Police arrest Benidorm bouncer who knocked out Brit who had to return home by special ambulance
A BENIDORM bouncer has been arrested after a one punch attack on a British tourist who had to travel back to the UK in a
Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate
A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow
Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol
A SCOOTER rider on the Costa Blanca was robbed and assaulted by three hooded men who claimed to be Interpol officers. Two men of Estonian
Take in the glamour of the Benidorm Palace Boxing Day Gala and enjoy a top rated show and delicious dinner
AFTER your Christmas celebrations are over, Boxing Day is the perfect time to take in a show. In fact, the festive celebrations continue at Benidorm
Rise of the pigs! Wild boars in Spain have learned how to ransack streetside rubbish containers
WILD boars have been spotted rifling through garbage containers in the Javea area of the Costa Blanca and removing individual bags with their teeth. They’ve
Watch: Incredible moment 69-year-old kayaker is rescued off Spain’s Costa Blanca after being spotted by an off-duty cop
AN OFF-DUTY Guardia Civil officer who went fishing off the Alicante coast rescued a man, 69, whose kayak had overturned. The sergeant was returning to
Wanted fugitive flees to Benidorm while on prison leave for committing vile crimes against his stepdaughter in Britain
A FUGITIVE convicted and jailed for raping his teenager stepdaughter in the UK between 1999 and 2001, has been arrested in Benidorm. The 56-year-old Belgian
Black Sunday for women in Spain: Girl, 15, has her throat slit in the street while a wife is blasted to death by a shotgun and a third is stabbed
A TEENAGE boy has been arrested after the fatal stabbing on Sunday of his former girlfriend, aged 15, on the Costa Blanca. It was a
Revealed: The most expensive and cheapest areas to rent a property based on monthly income in Spain’s Costa Blanca
FINESTRAT on the Costa Blanca has been named as the most expensive municipality in Alicante province for rental properties based on monthly income A study
Surge in foreign tourists boosts Costa Blanca hotels to busiest October this century
COSTA Blanca hotels had their busiest October this century helped by increased numbers of foreign tourists and more businesses staying open in the low season.
Popular Costa Blanca port sets new record for cruise ship visits
THE port of Alicante will break cruise ship stopover records in 2024 with 100 vessels calling into the Costa Blanca with a passenger total of
Woman spiked drinks with bleach and ammonia that could have killed her housemate in Spain
AN ALICANTE woman has been accused of attempted murder after pouring bleach and ammonia into bottles of alcohol and energy drinks consumed by her housemate.
Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain
CYBER criminals banked over €5 million by cloning websites selling high-end electrical products that customers never received. Three people have been arrested in the Orihuela
Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped
RATS have appeared around Alicante City’s Plaza de San Blas redevelopment forcing the council to take action. Residents complained last week of spotting several rodents
British expat family is attacked by armed gangsters in Spain after thugs targeted the wrong house
A CRIMINAL gang looking to steal drugs from a rival crew stormed the wrong Costa Blanca property and beat up a British man and his
Fake carer in Benidorm who ‘drugged an Alzheimer’s patient with diazepam’ is arrested
A BENIDORM carer who lied about her professional experience has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after illegally giving diazepam to an elderly client who
Alicante airport launches first-ever direct flight to Greek hotspot – plus these new routes
EASYJET will launch Alicante-Elche airport’s first direct flight to the Greek capital Athens in 2025. The route is one of several new services that will
Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain
AN ELCHE soccer school scam has been busted by the Policia Nacional with victims duped by promises of professional club contracts and residency visas. 12
Urgent appeal: Amnesia-struck Brit, 71, still remains unidentified in a Spanish hospital almost two MONTHS after suffering life-changing stroke
THE Olive Press is renewing its appeal to identify a British expat who has been struck with amnesia in a Spanish hospital. Stephen (pictured above),
Irish member of international drug trafficking gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN IRISH drug trafficker wanted by Czech authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca after some strange behaviour gave him away. The 57-year-old man
Robbers who ‘posed as police officers to raid homes’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca are arrested
SIX bogus Policia Nacional ‘officers’ have been arrested in La Nucia after staging a violent robbery on the Costa Blanca. The men- said to be
Watch: DANA reaches Alicante as flooding sparks road closures and worrying river surges
A DANA front has brought flooding to the north of Alicante province which is on an orange weather alert. Three roads have been closed in
Costa Blanca airport smashes annual passenger record with two months remaining of 2024
A NEW annual passenger record has been set for Alicante-Elche airport with two months still remaining of 2024. Airport operator Aena said that almost 1.8
Desperate search for Gracie, 14, who vanished near Spain’s Benidorm seven days ago
AN appeal has been launched to find a 14-year-old girl who disappeared exactly a week ago. Gracie Mai was last seen in the town of
British veterans on Spain’s Costa Blanca extend Armistice Day tribute to 200-plus DANA flood victims
TORREVIEJA’S annual Armistice Day commemoration took place on Monday at the city’s Immaculate Conception church. The Royal British Legion event not only remembered those who
Property rental scam is exposed in Spain’s Benidorm: Police make multiple arrests
AN ONLINE Benidorm-based property scam has been busted by the Policia Nacional. The plot ringleader and three ‘mules’ who laundered the proceeds for him have