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Man who brutally kicked ex-partner’s cat to death in a Torrevieja street to be deported from Spain

A MAN has been ordered to leave Spain after brutally kicking his ex-partners cat to death in the street in Torrevieja. The 29-year-old foreign national

14 May, 2026 @ 10:23

Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: Alicante police want to speak with three passersby who battered thief trying to steal a motorbike in broad daylight

OFFICIALS are on the hunt for a trio who beat up a bike robber after a video of the assault went viral online. A bike

13 May, 2026 @ 21:06

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Torrevieja sees population surges — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

Torrevieja sees population surge — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

TORREVIEJA’S population is continuing to grow with the local council claiming it is now at over 113,000 people- based on municipal padron numbers. During the

13 May, 2026 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

International drugs gang headed by Irish man used electrical goods parcels to export narcotics from Spain

AN IRISH national has been arrested in the Murcia region for running an international drug trafficking operation based in Spain. The man was detained at

13 May, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

Fury in Torrevieja as hundreds of protesters march for justice against man who kicked ex-partner’s cat to death

HUNDREDS of protesters have flooded the streets of Torrevieja to demand justice for Nala the cat, allegedly beaten to death as an act of revenge

13 May, 2026 @ 07:30

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Record-breaking April for Costa Blanca airport passenger totals with over 630,000 British travellers

Record-breaking April for Costa Blanca airport passengers including over 630,000 British travellers

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has set yet another monthly passenger record with just over 1.9 million travellers using the facility in April. A third of passengers came

12 May, 2026 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

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

Alicante construction surges by 25% as region races to fix Spain’s massive 750,000 home shortage

NEW figures from the Official College of Technical Architecture of Alicante (COATA) have revealed that 3,418 homes began construction in the region during the first

9 May, 2026 @ 09:00

Alicante·Lead·Property

New raids on Benidorm 'English Zone' bars and clubs with one business lacking insurance

Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance

FRESH police raids were executed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday with two premises visited in an ongoing push against drug trafficking and other infractions.

8 May, 2026 @ 16:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

First suspected hantavirus case detected in Spain as woman isolates with symptoms in Alicante hospital

A WOMAN is currently isolating in an Alicante hospital in Spain’s first suspected case of hantavirus, after the patient display symptoms following contact with a

8 May, 2026 @ 15:36

Alicante·Health·Lead

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

Alicante and Malaga’s congested roads gained over 100,000 vehicles last year – amounting to three for every four people in both provinces

MORE than 100,000 vehicles were added to the roads of Alicante and Malaga combined in a single year, with both provinces now more motorised than

4 May, 2026 @ 17:15

Alicante·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Benidorm's 'English Zone' sees 80 arrests over drug trafficking in bars and clubs

Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested

80 PEOPLE have been arrested in Benidorm for drug trafficking in a massive police sweep of bars and clubs in the city’s so-called English Zone.

4 May, 2026 @ 15:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Yellow weather warning for Alicante as ‘intense’ storms and heavy rain set to lash the Costa Blanca

TOURISTS and residents along the Costa Blanca might want to rethink a day at the beach as Aemet issues a yellow weather alert for much

4 May, 2026 @ 11:37

Alicante·Lead·Weather

Benidorm scammer tricked tourists by pocketing deposits for non-existent holiday flats

British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm

A BRITISH fugitive on the run from Lancashire police for two years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The 32-year-old man was

4 May, 2026 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Luxury watch robbers arrested in Costa Blanca holiday hotspot after Benidorm, Madrid, and Puerto Banus thefts

FIVE members of a luxury watch robbery gang operating across Spain have been arrested at tourist apartments in the Calpe area of the Costa Blanca.

