October 2021

WATCH: Rafa Nadal sends surprise birthday message to 90-year-old stranger and everyone is in tears about it

SPANISH tennis champ Rafael Nadal has proved that not only is he one of the best sportsmen the world has ever seen, but he is also one of the sweetest. The former world number one sent a surprise birthday message to one of his biggest fans, a Galician grandfather who turned 90 years old this

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EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain’s plan to introduce national ID for pets

SPAIN’S government has unveiled plans for a national ID scheme for domestic animals as part of a far-reaching animal welfare reform bill. The new animal welfare legislation will act as a sort of bill of rights for animals giving them an elevated status of a ‘sentient being’ above that of a possession, which is the

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Costa Blanca marijuana gang packed drugs into sealed tin cans and took them by road from Spain to the UK

POLICE have smashed a Costa Blanca drugs gang that exported marijuana in tin cans onboard vans and lorries to the United Kingdom. The Guardia Civil described the gang as one of Spain’s ‘leading’ criminal producers of marijuana. Specialist equipment was used to process the drug which was then put into sealed tin cans ahead of

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End of summer: Balmy October temperatures come to an end across Spain

MUCH of south and central Spain has enjoyed an extended veranillo de San Miguel – balmy temperatures that last into September and October – but that is set to end this week as colder weather rolls in. Spain’s meteorological agency AEMET issued weather alerts for eastern coastal areas of Spain and the Balearics on Friday

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Celebrate in style: New Year’s celebrations at 5 star Sunborn Yacht Hotel in Gibraltar!

BEFORE you know it, 2022 will be ushered in. And if you want to make it a memorable occasion it is best to book the perfect venue early – and Sunborn Gibraltar has three fantastic options to celebrate in style. At the glamourous Aurora Ballroom you can swing away  to the likes of Andy King

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Early boosters set for people injected with Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in Spain

NEARLY two million people in Spain injected this year with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are set to be bumped up the waiting list to get a booster shot. The move has been recommended to Spain’s Public Health Commission by vaccination experts. Many parts of the country have already started or will start

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GO GREEN: Mariposa Energia offers the best options for clean electricity

Since opening in 2019, Mariposa Energia has gone from strength to strength, adding new staff as well as solar installations to its existing green energy tariff offering. Its fleet of branded vehicles can be seen out and about in the local streets and its list of clients is growing rapidly, not just on the coast

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British tourists ‘blamed’ for high COVID-19 rate in Benidorm area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

RISING British visitor numbers in the Benidorm area could be causing a big spike in local COVID-19 cases according to some Spanish media reports. The Marina Baja health area, that includes the popular Costa Blanca resort, is now registering 215 COVID cases per 100,000 people. That’s over five times the national average and the largest

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