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Dozens arrested for duplicating SIM cards of unsuspecting victims and using their data to go on €110,000 shopping spree...

A FOUR-STRONG Valencia gang ran a phone card fraud that syphoned off over €110,000 from 15 victims. The criminals hired 31 'mules' across Alicante and...

These 3 cities in Spain are among the best in the WORLD to live in, according to Forbes

SPAIN is the country to be in for a high standard of city living and quality of lifestyle, according to InterNations—the largest global community...

It’s a Christmas miracle: American couple who retired to Spain preparing to be reunited with pet cat that vanished...

RICHARD and Maria Price, an American couple living in Valencia, had long moved on from their beloved cat Mimi, vanished so many years ago. In...

What to do in Valencia this December

Summer’s long gone, but the crisp blue skies remain, even if it is with a restorative chill in the air. This time of year,...

Robbery gang from Moldova is arrested after ‘raiding 100-plus homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca’

A HOME robbery gang has been charged with committing 101 burglaries across the Valencian Community and Murcia. Nearly 100 items of jewellery and watches have...

French expat, 25, is arrested after ‘setting up a fake shopping website and defrauding British and other customers out...

A 25-YEAR-OLD Frenchman has been arrested in the Valencia area on 104 counts of fraud and money laundering after tricking online buyers to purchase...

Walk in and wondrous: 40 years of wardrobe experience in Valencia

WITH over  four decades of experience, Armarios de Valencia knows a thing or two about how to store your clobber or clutter. The wardrobe specialist,...

Cava taste buds to be tickled with some of Spain’s best sparking wines at the Valencian Cava Festival

THE Valencian Cava Fair returns to Valencia City's Colon Market building on Carrer de Jorge Juan between this Friday and Saturday. Seven wineries will offer...

Apartment block hit five times by robbers taking art objects in Spain’s Valencia

TWO men targeted a Gandia apartment block in Valencia province five times to steal a variety of art-related objects valued at €150,000. The thieves, 35...

Brits are flocking to Spain’s Costa Blanca: October sees record number of flights to Alicante airport with UK arrivals...

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports have registered their best ever October for passenger numbers, according to airport operator Aena. 1.56 million people used the Costa Blanca...

Farm labourers may have started forest fire that devastated 2,500 hectares of trees and land in Spain’s Valencia

A SMALL bonfire close to the Montitxelvo sports centre could have sparked a forest fire that destroyed 2,500 hectares of land in the Vall...

Violent armed robbers who ‘stormed homes in broad daylight’ in Spain’s Valencia are arrested in major raids

TWO violent home robbery gangs operating in Valencia province have been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Four men and two women of Croatian and...

This much-visited region in eastern Spain will abolish the controversial tourist tax from next week

A DECREE to scrap the Valencian region's controversial tourist tax was signed on Friday by president Carlos Mazon and Tourism Minister, Nuria Montes. The tax...

Spain will see highest November temperatures since 1950 across Valencia from next week

FORECASTERS have predicted the warmest average November daytime temperatures since at least 1950 for the Valencian Community between this Sunday and Tuesday. The State Meteorological...

Birthday celebrations for first elephant born in Spain’s Valencia region

MAKENA, the first elephant born in the Valencian Community, celebrated her first birthday at BIOPARC Valencia on Thursday, as hundreds of schoolchildren sang to...

Lest we forget: Royal British Legion Armistice and Remembrance Day commemorations this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CEREMONIES to honour members of the UK armed forces who gave their lives fighting for their country will be held by the Royal British...

Renfe trains in Spain’s Valencia region suffer too many disruptions, says consumer rights group

THE FACUA consumer association has called on the Ministry of Transport to stop 'constant' disruption to Cercanias train services in the Valencian Community. The group...

British tourist recovery continues as tourist tax set to be scrapped ‘soon’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH tourist numbers to the Valencian Community are continuing to recover to pre-pandemic levels, said Valencian president Carlos Mazon on the first day of...

Extreme weather warnings in the south open up Spain’s north to summer tourism: Visitor numbers jump by half

NORTHERN Spain has seen a massive increase in tourism this year as scorching temperatures in the south put off visitors. In August, the regions of...

Benidorm refuses to host illegal migrants in its hotels as a part of Spain-wide proposal following a surge in...

HOTELS on the Spanish mainland have been approached to provide rooms for the wave of migrants arriving in the Canary Islands.  Human rights organisations are...

Strong winds cause injuries in Spain’s Valencia: Woman is struck in the face by a falling sign while another...

STRONG winds caused by Storm Ciaran have kept police and fire crews busy in Valencia and the Valencian Community with over 700 reported incidents...

Hundreds evacuated as forest fire rages in Spain’s Valencia: Strong winds from Storm Ciaran help flames tear through more...

A FOREST fire fanned by strong winds in the south of Valencia province has forced the evacuation of 850 residents. The blaze started on Thursday...

‘Help me find my son’s wallet’: Heart-wrenching plea from mother of British-born pilot who died in Malaga training crash

THE mother of the British-born trainee pilot who died on a training flight is on a mission to find the wallet he lost on...

Valencia in Spain gets international UNESCO recognition for its work with design

VALENCIA'S record in encouraging new designs has helped it become a UNESCO Creative City in an announcement made on Tuesday to coincide with World...

Teenage girl, 18, ‘is gang raped by four men’ just metres from a police station in Spain’s Valencia

POLICE are investigating a gang rape suffered by an 18-year-old woman in the Malvarrosa beach area of Valencia last Saturday morning. The teenager was assaulted...

Doctor in Spain refused to treat a man at his home just 50m away because it ‘broke protocol’: Woman...

A VALENCIA doctor has been convicted of refusing to go to a patient's home- just 50 metres from her medical centre- with the man...

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