Petrol station besieged after pump prices are displayed at just 13 cents per litre in Spain
POLICE had to be called in to restore order at a Valencia region petrol station after a computer glitch showed pump prices at a meagre
Man chained ex-girlfriend to bed until she signed over her Mallorca home and car to him
A SPANIARD has been accused of tying his ex-girlfriend to a bed in his Mallorca home to force her to sign away her flat and
Heartless gang impersonates charity workers to steal clothes for needy worth €1m in Spain
THIEVES pretended to be charity workers to steal second-hand clothing worth around €1 million from containers in the Valencian Community. The Policia Nacional have arrested
‘Dangerous’ Italian mafia boss who fled to Costa Blanca with his family is arrested in Spain
A MAFIA boss described as a ‘dangerous fugitive’ by Italian authorities has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after fleeing to Spain with his family.
Three valuable champion racing pigeons worth €170k are stolen from their home in Spain
THREE racing pigeons valued at €170,000 and owned by a syndicate have been stolen from Fortuna in the Murcia region. The birds called Sordo, Gran
July foreign tourist record broken in Spain as UK visitors rise but Germans fall
SPAIN has broken the 11 million mark for the first time for foreign tourists in July- an increase of 1.6% compared to a year earlier.
French fugitive who threw Molotov cocktail-style devices at tourists is arrested on Costa Blanca
A MAN who fled French justice after being given a life sentence for homicide, arson, blackmail and extortion has been arrested in Alicante. Policia Nacional
Belgians caught with 20 kilos of marijuana stuffed in their suitcases at Valencia Airport
TWO Belgian men were caught trying to smuggle 20 kilos of marijuana onto a Frankfurt-bound flight at Valencia Airport. The narcotics had been stuffed into
Valencia has biggest city property rental demand from foreign tenants in Spain
VALENCIA has become the biggest in-demand city for foreigners looking for long-term rentals in Spain. A study from online property portal Idealista looking between January
Tenth anti-Carlos Mazon flood disaster protest takes place in Valencia tonight
THE latest in a series of pubic displays of anger over Valencian president Carlos Mazon’s handling of the October 29 flood disaster will be held
Thief causes concern by stealing 30 foreign car number plates within a week in Costa Blanca tourist town
A MAN stole 30 foreign car number plates in a week in Denia, causing concern amongst residents and tourists. The thief, 56, targetted plates from
New survey finds one in four people in Spain don’t take any care of their sexual health
JUST over a quarter of people in Spain don’t care or do anything about their sexual health according to a study by the Association for
British telecoms giant Vodafone signs on for ambitious underwater tunnel between Spain and Morocco
UK firm Vodafone has signed a contract to provide telecommunications for the construction planning team involved with the proposed tunnel linking Spain and Morocco. Vodafone’s
Rising electricity bills keep Spain’s inflation rate at 2.7% in August
SPAIN’S inflation rate was unchanged in August at 2.7%- the same as July- according to figures published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics.
Spain will not bring back compulsory National Service, says Defence Minister Robles
SPAIN’S Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, has said the government will not be bringing back National Service. Compulsory military service lasting nine months was abolished in
Transgender woman arrested in Madrid for allegedly groping teenage boy while ‘offering to perform a sex act on him’
A TRANSGENDER woman has been arrested in the Madrid area after an alleged sexual assault on a boy, 15, and offering to perform oral sex
Manhunt for jealous ex-convict who killed man who had affair with his wife when he was jailed in Spain
A JEALOUS ex-prisoner shot dead a man in his Valencia area home after finding out he had an affair with his wife when he was
Tourist hotel salmonella outbreak at Spain’s La Manga reaches 190 confirmed cases
THE salmonella outbreak at La Manga’s Hotel Cavanna has reached 190 confirmed cases as of Thursday, according to Murcia’s Ministry of Health. 19 people are
Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel
A FRENCH fugitive on the run for nine years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a Benidorm hotel. The 33-year-old man had no
One dead in explosion at family-run fireworks factory in Spain’s Alicante region
ONE of four brothers who ran an Alicante province fireworks factory has died in an explosion on Thursday morning. Reports of the blast- heard across
British friends named after they are seriously injured when a car struck them on Ibiza road
TWO BRITISH friends who were seriously injured when a car hit them in Ibiza have been named. The accident happened shortly before 2am on Tuesday
New mortgages soar in Spain due to lower interest rates and concerns over further property price rises
NEW mortgages approved in Spain have soared to levels not seen since the first half of 2011. Figures released on Wednesday by the National Institute
Migrant smugglers spent €1m on high-speed boats to run €7k per head journeys to Spain
14 PEOPLE have been arrested for running a migrant smuggling gang running high-speed boat transits between Algeria and Spain- charging up to €7,000 per passenger.
Mother spots and helps arrest albino sex attacker who groped her daughter as he rode the train in Malaga
A MOTHER spotted a man who inappropriately touched her daughter on Malaga area train a week earlier and had him arrested by police. The underage
Warning as Spain dramatically misses WHO health target to reduce salt consumption by 2025
PEOPLE in Spain have been warned to cut back on salt to avoid health problems with consumption nearly double the recommended level. The World Health
‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city
A CYBERATTACK has paralysed Elche City Council’s computer network and telephones since Monday. The hackers have allegedly demanded a ‘massive’ ransom for them to restore