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WATCH: Man risks his life saving car on steep incline as flash floods hit in Callosa de Segura during Costa Blanca storms

A MAN has risked his life saving a car as flash floods hit a steep street in Collsa de Segura during Costa Blanca storms. Subscribe

13 Sep, 2019 @ 12:16

Costa Blanca·Lead

Over 300 soldiers drafted in to evacuate ‘hundreds’ of Orihuela citizens through Thursday night following devastating Costa Blanca storms

FAMILIES have endured sleeping in an Orihuela school after they were evacuated from their Orihuela homes late last night. After raising the Emergency Situation to

13 Sep, 2019 @ 11:54

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Water gushes through toilets and sinks at Costa Blanca hospital during gota fría storm

THIS is the moment a Costa Blanca hospital witnessed water gushing up through their toilets and sinks. Subscribe to Olive Press TV A nurse at

13 Sep, 2019 @ 11:34

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Cars swept down 3m-high weir as rainfall exceeding 400mm hammers Costa Blanca village

THIS is the moment three cars are swept down a 3m-high weir in the Costa Blanca village of Moixent, near Ontinyent, in Alicante. Subscribe to

13 Sep, 2019 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

Irishman with dementia who was missing FOUND ‘safe and well’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

"The Irish community at home and abroad have been extraordinary, my family and I have been truly touched by all the help, well wishes and

13 Sep, 2019 @ 10:52

Lead·Malaga

Three dead in Alicante and Andalucia as killer storm moves south through Spain

SPAIN woke up this morning to death and destruction as the Costa Blanca and parts of Andalucia were hit by a devastating storm that has

13 Sep, 2019 @ 10:18

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Over half-a-million new mortgages approved during 2025 in Spain- the highest number for 15 years

Bank restrictions blamed after home loans plummet by 10% across Spain’s Andalucia

The regions of Andalucia where the greatest falls have been recorded were in Cordoba, Sevilla and Malaga

13 Sep, 2019 @ 09:52

Business & Finance·Lead

City-wide curfew and ‘Level One Emergency’ in Orihuela as Costa Blanca deals with torrential floods

CITIZENS of Orihuela have been told to stay indoors as the Municipal Operational Cooperation Center (CECOPAL) raises to a ‘Level 1 Emergency’ situation. The drastic

12 Sep, 2019 @ 18:10

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Urgent – Blood required as Costa Blanca stocks run low

COSTA Blanca authorities are setting up urgent blood transfusion centres, in light of the current shortage of certain blood groups. Temporary units are to be

12 Sep, 2019 @ 17:41

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Woman in critical condition after being savagely beaten by husband in Spain’s Mallorca

The assailant then handed himself into a police patrol on the streets, before going to the Civil Guard headquarters.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 15:18

Lead·Mallorca

Floods close Orihuela road network, Red Cross providing shelter

ORIHUELA City Council has just issued a press release stating that all citizens must refrain from driving the streets, due to the torrential rain today.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 14:31

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Two rowdy men arrested after heated scrap on flight from Spain’s Mallorca to Dublin

When they landed at Dublin Airport a fight broke out between them, at the bottom steps of the plane.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 14:09

Lead·Mallorca

Judge rules rapist gym teacher from Malaga, who was sentenced to 271 years, is allowed to walk the streets on weekends

Juan Carlos GR was imprisoned in 2005 for crimes committed between 1997 and 2002, but now a judge in Granda has granted the inmate be

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:40

Lead·Malaga

Moped thief rumbled after stealing and stripping almost 20 between Marbella and Malaga

POLICIA Nacional have arrested a Moroccan man accused of robbing or stripping almost 20 mopeds along the Costa del Sol. It comes after the suspect

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Irish woman got so drunk on Ryanair flight she thought she was still in Spain when Gardai arrested her

Her defence team blamed 'a toxic mix' of alcohol and prescription medication

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:26

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Spanish man arrested after cutting woman’s shirt with scissors during bungled attempted robbery in Malaga

Passersby stopped the suspect in his tracks and alerted police

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

MISSING: Fears for Irish dad with dementia after he disappears from Spain’s Costa del Sol

The family has appealed for anyone with information to contact local police or the Irish Embassy in Madrid

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:04

Lead·Malaga

Electric scooters to be BANNED from pedestrian areas in Spain’s Malaga from NEXT MONTH

They can currently be used on pavements and pedestrian areas as long as they keep to 10km/hr

12 Sep, 2019 @ 11:48

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Warning over cyber scam in Spain which claims to have recorded you masturbating to porn after hacking your webcam

THE Guardia Civil has sounded the alarm over a sex tape extortion scam in Spain. According to the police body, victims are sent an email

12 Sep, 2019 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead

Drunk Brit shoots gun at Benidorm club doorman after entry refused.

