FOUR people are dead, including two children, after a horrifying fire at a property in Barcelona. The fire started at the apartment in the Plaza de Tetuan at about 6am on Monday (November 29). Eight fire crews battled the blaze and residents were evacuated to the Sant Pau and del Mar hospitals in the city. […]
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AN Alicante area rabbit hunter bagged some bigger prey after shooting a cyclist in the back. The bizarre incident happened on Sunday morning on the Monte Orgegia forest trail which is popular with mountain bikers and walkers. The area is not regarded as a regular haunt for rabbit hunters. The cyclist, Jose Miguel Toran, was
THIS year has been arguably one of the most difficult for British people wanting to buy in Spain, but some destinations have had a much bigger increase in online interest. Even without the various Covid-19 restrictions, everyone has had to suffer the multiple challenges of Brexit and the numerous ramifications. Estate agent, Right Move, has
A BRITISH expat has been caged for 20 years after being convicted of having sex with his wife before killing her in a frenzied knife attack at their £450,000 Costa del Sol mansion. Wealthy businessman Geoffrey Elton, 57, claimed he suffered a mental disorder when he attempted to smother Gloria Tornay and then tried to
A 4.1 MAGNITUDE earthquake was registered on the Costa del Sol last Sunday. The quake, with an epicentre in Benalmadena, was felt in the tourist hotspot town as well as in Torremolinos, Fuengirola, Las Lagunas de Mijas and in the capital. The natural phenomenon, of intensity III, occurred at 8:47pm according to the experts. The
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A film starring Javier Bardem has broken a Goya record by getting 20 nominations for the prestigious Spanish Film Academy awards. The Good Boss(El Buen Patron) is a comedy-drama directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa. It tells the story of a boss who runs an industrial mechanical scales business who tries to bend over backwards
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ONLY 72% of people aged 12 and over have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Torrevieja health department region. The number of full inoculations is well below the Valencian Community total of 90%. The unvaccinated number in the Torrevieja area amounts to 30,811 people who have been summoned to vaccinations and not appeared. They
SPANISH health authorities have confirmed that the first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Spain. The variant was detected in a traveller who had recently arrived in Spain from South Africa, hospital authorities said. The case was confirmed by the microbiology department at Madrid’s Gregorio Marañon Hospital on Monday
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IT’S not unusual for shops across Spain to get into the seasonal spirit with their own special version of a nativity scene displayed in the window. But a store in Sevilla has provoked fury over its creation of a nativity scene that uses erotic shaped waffles as the characters of the Holy Family. ‘La Vergeria’
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A Valencia area car salesman took a customer on a test drive only to be threatened with a knife as the potential buyer drove off with the vehicle. The Policia Nacional have arrested a man, 40, and charged him with violent robbery. The customer visited a dealership in Alzira and saw a car that he