30 Apr, 2026 @ 12:12

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Horror in Torrevieja as drugged up man ‘smashes ex-partner’s cat to death against a wall’ as angry mob forms to confront him

A MAN under the influence of alcohol and drugs has been arrested for kicking a cat to death in the middle of a Torrevieja street

29 Apr, 2026 @ 11:05

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

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

Mini heatwave ends on Costa Blanca with yellow alert for storms and winds

THE recent spell of sunshine and unseasonably high temperatures for Alicante province has ended with a yellow alert issued for southern parts of the area

24 Apr, 2026 @ 12:11

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Two workers die in Benidorm tower block tragedy after scaffolding collapse with colleague clinging onto balcony

TWO workers died in Benidorm on Wednesday morning while they were dismantling scaffolding at the Principality of Europe building on Calle Ibiza. The scaffolding fell

22 Apr, 2026 @ 14:23

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British expat, 75, banned from returning to his Costa Blanca home after being found guilty of child abuse in the UK

A UK court has banned a British expat from returning to his Costa Blanca home after he was convicted of committing sexual offences against a

20 Apr, 2026 @ 15:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Latest in series of Costa Blanca street shootings sees man gunned down in Torrevieja beach area

Latest Costa Blanca street shooting sees man gunned down in Torrevieja beach area

A MAN, 25, was shot dead in a Torrevieja street on Saturday night. Gunshots were heard by residents at around 10.30pm on Calle Bergantin in

20 Apr, 2026 @ 10:29

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

Spanish doctor fights for his life after shark rips off his leg during honeymoon in the Maldives

AN ALICANTE doctor is fighting for his life after he lost his leg in a shark attack while on his honeymoon in the Maldives. The

16 Apr, 2026 @ 16:00

Alicante·Animals·Lead

British tourist in Benidorm tried to kill two people at popular beach and then tried to take his life in police cells

Benidorm’s beaches could become ‘smoke free zones’ this summer under proposals by left-wing PSOE

THE opposition PSOE socialist party on Benidorm City Council wants a smoking ban on all local beaches. In July 2024, the council signed an agreement

16 Apr, 2026 @ 11:03

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Around 350,000 people are set to descend on Alicante for Spain’s second-largest pilgrimage walk

EXTRA Alicante Policia Local officers are being deployed on Thursday and into the weekend as the city celebrates its 537th Santa Faz pilgrimage. The event

15 Apr, 2026 @ 13:01

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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Man who brutally kicked ex-partner’s cat to death in a Torrevieja street to be deported from Spain

WATCH: Alicante police want to speak with three passersby who battered thief trying to steal a motorbike in broad daylight

Torrevieja sees population surge — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

International drugs gang headed by Irish man used electrical goods parcels to export narcotics from Spain

Fury in Torrevieja as hundreds of protesters march for justice against man who kicked ex-partner’s cat to death

Record-breaking April for Costa Blanca airport passengers including over 630,000 British travellers

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

Alicante construction surges by 25% as region races to fix Spain’s massive 750,000 home shortage

Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance

First suspected hantavirus case detected in Spain as woman isolates with symptoms in Alicante hospital

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

Alicante and Malaga’s congested roads gained over 100,000 vehicles last year – amounting to three for every four people in both provinces

Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested

Yellow weather warning for Alicante as ‘intense’ storms and heavy rain set to lash the Costa Blanca

British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm

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

Luxury watch robbers arrested in Costa Blanca holiday hotspot after Benidorm, Madrid, and Puerto Banus thefts

Horror in Torrevieja as drugged up man ‘smashes ex-partner’s cat to death against a wall’ as angry mob forms to confront him

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

Mini heatwave ends on Costa Blanca with yellow alert for storms and winds

Two workers die in Benidorm tower block tragedy after scaffolding collapse with colleague clinging onto balcony

British expat, 75, banned from returning to his Costa Blanca home after being found guilty of child abuse in the UK

Latest Costa Blanca street shooting sees man gunned down in Torrevieja beach area

Spanish doctor fights for his life after shark rips off his leg during honeymoon in the Maldives

Benidorm’s beaches could become ‘smoke free zones’ this summer under proposals by left-wing PSOE

Around 350,000 people are set to descend on Alicante for Spain’s second-largest pilgrimage walk

Lunar eclipse tonight: How to watch Spain’s spectacular celestial show – and do you need special glasses?

Malaga town of Cartama placed under West Nile virus alert after mosquitos caught in trap test positive

Relief as Brazilian woman who vanished on the Costa del Sol is found in hospital – but questions remain unanswered

Relief for commuters as Malaga to Fuengirola rail line is set to get seven new ‘double decker’ trains

The murky mystery behind why Spain’s elite anti-narco unit had to go after years of crushing the drug clans

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