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Fake Picasso and Palencia works are rumbled in Spain: Fraudsters were selling pieces for €13.5 million

THE Policia Nacional have seized three fake paintings by Pablo Picasso and one by Benjamin Palencia that were going to be sold for €13.5 million.

12 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man is gored by bull during traditional festival in eastern Spain: 32-year-old is hospitalised with serious injuries

A 32-YEAR-OLD man was seriously injured after being gored on the first night of Calpe’s ‘Bous al Carrer’ bull runs in Alicante province. The incident

7 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Revealed: The wide and unusual range of items lost by bus passengers in Valencia including a wheelchair and a drone

Tourists leave their young children behind on a bus in Spain

TWO foreign tourists left their children behind on a Valencia City bus when they got off to visit the National Museum of Ceramics. The parents

5 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

German plane makes emergency landing on motorway in Spain before being hit by a lorry

A LIGHT aircraft made an emergency landing on a Castellon de la Plana motorway on Friday and was hit by a lorry. The incident happened

2 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drowning crisis in Spain: Three-month death toll on the Costa Blanca is higher than whole of 2023

MORE people drowned on Alicante province beaches between May and July than in the whole of 2023 according to the Spanish Lifesaving Federation. 18 fatalities

2 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Evacuated residents return to their homes following ‘severe’ forest fire in Alicante

OVER 150 residents evacuated from a small Alicante province town returned home on Thursday, almost 48 hours after the start of a forest fire. The

1 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

‘Severe’ wildfire in Alicante sparks evacuation of residents amid crippling heatwave

A FOREST fire has destroyed around 320 hectares of land in Alicante province and caused the evacuation of residents. The blaze was reported on Tuesday

31 Jul, 2024 @ 16:26

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Benicassim review: Spain’s legendary music festival may have lost its former glory – but it still offers a magical three days

ONCE upon a time, a weekend at Benicassim festival was the stuff of legend. I myself have heard many a tale – via my party-animal

27 Jul, 2024 @ 12:37

EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's war on tourist apartments continues with new law set to come into effect this week

Airbnb crackdown in Spain continues: Major tourist region will outlaw lockboxes for collecting and returning keys

TOUGH new regulations on tourist accommodation in the Valencian Community will include a ban on installing automatic boxes on outside walls and public areas for

24 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Plans to turn a former US military base in Spain into a refugee camp are abandoned following outcry

PLANS to convert an old American military base into a migrant reception centre have been scrapped due to the dilapidated state of the buildings and

23 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Massive new shopping centre gets greenlight in Spain's Valencia

Huge €350million shopping centre is coming to Spain’s Valencia – this is what we know

VALENCIA City Council has approved plans for a new shopping centre in Malilla next to the Neuva Fe which will cost over €350 million to

22 Jul, 2024 @ 20:30

Valencia·Valencian Community

Dutch tourist, 45, dies while swimming off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 45-year-old man died on Sunday while swimming at El Campello’s Morro Blanca cove in Alicante province. The area is regarded as quiet sheltered spot

22 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

French tourist stabbed to death inside her caravan in Spain was travelling alone, say police

A 60-year-old French woman found stabbed to death in her motorhome next to a Castellon province beach was travelling alone. Her body was discovered around

19 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

French tourist is found ‘stabbed to death’ inside her motorhome in Spain: Police work to find out if she was travelling alone

THE GUARDIA Civil is investigating the violent death of a French woman found inside her motorhome overlooking a Castellon province beach on Thursday. Her body

18 Jul, 2024 @ 18:24

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's toll roads set to see price hikes yet again

Scrap the toll call for ’empty’ motorway in prime tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NEW call has been made for tolls on the AP-7 motorway in the Vega Baja to be suspended after the government said the road

17 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Big names like the Black Eyed Peas, Jess Glynne, and Sam Ryder gear up for Spain's top outdoor music festival

Big stars including the Black Eyed Peas, Jess Glynne, and Sam Ryder gear up for Spain’s top outdoor music festival

SPAIN’S biggest party – the Festival Internacional de Benicassim – kicks off four days of top musical entertainment this Thursday(July 18). Located on the east

14 Jul, 2024 @ 11:00

Entertainment·Lead·Valencian Community

BIG SCREEN GUIDE for Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain:- Where you can enjoy all the atmosphere in the Valencia region

IN case the fact may have escaped you, there’s a certain football match happening in Berlin on Sunday night! England take on Spain in the

12 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencian Community

Spain tsunami warning: Experts say deadly weather phenomenon will hit the country by this date – with multiple coasts at risk

EXPERTS predict that Spain is ever more likely to be hit by a tsunami, attributed to the region’s proximity to tectonic plate boundaries. According to

3 Jul, 2024 @ 09:24

Andalucia·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

Court rejects appeal to reopen criminal probe into Valencia apartment fire that killed 10 people

Court in Spain demands re-opening of legal probe into deadly Valencia fire that claimed 10 lives

