NIGHTLIFE businesses might get extended opening hours in the Valencian Community next month. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, today(August 18) opened the door to changes if COVID infections continue to fall. The current set of restrictions expire on September 6. Asked about nightlife at a news conference, Ximo Puig said: “We have yet to see, because […]
DURING the chase, the suspect boat (RHIB) was seen throwing bales from the deck in an attempt to get rid of the evidence. The vessel was first spotted by Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) at 7:30am on Wednesday 18, near Emerson’s Place. Within minutes, the police had two vessels at sea, including Custom’s vessel HMC Searcher.
THE young French driver of the car that killed a cyclist in Fuengirola could be charged with reckless homicide after initial tests revealed he had been smoking marijuana. Although the 20-year-old driver tested negative for alcohol at the scene, subsequent drug tests showed positive for cannabis use. It also emerged that the driver who had
SPAIN’S military airlift of Afghanistan embassy staff and Afghan workers has started. An A400M plane, normally based at Zaragoza, took off from Kabul airport this morning(August 18) and is en route to Dubai. Six Spaniards stranded in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover are also on the flight. Afghans on board include people who worked as
KNIFE fights are becoming an increasing source of concern in Castellon Province. Several stabbings and arrests have taken place over the last couple of months in different towns and in various contexts – although thankfully none of them fatal. The latest incident took place in Castellnovo at the weekend, when a man was detained by
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VALENCIA University (UV) is one of the best in Spain. This year’s report by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the main international higher education listing method, features UV among the eight top unis in Spain. The ARWU system groups universities by numerical sections, with all institutions within the same rank ordered alphabetically. UV,
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A 58-year-old Alicante Province woman died from COVID-19 yesterday(August 17) after refusing to get vaccinated. The woman passed away in Elda’s Virgen de Salud Hospital. She deliberately ignored summonses for vaccine appointments sent in May. Up to the end of July, 90% of patients admitted into ICUs in Valencian Community for COVID had not been
A nine-year-old boy is seriously ill after almost drowning in a Javea swimming pool yesterday(August 17). Some initial reports suggested that he is British but there has been no official confirmation. Details are sparse about the incident which happened at around 4.50 pm at a property on Calle Vicenza. Family members spotted the boy had
WITH the number of petrol-related incidents continuing to rise on the Rock, the government has proposed a Bill to enforce bigger penalties. Earlier this year, the government made it a criminal offence for a person to be in possession of large quantities of fuel. However it has not done enough to stop criminals. Therefore, on
MALAGA will host the first Open Andalucia Hickory Golf, a pioneering tournament that invites players to travel back in time to 1935 and return to golf’s origins. This old fashioned revival will see participants play with just six clubs that must be original vintage or replicas of old designs. All modern technology is banned, so
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