Man caught at Manises with 1,240g of heroin in 91 capsules

Today's essentials (4 key points)

• Las Provincias reports that a man was detained in Manises with 91 capsules of heroin, totalling 1,240 grams, concealed inside his stomach.
• Metrovalencia carried more than 5.1 million passengers in August, an 8.87 percent rise on the same month in 2025, according to FGV figures relayed by Valencia News.
• Valencia's La Fe hospital has been accredited by the Ministry of Health as one of eight Spanish centres able to operate on lungs without opening the chest, Valencia Extra reports.
• Valencia stays warm and dry today with a high of 28 degrees and no rain, according to Open-Meteo.

Today's essentials

Man caught at Manises with 1,240g of heroin in 91 capsules. A man was arrested in Manises carrying 1,240 grams of heroin inside his body, split across 91 capsules he had swallowed, according to Las Provincias.

Weather today

Warm and dry, up to 28 degrees in the city. Valencia sees a partly cloudy, rain-free day with lows of 21 and highs of 28 degrees, and a light breeze up to 14 km/h, according to Open-Meteo.

In the city itself, expect a comfortable late-summer day: nothing more than a light shirt is needed, and with no rain on the radar it is a safe bet for the terrace or the beach. The wind stays gentle, so the sea should be easy going.

Inland around Cofrentes the morning starts under fog with a cooler 14 degrees before climbing to the same 28, so give it an hour or two if you are driving up early. Down the southern coast at Xeraco the range is tighter, 21 to 27 degrees under partly cloudy skies with a 15 km/h breeze, per Open-Meteo, ideal for a slow beach day.

Transport & traffic

• Metrovalencia tops 5.1 million riders in August. Metrovalencia logged 5,143,629 metro and tram journeys in August 2026, up 8.87 percent on the same month a year earlier, according to figures from Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana relayed by Valencia News. For anyone who relies on the network, the takeaway is that a system many assume empties out in high summer is in fact busier than ever: nearly 5.15 million trips in a single holiday month points to steady demand from residents and visitors alike. It is also read as a milestone in the recovery from the dana flooding that battered the network, with a record high in a traditionally quiet month suggesting the infrastructure and the ridership are both back on their feet. In practical terms, that means more crowded platforms at peak hours but also solid justification for keeping frequencies up, and enough stability to plan around the metro again without second-guessing whether a line will be running.
• Best August ever, and a signal the network has healed. Valencia Extra frames the 5.14 million August journeys, an 8.87 percent jump, as confirmation that Metrovalencia has recovered from the dana flooding that battered the network. The context matters for daily users: after the storm damage that disrupted lines and stations, hitting a record high in a traditionally quiet month suggests the infrastructure and the ridership are both back on their feet. In practical terms, that stability is what lets you plan around the metro again without second-guessing whether a line will be running.

What's changing for you

• La Fe can now operate on lungs without opening the chest. Valencia Extra reports that the Ministry of Health has accredited Valencia's La Fe hospital as one of just eight Spanish centres of national reference in interventional pneumology, meaning it can treat certain lung conditions without open-chest surgery. If you or a family member ever face a lung diagnosis here, this is worth knowing: being treated at a nationally accredited centre can mean access to less invasive procedures and shorter recovery, and it may be the reason a specialist refers a complex case to La Fe rather than elsewhere. Keep the name in mind when discussing options with your doctor.
• Regional health service to rent 475 vehicles for 19 million. The Valencian regional health department is preparing a contract worth 19 million euros to lease 475 vehicles, according to Valencia Plaza. The move mostly affects behind-the-scenes logistics rather than patients directly, but a larger managed fleet typically supports home visits, transfers and non-urgent medical transport, services worth checking if you or an elderly relative depend on health-linked transport. There is nothing to do today, but it signals capacity the public system is building out.

Local news to know

• Protest at the old F1 circuit over a threatened eviction. Social organisations demonstrated at the site of Valencia's former Formula 1 urban circuit against the planned eviction of a shantytown that houses around a thousand people, with Compromís and the PSPV demanding a rehousing alternative, according to elDiario.es Comunitat Valenciana.
• Valencian politician Carles Solà dies at 80. Las Provincias reports that Carles Solà, a Valencian who served as a minister in Pasqual Maragall's Catalan government between 2003 and 2006 and was rector of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona from 1994 to 2002, has died at the age of 80.
• La Pérgola brings back its 90s remember session. La Pérgola at Marina Norte will host a remember tardeo with well-known Valencian DJs to mark the Día de la Comunitat Valenciana on Saturday 10 October, with an afternoon and evening of 90s music, according to Valencia Bonita.
• The many uses of a bed in medieval Valencia. Valencia Bonita takes a look at how, in medieval Valencia, the bed was far more than a place to sleep, doubling as a spot to play games and receive visitors, a picture pieced together from inventories drawn up when someone died.

Tonight and tomorrow, Valencia

• Charangas fill Tavernes de la Valldigna this weekend. Tavernes de la Valldigna is in the middle of its patron-saint festivities, with the town's 20th edition of the charangas filling the streets with music and gatherings, according to Levante-EMV. Expect brass bands, open-air concerts and a lively, family-friendly atmosphere over these days; if you fancy a short trip south of the city, it is an easy way to catch a genuine Valencian fiesta in full swing.

See the full agenda, tonight and tomorrow