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Ibiza & Formentera escape with limited damage after floods from torrential rain

News Desk1st October 20253rd October 2025

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The Balearic holiday islands of Ibiza and Formentera escaped with limited damage on Tuesday after torrential rain brought flooding, school closures and beach shutdowns. The

After more flooding in Valencia, storm eases but puts Balearics on orange alert

News Desk30th September 20251st October 2025

30th September 20251st October 2025396

The remnants of Hurricane Gabrielle were moving toward the Balearic Islands on Tuesday, keeping the islands of Ibiza, Formentera and Mallorca on orange alert after causing

Spain’s weather agency maintains alerts in Valencia, Castellón, Tarragona

News Desk29th September 202530th September 2025

29th September 202530th September 2025563

Spain’s national weather agency AEMET has placed the eastern Valencia region on red alert for intense rainfall, raising fears of a disaster similar to last

British woman, 64, held in Benidorm on suspicion of ‘strangling friend with vacuum-cord’

News Desk19th September 202523rd September 2025

19th September 202523rd September 20251605

A 64-year-old British woman has been taken into custody in Benidorm, in the province of Alicante (Valencia region), after allegedly killing her 66-year-old friend by

Spain to honour victims of Valencia floods in state memorial service

News Desk9th September 202515th September 2025

9th September 202515th September 20252726

Spain will honour the victims of last year’s devastating ‘DANA’ floods in Valencia with a state memorial service to coincide with the anniversary of what

Guardia Civil bust illegal trafficking ring of protected species in Valencia

News Desk27th August 20252nd September 2025

27th August 20252nd September 20253226

Spain’s Guardia Civil said on Tuesday that it had broken up an illegal network involved in trading wild animals, among them species that are endangered

Polish crime boss on Europol’s most wanted list detained on Costa del Sol

News Desk26th August 20251st September 2025

26th August 20251st September 20253615

Spain’s National Police on the Costa del Sol have detained a Polish crime boss listed by Europol as one of Europe’s most wanted, for alleged

Swimming at beaches in Alicante province prohibited due to rare ‘blue dragon’ sea slug

News Desk21st August 202525th August 2025

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Swimming at beaches along Guardamar del Segura in the Alicante province (Valencia region) was prohibited on Wednesday and Thursday morning after two examples of a

Colombian fake doctor who treated over 650 patients arrested in Valencia

News Desk15th August 202519th August 2025

15th August 202519th August 20253410

Spanish police have arrested a 37-year-old woman accused of masquerading as a doctor in Colombia and treating hundreds of patients without the proper credentials. Authorities

Guardia Civil bust hallucinogenic drug ‘spiritual retreat’ in Alicante province

News Desk12th August 202520th August 2025

12th August 202520th August 20253445

Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Monday that they had dismantled a network accused of running a so-called ‘spiritual retreat’ where hallucinogenic drugs were offered

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