Tourist couple found dead in a Valencia jacuzzi ‘killed by suction malfunction’, autopsies suggest
AUTOPSIES have revealed that a faulty jacuzzi led to the deaths of a London-based couple at a Valencia area holiday villa.
IN PICS: Small Spanish town welcomed 22,000 people to annual ‘La Tomatina’ tomato fight
Over 150,000 tonnes of overripe tomatoes - thirty thousand more than last year - were brought in by seven lorries from Badajoz province.
Direct flights between the U.S. and Spain’s Valencia to resume in 2027 after 15-year gap
DIRECT flights to the United States from the Valencia region will return next year for the first time since 2012. United Airlines will run the
Costa Blanca and Valencia suffer ‘hottest-night ever’ described as being ‘like Dante’s Inferno’
THE Valencian Community endured its hottest-ever night according to modern records with temperatures not falling below 30C in many areas during Wednesday night and Thursday
Benidorm’s new €50m promenade design will be decided by an international competition
PLANS for Benidorm’s new €50 million promenade linking the Poniente and Levante bays have taken a big step forward with the announcement of an international
PM Pedro Sanchez to visit fire-raged area of Valencia region with 16,000 residents forced out of their homes
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit Vall d’Uixo in Castellon province on Monday, which has seen a forest fire rage over the weekend. The blaze
Residents flee to safety and are left homeless after three-storey building collapses in Valencia
A THREE-STOREY building in the Valencian town of Benetusser collapsed on Tuesday night but nobody was injured. Around 20 minutes earlier, residents heard strange noises
Judge investigating 2024 Valencia flood disaster raises death toll to 231 by including heart attack victim
AN inquiry into the response to the 2024 Valencia flood disaster has raised the official death toll figure to 231. Catarroja investigating judge, Nuria Ruiz,
Valencia president offers region’s help to Almeria after forest fire claims 11 lives- four of them British
VALENCIA region president, Juanfran Perez Llorca, has offered help to his Andalucian counterpart over the forest fire in Almeria. Perez Llorca spoke to Juanma Moreno
WATCH: Brit, 67, brutally attacked by muggers in Benidorm
TWO young men have been arrested in Benidorm after allegedly mugging a 67-year-old British tourist in a brutal broad daylight attack. Shocking footage shared on
Belgian man, 59, arrested after 43-year-old neighbour dies in car park fight on the Costa Blanca
A BITTER long-running feud between two neighbours in a Denia apartment block has resulted in the death of a 43-year-old man. The Policia Nacional have
Heatwave warning of 41C highs for Valencia region coupled with ‘torrid’ humid nights
A HEATWAVE is coming to the Valencian Community next week with a warning that temperatures could reach 41C in some inland areas. The State Meteorological
Fast-track approval granted for massive €60 million sports and music stadium complex in Alicante
PLANS for a massive €60 million sports and leisure complex in Alicante have received a massive boost with the regional Valencian government classifying it as
Man’s body found in freezer at apartment in Spain as suspected killer takes overdose
A MAN’S body was found inside a fridge at an apartment on Castellon’s Plaza Pintor Sorolla on Tuesday. The Policia Nacional made the grim discovery
Teachers overwhelmingly vote to ‘suspend’ month-long strike with just a few days remaining in Valencia’s school year
TEACHERS in the Valencian Community have voted overwhelmingly to suspend their month-long ‘indefinite’ strike that has affected public-run schools. Unions have described it as a
Three British tourists sexually assaulted by man posing as Valencia hostel worker
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for sexually assaulting three British female tourists at a Valencia hostel. The Policia Nacional said that the Tunisian national
Spanish police officer violently barges female teacher to the ground during protests in Valencia
VALENCIA is investigating an anti-riot police officer after he was caught on camera violently shoving a 68-year-old woman to the ground during a demonstration. The
Serial arsonist accused of starting 24 forest fires in less than a year at Costa Blanca beauty spot
A 41-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for starting 24 fires in Alicante’s Serra Grossa. The alleged perpetrator first struck in May 2025 with 13 incidents
Torrevieja’s plan to clear its parks and streets of around 700 feral chickens and roosters is ‘progressing well’
TORREVIEJA has given itself an autumn deadline to remove all domestic birds including hens, roosters and chickens that have freely been roaming for years in
Costa Blanca town in shock after Guardia Civil officer kills wife and son before turning gun on himself
A GUARDIA Civil officer shot dead his wife and son inside their home located within the force’s barracks in Dolores(Alicante province) The man, 55, then
Elderly British expat defrauded of €86k by couple who operated Costa Blanca consultancy
A COUPLE in their early 40s have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Rojales after an elderly British man was defrauded out of €86,000.
Man lies about discovering body dumped in tunnel by motorway exit after beating victim to death at his Costa Blanca home
A MOROCCAN man, 53, has been arrested for beating a friend to death with a garden hoe at his Pilar de la Horadada home. He
Man keeps girlfriend captive and threatens to distribute ‘intimate’ images if she left their Costa Blanca home
A WOMAN fled her Costa Blanca home on Sunday after being confined indoors by her partner since late April. He threatened to send intimate images
WATCH: Thousands of teachers flood the streets of Valencia on first day of indefinite strike that has ’emptied classrooms’ – but why are they protesting?
THOUSANDS of people have taken part in demonstrations across the Valencian Community on the first day of an indefinite school teachers strike. They are demanding
Couple arrested in Spain for trying to force their daughter, 16, into arranged marriage in Pakistan
THE parents of a 16-year-old girl have been arrested in Valencia for attempting to force her into an arranged marriage in Pakistan. The Policia Nacional
Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance
FRESH police raids were executed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday with two premises visited in an ongoing push against drug trafficking and other infractions.