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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Airbnb crackdown in Valencia: Tourist flats will not keep their licences when they are sold
THE Valencian government will tighten controls on holiday accommodation lets in the region with changes coming into force ‘probably before the summer season. The measures
Woman gives birth on a bus in Spain’s Valencia: Driver and other passengers helped deliver healthy baby boy
PASSENGERS on a Valencia bus got a shock detour to hospital on Thursday after a woman gave birth to a baby boy- helped by her
Expats fall prey to tourist flat surge in Spain: Family is forcibly arrested on the Costa Blanca while attempting to block Airbnb-style homes being built on ‘their’ land
TWO members of an Austrian family have been arrested in a last-ditch effort to stop a new housing development on land which they say is