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Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of ‘victim’

TWO British men, aged 37 and 51, have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for staging a fake kidnapping to extract €830. A

25 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm applies for €50m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

Benidorm applies for €55m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

BENIDORM City Council has asked for a €55 million government loan to stave off the risk of bankruptcy over a €350 million compensation award. The

29 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

TWO people have been arrested in Benidorm after a car carrying a 580-gram slab of cocaine was intercepted at a police checkpoint. Two Ukrainians aged

29 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm bankruptcy fears remain after court rejects challenge to €330m compensation award

Benidorm bankruptcy fears mount after court rejects bid to overturn €330m compensation ruling

BENIDORM City Council has suffered a fresh setback in its attempt to overturn a €283 million compensation award plus €47 million in interest. The total

14 Jan, 2026 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Scammers con tourists at popular Costa Blanca town over donations to bogus charities

Tourists visiting popular Costa Blanca area are swindled over donations to bogus charities

THREE people have been arrested after tourists made donations to fake charities on the streets of Castell de Guadalest in Alicante Province. The men, aged

12 Jan, 2026 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm gold chain snatcher targeted elderly people during special robbery trips to Costa Blanca resort

A 28-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Benidorm for robbing four elderly woman by snatching chains and jewellery which they wore around their necks. The

5 Jan, 2026 @ 10:28

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Russian President Putin Meets Social Organization Leaders

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

10 Dec, 2025 @ 11:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Valencian Community

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

1 Dec, 2025 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm police arrest violent French fugitive who inflicted life-changing injuries on victim

British fugitive convicted of sexual assault and jailed for 10 years is arrested at Benidorm hotel

A BRITISH fugitive convicted of two sexual assaults who skipped his sentencing hearing has been arrested in a Benidorm hotel. The 44-year-old man had an

21 Nov, 2025 @ 11:48

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Benidorm’s Fancy Dress Party attracts over 30,000 visitors- mainly British- to Europe’s ‘biggest’ costume parade

OVER 30,000 people- mainly British expats and tourists- lined Benidorm’s streets on Thursday for the annual ‘Fancy Dress Party’. The event organised by hospitality associations

14 Nov, 2025 @ 12:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Costa Blanca Russian mafia money laundering gang faces €22m in fines and six-year jail terms

A BENIDORM court has green-lit the trial of a Russian mafia money laundering gang operating on the Costa Blanca- five years after they were arrested.

10 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

A SERIAL electric scooter stealer has been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional. The man, 36, travelled regularly from Alicante to plunder at least

6 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

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

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar power plant to supply clean energy

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy

BENIDORM’S Terra Natura park has opened a solar power plant capable of generating over 1,000 kW clean energy. The park says it is a major

16 Oct, 2025 @ 15:35

Benidorm·Green·Lead

Costa Blanca council admits- three months later- that cyberhackers may have stolen personal details of residents

VILLAJOYOSA residents have been warned that their personal details may have been hacked after a cyberattack on the council’s computer network on July 2. Over

15 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm gets €6.4m of EU money in fresh attempt to turn old bullring into major cultural venue

BENIDORM has secured €6.4 million of EU funding for its long-awaited redevelopment of the old bullring. Plans were first announced nearly five years ago for

3 Oct, 2025 @ 17:40

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Benidorm to crack down on ‘offensive’ shop window displays

BENIDORM is clamping down on shop window and street displays featuring items with obscene messages in English and Spanish. T-shirts are among the main offenders

1 Oct, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences

A FRENCH fugitive who skipped a 10-year prison sentence was caught driving around Benidorm with bogus ID documents on him. He had been jailed for

5 Sep, 2025 @ 11:44

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel

A FRENCH fugitive on the run for nine years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a Benidorm hotel. The 33-year-old man had no

28 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm’s TM Tower will be Europe’s tallest residential complex- surpassing the city’s Intempo skyscraper

THE TM Real Estate Group has confirmed that Benidorm’s TM Tower will become the tallest residential complex in Europe- surpassing the city’s Intempo building. The

20 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Lead·Property

Benidorm hotel head waiter extorted money from exploited workers to keep their jobs

A HOTEL head waiter has been arrested for extorting and harassing workers at a Benidorm establishment. The 43-year-old man was detained by the Policia Nacional

18 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm luxury villa rented by French fugitives wanted for murder and drug trafficking

TWO fugitives on the run from French justice have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The men were wanted for a string of

11 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm welcomes French police officers to help tourists and track down criminals from their country

BENIDORM’S Policia Nacional officers have been joined on their summer tourist beat this August by two of their French counterparts. They will also work with

6 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Kamikaze British motorist hits police cars and injures officers during Benidorm high-speed chase

SEVERAL police officers were injured during a high-speed chase in Benidorm involving a British motorist who was subsequently jailed by a judge. Details of Saturday’s

4 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Police boost patrols and use drones to cut beach crimes during Benidorm peak holiday season

Police boost patrols and drones to fight beach crime during Benidorm peak holiday season

THE Policia Nacional has upped its patrols on Benidorm’s beaches for the peak tourist season and will once again use drones to monitor the area.

29 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Italian man in coma after suffering skull fracture during brawl outside Costa Blanca bar

AN OUTDOOR brawl between Italians and Spaniards in Altea’s Old Town early last Saturday morning resulted in one of them suffering a skull fracture. The

28 Jul, 2025 @ 18:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of ‘victim’

Benidorm applies for €55m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

Benidorm bankruptcy fears mount after court rejects bid to overturn €330m compensation ruling

Tourists visiting popular Costa Blanca area are swindled over donations to bogus charities

Benidorm gold chain snatcher targeted elderly people during special robbery trips to Costa Blanca resort

Kremlin off the hook as probe into Costa Blanca hit on Russian helicopter defector is shelved

Benidorm ‘best in Europe’ coffee shop and a bar are busted for selling drugs in city’s tourist zone

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

British fugitive convicted of sexual assault and jailed for 10 years is arrested at Benidorm hotel

IN PICS: Benidorm’s Fancy Dress Party attracts over 30,000 visitors- mainly British- to Europe’s ‘biggest’ costume parade

Costa Blanca Russian mafia money laundering gang faces €22m in fines and six-year jail terms

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy

Costa Blanca council admits- three months later- that cyberhackers may have stolen personal details of residents

Benidorm gets €6.4m of EU money in fresh attempt to turn old bullring into major cultural venue

Benidorm to crack down on ‘offensive’ shop window displays

Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences

Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel

Benidorm’s TM Tower will be Europe’s tallest residential complex- surpassing the city’s Intempo skyscraper

Benidorm hotel head waiter extorted money from exploited workers to keep their jobs

Benidorm luxury villa rented by French fugitives wanted for murder and drug trafficking

Benidorm welcomes French police officers to help tourists and track down criminals from their country

Kamikaze British motorist hits police cars and injures officers during Benidorm high-speed chase

Police boost patrols and drones to fight beach crime during Benidorm peak holiday season

Italian man in coma after suffering skull fracture during brawl outside Costa Blanca bar

Tram or electric bus? New rapid transit system planned to solve Campo de Gibraltar daily gridlock

Secret gene makes carriers more resistant to picking up smoking – offering hope of new treatments for those who can’t shake the habit

Judge says former president Carlos Mazon should stand trial for ‘total negligence’ over his response to Valencia flood disaster

Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of ‘victim’

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