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Valencia president is told to resign by opposition leaders as they demand he is ‘put on trial’ for ‘mishandling crisis’

Political fallout from Spain’s flood disaster: Valencia president is told to resign by opposition leaders as they demand he is ‘put on trial’ for ‘mishandling crisis’

A LEADING figure in the far-left Podemos political party has demanded the resignation of Valencian president, Carlos Mazon, for his handling of the flood disaster.

4 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia is targeted by looters after devastating floods: Police make 183 arrests

THE Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional have pooled resources to arrest looters of homes, stores, and shopping centres affected by the Valencia area flood disaster.

1 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Volunteers flocking to Valencia ‘are delaying emergency workers’: President considers travel restrictions

TRAVEL restrictions could be imposed to stop well-meaning people blocking roads to get aid through to flood victims in Valencia province. Valencian president, Carlos Mazon,

1 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

How can I donate to the victims of Spain’s flood disaster?

A SPECIAL WhatsApp phone messaging group has been launched by the Valencian government to channel flood relief aid to where it is most needed. Financial

1 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

'Unlimited' number of troops available to find missing people and reopen roads in disaster-hit Valencia, says Defence Minister

Hundreds of extra soldiers are roped into rescue efforts in Spain’s Valencia

500 MEMBERS of Spain’s Armed Forces are assisting in flood rescue efforts in Valencia province as of Friday, according to Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, who

1 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Death toll surpasses 200 in Spain’s Valencia with many flood victims still missing

THE DEATH toll in the Valencia flood disaster reached 202 shortly before 1pm on Friday, according to the regional government’s Emergency Coordination Centre. Reports suggest

1 Nov, 2024 @ 13:46

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Deadly DANA storm in Spain this week to be the ‘most expensive’ in history

BESIDES the cost in human lives and the massive disruption caused, this week’s DANA in Valencia province will be the most expensive natural disaster in

31 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia faces water cuts following historic DANA flooding

VALENCIA City will help its 13 neighbouring towns affected by DANA storm floods in maintaining uninterrupted supplies of drinking water. Valencia’s mayor Maria Jose Catala

31 Oct, 2024 @ 17:46

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Shoplifting surges in Spain's flood disaster zones: Police make 39 arrests including children

Shoplifting surges in Spain’s flood disaster zones: Police make 60 arrests including children

THE Policia Nacional has arrested 60 people- including several children- for looting shops in flood-affected areas of Valencia province. The police said that officers had

31 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez visits Valencia to pay his respects to the deceased and assess the damage following ‘historic’ deadly floods

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has appealed to Valencia and Castellon province residents to stay at home, as more heavy rain was forecast for Thursday. On

31 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia faces WEEKS without high-speed rail links after floods decimate travel services and roads

THE high-speed rail line between Madrid and Valencia will remain closed for at least three weeks due to the serious damage caused by the DANA

31 Oct, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia flood victims to receive €250m in financial aid to help recover from disaster

THE Valencian Government has announced a first package of financial aid totalling €250 million to help victims of this week’s flood disaster that has claimed

31 Oct, 2024 @ 11:20

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pictured: Ground zero of deadly Valencia floods where at least 36 people have been killed including two police officers

THE town of Paiporta has reported the largest number of flood fatalities in Valencia province after Tuesday’s storms, with 36 victims confirmed so far out

30 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia flood disaster latest: Death toll of 51 is feared to rise as deluge continues today and many remain missing – while travel chaos ensues

AT LEAST 51 people have died as a result of Tuesday’s flash floods in Valencia province. Valencian president Carlos Mazon, said it was ‘impossible’ to

30 Oct, 2024 @ 10:44

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police confiscated over €1m of fake items being sold to tourists during busy summer on the Costa Blanca

Police in Spain seize €1million of fake goods being sold to tourists along the Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil have seized over €1 million of fake goods aimed at tourist buyers last summer in Alicante province. 25 people of various nationalities

29 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Chef in Spain is arrested after stealing €12,000 worth of steaks

A CHEF has been arrested for stealing €12,000 of prime cuts of meat from a well-known Alicante restaurant. He is accused of then selling the

29 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Weather mayhem in Spain’s Valencia: Trains are cancelled while roads and ports are closed as DANA knocks down trees and causes flooding

THE VALENCIA area woke up on Tuesday morning to the effects of the DANA storm with roads closed, flooded rail lines, and two ports shut.

