Costa Blanca town forecast to hit 46C this week – as records show temperatures have risen by a quarter since 1966

A TOWN in the Costa Blanca hinterland has been forecast to suffer an astonishing 46C this week, as local records reveal just how much average

21 Jul, 2026 @ 16:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Pickpocket gang targeting Spain's tourist hotspots is caught 'red-handed' by Costa Blanca police

Pickpocket gang targeting Spain’s tourist hotspots gets caught ‘red-handed’ by Costa Blanca police

A PICKPOCKET crew that plundered foreign tourists along Spain’s Mediterranean coast has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante. Two men and two women

21 Jul, 2026 @ 14:00

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

Violent robbers followed elderly women to their Costa Blanca homes to steal their jewellery

17 MEMBERS of a violent Costa Blanca robbery gang have been arrested after following elderly women home to steal their jewellery. The detainees were aged

20 Jul, 2026 @ 13:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Belgian tourist drives van over his girlfriend following furious Costa Blanca campsite row

A BELGIAN man has been arrested for running over his girlfriend at a Costa Blanca campsite and then fleeing the scene. The Guardia Civil confirmed

20 Jul, 2026 @ 10:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm earns €100k from its first local fines for illegal holiday rental flats

BENIDORM City Council has pocketed over €100,000 from its first fines against illegal tourist accommodation since assuming local enforcement powers last year. Prior to that

16 Jul, 2026 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Uniformed police officers get into the sea at busy Alicante beach to arrest male sex pest

FULLY-CLOTHED police officers went into the sea at a popular Alicante beach to arrest a man who inappropriately touched several female bathers. The incidents happened

16 Jul, 2026 @ 09:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Severe turbulence forces Ryanair flight from Alicante to make emergency landing as UK-bound passengers feared for their lives

PASSENGERS on a Ryanair flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Liverpool said they feared for their lives after severe turbulence forced an emergency landing in France.

16 Jul, 2026 @ 09:20

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca airport clocks up its busiest ever June with a third of travellers coming from the UK

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport clocked up over 2.1 million passengers in June- a 10.5% rise compared to a year ago, with another monthly record being set. It

15 Jul, 2026 @ 12:27

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

New heatwave warnings for Costa Blanca with Saharan hot air mass set to last for days

A BRIEF respite from last week’s heatwave has ended in Alicante province with a yellow warning for extreme temperatures this Tuesday. The State Meteorological Agency(Aemet)

14 Jul, 2026 @ 12:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Police evict 50 people including children from ex-Costa Blanca hotel who lived there on illegal long-term rental contracts

THE Guardia Civil evicted around 50 long-term residents from a former Torrevieja hotel on Monday after a court ruled that a third-party agency illegally let

14 Jul, 2026 @ 11:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Police arrest 11 people and shut down two 'pink cocaine' labs supplying drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja

Police raid two ‘pink cocaine’ labs supplying dangerous drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja

AN INVESTIGATION into a series of robberies resulted in the discovery of a criminal gang who manufactured ‘pink cocaine’ at two Torrevieja addresses. Eight men

13 Jul, 2026 @ 10:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Alicante Airport set for €1.15bn transformation with new terminal that finally gives Brits their own fast-track lane

BRITS travelling to and from the Costa Blanca will soon enjoy smoother journeys after a €1 billion overhaul of Alicante Airport was given the green

12 Jul, 2026 @ 12:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Swedish mafia boss who ‘supplied weapons to teenage hitmen’ is arrested living quiet life on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid wider crackdown on Scandinavian gangs

A SWEDISH mafia boss accused of supplying the weapons used by teenage hitmen has been arrested after years of living a quiet life on the Costa

11 Jul, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Eight 'weapons of war' seized by police after high-speed Costa Blanca car chase

Wild car chase on the Costa Blanca sees gangsters ram police vehicle as eight AK47 ‘weapons of war’ are seized

FOUR men have been arrested for possessing eight automatic Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles following a high speed car chase between Alicante province and the Murcia region.

9 Jul, 2026 @ 13:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spain records more than 3,000 heat-related deaths in just three months as brutal summer takes its toll

Red alert for sweltering highs of 42C in Spain’s Valencia region

PARTS of the Valencia region have been put on a maximum red alert warning for high temperatures on Wednesday, as the heatwave continues. The warning

8 Jul, 2026 @ 10:32

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Woman bleeds to death on Costa Blanca ‘donut’ ride after boat propeller slices her leg open — the third such tragedy in under a year

A WOMAN has bled to death after the propeller of the boat towing her sliced open her leg during a ‘donut’ inflatable ride off the

8 Jul, 2026 @ 09:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police bust Costa Blanca cannabis club which sold marijuana to foreign tourists

Police bust Costa Blanca cannabis club that sold drugs to foreign tourists

SIX people have been arrested in Denia for selling drugs to tourists at a cannabis club. Detainees included the club president and secretary. The Policia

6 Jul, 2026 @ 13:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Orange heatwave alert issued for Spain’s Costa Blanca with temperatures soaring up to 40C

THE Costa Blanca is bracing itself for the biggest heatwave of the year so far, with temperatures expected to hit 40C in some inland areas

6 Jul, 2026 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Expat home owners in one Costa Blanca town are offered thousands of new communal letterboxes after post cuts

CALP Town Council has expanded its network of communal letterboxes in Carrió, Marisol Park, Ortembach and Los Pinos. As part of its Line 900 Department,

30 Jun, 2026 @ 15:54

Costa Blanca·Sponsored

EXCLUSIVE: ‘A rude train driver left us stranded in 35C heat and ruined our holiday – is this how Spain treats its tourists?’

