Two people jailed in Spain for busting sanctions by exporting equipment to Russia
THREE people have been arrested in Valencia province for busting sanctions by exporting machinery to Russia. Two of the detainees have been jailed after a
Healthy summer promised with €82m boost including 25 beach clinics in Costa Blanca and Valencia tourist areas
25 BEACH areas in the Valencian Community will get health centres to help tourists over the summer. That’s an increase of six clinics compared to
Key Valencia road- with two new bridges- reopens seven months after flood disaster
AN IMPORTANT Valencia province road has fully reopened after two bridges were destroyed in last October’s floods. Valencian president, Carlos Mazon, attended a ceremony on
Valencia beaches get ‘all clear’ after mystery pellets are confirmed as non-toxic
SEVEN beaches in the El Safor region of Valencia province have been reopened to bathers. White pellets appeared in the sand forcing precautionary closures from
Seven beaches remain closed for a second day due to pollution fears in Valencia
SEVEN Valencia beaches remained closed on Tuesday after a mysterious substance was washed ashore over the weekend. 16 kilometres of beaches have been affected in
Angry mother slaps daughter’s teacher in the face during school lesson in Spain
A MOTHER who slapped her daughter’s teacher in the face in front of several children during a lesson has been arrested in Torrent(Valencia). The 26-year-old,
Pickpocket couple memorised PIN numbers of elderly people in Costa Blanca shops
A ROMANIAN couple have been arrested in Denia after stealing bank cards from elderly people and clocking up transactions of €10,853. The Policia Nacional said
Leading charity claims 70,000 children are living in sub-standard homes due to Valencia flood disaster
THE Save the Children charity in Spain says over 70,000 youngsters are living in poor accommodation nearly six months on from the October flood disaster.
Dramatic testimony from sacked emergency chiefs in ‘blame game’ over late Valencia flood alert
THE former Valencian Emergencies Minister has said that president Carlos Mazon did not delay the sending of an emergency text flood warning on October 29.
American musician brutally stabbed to death inside abandoned building that became his home in Spain
THE BODY of an American musician has been discovered in an abandoned car workshop in Valencia province. The Guardia Civil said 39-year-old Djinn Maury had
Former Beckham bodyguard ‘took his life in Valencia park in Spain after long bouts of depression’
DETAILS have emerged about the tragic death of former bodyguard Craig Ainsworth and where it happened. The 40-year-old worked for celebrity clients including David and
Drugs gang copied ‘Breaking Bad’ narco TV drama by laundering money via a car wash business in Spain
A BULGARIAN drugs gang took a leaf out of the hit US TV drama Breaking Bad by laundering the profits of a marijuana operation via
Breeders accused of toy poodle scam by charging over €6,000 for a puppy with fake pedigree documents in Spain
A VALENCIA gang that sold toy poodle puppies with bogus claims over their pedigree has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Seven people were allegedly
Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll with many fatalities before emergency warning was issued
THE majority of the 224 deaths in last October’s Valencia floods were elderly people according to figures obtained by the El Pais newspaper. Almost half
Spain offers temporary residency to estimated 25,000 migrants affected by Valencia floods
SPAIN’S government will give year-long residency and work permits to around 25,000 unregistered migrants caught up in last October’s Valencia floods. The measure was approved
‘Ground Zero’ shopping centre reopens next week after devastating Valencia floods
A SHOPPING mall ravaged by the Valencia floods will see most of its outlets reopen next Thursday(February 13). Aldaia’s Bonaire Shopping Centre made headlines over
Police chief faces corruption quiz over tip-offs to drugs gang in Spain’s Valencia
A LOCAL police chief in Valencia province and a fellow officer are being investigated for allegedly supplying information to drug traffickers. The probe has been
Bogus gas inspectors scam €6,000 out of elderly woman after three visits for ‘repairs’ in Valencia home
THREE bogus gas inspectors conned €6,000 out of an elderly woman in the Valencia region. The trio, who pretended to work for a Valencia gas
DANA alert for Spain: Intense rain could ring in the New Year in Alicante, Valencia and elsewhere
HEAVY rain is being forecast for the Alicante and Valencia areas in DANA-style weather for New Year’s Eve. The prediction comes from the State Meteorological
IN PICS: Graveyard for flood-destroyed vehicles in Valencia catches fire creating huge plumes of toxic smoke
FIRE crews battled for nearly four hours on Monday evening to extinguish a blaze in an area filled with vehicles destroyed by the Valencia floods.
IN PICS: Dramatic rescue of horse who fell over three metres into underground silo in Spain
A VALENCIA fire crew used a crane to rescue a horse that had fallen three-and-a-half metres into an underground silo. It was a happy ending
Spanish soldiers are hospitalised in Valencia after being ‘poisoned’ by toxic waste during the DANA cleanup
SOLDIERS involved in flood clear-up operations in Valencia province suffered poisoning and injuries during mud removal work. The admission came from Defence Minister, Margarita Robles,
Evacuations in Valencia after fire tears through landfill containing debris from the DANA disaster
A LANDFILL site used as a dumping ground for destroyed items in the Valencia floods caught fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. The
Pictured: The Valencia locals who are still missing almost two months after the deadly DANA disaster
THREE missing people have still to be found following the Valencia flood disaster which has claimed 233 lives 8,500 military personnel are still deployed in
Warning over fraudulent toy poodle breeders in Spain after gang ‘forged pedigree certificates to charge €4,000 per dog’
THREE people from the Valencia region made €200,000 in just one year by illegally importing toy poodles from China and forging pedigree certificates. The Policia
Spain announces huge new aid package for flood-ravaged Valencia
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced €2.3 billion in extra aid to reconstruct flood-hit areas of Valencia province. Speaking to Congress, Sanchez also blamed