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Catch up on the latest evening updates with Riley on This is Torrevieja News for Thursday 16 July 2026.

In this episode, we cover the exciting new broadcast partnership with À Punt for the 72nd International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition, and why the opening gala has been rescheduled to avoid a clash with the 2026 World Cup final.

We also look into the political row over a historic municipal building on Calle Azorín.

Plus, news from across the Alicante province as Benidorm collects 100,000 euro in illegal rental fines, police dismantle a drug-laced sweets lab on the Orihuela Costa, and a man is arrested after a shooting in Orihuela.