THE Court of Valencia has ordered the reopening of the case to determine the cause of a city apartment block fire in February which killed

25 Jun, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: CCTV in Spain shows how a gang robbed 174 cars from tourists at motorway service stations between Valencia and Murcia

TWO men have been accused of stealing from dozens of cars- mainly from abroad- at service areas along the A-7 motorway in the Valencia and

21 Jun, 2024 @ 17:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Body dressed in a wetsuit is found floating by a paddlesurfer off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PADDLESURFER spotted a body in a wetsuit floating in the sea off La Marina beach on the southern Costa Blanca on Friday morning. He

21 Jun, 2024 @ 14:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Roof collapses in departure zone as passengers are injured by falling debris and cough up dust at Spain's Valencia Airport

Departure lounge ceiling collapses with passengers coughing up dust after being struck by debris at Spain’s Valencia Airport

FOUR passengers escaped with only minor injuries after part of a Valencia Airport departure lounge ceiling collapsed on them. Airport operator, Aena, said the incident

17 Jun, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

High salt levels lead to warning over drinking tap water in popular Costa Blanca tourist spot

RESIDENTS in Teulada on the Costa Blanca have been told not to drink tap water due to a high concentration of salt. The recommendation comes

13 Jun, 2024 @ 18:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Six ‘black flags’ handed out to beaches and coastal areas suffering from pollution and ‘mismanagement’ in eastern Spain

THE Ecologists in Action group has dished out six flags to the Valencian Community in its annual ‘Black Flag’ awards to beaches suffering pollution caused

13 Jun, 2024 @ 17:15

Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Adorable moment tiny kitten is rescued by police in Spain after travelling 200km trapped inside a car engine

A FEMALE kitten used up one of its nine lives after surviving a 200 kilometre journey trapped in a car engine. The vehicle was travelling

12 Jun, 2024 @ 17:45

Animals·Castellon·Lead

British yacht washes up on a beach in Spain’s Valencia: Captain is investigated for potential negligence

A BRITISH yacht has run aground on a Valencia province beach and has been stranded there since Monday. The craft called ‘Nordic Lily’ went onto

5 Jun, 2024 @ 12:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Fake Picasso and Palencia works are rumbled in Spain: Fraudsters were selling pieces for €13.5 million

Man is gored by bull during traditional festival in eastern Spain: 32-year-old is hospitalised with serious injuries

Tourists leave their young children behind on a bus in Spain

German plane makes emergency landing on motorway in Spain before being hit by a lorry

Drowning crisis in Spain: Three-month death toll on the Costa Blanca is higher than whole of 2023

Evacuated residents return to their homes following ‘severe’ forest fire in Alicante

‘Severe’ wildfire in Alicante sparks evacuation of residents amid crippling heatwave

Benicassim review: Spain’s legendary music festival may have lost its former glory – but it still offers a magical three days

Airbnb crackdown in Spain continues: Major tourist region will outlaw lockboxes for collecting and returning keys

Plans to turn a former US military base in Spain into a refugee camp are abandoned following outcry

Huge €350million shopping centre is coming to Spain’s Valencia – this is what we know

Dutch tourist, 45, dies while swimming off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

French tourist stabbed to death inside her caravan in Spain was travelling alone, say police

French tourist is found ‘stabbed to death’ inside her motorhome in Spain: Police work to find out if she was travelling alone

Scrap the toll call for ’empty’ motorway in prime tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Big stars including the Black Eyed Peas, Jess Glynne, and Sam Ryder gear up for Spain’s top outdoor music festival

BIG SCREEN GUIDE for Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain:- Where you can enjoy all the atmosphere in the Valencia region

Spain tsunami warning: Experts say deadly weather phenomenon will hit the country by this date – with multiple coasts at risk

Court in Spain demands re-opening of legal probe into deadly Valencia fire that claimed 10 lives

WATCH: CCTV in Spain shows how a gang robbed 174 cars from tourists at motorway service stations between Valencia and Murcia

Body dressed in a wetsuit is found floating by a paddlesurfer off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Departure lounge ceiling collapses with passengers coughing up dust after being struck by debris at Spain’s Valencia Airport

High salt levels lead to warning over drinking tap water in popular Costa Blanca tourist spot

Six ‘black flags’ handed out to beaches and coastal areas suffering from pollution and ‘mismanagement’ in eastern Spain

Adorable moment tiny kitten is rescued by police in Spain after travelling 200km trapped inside a car engine

British yacht washes up on a beach in Spain’s Valencia: Captain is investigated for potential negligence

Brussels will require all phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027 – and use USB-C chargers

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

Air traffic controllers in Spain begin indefinite strike action – here’s how travellers can avoid the chaos

EXPLAINER: What is a ‘super El Niño’ phenomenon – and will it make this summer Spain’s hottest yet?

Spain could sizzle like an oven this summer thanks to rare ‘super El Niño’ phenomenon – with warnings of extreme heat and record-breaking temperatures