A DRAMATIC shooting was reported on the packed streets of Benidorm, after a ‘drunken Englishman’ was refused entry to a nightclub early on Wednesday morning.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 11:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

Outbreak of DEADLY Listeria virus confirmed in Spain, killing three people and affecting hundreds more in Mallorca

So far three people have died and seven women have aborted babies out of the 200 people confirmed to have caught it.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 10:57

Lead·Mallorca

Arson spree on the Costa del Sol forces up to 50 residents to flee their homes as 17 vehicles burnt out in single night

A 31-year-old man had to be treated in hospital because of the fire

11 Sep, 2019 @ 17:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: British resident’s garden trashed by freak winds as ‘hurricane’ appears off Javea

A BRITISH resident in Javea has returned home to find her garden ‘trashed’ by freak winds that toppled plant pots and ripped a hole in

11 Sep, 2019 @ 16:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain on track for fourth election in four years as talks to form government break down

SPAIN could have to go to the polls yet again after talks between the PSOE and Podemos broke down last night. If caretaker prime minister

11 Sep, 2019 @ 12:51

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Spain ropes in almost 1,000 civil servants to battle Brexit fallout as 400,000 ‘hidden’ Brits expected to officially register

The preparation efforts have mainly focused on customs, trade, border control and document workers

11 Sep, 2019 @ 12:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

BREAKING: Extreme risk ‘red alert’ warning issued for all of Alicante from midnight Wednesday as Gota Fría batters the Costa Blanca

A RED alert has this morning been issued by Spain’s Met Office (AEMET) as a Gota Fría advances on the Costa Blanca. The extreme risk

11 Sep, 2019 @ 12:08

Costa Blanca·Lead

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WATCH: Man risks his life saving car on steep incline as flash floods hit in Callosa de Segura during Costa Blanca storms

Over 300 soldiers drafted in to evacuate ‘hundreds’ of Orihuela citizens through Thursday night following devastating Costa Blanca storms

WATCH: Water gushes through toilets and sinks at Costa Blanca hospital during gota fría storm

WATCH: Cars swept down 3m-high weir as rainfall exceeding 400mm hammers Costa Blanca village

Irishman with dementia who was missing FOUND ‘safe and well’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Three dead in Alicante and Andalucia as killer storm moves south through Spain

Bank restrictions blamed after home loans plummet by 10% across Spain’s Andalucia

City-wide curfew and ‘Level One Emergency’ in Orihuela as Costa Blanca deals with torrential floods

Urgent – Blood required as Costa Blanca stocks run low

Woman in critical condition after being savagely beaten by husband in Spain’s Mallorca

Floods close Orihuela road network, Red Cross providing shelter

Two rowdy men arrested after heated scrap on flight from Spain’s Mallorca to Dublin

Judge rules rapist gym teacher from Malaga, who was sentenced to 271 years, is allowed to walk the streets on weekends

Moped thief rumbled after stealing and stripping almost 20 between Marbella and Malaga

Irish woman got so drunk on Ryanair flight she thought she was still in Spain when Gardai arrested her

Spanish man arrested after cutting woman’s shirt with scissors during bungled attempted robbery in Malaga

MISSING: Fears for Irish dad with dementia after he disappears from Spain’s Costa del Sol

Electric scooters to be BANNED from pedestrian areas in Spain’s Malaga from NEXT MONTH

Warning over cyber scam in Spain which claims to have recorded you masturbating to porn after hacking your webcam

Drunk Brit shoots gun at Benidorm club doorman after entry refused.

Outbreak of DEADLY Listeria virus confirmed in Spain, killing three people and affecting hundreds more in Mallorca

Arson spree on the Costa del Sol forces up to 50 residents to flee their homes as 17 vehicles burnt out in single night

WATCH: British resident’s garden trashed by freak winds as ‘hurricane’ appears off Javea

Spain on track for fourth election in four years as talks to form government break down

Spain ropes in almost 1,000 civil servants to battle Brexit fallout as 400,000 ‘hidden’ Brits expected to officially register

BREAKING: Extreme risk ‘red alert’ warning issued for all of Alicante from midnight Wednesday as Gota Fría batters the Costa Blanca

Marbella hospital patients sent home from operating table as 175,000 doctors go on strike across Spain

Netflix is about to hike prices in Spain once again – the cheapest plan will now be almost €9

Spanish minister urges people planning a trip to Spain this summer to ‘buy your flights now’ ahead of possible price rises

Warning for drivers as dirty cars can land a fine of €200 – with more Saharan ‘blood rain’ forecast to hit Andalucia

Bank card thieves who robbed elderly people across Spain are caught ‘red-handed’ in Costa Blanca supermarket