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Fake clergyman cons thousands of euros out of parish priests on Spain’s Costa Blanca with sob story of dying father and inheritance

A BOGUS priest has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after conning over €15,000 out of two clergymen in Alicante province. He was detained in

7 Jun, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

British tourist, 52, dies trying to save two young children in sea off Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH tourist and a Polish national drowned at a Costa Blanca beach on Friday when they went into the sea to save two children,

7 Jun, 2024 @ 16:55

Costa Blanca·Lead

Jennifer Cunningham dies- leading British expat business owner and founder of hospice charity on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE DEATH has been announced of Jennifer Cunningham – the owner of a prominent Costa Blanca insurance brokerage and the founder of a hospice charity

7 Jun, 2024 @ 15:13

Costa Blanca·Lead

Russian-run gang steals cars from Ukrainian refugees in Spain and sells them across Europe

A RUSSIAN-LED gang has been busted for stealing cars from Ukrainian refugees in Spain and selling them to buyers across Europe. When some of the

7 Jun, 2024 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

Alleged jihadist who recruited terrorists and glorified their violent behaviour is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Alleged jihadist who recruited terrorists and glorified violent action is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MOROCCAN man has been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of being involved in recruiting terrorists and glorifying terrorism. The alleged jihadist was detained

6 Jun, 2024 @ 18:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ukrainian man has acid thrown in face as ‘drugs mafia’ seeks revenge on Benidorm tourist walkway

A UKRAINIAN man was the victim of an acid attack on a Benidorm walkway, motivated by revenge from a drugs gang. The assault happened on

6 Jun, 2024 @ 11:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat’s horror after seeing body of dead Irishman, 76, left laying on the shore just metres away from sunbathers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat has been left in shock after seeing a dead body laying on a popular tourist beach in Spain. Paul H was enjoying

5 Jun, 2024 @ 12:07

Costa Blanca·Lead

Tragic weekend sees four people drown in 72 hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Tragic weekend sees five people drown in 72 hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE start of the peak seaside bathing season has brought five drownings in less than 72 hours on the Costa Blanca. The first death was

4 Jun, 2024 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Russian mafia bosses who ‘operated stolen car ring across 10 countries’ are arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

TWO Russians have been arrested in Spain for allegedly masterminding a criminal gang that used vulnerable Ukrainians to steal and sell rental cars. The organisation

3 Jun, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist warning for Spain: Buying bags and other goods from ‘looky looky’ men could land you a hefty fine in this holiday hotspot this year

TORREVIEJA’S long-running war against illegal street sellers will be ramped up this summer with plain-clothed police officers dishing out penalties to anybody buying their products.

3 Jun, 2024 @ 10:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Female cook is forced to prostitute herself on roundabouts in Spain after being tricked by a gang who promised her a job in a restaurant

FOUR people have been arrested for allegedly tricking a Romanian woman to work in Torrevieja as a cook, but forcing her instead into prostitution. The

31 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Huge shark is pulled from the waters off Spain’s Costa Blanca: Five-metre creature will be studied by experts

THE body of a giant shark was found floating off Altea on the Costa Blanca this week. The female- 4.61 metres in length- was spotted

31 May, 2024 @ 15:09

Costa Blanca·Lead

Nearly 12,000 holiday rental properties purged from official registry in Valencia

Airbnb crackdown in Valencia: Tourist flats will not keep their licences when they are sold

THE Valencian government will tighten controls on holiday accommodation lets in the region with changes coming into force ‘probably before the summer season. The measures

31 May, 2024 @ 13:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drunk British tourist is arrested for trying to open plane door during easyJet flight to Spain

A DRUNK British passenger was arrested at Alicante-Elche airport on Thursday after he tried to open a cabin door during an easyJet flight from Gatwick.

31 May, 2024 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Lead

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

‘Historic’ fine in Benidorm threatens to bankrupt the tourist mecca: City hall is ordered to pay €283million compensation to family who was blocked from building on protected land

BENIDORM City Council is facing potential bankruptcy after a court ordered it to pay €283 million plus interest as compensation to a family for the

30 May, 2024 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Wheelchair user is spotted on the A-7 MOTORWAY on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Police rush to remove elderly man from busy road

AN ELDERLY man in a wheelchair caused a commotion on a Costa Blanca motorway after going onto the busy highway with cars having to dodge

30 May, 2024 @ 11:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

Victory for expat family trying to prevent tourist flats being built on 'their land' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Expats fall prey to tourist flat surge in Spain: Family is forcibly arrested on the Costa Blanca while attempting to block Airbnb-style homes being built on ‘their’ land

TWO members of an Austrian family have been arrested in a last-ditch effort to stop a new housing development on land which they say is

27 May, 2024 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British man is placed in a chokehold and robbed in Benidorm: Thugs leave elderly victim with a head injury

AN ELDERLY British man was robbed after being placed into a chokehold on a busy Benidorm street in broad daylight. Two plain-clothed Policia Nacional officers

27 May, 2024 @ 10:02

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Bodies of German couple discovered after a dog found a woman’s arm last month in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE bodies of a missing German couple have been discovered on Friday by the Guardia Civil in Jijona- a month after a dog found a

24 May, 2024 @ 18:49

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two wedding guests arrested after firework sets off blaze that destroyed 17 cars and damaged many others on Spain's Costa Blanca

