Storms and heavy rain to lash the Costa Blanca this weekend — here are the affected areas
THE Costa Blanca is braced for a dramatic change in weather this weekend with storms and heavy rainfall are set to sweep across Alicante province
WATCH: British drug trafficker is arrested near Benidorm just hours after most wanted appeal for fugitives ‘hiding out in expat communities in Spain’
A BRITISH fugitive on a ‘Most Wanted List’ unveiled by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday has been arrested the on the same
British pensioner reveals ‘world of difference’ between hip replacement surgery in Spain’s Costa Blanca and the UK
A BRITISH retiree who underwent hip replacement surgeries in both the UK and Spain said his experience at a Valencia hospital won ‘hands down.’ Writing
Torrevieja sees population surge — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake
TORREVIEJA’S population is continuing to grow with the local council claiming it is now at over 113,000 people- based on municipal padron numbers. During the
Pensioner, 81, waits two years for cancer surgery at Costa Blanca hospital as Spain’s health service strugglesÂ
A PENSIONER, 81, has been made to wait two years for cancer surgery at a Costa Blanca hospital as Spain’s health service struggles. Jose Luis
Record-breaking April for Costa Blanca airport passengers including over 630,000 British travellers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has set yet another monthly passenger record with just over 1.9 million travellers using the facility in April. A third of passengers came
Man lies about discovering body dumped in tunnel by motorway exit after beating victim to death at his Costa Blanca home
A MOROCCAN man, 53, has been arrested for beating a friend to death with a garden hoe at his Pilar de la Horadada home. He
Man keeps girlfriend captive and threatens to distribute ‘intimate’ images if she left their Costa Blanca home
A WOMAN fled her Costa Blanca home on Sunday after being confined indoors by her partner since late April. He threatened to send intimate images
Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance
FRESH police raids were executed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday with two premises visited in an ongoing push against drug trafficking and other infractions.
Benidorm is Europe’s first city to launch game on video platform used daily by 150 million players
BENIDORM has become the first European destination and only the third in the world- behind Singapore and Tokyo- to have its own dedicated video game
Orange weather warning issued for Costa Blanca as heavy rain, hail and severe storms set to batter tourist hotspotsÂ
AN orange weather warning has been issued for Costa Blanca as heavy rain, hail and sever storms are expected to hit tourist hotspots. Temperatures across
Costa Blanca is top area of Spain for high quality beaches in prestigious 2026 Blue Flag awards
THE Valencian Community continues to lead the way in Spain with 174 Blue Flags awarded on Tuesday for the excellence and quality of its beaches,
Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested
80 PEOPLE have been arrested in Benidorm for drug trafficking in a massive police sweep of bars and clubs in the city’s so-called English Zone.
Heartbroken teenagers in Alicante launch fundraiser to build memorial garden for classmate who died of cancer aged just 15
A GROUP of friends in Alicante have started a fundraiser to create a garden in memory of a classmate who died of cancer at just
Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside Costa Blanca holiday home
AN OFF-DUTY Policia Nacional officer intervened in Denia to stop a 74-year-old British man from beating up his wife. The policeman heard screaming coming from
British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm
A BRITISH fugitive on the run from Lancashire police for two years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The 32-year-old man was
Costa Blanca businessman buried under concrete in Alicante house was ‘killed over €5k debt’
THE Policia Nacional have arrested four people in Alicante after finding the body of a missing businessman which was buried under two metres of concrete.
Luxury watch robbers arrested in Costa Blanca holiday hotspot after Benidorm, Madrid, and Puerto Banus thefts
FIVE members of a luxury watch robbery gang operating across Spain have been arrested at tourist apartments in the Calpe area of the Costa Blanca.
Horror in Torrevieja as drugged up man ‘smashes ex-partner’s cat to death against a wall’ as angry mob forms to confront him
A MAN under the influence of alcohol and drugs has been arrested for kicking a cat to death in the middle of a Torrevieja street
‘Tongue of Saharan dust’ sweeps across Spain: These regions can expect the dreaded ‘blood rain’ this week
HOMEOWNERS and drivers are being warned to keep their hoses packed away as a massive ‘tongue of Saharan dust’ sweeps across Spain, bringing the dreaded
Costa Blanca property prices soar by average of 12.9% in first three months of 2026
HOUSE prices rose by an average of 12.9% in Alicante province during the first quarter of 2026, according to real estate appraisal company Gesvalt Tasaciones.
Take a peek at the remarkable towns along the Spanish coast where British expats make up nearly half the population
A STRIKING new map has revealed where British expats have clustered on Spain’s costas – including several towns where they make up about half of
Bank card thieves who robbed elderly people across Spain are caught ‘red-handed’ in Costa Blanca supermarket
THREE men have been arrested inside a Costa Blanca supermarket for stealing bank cards from elderly people and making multiple ATM withdrawals of over €3,000
Woman, 77, dies following fire at house owned by ‘English-speaking’ couple on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 77-YEAR-OLD woman has died after a house fire on the Orihuela Costa on Saturday night. Three others needed treatment at Torrevieja Hospital after inhaling
Mini heatwave ends on Costa Blanca with yellow alert for storms and winds
THE recent spell of sunshine and unseasonably high temperatures for Alicante province has ended with a yellow alert issued for southern parts of the area
Hundreds of goldfinches stuffed into cages for sale on black market are rescued by police in Spain
SOME 400 parva goldfinches crammed into cages in a van have been rescued by the Policia Nacional in the Orihuela area of Alicante province. Sadly,
