WATCH: Anger as jet ski rider chases and harasses dolphins off popular Costa Blanca resort
A VIDEO of a jet ski rider chasing and harassing dolphins off the coast of Torrevieja has sparked outrage. The waters of the Costa Blanca
Spain gets €846m from EU ‘within days’ for Valencia flood disaster reconstruction work
THE European Commission has approved a €846 million payout for reconstruction projects in the wake of the October 2024 Valencia flood disaster. The money comes
Historic June heatwave forces mass cancellations of beach bonfires on usually raucous San Juan celebrations over forest fire fears
SPAIN’s annual San Juan celebrations may have been extinguished before the night even begins, after concerns of mass fires cause termination in certain areas. While
Final countdown to Valencia’s 2026 Gay Games: This weekend will see over 10,000 participants take part in 37 sports
ORGANISERS of the 12th Gay Games are finalising their preparations to greet over 10,200 participants from over 80 countries to Valencia. It’s the biggest international
Cruel Benidorm estate agent father-and-son jailed for arranging sham lockdown wedding to fleece pensioner out of €100,000
AN ALICANTE court has sentenced a Benidorm estate agent and his son to over three years each in jail after conning a vulnerable elderly man
Four men jailed on the Costa Blanca for burying a million tonnes of untreated waste in farmland on the Orihuela coast
A GROUP of Spanish businessmen has been sentenced to four years in jail after burying a million tonnes of untreated waste beneath Costa Blanca farmland.
Costa Blanca gang robbed parked cars in AP-7 motorway service areas
A GANG that robbed parked cars at Valencia and Murcia region motorway service stations has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. Four men aged
Heatwave warning of 41C highs for Valencia region coupled with ‘torrid’ humid nights
A HEATWAVE is coming to the Valencian Community next week with a warning that temperatures could reach 41C in some inland areas. The State Meteorological
Red flags at popular Torrevieja swimming spot over fears sewage contamination has leaked into the sea
A 350 METRE stretch of Torrevieja coastline saw a day-long bathing ban after a water test showed up some fecal contamination. The City Council took
British man, 63, dies in paragliding accident in Catalan Pyrenees
A BRITISH man has died in a paragliding accident in Spain after becoming tangled in power lines, according to reports. The 63-year-old was flying near
Miracle of nature as up to 9,000 newborn flamingo chicks begin spectacular annual migration across Torrevieja lagoons
A COSTA Blanca holiday hotspot was graced with heartwarming scenes as dozens of baby flamingos were seen migrating away from the lagoons where they were
Fast-track approval granted for massive €60 million sports and music stadium complex in Alicante
PLANS for a massive €60 million sports and leisure complex in Alicante have received a massive boost with the regional Valencian government classifying it as
Wild scenes in Benidorm as police chase electric scooter wizzing through city centre at over 100km/h
A POPULAR Costa Blanca holiday hotspot was the scene of a bizarre high-speed chase after police pursued an electric scooter tearing through the town centre
Man’s body found in freezer at apartment in Spain as suspected killer takes overdose
A MAN’S body was found inside a fridge at an apartment on Castellon’s Plaza Pintor Sorolla on Tuesday. The Policia Nacional made the grim discovery
Father stabs speech therapist to death in Valencia and turns himself in to police claiming ‘he was abusing my son’
A MAN has turned himself in to police after allegedly stabbing his son’s speech therapist to death in Valencia, claiming the victim was abusing his
Benidorm’s bars stock up with extra beer ahead of England’s first World Cup match on Wednesday night
BENIDORM’S bar and restaurant owners are expecting beer sales to soar by 30% as England fans watch their team’s first World Cup match against Croatia
Spanish footballer gets eight year jail term for sexually assaulting woman that he met at Valencia nightclub
LA LIGA footballer Rafa Mir has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at his villa nearly two years ago. Mir, 28, played for
Valencia’s Science Museum is refreshing its summer programme with groovy new exhibition ‘Dance! The Art of Movement’
THE Valencia cultural summer calendar just got more interesting with the Science Museum’s body-bending new exhibition, Dance! The Art of Movement. The announcement of this new
Police issue warning as Costa Blanca teenager scams woman out of €30k in bank worker con
A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Alicante after posing on the phone as a bank employee to con a woman out of €30,000. The
Costa Blanca airport sets new May passenger record with over two million travellers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport reported over two million passengers in May- the first time that figure has been achieved in the fifth month of the year. The
EXCLUSIVE: British boy, 7, born and raised in Spain is refused the right to remain in the only country he has ever known thanks to ‘grievous legal error’
A BRITISH boy born and raised in Alicante province has had his right to remain in Spain denied despite it being the only country he
British father blames teenage son’s sudden death while on holiday in Benidorm on vape oil
A BRITISH teenager has died during a Costa Blanca holiday after an adverse reaction to vape oil, his family has said. Harry Whitton, 18, from
Benidorm introduces high-tech system to help locals and tourists find car park spaces
BENIDORM is now providing ‘real-time’ details about car park spaces via its roadside information signs. The City Council says it is part of its commitment
Teachers overwhelmingly vote to ‘suspend’ month-long strike with just a few days remaining in Valencia’s school year
TEACHERS in the Valencian Community have voted overwhelmingly to suspend their month-long ‘indefinite’ strike that has affected public-run schools. Unions have described it as a
Three British tourists sexually assaulted by man posing as Valencia hostel worker
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for sexually assaulting three British female tourists at a Valencia hostel. The Policia Nacional said that the Tunisian national
Alicante hits two million residents and GDP doubles in 25 years – but still ranks 45th out of 52 Spanish provinces for wealth per capita
A STUDY says that Alicante province’s population is now over two million people and its economy is growing at a record rate- but the area