29 Oct, 2024 @ 12:25

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Ryanair bumps up the number of seats to Spain it is slashing next summer to 1.2m - and kills off Asturias completely

‘Drunk’ Swiss passenger forces Ryanair flight to return to Spain after ‘lighting up cigarettes and screaming’ mid-air

A DRUNK passenger forced a Ryanair plane to make a quick return to Valencia Airport on Monday. The flight to Milan departed at 1.51pm but

29 Oct, 2024 @ 11:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

First evidence of child cannibalism is discovered in a pre-historic cave in Spain’s Alicante

THE first evidence of child cannibalism in eastern Spain over 6,400 years ago has been confirmed in an Alicante province cave. This follows extensive scientific

24 Oct, 2024 @ 17:40

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead

Revealed: How expert thieves raided 100 homes in British expat hotspots in Spain before selling stolen jewellery to unsuspecting customers

A GANG of thieves carried out nearly 100 home robberies in the Marina Alta area of Alicante province. Seven people have been arrested by the

24 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm hotel to install beer serving robots in its rooms as part of AI revolution

A BENIDORM hotel is using a team of eight robots to serve guests in a pilot project called The Hotel of the Future. The Climia

24 Oct, 2024 @ 13:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Exposed: Taxi drivers are arrested for using ‘mafia tactics’ to gouge prices at Sevilla airport

Warning for pirate taxi drivers as police launch crackdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE forces on the Costa Blanca are ramping up prosecutions against ‘pirate’ taxis who undercut legitimate and insured taxi operators. Five ‘illegals’ are being prosecuted

23 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Exposed: Hidden brothel behind a bar in upmarket resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca which ‘forced women to perform sex acts for 12 hours per day’

A SECRET brothel in an l’Alfas del Pi disco bar that exploited women has been closed down by the Policia Nacional. A man and two

23 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Dangerous wanted Serbian is arrested while shopping in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SERBIAN man on the run from Portuguese authorities since 2018 has been arrested in a Torrevieja supermarket. Besides a six-year-old European Arrest Warrant in

21 Oct, 2024 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Royal British Legion marches through Spain’s Benidorm for annual Poppy Appeal

BENIDORM launched the 2024 Poppy Appeal in the Costa Blanca on Saturday with the annual parade organised by the Royal British Legion, Spain District North.

21 Oct, 2024 @ 11:33

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Shocked bus passengers and driver stop woman being assaulted by her partner in Valencia

A VALENCIA bus driver and passengers intervened to stop a man beating up a woman who refused to exit the bus with him. The assailant

20 Oct, 2024 @ 07:00

Lead·Valencia

Valencian Community - Page 18

Political fallout from Spain’s flood disaster: Valencia president is told to resign by opposition leaders as they demand he is ‘put on trial’ for ‘mishandling crisis’

Valencia is targeted by looters after devastating floods: Police make 183 arrests

Volunteers flocking to Valencia ‘are delaying emergency workers’: President considers travel restrictions

How can I donate to the victims of Spain’s flood disaster?

Hundreds of extra soldiers are roped into rescue efforts in Spain’s Valencia

Death toll surpasses 200 in Spain’s Valencia with many flood victims still missing

Deadly DANA storm in Spain this week to be the ‘most expensive’ in history

Valencia faces water cuts following historic DANA flooding

Shoplifting surges in Spain’s flood disaster zones: Police make 60 arrests including children

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez visits Valencia to pay his respects to the deceased and assess the damage following ‘historic’ deadly floods

Valencia faces WEEKS without high-speed rail links after floods decimate travel services and roads

Valencia flood victims to receive €250m in financial aid to help recover from disaster

Pictured: Ground zero of deadly Valencia floods where at least 36 people have been killed including two police officers

Valencia flood disaster latest: Death toll of 51 is feared to rise as deluge continues today and many remain missing – while travel chaos ensues

Police in Spain seize €1million of fake goods being sold to tourists along the Costa Blanca

Chef in Spain is arrested after stealing €12,000 worth of steaks

Weather mayhem in Spain’s Valencia: Trains are cancelled while roads and ports are closed as DANA knocks down trees and causes flooding

‘Drunk’ Swiss passenger forces Ryanair flight to return to Spain after ‘lighting up cigarettes and screaming’ mid-air

First evidence of child cannibalism is discovered in a pre-historic cave in Spain’s Alicante

Revealed: How expert thieves raided 100 homes in British expat hotspots in Spain before selling stolen jewellery to unsuspecting customers

Benidorm hotel to install beer serving robots in its rooms as part of AI revolution

Warning for pirate taxi drivers as police launch crackdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Exposed: Hidden brothel behind a bar in upmarket resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca which ‘forced women to perform sex acts for 12 hours per day’

Watch: Dangerous wanted Serbian is arrested while shopping in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Royal British Legion marches through Spain’s Benidorm for annual Poppy Appeal

Shocked bus passengers and driver stop woman being assaulted by her partner in Valencia

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias issues statement to deny sex abuse allegations

Spain’s environment minister warns of ‘alarming increase’ in hate speech towards the country’s weather forecasters

Spain to launch €120 billion sovereign wealth fund to boost sectors such as housing and national security

ON THIS DAY: Spain’s biggest football fan and a disgraced royal in-law were born – and Goya began a masterpiece

Madrid’s El Prado must-see exhibitions in 2026 – from Austrian queens of Spain to early photographers and a De Madrazo sketchbook