Alicante
Alicante pensioner loses all his savings in a “love scam” created using AI
Loneliness, the desire to fall in love again, and the rise of superior technology all intermingled in a story that culminated in economic disaster. José...
British man wanted for stabbing a man 24 times in Portugal arrested in Alicante
A British fugitive wanted for reportedly stabbing someone 24 times with a kitchen knife in a flat in Portugal’s Algarve in April 2022 has been...
Homeless man arrested for theft and threats to kill
National Police officers arrested a 43-year-old homeless man in Alicante on suspicion of forcibly and intimidatingly stealing jewellery and possessions worth...
Spiritual travellers duped after paying €1,000 for a hallucinogen paradise closed
The Guardia Civil has dismantled the lucrative ayahuasca hideaway in the town of Pedreguer (Alicante), which promised “spiritual vacations” for...
Two women arrested with 26 ecstasy pills after an altercation at Benidorm hotel
The National Police arrested two ladies, aged 44 and 48, after discovering 26 ecstasy pills. One of them was also arrested for attacking law enforcement...
Man smashes the private car of a police officer in revenge attack
A 27-year-old man was detained for vandalising a Local Police officer’s private car at the Banyeres de Mariola police station in Alicante in retaliation...
Family doctors in Alicante see twice as many patients in September
What is a typical timetable in primary care? Many family doctors in the province of Alicante, and in the Valencian Community in general, see 40 to 50 patients...
More than 3,000 counterfeit items seized in nine stores in Benidorm
The Benidorm Local Police (Alicante) confiscated almost 3,000 counterfeit items in nine locations in the Rincón de Loix region as part of the so-called...
15 years for murdering his tenant and living with her corpse
The Alicante Court convicted the man prosecuted by a jury for murdering his tenant and living with her body in the flat they shared in the heart of the...
Podemos rejects Alicante’s plan to charge for admission to Santa Bárbara Castle
The Esquerra Unida Podem Municipal Group condemned what it called an “unjustifiable” policy after learning that the Popular Party government is...
