October 2021

WATCH: Tsunami of lava flows from La Palma volcano destroying more homes, a football pitch and supermarket

THE volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma continues to erupt with more force than ever, spewing a great wave of lava on Thursday that destroyed everything in its path. Experts at the Volcanology Institute on the Canary Islands described the overflow of lava spewing out of the Cumbre Vieja after the volcanic cone […]

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Brutal killer of British expat woman on the Costa Blanca is jailed for 25 years in Spain

A Dutch national who befriended a British expat woman has been jailed for over 25 years after he killed her to snatch €550 from her purse. An Alicante jury found handyman Nicholas Pijnenborg guilty of murder and robbery at his trial in September. Alicante Provincial Court has now sentenced him to 25 years and six

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British Embassy publishes important advice for football fans travelling to Madrid for UEFA clash on October 19

THE BRITISH EMBASSY in Madrid has published important advice for fans travelling to Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League 9pm game against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, October 19. TUESDAY’S VENUE: Athletico’s Wanda Metropolitana Stadium Passports and visas Make sure your passport is valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave Spain, or

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Madrid warns of steep penalties for parents whose children are caught drinking in the street

PARENTS could face steep penalties if their children are caught drinking in the street, warned Madrid police chief after a spate of recent incidents involving the botellon. Police across Spain are reporting that botellones – the Spanish word to describe people (usually youths) gathering on public streets and squares to drink alcohol and socialise –

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100 staff walk out at scandal-hit hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca only days before handover back to public management

DESPITE what bosses claim to be an “impeccable” transition from private to public management, Torrevieja Hospital has seen “about 100” professionals leave their post this week. Tomorrow, Saturday October 16, sees Ribera Salud’s 15 year tenure at the scandal-hit hospital come to an end, with the managing director of Ribera Salud, José David Zafrilla, claiming:

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NEW TRAVEL RULES: England introduces cheaper COVID testing for fully-vaxxed travellers from non-red list countries including Spain

FULLY vaccinated passengers and children arriving in England from non-red list countries such as Spain will be able to take a cheaper lateral flow test instead of a PCR test from October 24. The British government had said it would introduce the changes but only confirmed the date as October 24 on Thursday, meaning the

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Two British men are jailed for over 19 years for committing violent Costa Blanca revenge robbery in Spain

TWO British men, 44 and 54, have each been jailed for 19 years and six months for a violent robbery committed in La Nucia in June 2018. It was organised by the 54-year-old Brit as a revenge attack on a former business partner who he used co-own a bar with. He learned that his ex-associate

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Call of duty: Policeman from Valencia spends 3 days holiday in Gibraltar to learn ‘policing by consent’

THEY say that a policeman is always on duty – and one Spanish officer has proven so by using his own time for a trip to Gibraltar to learn ‘policing by consent’. Superintendent Oscar Vico Cuesta of the Policia Local in Burjassot, (Valencia) made the 750 kilometres trip to be a guest of the Royal

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