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
Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’
A YOUNG cyclist in Elche refused to take a breath test after an accident and ended up being arrested for assaulting several police officers. The
Important long distance rail service reopens on Monday- eight weeks after Valencia flood disaster
RAIL services between Valencia and Alicante will resume on Monday without the need for buses after extensive repair work on lines damaged by the DANA
Families of Valencia flood victims present petition to Spain’s politicians calling for inquiry into slow response to disaster
A 65,000 signature petition was presented to Spain’s Congress of Deputies on Thursday by three relatives of Valencia flood victims demanding an inquiry into the
Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca
AN Elche area restaurant could be fined over €60,000 after 59 kilos of black-market seafood was discovered in its freezers. All of the products lacked
Valencia flood death toll rises to 223 after body of missing man is discovered in ‘ground zero’ town
THE death toll in the Valencia flood disaster rose to 223 on Thursday after the body of one of four missing people was discovered in
Police chief jailed in corruption probe after taking bungs from drug gang in Spain
THE former head of the Guardia Civil’s surveillance unit at the port of Valencia has been arrested after allegedly being paid bungs to ignore drug
New homes will be in Costa Blanca flood zone, warn environmentalists who will fight ‘reckless’ plans
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have slammed ‘reckless’ plans for new properties in a Costa Blanca flood zone. A developer wants to build 64 semi-detached homes in the north
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend memorial service for Valencia flood disaster victims
KING Felipe and Queen Letizia joined hundreds of mourners in a memorial service for the victims of the flood disaster that killed 222 people in
Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting
A ROUTINE police check in Elche snared a teenage fugitive wanted in France for murder. The 19-year-old Algerian national was pulled over by the Policia
Wild boars go for a gentle stroll along seaside promenade in Spain
TWO wild boars were photographed taking a gentle seaside promenade stroll in Castellon province over the bank holiday weekend. La Concha Beach in Oropesa del
New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’
A FRESH anti-tourism protest took place in Alicante on Sunday organised by Ecologists in Action. It was the third-such demonstration in the city since July
Warning for bike and scooter owners in Valencia after gang steals more than 180
A VALENCIA gang was found to have stolen over 180 stolen bicycles and scooters which were going to be sold at a market. The Policia
Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate
A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow
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
Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol
A SCOOTER rider on the Costa Blanca was robbed and assaulted by three hooded men who claimed to be Interpol officers. Two men of Estonian
Valencia region to bask in summer-like sun today as temperatures to reach 25C
THE Valencian Community will bask in summer-like temperatures on Friday with some areas reaching 25C- around 10C more than the average for the end of
Enraged woman ‘paid €700 to a friend to poison and fatally stab ex-boyfriend’ in Spain after ‘hit man was too expensive’
A VALENCIA woman has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after allegedly paying €700 to a friend to kill her ex-boyfriend after deciding it was
Explosion in Alicante kills at least three people: Many others are injured or missing
AN EXPLOSION at a polystyrene factory in Alicante province on Wednesday killed three people and injured seven- three very seriously. The seriously injured have been
Rise of the pigs! Wild boars in Spain have learned how to ransack streetside rubbish containers
WILD boars have been spotted rifling through garbage containers in the Javea area of the Costa Blanca and removing individual bags with their teeth. They’ve
Pictured: The Valencia locals still missing almost a month after the deadly DANA disaster
FIVE people are still officially reported as missing in the wake of the Valencia flood disaster which struck almost a month ago on October 29.
Wanted fugitive flees to Benidorm while on prison leave for committing vile crimes against his stepdaughter in Britain
A FUGITIVE convicted and jailed for raping his teenager stepdaughter in the UK between 1999 and 2001, has been arrested in Benidorm. The 56-year-old Belgian
More tragedy in Valencia as 51-year-old man is killed when DANA-damaged school collapses
A WORKER involved in cleaning up operations at a flood-damaged Valencia province school died on Sunday when a metal beam collapsed onto him. A colleague
Yoga instructor claimed he had ‘direct line’ to God before sexually assaulting female students in Spain
A YOGA instructor who claimed to ‘speak to God’ has been arrested for sexually assaulting five women who were ordered to strip naked at a
Valencia flood disaster death toll rises to 221 with seven people still reported missing
THE Valencia flood death toll has risen by one to 221 according to figures from the Data Integration Centre. The increase comes after the discovery