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Residents flee to safety and are left homeless after three-storey building collapses in Valencia

A THREE-STOREY building in the Valencian town of Benetusser collapsed on Tuesday night but nobody was injured. Around 20 minutes earlier, residents heard strange noises

15 Jul, 2026 @ 13:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Judge investigating 2024 Valencia flood disaster raises death toll to 231 to include heart attack victim

Judge investigating 2024 Valencia flood disaster raises death toll to 231 by including heart attack victim

AN inquiry into the response to the 2024 Valencia flood disaster has raised the official death toll figure to 231. Catarroja investigating judge, Nuria Ruiz,

14 Jul, 2026 @ 12:47

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia president Perez Llorca offers region's help following Almeria forest fire disaster that claimed 11 lives including four Brits

Valencia president offers region’s help to Almeria after forest fire claims 11 lives- four of them British

VALENCIA region president, Juanfran Perez Llorca, has offered help to his Andalucian counterpart over the forest fire in Almeria. Perez Llorca spoke to Juanma Moreno

10 Jul, 2026 @ 13:58

Almeria·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Brit, 67, brutally attacked by muggers in Benidorm

TWO young men have been arrested in Benidorm after allegedly mugging a 67-year-old British tourist in a brutal broad daylight attack. Shocking footage shared on

3 Jul, 2026 @ 14:37

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Belgian man, 59, arrested after 43-year-old neighbour dies in car park fight on the Costa Blanca

A BITTER long-running feud between two neighbours in a Denia apartment block has resulted in the death of a 43-year-old man. The Policia Nacional have

26 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain gets €846m from EU ‘within days’ for Valencia flood disaster reconstruction work

THE European Commission has approved a €846 million payout for reconstruction projects in the wake of the October 2024 Valencia flood disaster. The money comes

24 Jun, 2026 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Historic June heatwave forces mass cancellations of beach bonfires on usually raucous San Juan celebrations over forest fire fears

SPAIN’s annual San Juan celebrations may have been extinguished before the night even begins, after concerns of mass fires cause termination in certain areas. While

23 Jun, 2026 @ 12:36

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Costa Blanca gang robbed parked cars in AP-7 motorway service areas

A GANG that robbed parked cars at Valencia and Murcia region motorway service stations has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. Four men aged

18 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

Orange heatwave alert issued for Spain's Costa Blanca with temperatures soaring up to 40C

Heatwave warning of 41C highs for Valencia region coupled with ‘torrid’ humid nights

A HEATWAVE is coming to the Valencian Community next week with a warning that temperatures could reach 41C in some inland areas. The State Meteorological

18 Jun, 2026 @ 14:24

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Weather

Man's body found in freezer at apartment in Spain with suspected killer failing in suicide attempt

Man’s body found in freezer at apartment in Spain as suspected killer takes overdose

A MAN’S body was found inside a fridge at an apartment on Castellon’s Plaza Pintor Sorolla on Tuesday. The Policia Nacional made the grim discovery

17 Jun, 2026 @ 12:05

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Teachers overwhelmingly vote to ‘suspend’ month-long strike with just a few days remaining in Valencia’s school year

TEACHERS in the Valencian Community have voted overwhelmingly to suspend their month-long ‘indefinite’ strike that has affected public-run schools. Unions have described it as a

11 Jun, 2026 @ 12:36

Alicante·Castellon·Education·Lead·Valencia

Dog walker has ear half bitten off after ‘dangerous breed’ goes on attack rampage biting four people – including four-year-old boy – in Alicante

FOUR people were victim to a hazardous dog attack in Costa Blanca that ended with a 51-year-old woman losing part of her ear. A violent

9 Jun, 2026 @ 15:35

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Spanish football club faces prosecution after strippers perform at youth team’s title-winning celebrations

An INVESTIGATION into a Horta Nord football club opened surrounding rumors of the teenage team’s victory party hosting strippers and alcohol. A football club in

8 Jun, 2026 @ 14:33

Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spanish police officer violently barges female teacher to the ground during protests in Valencia

VALENCIA is investigating an anti-riot police officer after he was caught on camera violently shoving a 68-year-old woman to the ground during a demonstration. The

1 Jun, 2026 @ 13:12

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Peñiscola: Visit Spain’s fortress town that Hollywood couldn’t resist

It’s time to visit Peñiscola, the little-known island that’s not an actually an island, writes Eugene Costello. AT first glance, you might think it’s one

30 May, 2026 @ 11:32

Castellon·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Hantavirus symptoms emerge in Spanish cruise ship passenger in Madrid while women in Alicante and Barcelona remain under observation

A SPANISH boat passenger with positive Hantavirus PCR test shows signs of the infection in high-level isolation, while others remain in quarantine. One of the

12 May, 2026 @ 12:51

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Valencian Community

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

12 May, 2026 @ 11:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man keeps girlfriend captive and threatens to post 'intimate' images if she left their Costa Blanca home

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

11 May, 2026 @ 16:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

WATCH: Thousands of teachers flood the streets of Valencia on first day of indefinite strike that has ’emptied classrooms’ – but why are they protesting?