FOUR pensioners from the UK and France were left stranded in 35C heat after a tourist train driver with a ‘disgusting attitude’ refused to let

27 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Belgian man, 59, arrested after 43-year-old neighbour dies in car park fight on the Costa Blanca

A BITTER long-running feud between two neighbours in a Denia apartment block has resulted in the death of a 43-year-old man. The Policia Nacional have

26 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Appeal to help home over 100 Yorkshire Terriers on the Costa Blanca after they are discovered in tiny house in remote Alicante village

THE Mayor of a remote Costa Blanca village has appealed for help to rehome 116 dogs found crammed into a tiny house. Authorities discovered the

26 Jun, 2026 @ 12:00

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Warning for drivers on the Costa Blanca as ‘special’ new speed cameras are expanding to Denia and Javea motorway

DRIVERS on the Costa Blanca are being warned to expect new special speed cameras on the roads, with new devices set to be installed near

22 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Over 200 police officers make 62 arrests during massive swoop on Costa Blanca market selling fake goods

Over 200 police officers make 90 arrests during massive swoop on Costa Blanca market selling fake goods

ONE of the biggest-ever operations in Spain against markets selling fake goods took place in Elche earlier this month. Over 200 Policia Nacional officers swarmed

19 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cruel Benidorm estate agent father-and-son jailed for arranging sham lockdown wedding to fleece pensioner out of €100,000

AN ALICANTE court has sentenced a Benidorm estate agent and his son to over three years each in jail after conning a vulnerable elderly man

19 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

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

Four men jailed on the Costa Blanca for burying a million tonnes of untreated waste in farmland on the Orihuela coast

A GROUP of Spanish businessmen has been sentenced to four years in jail after burying a million tonnes of untreated waste beneath Costa Blanca farmland.

18 Jun, 2026 @ 17:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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Costa Blanca town forecast to hit 46C this week – as records show temperatures have risen by a quarter since 1966

Pickpocket gang targeting Spain’s tourist hotspots gets caught ‘red-handed’ by Costa Blanca police

Violent robbers followed elderly women to their Costa Blanca homes to steal their jewellery

Belgian tourist drives van over his girlfriend following furious Costa Blanca campsite row

Benidorm earns €100k from its first local fines for illegal holiday rental flats

Uniformed police officers get into the sea at busy Alicante beach to arrest male sex pest

Severe turbulence forces Ryanair flight from Alicante to make emergency landing as UK-bound passengers feared for their lives

Costa Blanca airport clocks up its busiest ever June with a third of travellers coming from the UK

New heatwave warnings for Costa Blanca with Saharan hot air mass set to last for days

Police evict 50 people including children from ex-Costa Blanca hotel who lived there on illegal long-term rental contracts

Police raid two ‘pink cocaine’ labs supplying dangerous drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja

Alicante Airport set for €1.15bn transformation with new terminal that finally gives Brits their own fast-track lane

Swedish mafia boss who ‘supplied weapons to teenage hitmen’ is arrested living quiet life on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid wider crackdown on Scandinavian gangs

Wild car chase on the Costa Blanca sees gangsters ram police vehicle as eight AK47 ‘weapons of war’ are seized

Red alert for sweltering highs of 42C in Spain’s Valencia region

Woman bleeds to death on Costa Blanca ‘donut’ ride after boat propeller slices her leg open — the third such tragedy in under a year

Police bust Costa Blanca cannabis club that sold drugs to foreign tourists

Orange heatwave alert issued for Spain’s Costa Blanca with temperatures soaring up to 40C

Expat home owners in one Costa Blanca town are offered thousands of new communal letterboxes after post cuts

EXCLUSIVE: ‘A rude train driver left us stranded in 35C heat and ruined our holiday – is this how Spain treats its tourists?’

Belgian man, 59, arrested after 43-year-old neighbour dies in car park fight on the Costa Blanca

Appeal to help home over 100 Yorkshire Terriers on the Costa Blanca after they are discovered in tiny house in remote Alicante village

Warning for drivers on the Costa Blanca as ‘special’ new speed cameras are expanding to Denia and Javea motorway

Over 200 police officers make 90 arrests during massive swoop on Costa Blanca market selling fake goods

Cruel Benidorm estate agent father-and-son jailed for arranging sham lockdown wedding to fleece pensioner out of €100,000

Four men jailed on the Costa Blanca for burying a million tonnes of untreated waste in farmland on the Orihuela coast

Just one in ten children in Murcia eats a healthy Mediterranean diet – despite living in ‘Europe’s vegetable garden’

The Prestige: How Spain’s worst ecological disaster caked Galicia’s coast in oil and left big business off the hook

Marbella ordered to stump up €39 million for land grabbed under disgraced mayor Julian Muñoz for San Pedro tunnel

Mallorca mansion loved by the Obamas with 11 bedrooms and stunning sea views goes on sale for €46 million

More than 450 Barcelona restaurants and bars slash their prices for Foodie Black Week – but diners will have to be quick

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