British fugitive convicted of UK sex crimes is arrested in Costa Blanca expat area
A BRITISH man has been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca for sexual assault offences committed in the UK between 2014 and 2015. The Policia
PICTURED: Notorious British gangster, 32, seriously injured in brazen assassination attempt on the Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man who survived a brazen mafia-style assassination attempt on the Costa Blanca has been named. Sonny Redmond, 32, remains in intensive care in
Two expats in Spain are awarded the British Empire Medal in New Year Honours list
KATE Mentink-Duncan has been given a British Empìre Medal(BEM) in recognition of her exceptional, decades-long service to British nationals living in Mallorca. Terry Curran, the
British man executed in second gun attack within 10 days in same Costa Blanca area
A BULLET-RIDDEN body of a British man was discovered in an Orihuela Costa property before Christmas. Details have only just been made public over the
British expat arrested at Costa Blanca airport and faces extradition for scamming £180k out of UK clients
A DODGY past for a British expat caught up with him after he was detained on an International Arrest Warrant at Alicante-Elche airport. He was
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Spain’s 10 unbelievable WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019
AS any expat will tell you, driving and parking in Spain can be a bit of a nightmare. Come summer time, it’s just full on
20-hour police stand-off ends after squatters beat to death two men who tried to evict them from a Costa Blanca villa
TWO German men died and another was injured after trying to evict two Polish squatters from a Costa Blanca villa. The squatters then spent 20
Benidorm cleaners found guilty of hate crimes for calling a colleague a ‘dwarf’
TWO female cleaners at a Benidorm clinic have been given six-month prison terms for harassing and mocking a colleague with short stature. They continually referred
Coldest Christmas for 15 years predicted for the Costa Blanca with snow in some areas
THE State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has predicted this Christmas will be the coldest in the Valencian Community since 2010 plus there could be some snow
OnlyFans model and wife of John George murder suspect is arrested for the second time in three months on Costa Blanca
MADISON Smyth, the wife of the alleged killer of John George, has been arrested for the second time in three months on the Costa Blanca.
Good news for Benidorm with improved €40m tram link officially in service linking key areas- plus more to come!
AN improved tram link between Benidorm and the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa was officially inaugurated on Tuesday after refurbishment work costing nearly €40 million.
Costa Blanca property sales are higher than during 2007 boom as prices soar
PROPERTY sales in Alicante province clocked up 46,334 deals in the first 10 months of 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). That cumulative
Naked man attacks police after chasing children down a Costa Blanca street
A NAKED man attacked police officers in a Costa Blanca town after he was spotted running after several children. The bizarre incident unfolded in San
British man survives hail of bullets hitting his car and is ‘out of danger’ at Costa Blanca hospital
A BRITISH man, 32, is recovering in Torrevieja Hospital after being struck by three bullets while in his car on the Orihuela Costa. The vehicle
John George murder suspect set to be freed after Costa Blanca court bails him for €100k
A MAN accused of murdering John George and dumping his body under a lemon tree in Rojales has been granted bail if he pays a
Joy for drivers as important stretch of Costa Blanca motorway is now permanently ‘toll free’
ALICANTE’S AP-7 ring road has become ‘toll-free’ permanently after a successful experiment launched in July 2024. Spain’s government has approved the change after the trial
Kremlin off the hook as probe into Costa Blanca hit on Russian helicopter defector is shelved
A JUDGE has closed a probe into the February 2024 shooting of a Russian pilot who defected to the Ukraine because no suspects can be
Children convicted for sex assault offences doubles over seven years in Alicante area
THE number of children convicted of sex crimes in Alicante province has almost doubled in seven years. The figures relate to 2024 totals compiled by
Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple with dozens of arrest warrants for rental home scam are caught on the Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. The husband and wife team- aged 36 and 44- have been
‘Whitewash’ scammer tries to con Costa Blanca man out of €400k with ‘magic chemical’ that changes banknotes
POLICE in Alicante have arrested a 58-year-old Nigerian man for trying to scam a victim out of €400,000 by claiming he had a ‘magic chemical’
Irishman, 72, found dead in Costa Blanca home while his wife is rushed to hospital
A COSTA Blanca resort popular with expats has been plunged into mystery after an Irishman was found dead at his home – with his elderly
VISUALISED: The startling clusters of European expats that form ‘parallel societies’ along Spain’s sought-after coasts
EUROPEAN residents far outnumber Spaniards across entire swathes of Spain’s southern coastline, new data has revealed, as expats appear to be clustering into ‘parallel societies’
Anti-ageing cream heist as €500k of cosmetics are stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca
FIVE people have been arrested after nearly €500k of anti-ageing cream was stolen from a lorry in Alicante while the driver was asleep. The shipment
New ‘low noise’ zone setback as court says bars and restaurants can return to longer late-nights in Alicante’s Old Town
A COURT has suspended Alicante’s Old Town new low-noise zone after hospitality businesses said they were being unfairly penalised. The ZAS started in October after
Benidorm ‘best in Europe’ coffee shop and a bar are busted for selling drugs in city’s tourist zone
A BENIDORM coffee shop and a bar have been raided for selling drugs in the tourist area of the city. Six people have been arrested
New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident
THE family of a Welsh holidaymaker who claim he died in Benidorm as a result of foul play has revealed new evidence to back their
