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Valencia court rejects trial for ex-regional leader over devastating 2024 floods

News Desk17th March 202623rd March 2026

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A Spanish court on Monday dismissed a request to bring Valencia’s former regional president to trial over his handling of the devastating ‘DANA’ floods of 2024, finding...

Morrissey cancels Valencia gig, blaming noisy Fallas festival and ‘indescribable hell’ of hotel

News Desk12th March 202616th March 2026

12th March 202616th March 20261804

British singer Morrissey cancelled his scheduled concert in Valencia on Thursday, blaming a lack of sleep caused by the intense noise of the city’s famous...

Police arrest gang accused of scamming foreign property buyers in Alicante

News Desk24th February 20262nd March 2026

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Spain’s National Police have dismantled a criminal organisation in the province of Alicante (Valencia region) that allegedly defrauded foreign nationals seeking to buy property, leaving...

Costa Blanca eviction attempt leaves two Germans dead; Polish squatters arrested

News Desk26th December 20252nd January 2026

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A violent episode has deeply unsettled residents of Elche, in the province of Alicante (Valencia region), during the Christmas period. The incident occurred on 22...

Flood-hit Valencia votes in new PP leader with support from far-right Vox

News Desk28th November 20253rd December 2025

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Spain’s main right-wing opposition party maintained its control of the flood-ravaged Valencia region on Thursday, as its candidate was elected regional president with the backing...

Valencia’s ex-leader grilled over deadly floods, claims missed calls were due to phone ‘in his backpack’

News Desk18th November 202524th November 2025

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The embattled yet still-serving president of the Valencia region, Carlos Mazón (main image), told MPs on Monday that officials were unaware people were drowning during...

Carlos Mazón, leader of flood-hit Valencia, finally resigns

News Desk3rd November 202510th November 2025

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Carlos Mazón, the president of Spain’s Valencia region, said on Monday that he was stepping down over his administration’s handling of the devastating ‘DANA’ floods in the...

Families of Spain’s flood victims express grief and anger at one-year memorial

News Desk30th October 20253rd November 2025

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LATEST: Carlos Mazón, leader of flood-hit Valencia, finally resigns. Spain on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of last year’s catastrophic floods, which claimed more than...

A year after Valencia floods that claimed 229 lives, regional president still rejects claims of negligence

News Desk29th October 20253rd November 2025

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LATEST: Carlos Mazón, leader of flood-hit Valencia, finally resigns. A year after the devastating ‘DANA’ floods that claimed 229 lives in Valencia, the regional president Carlos...

Tens of thousands protest in Valencia on anniversary of devastating DANA floods

News Desk26th October 202529th October 2025

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Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of Valencia on Saturday to commemorate one year since the devastating ‘DANA’ floods that claimed 229 lives –...

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