THOUSANDS of people have taken part in demonstrations across the Valencian Community on the first day of an indefinite school teachers strike. They are demanding

11 May, 2026 @ 15:26

Alicante·Castellon·Education·Lead·Valencia

Couple arrested in Spain for trying to force their daughter, 16, into arranged marriage in Pakistan

THE parents of a 16-year-old girl have been arrested in Valencia for attempting to force her into an arranged marriage in Pakistan. The Policia Nacional

11 May, 2026 @ 10:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

8 May, 2026 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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,

5 May, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Record €13.3m medical negligence award in Spain after newborn baby is not given enough oxygen

Record €13.3m medical negligence award in Spain after baby is not given enough oxygen

A VALENCIA family has received a Spanish record figure €13.3 million for medical negligence after their son was not properly treated immediately after his birth.

5 May, 2026 @ 11:37

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside their Costa Blanca holiday home

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

4 May, 2026 @ 10:46

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Missing Costa Blanca businessman found buried under two metres of concrete in Alicante house- four arrests made

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.

30 Apr, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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.

28 Apr, 2026 @ 11:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Valencian Community

Residents flee to safety and are left homeless after three-storey building collapses in Valencia

Judge investigating 2024 Valencia flood disaster raises death toll to 231 by including heart attack victim

Valencia president offers region’s help to Almeria after forest fire claims 11 lives- four of them British

WATCH: Brit, 67, brutally attacked by muggers in Benidorm

Belgian man, 59, arrested after 43-year-old neighbour dies in car park fight on the Costa Blanca

Spain gets €846m from EU ‘within days’ for Valencia flood disaster reconstruction work

Historic June heatwave forces mass cancellations of beach bonfires on usually raucous San Juan celebrations over forest fire fears

Costa Blanca gang robbed parked cars in AP-7 motorway service areas

Heatwave warning of 41C highs for Valencia region coupled with ‘torrid’ humid nights

Man’s body found in freezer at apartment in Spain as suspected killer takes overdose

Teachers overwhelmingly vote to ‘suspend’ month-long strike with just a few days remaining in Valencia’s school year

Dog walker has ear half bitten off after ‘dangerous breed’ goes on attack rampage biting four people – including four-year-old boy – in Alicante

Spanish football club faces prosecution after strippers perform at youth team’s title-winning celebrations

Spanish police officer violently barges female teacher to the ground during protests in Valencia

Peñiscola: Visit Spain’s fortress town that Hollywood couldn’t resist

Hantavirus symptoms emerge in Spanish cruise ship passenger in Madrid while women in Alicante and Barcelona remain under observation

Man lies about discovering body dumped in tunnel by motorway exit after beating victim to death at his Costa Blanca home

Man keeps girlfriend captive and threatens to distribute ‘intimate’ images if she left their Costa Blanca home

WATCH: Thousands of teachers flood the streets of Valencia on first day of indefinite strike that has ’emptied classrooms’ – but why are they protesting?

Couple arrested in Spain for trying to force their daughter, 16, into arranged marriage in Pakistan

Benidorm is Europe’s first city to launch game on video platform used daily by 150 million players

Costa Blanca is top area of Spain for high quality beaches in prestigious 2026 Blue Flag awards

Record €13.3m medical negligence award in Spain after baby is not given enough oxygen

Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside Costa Blanca holiday home

Costa Blanca businessman buried under concrete in Alicante house was ‘killed over €5k debt’

Costa Blanca property prices soar by average of 12.9% in first three months of 2026

WATCH: Marbella ‘bogus police’ gang busted with guns, disguises and €400k crime haul

Argentine fans flood Madrid’s iconic Plaza Mayor after England heartbreak – chanting ‘Spain is scared’ ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final

Where is the best place to watch Spain’s upcoming eclipse? The European Space Agency reveals the ideal viewing spots – and how to make the most of the historic event

‘Verano Joven’ is back: Up to 90% off summer travel for young people living in Spain

Spain’s left accuses Trump of targeting pro-Palestine activism over Ibiza arrest of US millionaire

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