Alicante officials refuse to let dozens of Britons into Spain

British passenger Stuart Miller (pictured), a 47-year-old offshore worker from Manchester, said the situation at the Spanish airport was ‘absolutely diabolical’ Spanish border officials refused entry to dozens of Britons and sent them back to Manchester on the same plane despite them having post-Brexit residency. Forty passengers were left angry and confused after they were … Read more

Basque member acquitted of horror bomb attack on Benidorm and Alicante hotels which left 13 injured

A member of Basque terror group ETA has been acquitted of a bomb attack on two Costa Blanca hotels, which left a British student among the injured. Ellie Carr, 20 at the time of the July 2003 blast, needed 20 stitches after it rocked the Hotel Bahia in Alicante next to the Spanish school where … Read more

Jet2 passengers were 40 miles away from Alicante when they were told their flight had to turn around

Passengers on board a Jet2 flight to coronavirus-ridden Spain were just 40 miles away from landing in Alicante when they were told their flight had to turn around and go home. Beryl Carrick, 78, flew from Leeds Bradford Airport for a family holiday in Benidorm with her husband, daughter and two granddaughters. The family were mid-flight … Read more