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Sneaky domestic worker steals €100k of jewellery and uses her mother to sell it off around Valencia

Sneaky domestic worker steals €100k of jewellery with her mother pawning it off in Valencia

A VALENCIA domestic worker broke her employer’s trust by stealing at least €100,000 of jewellery. She then got her mother involved in helping her pawn

3 Nov, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Judge says former president Carlos Mazon should stand trial for 'total negligence' over his response to Valencia flood disaster

EXPLAINER: How Carlos Mazon’s successor as Valencian president will be chosen

CARLOS Mazon’s Monday morning resignation came as no surprise, with the Valencian president looking a ‘spent’ figure following last Wednesday’s state memorial service in Valencia.

3 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Lead·Politics·Valencia

Valencia president Carlos Mazon admits there were 'things that should have worked better' a year ago before and after October 29 floods

BREAKING: Valencia president Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly DANA floods that killed 229 people

CARLOS Mazón, the president of Spain’s eastern Valencia region, has finally announced his resignation over his administration’s handling of last year’s deadly October floods that

3 Nov, 2025 @ 09:58

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drugged driver rescued but friend drowns after car plunges 20 metres into Port of Gandia in Spain

A MOTORIST has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after her car plunged into the water at the Port of Gandia on Thursday- with her

31 Oct, 2025 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Hollywood star Johnny Depp donates €56k to help rebuild Valencia music centre destroyed in floods

FILM star and musician Johnny Depp has donated 65,000 US dollars (€56,282) to the Massanassa Music Centre in Valencia which was destroyed in last year’s

30 Oct, 2025 @ 17:40

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘This should haunt you for the rest of your life’: Astonishing moment Valencia flood survivor confronts regional president on TV

THIS is the astonishing moment a grieving survivor of the Valencia floods confronted regional president Carlos Mazon live on television over his handling of the

30 Oct, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Valencia president Carlos Mazon admits ‘things should have worked better’ in handling of deadly October 29 floods that killed 229

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has acknowledged that ‘things should have worked better’ during a speech on the first anniversary of the October 29 floods. 229

29 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

State memorial service takes place today in Valencia- exactly a year after October 29 flood disaster

VALENCIA will hold a state memorial service this Wednesday commemorate the victims of last year’s October 29 flood disaster. Besides the 229 people that lost

29 Oct, 2025 @ 10:38

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ex-porn star faces four years in prison over toad venom fatally administered to house guest in Valencia

THE Valencia Public Prosecutor wants ex-porn star Nacho Vidal jailed for four years if he’s convicted for killing a photographer in a toad venom drinking

28 Oct, 2025 @ 17:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Almost a quarter of children have trouble sleeping and a third are scared of rain – a year after Valencia flood disaster

A REPORT into the effects on children of the October 29 Valencia floods says that over 30% of them admit- a year later- to still

27 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·Valencia

British man suffers punctured lung after passer-by stabs him for not giving him a cigarette in Valencia

British man suffers punctured lung after being stabbed by passer-by for not giving him a cigarette in Valencia

A BRITISH man was rushed with a punctured lung to hospital in Valencia after refusing to give a cigarette to a passer-by. The victim- identified

27 Oct, 2025 @ 16:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

50,000 protest in Valencia- demanding Carlos Mazon’s resignation over October 29 floods- as dramatic poll shows 75% of residents want him to quit

THOUSANDS took to Valencia City’s streets on Saturday to demand the resignation of president Carlos Mazon for his handling of the October 29 floods when

27 Oct, 2025 @ 11:42

Lead·Valencia

DNA confirms identity of October 29 flood disaster victim after mummified body was discovered in Valencia river

DNA analysis has confirmed the mummified body found on Tuesday in the Turia riverbed in Manises as that of Jose Javier Vicent. Jose Javier, 56,

24 Oct, 2025 @ 12:15

Lead·Valencia

Storm Oriana 'red alert' weather warning issued for winds of up to 140km/hour in Spain's Valencia

Gusts of up to 111 km/hour recorded during yellow weather alert in Valencia region.

LARGE parts of the Valencian Community are on a yellow alert this Thursday for strong winds. Up to midday, the largest gust exceeded 110 km/hour,

23 Oct, 2025 @ 14:45

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Blast off with Da Vinci and dinosaurs as Valencia’s Museu de les Ciències turns 25

VALENCIA’S iconic Museu de les Ciències is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a year of exhibits that take you from the Renaissance to the Red

23 Oct, 2025 @ 14:43

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia police stop car for routine check and discover €200k of fake banknotes

VALENCIA police seized €200,000 in fake banknotes during a routine check of a car on Monday. A 41-year-old man and two 35-year-old women were arrested

22 Oct, 2025 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Mummified corpse buried under mud in river could be victim of October 29 Valencia flood disaster

Mummified corpse buried under river mud could be victim of October 29 Valencia flood disaster

A MUMMIFIED male body discovered by workers removing debris from a river could be victim of the October 29 Valencia flood disaster. The corpse was

22 Oct, 2025 @ 11:00

Lead·Valencia

WATCH: Dutch bicycle tourists clash with locals in Valencia old town as anti-tourism anger boils over once again

TEMPERS flared in Valencia’s historic centre on Sunday when furious locals clashed a group of Dutch tourists on bicycles. Ugly scenes caught on camera showed

21 Oct, 2025 @ 18:38

Lead·Valencia

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine shipped into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine smuggled into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

POLICE have seized almost 1.7 tonnes of cocaine imported into Valencia by the so-called Balkan Cartel. The joint operation involved the Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil,

17 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Judge could raise Valencia flood disaster death toll by four victims to 233

A JUDGE investigating whether there was criminality in the handling of the October 29 Valencia flood disaster could raise the death toll by four victims.

