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Agitated man with knife 'restrained' by police after Valencia mosque attack 'ordered by Allah'

Knife-wielding Frenchman restrained by police in Spain after ‘Allah ordered him to attack Valencia’s Great Mosque’

A FRENCH national has been arrested after a knife attack inside Valencia’s Great Mosque. A mosque official suffered a head injury with Policia Local officers

21 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Bather rescued after his inflatable drifted out to sea off the Costa Blanca

Bather, 43, rescued after currents drag his pink inflatable out to sea off Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BATHER drifted out to sea on an inflatable off Guardamar del Segura on Saturday but was saved by the Cruz Roja. The LS Naos

21 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll as tragic accounts describe what happened before belated emergency warning

More than two-thirds of all European flood deaths in 2024 occurred in Valencia

NEARLY 70% of all victims who lost their lives because of flooding in EU countries in 2024 died during the catastrophic floods in Valencia, according

18 Apr, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Migrants in Spain claim Barcelona is paying for their train tickets to Valencia as homelessness rises

MIGRANTS have been found sleeping rough in Valencia after arriving from Barcelona with their bus and train fares paid by the Catalan capital’s council. Valencia

16 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Valencia

Dramatic testimony from sacked emergency chiefs in ‘blame game’ over late Valencia flood alert

THE former Valencian Emergencies Minister has said that president Carlos Mazon did not delay the sending of an emergency text flood warning on October 29.

11 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Move over Benidorm: Valencia has been crowned ‘queen of the Mediterranean’, according to British travel expert

AS many Europeans shiver through another wet and windy spring, more and more tourists are trading drizzle for dazzling sun – and the Spanish city

11 Apr, 2025 @ 10:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Valencia

American musician found stabbed to death inside abandoned building that became his home in Spain

American musician brutally stabbed to death inside abandoned building that became his home in Spain

THE BODY of an American musician has been discovered in an abandoned car workshop in Valencia province. The Guardia Civil said 39-year-old Djinn Maury had

10 Apr, 2025 @ 16:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Former Beckham bodyguard- Craig Ainsworth- took his life in Valencia park after long bouts of depression

Former Beckham bodyguard ‘took his life in Valencia park in Spain after long bouts of depression’

DETAILS have emerged about the tragic death of former bodyguard Craig Ainsworth and where it happened. The 40-year-old worked for celebrity clients including David and

9 Apr, 2025 @ 17:50

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman found not guilty of ‘keeping dying dog in horrific conditions’ Spain’s Valencia

IN a controversial ruling, Spain’s Supreme Court has cleared a woman of any wrongdoing after she kept her pet dog in appalling conditions for three

6 Apr, 2025 @ 12:17

Lead·Valencia

Good news for home buyers as Valencia president announces cut in property transfer tax

Good news for home buyers in Spain’s Valencia as property transfer tax slashed

HOME buyers in the Valencian Community will save money with the regional government announcing a 10% fall in property transfer tax. Visiting a new social

4 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Property·Valencia

Police intercept cache of stolen American cars and vans during checks at port in Spain

21 HIGH-END cars and vans stolen in the United States have been intercepted at the port of Valencia. The Guardia Civil and Spain’s Tax Agency,

3 Apr, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Fake plumber pulls out gun and assaults elderly couple during failed eviction bid at Valencia home

Devious landlady ‘hired fake plumber to violently evict elderly couple at gunpoint’ in Spain’s Valencia

A DEVIOUS landlady is being investigated for hiring a man to violently evict an elderly couple from her flat in Gandia (Valencia province). The Policia

2 Apr, 2025 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Man arrested for making death threats against Valencia’s president Carlos Mazon

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a man for posting death threats on social media against Valencian president Carlos Mazon. The 30-year-old was detained in Valencia

1 Apr, 2025 @ 11:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Valencia man accused of poisoning ex-wife with ammonia after she asked for water

A 32-YEAR-OLD Valencia man has been accused of giving his ex-wife ammonia when she asked for a drink of water. The victim had to spend

31 Mar, 2025 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Spain gets maximum advance payment of €100m from EU for flood damage repairs in Valencia

SPAIN’S government has received a first payment of €100 million from the EU’s Solidarity Fund to pay for recovery work in flood-hit areas of Valencia.

31 Mar, 2025 @ 14:02

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

First seaside drowning tragedy in Valencia this year as warm weather brings out bathers

A 22-YEAR-OLD man drowned at a Valencia beach on Sunday in the first-such tragedy of the year in the Valencian Community. The warm weather brought

31 Mar, 2025 @ 12:10

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Families of Valencia flood disaster victims join thousands in new protest against president Carlos Mazon

AN ESTIMATED 25,000 people took part in Saturday’s march in Valencia calling for the resignation of regional president Carlos Mazon over the way he responded

31 Mar, 2025 @ 11:20

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police probe serious group assault on Grindr dating app user in Valencia

Police probe brutal group assault after Grindr user hooked up with just one man in Valencia

A 34-year-old Valencia area man was allegedly gang raped after setting up a date with just one person via the Grindr dating app. The man

26 Mar, 2025 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Valencia flood death toll rises to 227 after two missing people are declared as dead

THE Valencia flood disaster death toll has risen to 227 after courts declared two missing people as dead. Two decrees have been issued in regard

25 Mar, 2025 @ 12:18

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Vibrator sculpture sparks conversation at Valencia’s fallas festival

A VIBRATOR shaped sculpture championing ‘female empowerment’ was spotted at Valencia’s fallas festivities. The ‘satisfyer’ sex toy is seen coming out of a UFO with

22 Mar, 2025 @ 09:00

Lead·Valencia

Scammer duped Valencia flood victims out of €32k in deposits for house repairs Revealed: The number of emergency calls made about Valencia floods before warning was sent by regional government

Revealed: The massive financial cost of October’s Valencia flood disaster

THE Valencian government has revealed that the financial damage caused by October’s floods totalled €18 billion. The man in charge of coordinating reconstruction work, Francisco

21 Mar, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

King of Spain sparks fury among animal activists after attending ‘charity’ bullfight

THE KING of Spain has sparked fury amongst animal activists as he attended a ‘charity’ bullfight for DANA victims. Animal rights party PACMA has spoken

21 Mar, 2025 @ 12:10

Lead·Valencia·Video

Shackleton International School: Excellence in Global Education in Valencia

Since its opening in 2021, Shackleton has been focused on preparing students for a limitless future If you are looking for a school that provides

20 Mar, 2025 @ 11:34

Education·Valencia

Valencia's Fallas festivities finish this Wednesday night with the burning of the giant 'ninot' statues

Valencia’s Fallas festivities finish this Wednesday night with fires galore to burn giant ‘ninot’ statues

VALENCIA City’s annual Fallas celebrations reach a climax this Wednesday evening with the burning of the ninot statues in the Crema ceremony. The ninots are

19 Mar, 2025 @ 17:30

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

‘Spain helped us heal’: US expat on moving to Valencia after family tragedy – as she warns ‘nightmare’ process is ‘not easy’

MARIA Robertson-Justiniano was living a ‘fairytale’ life with her husband and son in Chicago when tragedy struck. In 2018, her husband Alex died unexpectedly, shattering

18 Mar, 2025 @ 13:17

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Valencia

Electricity fully restored in Valencia as president demands 'explanation' for blackout 'as soon as possible'

Embattled Valencia president Carlos Mazon says ‘no’ to illegal migrants after striking budget deal with far-right Vox party

VALENCIA president Carlos Mazon says his region won’t accept any further illegal migrants in temporary reception centres paid for by the national government. Monday’s announcement

17 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia

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