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Costa Blanca and Valencia endured 'hottest-night ever' with meteorologists saying it was 'like Dante's Inferno'

Costa Blanca and Valencia suffer ‘hottest-night ever’ described as being ‘like Dante’s Inferno’

THE Valencian Community endured its hottest-ever night according to modern records with temperatures not falling below 30C in many areas during Wednesday night and Thursday

20 Aug, 2026 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

A paraglider in a storm in Valencia, Spain

UPDATES: Red flag raised moments too late as Brit tourist dies in Benidorm after parasailing horror crash

AUTHORITIES believe the incident was caused by bad weather on the Valencian coast.

13 Aug, 2026 @ 12:15

Benidorm·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca airport enjoys bumper July with passenger numbers set to smash annual record

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport recorded an impressive 11.1% increase in passenger numbers in July compared to a year earlier. Airport operator Aena said on Wednesday that over

12 Aug, 2026 @ 14:14

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca tragedy with British tourist killed in Benidorm paragliding crash

A BRITISH tourist, 66, died in a paragliding accident in Benidorm on Monday after she and her husband crashed into some rocks. The couple had

11 Aug, 2026 @ 09:09

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Orange alerts for Alicante and Valencia as provinces batten down the hatches with severe storms and hail forecast

AN orange weather alert has been issued for Alicante province, with severe storms, large hail and dangerous wind gusts expected from Monday afternoon. The State

10 Aug, 2026 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Fugitive drug trafficker lashes out at Alicante cops during arrest in desperate escape bid

A FUGITIVE drug trafficker attacked and injured several Spanish police officers in a desperate bid to break free after being arrested in Alicante. The 44-year-old

10 Aug, 2026 @ 10:20

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca firework display goes wrong after rocket goes off course and hits spectators on beach

Costa Blanca firework display goes wrong after rocket goes off course and lands by spectators on beach

OVER two dozen people were injured on Saturday night when an element of the major Castell de l'Olla fireworks display in Altea went wrong.

10 Aug, 2026 @ 08:47

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Stunning Aerial Images Reveal Devastation of Spain’s Wildfires as Greenpeace Demands Action

Greenpeace has documented the devastating wildfires in Spain by publishing breathtaking aerial pictures. Some of the pictures were taken over the wildfires in Almorox (Toledo),

8 Aug, 2026 @ 14:27

Andalucia·Catalunya·Environment·Health·Madrid·National News·Northern Spain·Valencian Community

A man and a woman stand in fron of a bar sign in Benidorm

Who is the UK’s most wanted man, arrested in Spain?

JOHN Rocks, Britains most wanted international criminal, left a trail of violence and sex crimes across Scotland and Spain as he went on the run

8 Aug, 2026 @ 09:53

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

One of the Costa Blanca’s last undeveloped beaches lies just outside Elche

JUST a short drive from Alicante airport, a stretch of golden sand offers a glimpse of what the Costa Blanca looked like before apartment blocks

8 Aug, 2026 @ 09:00

Alicante·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Valencian Community

Benidorm’s new €50m promenade design will be decided by an international competition

PLANS for Benidorm’s new €50 million promenade linking the Poniente and Levante bays have taken a big step forward with the announcement of an international

7 Aug, 2026 @ 14:14

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Inside yet another global narco trafficking group: How Albanians in Dubai invested in companies in Spain to import cocaine from Ecuador through ports in Malaga and Valencia

SPANISH police takedowns of international drug trafficking organisations are so frequent that it's a wonder there are any more to dismantle.

7 Aug, 2026 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Malaga·Valencia

Benidorm hotel guests are robbed In dining rooms by sneaky thief during buffet breakfasts

A 43-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for stealing items from guests who were having breakfast in various Benidorm hotels. The Policia Nacional says the man-

6 Aug, 2026 @ 14:06

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm tourists get important beach scam warning during summer peak season

BENIDORM police have warned summer beachgoers to be avoid being scammed over non-existent sunbeds and umbrellas.

5 Aug, 2026 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca man caught walking down holiday spot street with loaded semi-automatic pistol in shoulder bag

A MAN carrying a loaded semi-automatic pistol in a shoulder bag has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. Officers in July spotted two

5 Aug, 2026 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

British man accused of multiple sex offences who featured on latest UK's Most Wanted list of fugitives is arrested in Spain after working in Benidorm

WATCH: British man accused of multiple sex offences and on latest UK ‘Most Wanted’ list is arrested in Spain

A BRITISH man accused of committing a string of sexual offences has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Madrid. John Rocks, 37, was among

5 Aug, 2026 @ 11:34

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Brits pay less to holiday in Spain than stay at home this summer, new data shows

BRITS planning a summer escape can bag a bargain in Spain, where stays cost a fraction of traditional UK staycations. Data from holiday rental portal

4 Aug, 2026 @ 13:49

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Basque Country·Benidorm·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa del Sol·National News·Travel News

Bizarre Costa Blanca discovery of urn containing human ashes in supermarket locker

Bizarre Benidorm discovery of urn containing human ashes in supermarket locker

BENIDORM police are trying to find the custodian of an urn containing human ashes which was left in a city supermarket. The surprise discovery was

3 Aug, 2026 @ 16:06

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Inside the secrets of Alicante’s remarkable ‘Venus’ head – which may just be the city’s greatest Roman treasure

