Torrevieja demolishes seafront viewpoint built on public land without permission
Torrevieja City Council has started to demolish an illegal viewpoint built on the city's Punta Margalla promenade seven years ago.
Dutch tourist, 51, becomes third drowning victim at Costa Blanca beach in three days for swimming during red flag
It brings the death toll on Guardamar del Segura's red-flagged beaches to three in just three days.
EXCLUSIVE: Costa Blanca fraudster Jody Smart is finally behind bars after losing appeals in both Valencia and the Supreme Court
The former boss of the disgraced Continental Wealth Management (CWM), Smart handed herself in voluntarily.
Spanish police seize nearly one tonne of cocaine at Valencia port – investigators believe drugs were ‘hoisted’ on board while at sea
When officers opened the container, on September 27, they found 862 ‘bricks’ of cocaine, each weighing approximately one kilo, packed into 32 bundles.
Five ‘housing crisis’ protestors arrested after violent clashes with police in Valencia
FIve people will appear in court on Monday after being arrested during a 'right to housing' protest in Valencia.
Costa Blanca beach tragedy as young couple drown due to strong currents
A Ukrainian couple- both aged 25- drowned at a Guardamar del Segura beach on Saturday.
WATCH: Torrential rain and flooding lash Spain’s eastern coast from Costa Blanca to Barcelona during red ‘danger to life’ alert
Authorities in Tarragona sent a new emergency ES-Alert to locals with more heavy rain forecast on Friday for Spain's eastern coast.
Barcelona legend Lionel Messi adds to growing football empire after snapping up 100% stake in second Spanish club
LIONEL Messi has bought CD Eldense, the century-old football club from the inland Alicante town of Elda. The club confirmed the takeover in a brief
FBI-led task force drags teenage leader of international ransomeware gang out of his Alicante home
The 16-year-old is alleged to have been behind thousands of cyberattacks in recent years.
WATCH: Five arrested in Valencia after racist attack leaves Moroccan man, 31, with shattered jaw
The victim was punched and kicked by the gang for at least five minutes during patron saint festivities in Taverners de la Valldigna.
Experts investigate Ryanair flight which aborted moments before take off from Costa Blanca airport
Spanish authorities have launched an inquiry into what caused a Ryanair plane to abort its take off from Alicante-Elche airport.
Benidorm dishes out over 1,100 fines to law-breaking electric scooter riders
Over 1,100 fines have been issued against electric scooter riders so far this year for flouting rules in Benidorm.
‘Cover up’ investigated in fatal Benidorm parasailing accident that claimed life of British tourist
A boat captain faces a reckless homicide charge and a colleague is accused of a cover up after a British tourist died in a Benidorm
UPDATE: Weather warning for northern Costa Blanca and Valencia upgraded to RED as schools shut ahead of flash flooding fears
Aemet has warned that severe storms and downpours will batter the eastern seaboard from 2pm on Thursday through to midday on Friday.
Mayor and museum boss face criminal ‘recklessness’ probe over theft of priceless Bronze Age treasures in Spain
A court has begun proceedings for a crime of damage via recklessness against Villena officials after the theft of one of the largest European collections
Headless body found floating in sea off popular beach in Spain
A pleasure boat made a shocking find on Monday when its crew spotted a headless corpse floating in the water off the Valencia coast.
WATCH: Benidorm flat destroyed by fire with four people inhaling deadly fumes
A fire destroyed a ninth-floor Benidorm flat on Wednesday morning with four people needing treatment for smoke inhalation.
Two earthquakes hit eastern Spain overnight as residents in Murcia and neighbouring Alicante feel the tremors
The first quake was a 3.1 magnitude with its epicentre near the town of Beniel, shaking the neighbouring Alicante region of Vega Baja.
Valencia 2024 flood disaster death toll goes up to 233 people
A JUDGE investigating possible criminal charges over the handling of the October 2024 Valencia flood disaster has raised the official death toll to 233.
Man arrested in Benidorm after female partner is stabbed to death in horror late-night attack
A man has been arrested in Benidorm after allegedly stabbing his female partner to death with a knife.
208 reptiles rescued from traffickers during two police raids in Spain
OVER 200 illegally-kept reptiles have been seized in two Valencia region raids executed by the Guardia Civil.
Missing British holidaymaker found watching football in Benidorm pub
Two Brits helping with the search spotted Geoff Cumiskey at the Rose & Crown pub on Thursday evening.
MISSING: Fears grow for British tourist who vanished in Benidorm after failing to board flight home
The distraught wife of Geoff Cumiskey says her husband is alone in Benidorm without his passport, luggage or money.
Foreigners still dominating the Costa Blanca property boom with nearly 19,000 homes purchased in a single year
The Alicante province property market is completely decoupled from the national one, with almost five-times the rate of foreign home purchases.
The 15 towns where foreigners outnumber the Spanish in Alicante, with Brits still number one – for nowÂ
Foreign residents make up the majority in 15 Costa Blanca municipalities, with Rojales topping the list at 68%
Valencia plans to hit rowdy hen and stag parties with fresh fines of up to €1,500
The proposal would make Valencia the first Spanish municipality to explicitly target hen and stag parties with a specific regulation.
