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British fugitive arrested in Costa Blanca raids tied to drug trafficking and forgery probe

News Desk15th May 202619th May 2026

15th May 202619th May 2026710

Spanish police have arrested one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives after dismantling an alleged drug trafficking and forgery network operating on the Costa Blanca, in...

UK launches new hunt for 12 most wanted fugitives believed to be hiding in Spain

News Desk14th May 202618th May 2026

14th May 202618th May 20261273

A fresh appeal was launched on Thursday to track down 12 of the UK’s most wanted fugitives who are believed to be either hiding in...

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

News Desk17th March 202623rd March 2026

17th March 202623rd March 2026958

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 20262968

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...

Spain’s 1981 coup leader Antonio Tejero dies aged 93, on same day files are declassified

News Desk26th February 20262nd March 2026

26th February 20262nd March 20261736

Antonio Tejero Molina, the former Spanish Civil Guard lieutenant colonel who led the failed military coup of 23 February 1981, has died at the age...

Police arrest gang accused of scamming foreign property buyers in Alicante

News Desk24th February 20262nd March 2026

24th February 20262nd March 20261259

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

26th December 20252nd January 20262437

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

28th November 20253rd December 20251070

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

18th November 202524th November 20251585

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...

Spanish police dismantle international gang smuggling ‘laughing gas’ and tobacco

News Desk3rd November 202510th November 2025

3rd November 202510th November 20251150

Spain’s National Police have dismantled an international criminal network accused of trafficking nitrous oxide — widely known as ‘laughing gas’ — along with smuggled tobacco....

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