16 Oct, 2025 @ 18:15

Lead·Valencia

Costa Blanca property sales are higher than during 2007 boom as prices continue rising

House purchases led by ‘locals’ while non-EU property buyers fell last year in Valencia

THE main house buyers in the Valencian Community last year were local residents with the non-EU market decreasing. A study of 69 regional real estate

15 Oct, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Property·Valencia

Every schoolkid will get €500 to cover loss of books and supplies due to October 29 floods in Valencia

Every schoolkid will receive €500 to cover loss of books and supplies due to October 29 floods in Valencia

THE Valencian government has announced a further €108 million of aid to victims of the October 29 floods- the bulk of which will go to

14 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Valencia coastal town reports flooding after new red alert for extreme weather

TORRENTIAL rain fell on Gandia on Monday with weather forecaster Aemet upgrading its yellow alert to a maximum red- denoting extreme risk. The southern regions

13 Oct, 2025 @ 14:47

Lead·Valencia·Weather

BREAKING: Red weather warning issued for Valencia – up to 100mm of rain could fall in one hour

A RED weather warning has been issued for Valencia with DANA Alice forecast to drop up to 100mm of rain on the region in just

13 Oct, 2025 @ 13:44

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Brits ‘fight over remaining supermarket booze’ as DANA Alice continues to drench eastern Spain – with orange alert in place until Tuesday

DANA Alice has continued to wreak havoc across eastern Spain over the weekend – with the chaos reportedly extending to supermarket aisles as weary Brits

12 Oct, 2025 @ 17:29

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Body of Spanish man who died 15 YEARS ago discovered after ‘DANA Alice flooded his pigeon-infested flat’ in Valencia

THE body of a dad-of-two thought to have died fifteen years ago has been discovered in his Valencia home after DANA Alice wreaked havoc on

12 Oct, 2025 @ 13:20

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Sneaky domestic worker steals €100k of jewellery with her mother pawning it off in Valencia

EXPLAINER: How Carlos Mazon’s successor as Valencian president will be chosen

BREAKING: Valencia president Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly DANA floods that killed 229 people

Drugged driver rescued but friend drowns after car plunges 20 metres into Port of Gandia in Spain

Hollywood star Johnny Depp donates €56k to help rebuild Valencia music centre destroyed in floods

‘This should haunt you for the rest of your life’: Astonishing moment Valencia flood survivor confronts regional president on TV

Valencia president Carlos Mazon admits ‘things should have worked better’ in handling of deadly October 29 floods that killed 229

State memorial service takes place today in Valencia- exactly a year after October 29 flood disaster

Ex-porn star faces four years in prison over toad venom fatally administered to house guest in Valencia

Almost a quarter of children have trouble sleeping and a third are scared of rain – a year after Valencia flood disaster

British man suffers punctured lung after being stabbed by passer-by for not giving him a cigarette in Valencia

50,000 protest in Valencia- demanding Carlos Mazon’s resignation over October 29 floods- as dramatic poll shows 75% of residents want him to quit

DNA confirms identity of October 29 flood disaster victim after mummified body was discovered in Valencia river

Gusts of up to 111 km/hour recorded during yellow weather alert in Valencia region.

Blast off with Da Vinci and dinosaurs as Valencia’s Museu de les Ciències turns 25

Valencia police stop car for routine check and discover €200k of fake banknotes

Mummified corpse buried under river mud could be victim of October 29 Valencia flood disaster

WATCH: Dutch bicycle tourists clash with locals in Valencia old town as anti-tourism anger boils over once again

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine smuggled into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Judge could raise Valencia flood disaster death toll by four victims to 233

House purchases led by ‘locals’ while non-EU property buyers fell last year in Valencia

Every schoolkid will receive €500 to cover loss of books and supplies due to October 29 floods in Valencia

WATCH: Valencia coastal town reports flooding after new red alert for extreme weather

BREAKING: Red weather warning issued for Valencia – up to 100mm of rain could fall in one hour

Brits ‘fight over remaining supermarket booze’ as DANA Alice continues to drench eastern Spain – with orange alert in place until Tuesday

Body of Spanish man who died 15 YEARS ago discovered after ‘DANA Alice flooded his pigeon-infested flat’ in Valencia

Spain’s King Felipe calls for ‘restraint’ over use of force in US-Israeli conflict with Iran

Cruel ‘tyre scam’ warning for Costa del Sol: Expat has handbag, cash and documents snatched from her car

ON THIS DAY: How a Mexican beauty queen pulled off Spain’s most audacious €1.75m wine heist from a Michelin-starred restaurant

Trump calls Spain a ‘loser’ as diplomatic relations continue to freefall in wake of row over Middle East conflict

Influencers, crypto bros and tax dodgers: Spain brings back its citizens from Dubai – will the UK follow suit as the Iranian bombs fall?