SPANISH police have arrested a gang of 12 people involved in a plot to kidnap and torture a Belgian man in revenge for a drug theft. Spain’s Policia Nacional said the gang covered their victim in ice and placed an electric fan in front of him to cause hypothermia. In a statement the police revealed […]
A MADRID charity set up to help Brits in Spain who find themselves beset by financial difficulties has expanded to the Costa del Sol as “the twin challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit” take a toll. The BBF held its first event on the Costa del Sol last week to raise awareness about its expansion. “We’ve
Christopher Columbus CHRISTOPHER Columbus stares out at the Atlantic Ocean and tells his son the world is like the orange he is peeling: round, not flat. The scene – from the 1992 Ridley Scott film 1492: Conquest of Paradise – paints Columbus as an enlightened scientific figure, surrounded by haters determined to ruin his plans.
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THE headless body of a man was found floating in the Guadalquivir River as it passes through Cordoba. Police, firefighters, rescue workers and medical staff were dispatched to the river near the Molino de Casillas at around 1pm yesterday afternoon, after a passer-by alerted them of the gruesome find. According to sources, the decapitated body
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THE updated health data released on Monday brings the number of new infections down to 42, the lowest figure in the last seven months. March 22 was the previous date to register a lower number of positive cases. On that day 38 new infections were recorded. Additionally, there have been no new deaths registered, a
AN Olive Press reader has slammed the “double standards” imposed by UK authorities after discovering a major pitfall of visiting the UK from Spain – or indeed anywhere else in Europe. Despite being fully vaccinated, and recognised as such under travel rules outlined on the official British government pages, there is one major downside to
A ROW of photographers line the track outside the leafy Torre de Tramores estate in the foothills of Spain’s newest national park the Sierra de las Nieves. Kitted out in khaki shorts and t-shirts, the appropriate attire for an Indian summer on the Costa del Sol, they scour the horizon and wait patiently for a
FAMILIES and friends will again be able to wave farewell or welcome arrivals from inside Spain’s airport terminals from this Friday(October 15). For the last 17 months, terminal access has been restricted to passengers with a boarding pass unless there have been special circumstances. Speaking after today’s cabinet meeting in Madrid, government spokesperson, Isabel Rodriquez,
With onions or without? Runny or well done? These are the questions that continue to divide Spanish society when it comes to Spain’s unofficial national dish – tortilla. But however you like your tortilla, a recent competition has determined which are the ten best tortillas served in bars and restaurants across Spain. The 14th edition
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Each October 12 Spain marks its National Day or Dia de la Hispanidad with a public holiday. The day coincides with celebrate Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the Americas, 529 years ago today, which is why it is celebrated in the USA where they call Columbus Day. Back in Spain it is also known as
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