Inside the secrets of Alicante’s remarkable ‘Venus’ head – which may just be the city’s greatest Roman treasure

THE marble figure of a female head found in Alicante may have been part of a Roman Goddess ‘Venus’ figure, dating back to the second

31 Jul, 2026 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm suffers broken nose during violent 'English Zone' mobile phone robbery- two men arrested

Calls for ambulances to have police escort when entering Benidorm’s ‘English zone’ after paramedic is punched in the face by man she is treating

AN AMBULANCE technician has called for crews to receive police escorts when responding to incidents in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ after she was punched in the

31 Jul, 2026 @ 10:53

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man, 26, who stomped on victim’s head in unprovoked Valencia attack is revealed to be violent criminal in Spain illegally

A MAN, 26, has been locked up after stamping repeatedly on a stranger’s head in an unprovoked street attack in Valencia. Said L, an Algerian

28 Jul, 2026 @ 14:02

Lead·Valencia

Pedro Sanchez issues stark warning as wildfires continue to ravage Spain amid 30km/h winds and incoming 44C heatwave – ‘difficult hours lie ahead’

PEDRO Sanchez has admitted that ‘difficult and complex hours lie ahead’ as Spain continues to battle against a series of enormous wildfires that have forced

27 Jul, 2026 @ 15:49

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Costa Blanca horror as Benidorm police rescue boy, 8, who sat on skyscraper balcony air con unit while father went shopping

POLICE dashed to rescue a young boy who clambered onto a balcony air conditioning unit on the 21st floor of a Benidorm skyscraper. The child,

27 Jul, 2026 @ 10:47

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

PM Pedro Sanchez to visit fire-raged area of Valencia region with 16,000 residents forced out of their homes

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit Vall d’Uixo in Castellon province on Monday, which has seen a forest fire rage over the weekend. The blaze

27 Jul, 2026 @ 10:07

Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia’s Oceanografic aquarium names shark after Spain’s World Cup hero Ferran Torres

BOSSES at Valencia’s iconic Oceanografic aquarium have named one of their sharks in honour of hometown hero Ferran Torres after his World Cup-winning exploits for

25 Jul, 2026 @ 12:50

Lead·Sport·Valencia

INTERVIEW: Why Benidorm is Spain’s most misunderstood resort – according to leading British expat author

FOR many outsiders, Benidorm conjures up images of drunken holidaymakers, street fights and a version of Spain that feels more like a caricature than an

25 Jul, 2026 @ 12:15

Benidorm·La Cultura·Lead

Valencia coast humidity hits ‘never seen before’ levels — just 5C off the world record set in Saudi Arabia

HUMIDITY has reached levels never recorded before along the Valencia and Costa Blanca coast, with dew points closing in on the highest ever measured on

24 Jul, 2026 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

New Costa Blanca 'super' speed camera becomes second-busiest in Spain with over 72,000 penalties in a year

New Costa Blanca ‘super’ speed camera becomes Spain’s second-busiest with over 72,000 penalties in a year

A SOPHISTICATED radar speed trap in Torrevieja claimed 72,557 law-breakers in its first full year of operation, according to the Associated European Motorists association(AEA). The

24 Jul, 2026 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Swimming will be banned at busy Costa Blanca beaches today with forecasts of severe wind gusts

Swimming will be banned at busy Costa Blanca beaches today with forecasts of severe heat and wind gusts

27 BEACHES on the Costa Blanca will impose a swimming ban from 5pm on Thursday due to extreme weather. Forecasters have predicted storms and strong

23 Jul, 2026 @ 13:01

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Bank scammers in Spain robbed at least 2,000 victims thanks to bogus text messages asking for account details and passwords

A BANK scam gang in Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil with 13 arrests and five people under investigation in Madrid, Palma

22 Jul, 2026 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Valencia

Jonny Smyth- main suspect in John George murder- has new bid for bail rejected by Costa Blanca judge

AN ATTEMPT to bail a man suspecting of killing John George in December 2024 has been refused by a Torrevieja judge who deemed him a