THE marble figure of a female head found in Alicante may have been part of a Roman Goddess ‘Venus’ figure, dating back to the second

31 Jul, 2026 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm suffers broken nose during violent 'English Zone' mobile phone robbery- two men arrested

Calls for ambulances to have police escort when entering Benidorm’s ‘English zone’ after paramedic is punched in the face by man she is treating

AN AMBULANCE technician has called for crews to receive police escorts when responding to incidents in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ after she was punched in the

31 Jul, 2026 @ 10:53

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man, 26, who stomped on victim’s head in unprovoked Valencia attack is revealed to be violent criminal in Spain illegally

A MAN, 26, has been locked up after stamping repeatedly on a stranger’s head in an unprovoked street attack in Valencia. Said L, an Algerian

28 Jul, 2026 @ 14:02

Lead·Valencia

Pedro Sanchez issues stark warning as wildfires continue to ravage Spain amid 30km/h winds and incoming 44C heatwave – ‘difficult hours lie ahead’

PEDRO Sanchez has admitted that ‘difficult and complex hours lie ahead’ as Spain continues to battle against a series of enormous wildfires that have forced

27 Jul, 2026 @ 15:49

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Costa Blanca horror as Benidorm police rescue boy, 8, who sat on skyscraper balcony air con unit while father went shopping

POLICE dashed to rescue a young boy who clambered onto a balcony air conditioning unit on the 21st floor of a Benidorm skyscraper. The child,

27 Jul, 2026 @ 10:47

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

PM Pedro Sanchez to visit fire-raged area of Valencia region with 16,000 residents forced out of their homes

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit Vall d’Uixo in Castellon province on Monday, which has seen a forest fire rage over the weekend. The blaze

27 Jul, 2026 @ 10:07

Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia’s Oceanografic aquarium names shark after Spain’s World Cup hero Ferran Torres

BOSSES at Valencia’s iconic Oceanografic aquarium have named one of their sharks in honour of hometown hero Ferran Torres after his World Cup-winning exploits for

25 Jul, 2026 @ 12:50

Lead·Sport·Valencia

INTERVIEW: Why Benidorm is Spain’s most misunderstood resort – according to leading British expat author

FOR many outsiders, Benidorm conjures up images of drunken holidaymakers, street fights and a version of Spain that feels more like a caricature than an

25 Jul, 2026 @ 12:15

Benidorm·La Cultura·Lead

Valencian Community

Costa Blanca and Valencia suffer ‘hottest-night ever’ described as being ‘like Dante’s Inferno’

UPDATES: Red flag raised moments too late as Brit tourist dies in Benidorm after parasailing horror crash

Costa Blanca airport enjoys bumper July with passenger numbers set to smash annual record

Costa Blanca tragedy with British tourist killed in Benidorm paragliding crash

Orange alerts for Alicante and Valencia as provinces batten down the hatches with severe storms and hail forecast

Fugitive drug trafficker lashes out at Alicante cops during arrest in desperate escape bid

Costa Blanca firework display goes wrong after rocket goes off course and lands by spectators on beach

Stunning Aerial Images Reveal Devastation of Spain’s Wildfires as Greenpeace Demands Action

Who is the UK’s most wanted man, arrested in Spain?

One of the Costa Blanca’s last undeveloped beaches lies just outside Elche

Benidorm’s new €50m promenade design will be decided by an international competition

Inside yet another global narco trafficking group: How Albanians in Dubai invested in companies in Spain to import cocaine from Ecuador through ports in Malaga and Valencia

Benidorm hotel guests are robbed In dining rooms by sneaky thief during buffet breakfasts

Benidorm tourists get important beach scam warning during summer peak season

Costa Blanca man caught walking down holiday spot street with loaded semi-automatic pistol in shoulder bag

WATCH: British man accused of multiple sex offences and on latest UK ‘Most Wanted’ list is arrested in Spain

Brits pay less to holiday in Spain than stay at home this summer, new data shows

Bizarre Benidorm discovery of urn containing human ashes in supermarket locker

Inside the secrets of Alicante’s remarkable ‘Venus’ head – which may just be the city’s greatest Roman treasure

Calls for ambulances to have police escort when entering Benidorm’s ‘English zone’ after paramedic is punched in the face by man she is treating

Man, 26, who stomped on victim’s head in unprovoked Valencia attack is revealed to be violent criminal in Spain illegally

Pedro Sanchez issues stark warning as wildfires continue to ravage Spain amid 30km/h winds and incoming 44C heatwave – ‘difficult hours lie ahead’

Costa Blanca horror as Benidorm police rescue boy, 8, who sat on skyscraper balcony air con unit while father went shopping

PM Pedro Sanchez to visit fire-raged area of Valencia region with 16,000 residents forced out of their homes

Valencia’s Oceanografic aquarium names shark after Spain’s World Cup hero Ferran Torres

INTERVIEW: Why Benidorm is Spain’s most misunderstood resort – according to leading British expat author

Costa del Sol remains on alert for West Nile Virus as cases in Andalucia climb to 43

Spain home sales returned to growth in June as almost 60,000 properties change hands – but remains weaker overall

Costa Blanca and Valencia suffer ‘hottest-night ever’ described as being ‘like Dante’s Inferno’

Police raid Estepona drug den selling cocaine near popular Orchidarium botanical park

Famous birthdays: Jose Tomas – the fearless bullfighter who had fans buying tickets with ‘relish and dread’

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