Earthquake with 2.8 magnitude shakes Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN EARTHQUAKE with a magnitude of 2.8 on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of Torrevieja early on Tuesday morning. The tremor was recorded
Stunned Benidorm tourist sees bank app messages about nine transactions made minutes after his credit card was stolen
A FOREIGN tourist in Benidorm had his wallet stolen and got nine transaction notifications using his missing credit card within minutes. Nevertheless, the Policia Nacional
E-scooter battery causes apartment block fire with five people injured on Costa Blanca
AN ELECTRIC scooter battery left on charge overnight sparked an apartment block blaze in Elche early Friday morning. The fire spread through the five-storey building
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
Robbery warning to Brits in Spain’s Benidorm: Police recommend avoiding ‘pickpocket alley’
TOURISTS in Benidorm have been warned by the Policia Nacional not to keep their mobile phones in back or easily accessible pockets following yet another
British woman arrested for getting ex-husband to kidnap her former partner in Benidorm
A BRITISH woman has been arrested and jailed for allegedly getting two men- including her former husband- to rob and kidnap her ex-partner at their
Kinky burglar with penchant for women’s underwear is arrested in Alicante
A MAN broke into a neighbouring home twice to steal underwear belonging to the three young female occupants. The thief has been arrested by police
Revealed: The devious tactics squatters use to find empty homes and blackmail the owners on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS in Denia’s Les Marines area say professional squatters are using clever tactics to occupy empty apartments and then extort owners. The Levante-EMV newspaper reports
Woman found not guilty of ‘keeping dying dog in horrific conditions’ Spain’s Valencia
IN a controversial ruling, Spain’s Supreme Court has cleared a woman of any wrongdoing after she kept her pet dog in appalling conditions for three
Good news for home buyers in Spain’s Valencia as property transfer tax slashed
HOME buyers in the Valencian Community will save money with the regional government announcing a 10% fall in property transfer tax. Visiting a new social
Man used hand drill and wire to rig roulette machine to cough up €8k inside Alicante gaming saloon
A MAN has been caught rigging an electronic roulette gaming machine with a piece of wire to earn him pay-outs totalling €8,000. The 41-year-old Moroccan
Devious landlady ‘hired fake plumber to violently evict elderly couple at gunpoint’ in Spain’s Valencia
A DEVIOUS landlady is being investigated for hiring a man to violently evict an elderly couple from her flat in Gandia (Valencia province). The Policia
‘Illegal’ British ice cream van scooping up tourists and locals is seized by Benidorm police
A TRADITIONAL ice cream van operated by a British man has been impounded by Benidorm police for not having a licence to sell food. The
British man caught red-handed during Benidorm area robbery as he was about to tie up home owner
A BRITISH man was caught red-handed while he and a colleague were robbing a Benidorm area home with the intention of tying up its owner.
Benidorm thief’s robbery spree brought to a halt: Relieved bar and restaurant owners call it ‘great concern’
A MAN who robbed bars and restaurants in Benidorm’s Playa de Levante area has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. His wave of thefts caused
Valencia man accused of poisoning ex-wife with ammonia after she asked for water
A 32-YEAR-OLD Valencia man has been accused of giving his ex-wife ammonia when she asked for a drink of water. The victim had to spend
Spain gets maximum advance payment of €100m from EU for flood damage repairs in Valencia
SPAIN’S government has received a first payment of €100 million from the EU’s Solidarity Fund to pay for recovery work in flood-hit areas of Valencia.
‘Photo scammers’ steal gold chain from young runner on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YOUNG runner pounding the streets of Alicante had his gold chain ripped off him when scammers asked him to take a photo of them.
First seaside drowning tragedy in Valencia this year as warm weather brings out bathers
A 22-YEAR-OLD man drowned at a Valencia beach on Sunday in the first-such tragedy of the year in the Valencian Community. The warm weather brought
Fugitive Russian mafia mobster arrested on Costa Blanca after Italian court jailed him for 11 years
A RUSSIAN mafia gang member has been detained in Torrevieja on a European Arrest Warrant after behaving suspiciously in front of Guardia Civil officers. A
Police make multiple arrests in Spain targeting notorious Irish drugs gang known as ‘The Family’
13 PEOPLE have been arrested in Spain as part of a major international operation targeting Ireland’s ‘The Family’ drug gang. ‘The Family’ is regarded as
John George breakthrough: Suspect arrested in Portugal over murder of Northern Irish father in Spain
A NORTHERN Ireland man has been arrested in Portugal over the murder of Belfast father-of-two John George. The 26-year-old, has been named as Jonathan ‘Jonny’
Police probe brutal group assault after Grindr user hooked up with just one man in Valencia
A 34-year-old Valencia area man was allegedly gang raped after setting up a date with just one person via the Grindr dating app. The man
Hundreds of fake items discovered during police raid on popular tourist market in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’
FOUR traders at a Benidorm market popular with tourists have been arrested for selling fake goods. The Policia Nacional are trying to find a fifth
Valencia flood death toll rises to 227 after two missing people are declared as dead
THE Valencia flood disaster death toll has risen to 227 after courts declared two missing people as dead. Two decrees have been issued in regard
Two Yorkie dogs killed after owner throws them out of eighth-floor Alicante apartment window
AN ALICANTE woman threw her two Yorkshire terrier dogs out of an eighth-floor apartment window following an argument with her husband over their up-keep. The
