Spain’s Valencia throws down New Year fireworks gauntlet to the likes of London and Sydney
VALENCIA is claiming to have lined up an ‘unprecedented’ fireworks display to usher in the New Year on Sunday night. The City Council says it
Far-right activist jailed for ‘offensive’ language while claiming gay people caused monkey pox virus in Spain
A VALENCIA court has sentenced a man to 32 months in prison for a hate crime after he published an article on a far-right website
Elderly British couple found dead after fire inside their house on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH couple were found dead in their Denia home on Friday following a fire that experts believe could occurred ‘several days’ earlier. One theory
Cyber criminals swindle victim out of €237k over property purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 16 people for defrauding a woman out of €237,622 by intercepting and altering emails to trick her during a Costa
Blackmailers extort vast sums of money from men wanting sex in Spain
A GANG who blackmailed website users looking to meet young women for sex has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. 13 people have been
Violent and dangerous fugitive with links to Italian mafia is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FUGITIVE with links to the Italian mafia who was wanted by Belgian and Dutch authorities has been arrested on a Costa Blanca urbanisation. The
Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region
COVID infections have increased by 83% in the last week to reach 247.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Valencian Community compared to 135.1 the
Albanian mafia kidnaps and tortures man before demanding €100k ransom from his girlfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have freed a 24-year-old man who was held hostage for two days in Calpe with the kidnappers demanding a €100,000 ransom from
Farmers fume over flamingos destroying rice crops in Spain’s Valencia
RICE growers in Valencia’s La Albufera natural park are fuming about the increasing numbers of flamingos that’s threatening their crops. Farming associations have called on
PICTURED: Most wanted criminal in Europe who was found hiding among expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN IMAGE has been released of an Albanian mobster who was arrested by the Policia Nacional earlier this month after a search lasting nearly two
Emergency call centre nurse helps save life of choking young baby on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE PARENTS of a two-month-old baby saved her life on Sunday night after following instructions from an emergency call centre nurse. The youngster was taken
Nun’s bank card stolen and used in multiple ATM withdrawals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ex-cleaner who stole a nun’s bank card and racked up €2,640 of cash withdrawals has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Petrer. The
What to do in Valencia this Christmas
Experience the Mediterranean magic of the new year in Valencia! With shimmering lights, magnificent markets and an amazing array of traditional events, you’ll be swept
‘Professional’ thief dresses up as tourist to rob hotel guests on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF dressed up as a tourist to rob hotel guests staying in premises in the centre of Alicante. The man, 50, was a Moroccan
Scrooges! Charity in Spain is told it will NOT be allowed to feed 600 homeless people in a park from the New Year
A VALENCIA charity that has been feeding around 600 homeless people daily from a trailer in the city’s Turia Gardens has been told to stop
IN PICS: Cute-looking baby warthog twins are photographed for first time at Spain’s Bioparc Valencia
THE FIRST twin babies of a new warthog pairing have been born this year at Bioparc Valencia. with photos released this week. Warthogs are a
‘Killer’ level crossing in Spain’s Valencia claims fourth victim this year alone as man is crushed by a train just days before Christmas
A MAN in his fifties died on Thursday after being run over by a train at the Alfafar level crossing in Valencia province. According to
Police arrest man who made gunpowder and upgraded machine guns at his Costa Blanca home in Spain
A FORMER solider has been arrested in Villajoyosa for operating a clandestine workshop where he upgraded weapons and made gunpowder and metal gun cartridges. The
Revealed: How a British school in Spain received a ‘bomb threat email’ which sparked closures nationwide
THE British School of Villarreal in Castellon province has confirmed that it was one of several international schools in Spain that received an email threatening
Thief steals manhole covers worth thousands of euros to sell for scrap on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF with a penchant for stealing manhole covers to sell to scrapyards has been arrested in Elche. The 43-year-old man removed around 100 covers
Brits sold drugs to Benidorm bar and hotel clients with quick delivery by electric scooter
THREE British men have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for running a drugs delivery service to the city’s bars, hotels, and restaurants.
Thousands of unsafe toys seized from shops during Christmas campaign in Spain’s Valencia
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has seized 10,696 toys from six shops in Manises for failing to follow European Union safety marking rules. The Christmas campaign raids
Fugitive mobster and killer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALBANIAN gangster who’s been ‘on the run’ for years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Alicante area. The man has been
Earth tremor felt in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE National Geographic Institute reported a Monday morning earthquake measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale in the southern Costa Blanca. It happened at 10.27am with
British killer is found hiding on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH fugitive convicted of murdering his wife in 1999 has been arrested in Torrevieja, after being paroled in 2015 and breaching his bail conditions.
How a gang posing as famous footballers rented luxury homes in Spain’s tourist hotspots before staging violent robberies
A VIOLENT robbery gang that rented homes in Spain posing as famous footballers has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Operation ‘Neckars’ led to the