’s hope this carries on and we don’t have a return to the restrictions and paperwork. Hopefully there
Young robbers steal from churches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to pay for luxury hotel stays and gambling
A gang of young thieves plundered churches across the Murcia and Alicante Province areas in a robbery wave that started in January. Nine people have