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.
Benidorm is Europe’s first city to launch game on video platform used daily by 150 million players
BENIDORM has become the first European destination and only the third in the world- behind Singapore and Tokyo- to have its own dedicated video game
Costa Blanca is top area of Spain for high quality beaches in prestigious 2026 Blue Flag awards
THE Valencian Community continues to lead the way in Spain with 174 Blue Flags awarded on Tuesday for the excellence and quality of its beaches,
Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested
80 PEOPLE have been arrested in Benidorm for drug trafficking in a massive police sweep of bars and clubs in the city’s so-called English Zone.
British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm
A BRITISH fugitive on the run from Lancashire police for two years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The 32-year-old man was
Costa Blanca businessman buried under concrete in Alicante house was ‘killed over €5k debt’
THE Policia Nacional have arrested four people in Alicante after finding the body of a missing businessman which was buried under two metres of concrete.
Costa Blanca property prices soar by average of 12.9% in first three months of 2026
HOUSE prices rose by an average of 12.9% in Alicante province during the first quarter of 2026, according to real estate appraisal company Gesvalt Tasaciones.
Woman, 77, dies following fire at house owned by ‘English-speaking’ couple on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 77-YEAR-OLD woman has died after a house fire on the Orihuela Costa on Saturday night. Three others needed treatment at Torrevieja Hospital after inhaling
Tourist coach driver arrested in Valencia for snorting cocaine leaving 25 passengers needing taxis
25 CHINESE tourists were ferried to their next destination by taxis after Valencia’s Policia Local discovered their coach driver had snorted cocaine. Officers were carrying
Valencia locals caught pushing migrants over as they rode on electric scooters are arrested for hate crimes
TWO young Spaniards have been arrested for committing hate crimes against migrants in the Valencia area town of Aldaia in late 2025. Foreign nationals were
Two workers die in Benidorm tower block tragedy after scaffolding collapse with colleague clinging onto balcony
TWO workers died in Benidorm on Wednesday morning while they were dismantling scaffolding at the Principality of Europe building on Calle Ibiza. The scaffolding fell
Drunk pirate taxi driver carrying four ‘scared’ passengers is chased down by police in Spain
A PIRATE taxi driver has been arrested in Valencia after leading police on a chase through city streets, while carrying four passengers who he refused
Prominent ‘foreign’ TikTok social media influencer is sexually assaulted next to beach in Spain
A PROMINENT social media influencer who was on a break in Gandia(Valencia) has been sexually assaulted. The Policia Nacional said the 35-year-old foreign national was
Benidorm’s beaches could become ‘smoke free zones’ this summer under proposals by left-wing PSOE
THE opposition PSOE socialist party on Benidorm City Council wants a smoking ban on all local beaches. In July 2024, the council signed an agreement