Wedding guests arrested after firework sets off blaze destroying 17 cars and damaging many others on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO wedding guests have been arrested after setting off fireworks that caused a blaze which destroyed 17 cars and damaged 17 others in Javea last

24 May, 2024 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Sex exploitation gang enjoyed a luxury lifestyle as 10 victims were treated as slaves on Spain's Costa Blanca

Sex exploitation gang enjoyed luxury lifestyle with high-end homes and cars while 10 victims were treated as slaves on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ELCHE sex exploitation gang has been busted by the Policia Nacional with 10 female victims rescued. The women had vulnerable backgrounds and travelled from

23 May, 2024 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Extreme drought threatens wine producers with rabbits eating vine shoots in Spain’s Alicante area

THE persistent extreme drought in Alicante province is posing headaches for local vineyards, especially in the Marina Alta region. The Denomination of Origin Vinos de

22 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

True crime story of mother who burned daughter's rapist to death is featured in new TV documentary in Spain

True crime story of an Alicante mother who ‘burned daughter’s rapist to death’ is subject of new TV documentary series in Spain

A REVENGE killing by an Alicante province mother on the man who raped her daughter is the subject of a new TV documentary series called

22 May, 2024 @ 15:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fake plumber pulls out gun and assaults elderly couple during failed eviction bid at Valencia home

Hooded men threaten to kill farmer but just get olive oil and €120 in cash after fruitless raid in Spain’s Alicante

TWO hooded men stormed an Alicante area finca and threatened to kill the farmer if he didn’t hand over all of his money. The Spanish

21 May, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Vandals damage gated cat colony and kill animal recovering from emergency operation on Spain's Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Vandals attack cat shelter and kill ‘dearly loved’ moggy recovering from emergency operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VOLUNTEERS at a Mil Palmeras cat shelter are in shock after intruders broke into the facility on Saturday and killed a cat that was recuperating

21 May, 2024 @ 10:08

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

British and Irish expats who ran a cannabis club on Spain’s Costa Blanca are arrested for ‘selling drugs disguised as food’

SEVEN people including British and Irish expats have been arrested for running a Denia cannabis club that sold drugs packaged up as food. The Policia

20 May, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Fake clergyman cons thousands of euros out of parish priests on Spain’s Costa Blanca with sob story of dying father and inheritance

British tourist, 52, dies trying to save two young children in sea off Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jennifer Cunningham dies- leading British expat business owner and founder of hospice charity on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Russian-run gang steals cars from Ukrainian refugees in Spain and sells them across Europe

Ukrainian man has acid thrown in face as ‘drugs mafia’ seeks revenge on Benidorm tourist walkway

British expat’s horror after seeing body of dead Irishman, 76, left laying on the shore just metres away from sunbathers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Tragic weekend sees five people drown in 72 hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Russian mafia bosses who ‘operated stolen car ring across 10 countries’ are arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Tourist warning for Spain: Buying bags and other goods from ‘looky looky’ men could land you a hefty fine in this holiday hotspot this year

Female cook is forced to prostitute herself on roundabouts in Spain after being tricked by a gang who promised her a job in a restaurant

Huge shark is pulled from the waters off Spain’s Costa Blanca: Five-metre creature will be studied by experts

Airbnb crackdown in Valencia: Tourist flats will not keep their licences when they are sold

Drunk British tourist is arrested for trying to open plane door during easyJet flight to Spain

‘Historic’ fine in Benidorm threatens to bankrupt the tourist mecca: City hall is ordered to pay €283million compensation to family who was blocked from building on protected land

Wheelchair user is spotted on the A-7 MOTORWAY on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Police rush to remove elderly man from busy road

Expats fall prey to tourist flat surge in Spain: Family is forcibly arrested on the Costa Blanca while attempting to block Airbnb-style homes being built on ‘their’ land

British man is placed in a chokehold and robbed in Benidorm: Thugs leave elderly victim with a head injury

Bodies of German couple discovered after a dog found a woman’s arm last month in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Wedding guests arrested after firework sets off blaze destroying 17 cars and damaging many others on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Sex exploitation gang enjoyed luxury lifestyle with high-end homes and cars while 10 victims were treated as slaves on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Extreme drought threatens wine producers with rabbits eating vine shoots in Spain’s Alicante area

True crime story of an Alicante mother who ‘burned daughter’s rapist to death’ is subject of new TV documentary series in Spain

Hooded men threaten to kill farmer but just get olive oil and €120 in cash after fruitless raid in Spain’s Alicante

EXCLUSIVE: Vandals attack cat shelter and kill ‘dearly loved’ moggy recovering from emergency operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British and Irish expats who ran a cannabis club on Spain’s Costa Blanca are arrested for ‘selling drugs disguised as food’

King of Norway, 89, admitted to hospital while holidaying in the Canary Islands

Three minors arrested for horrifying sex attack on 13-year-old in Valencia shopping centre – and sharing a video of it with their school friends

Gibraltar treaty to be published tomorrow – Spanish PM Sanchez to help tear down border at historic removal ceremony

EXPLAINER: The do’s and don’ts of finding a removal service when moving abroad

Britain’s education export drive sets sights on Spain as new centres are opening to ‘grow British soft power’