22 h. ago Spain tourism hotspot rocked by earthquake as families left 'terrified'

Tremors in Costa Blanca were felt by holidaymakers and locals just after midnight, with one person claiming they were "almost thrown out of bed"

Society

31 h. ago Spanish holidaymakers left terrified after popular tourist area hit with earthquake

Tremors were felt by locals and tourists in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, just after midnight.

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32 h. ago Earthquake hits Costa Blanca: Brits 'terrified' as tremors 'shake entire buildings' in Spanish holiday resort

Residents as well as Brits staying in Torrevieja for the Easter holidays described being 'almost thrown out of bed' when the tremors hit just after midnight.

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32 h. ago Costa Blanca earthquake: 'Terrified' Brits shaken out of bed as 'entire buildings move'

An earthquake has rocked a part of Spain with the tremors felt by tourists and locals in a popular Costa Blanca resort as many Brits are on holiday during the Easter break

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1 week ago Brits flock back to Benidorm for Grand National but there are a couple of big differences

EXCLUSIVE: Benidorm business owners have told us how fans are heading out to watch the Grand National on the Costa Blanca, and how the crowds differ to the bedlam of Cheltenham week

Politics

1 week ago 'We make 1,000 mile pilgrimage from UK to Benidorm – and always get police escort'

EXCLUSIVE: Benidorm Bangers is not the name of Sticky Vicky 2.0's latest show - but a group of 300 Brits driving old bangers to the sunny Costa Blanca. Let's find out why

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1 week ago 'We drive 1,000 miles from UK to Benidorm – and always get police escort'

EXCLUSIVE: Benidorm Bangers is not the name of Sticky Vicky 2.0's latest show - but a group of 300 Brits driving old bangers to the sunny Costa Blanca. Let's find out why

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2 w. ago Shocking moment rooftop infinity pool in China sweeps away shoppers during earthquake that also devastated Myanmar and Thailand

Thousands are feared dead after the 7.7 magnitude quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city home to more than 1.5 million people

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2 w. ago The most shocking footage of devastating Myanmar and Thailand earthquake: Collapsing temples, skyscrapers and cranes and stampede of terrified shoppers are caught on camera

Thousands are feared dead after the 7.7 magnitude quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city home to more than 1.5 million people

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2 w. ago Brit tourist dies on Alicante holiday after drunk stranger 'suddenly fell on her'

Barbara Cahill was on holiday in the Costa Blanca city of Alicante when 'a very drunken man' suddenly fell on her - she was taken to hospital with a broken leg but died following complications

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3 w. ago King of Benidorm diary: 'Paddy's day chaos, new danger spotted and two big bars return'

KING OF BENIDORM DIARY: The Daily Star's Benidorm insider Nigel 'King of Benidorm' Pope has been keeping note of any shenanigans in the Costa Blanca hot spot - let's see what's been going on this week

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