22 Jul, 2026 @ 12:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Pickpocket gang targeting Spain's tourist hotspots is caught 'red-handed' by Costa Blanca police

Pickpocket gang targeting Spain’s tourist hotspots gets caught ‘red-handed’ by Costa Blanca police

A PICKPOCKET crew that plundered foreign tourists along Spain’s Mediterranean coast has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante. Two men and two women

21 Jul, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm earns €100k from its first local fines for illegal holiday rental flats

BENIDORM City Council has pocketed over €100,000 from its first fines against illegal tourist accommodation since assuming local enforcement powers last year. Prior to that

16 Jul, 2026 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Uniformed police officers get into the sea at busy Alicante beach to arrest male sex pest

FULLY-CLOTHED police officers went into the sea at a popular Alicante beach to arrest a man who inappropriately touched several female bathers. The incidents happened

16 Jul, 2026 @ 09:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Severe turbulence forces Ryanair flight from Alicante to make emergency landing as UK-bound passengers feared for their lives

PASSENGERS on a Ryanair flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Liverpool said they feared for their lives after severe turbulence forced an emergency landing in France.

16 Jul, 2026 @ 09:20

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Residents flee to safety and are left homeless after three-storey building collapses in Valencia

A THREE-STOREY building in the Valencian town of Benetusser collapsed on Tuesday night but nobody was injured. Around 20 minutes earlier, residents heard strange noises

15 Jul, 2026 @ 13:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca airport clocks up its busiest ever June with a third of travellers coming from the UK

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport clocked up over 2.1 million passengers in June- a 10.5% rise compared to a year ago, with another monthly record being set. It

15 Jul, 2026 @ 12:27

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Judge investigating 2024 Valencia flood disaster raises death toll to 231 to include heart attack victim

Judge investigating 2024 Valencia flood disaster raises death toll to 231 by including heart attack victim

AN inquiry into the response to the 2024 Valencia flood disaster has raised the official death toll figure to 231. Catarroja investigating judge, Nuria Ruiz,

14 Jul, 2026 @ 12:47

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New heatwave warnings for Costa Blanca with Saharan hot air mass set to last for days

A BRIEF respite from last week’s heatwave has ended in Alicante province with a yellow warning for extreme temperatures this Tuesday. The State Meteorological Agency(Aemet)

14 Jul, 2026 @ 12:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Police evict 50 people including children from ex-Costa Blanca hotel who lived there on illegal long-term rental contracts

THE Guardia Civil evicted around 50 long-term residents from a former Torrevieja hotel on Monday after a court ruled that a third-party agency illegally let

14 Jul, 2026 @ 11:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Police arrest 11 people and shut down two 'pink cocaine' labs supplying drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja

Police raid two ‘pink cocaine’ labs supplying dangerous drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja

AN INVESTIGATION into a series of robberies resulted in the discovery of a criminal gang who manufactured ‘pink cocaine’ at two Torrevieja addresses. Eight men

13 Jul, 2026 @ 10:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Alicante Airport set for €1.15bn transformation with new terminal that finally gives Brits their own fast-track lane

BRITS travelling to and from the Costa Blanca will soon enjoy smoother journeys after a €1 billion overhaul of Alicante Airport was given the green

12 Jul, 2026 @ 12:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Valencia president Perez Llorca offers region's help following Almeria forest fire disaster that claimed 11 lives including four Brits

Valencia president offers region’s help to Almeria after forest fire claims 11 lives- four of them British

VALENCIA region president, Juanfran Perez Llorca, has offered help to his Andalucian counterpart over the forest fire in Almeria. Perez Llorca spoke to Juanma Moreno

10 Jul, 2026 @ 13:58

Almeria·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Police rescue 26 ‘sex slaves’ exploited by Chinese mafia gang that operated 11 brothels in Spain

THE Policia Nacional have rescued 26 women who were forced to work as prostitutes in Spain by a Chinese mafia gang. The crew operated 11

10 Jul, 2026 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Northern Spain·Valencia

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