Teachers on Gibraltar have expressed outrage at a lack of action by education authorities to properly investigate reports that a teacher was grooming a 16-year-old student who she went on to have a lesbian relationship with. The Teachers’ Union Gibraltar NASUWT said it was “shocked over the failure by the Department of Education to ensure […]
At a meeting with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during COP26, regional president Juanma Moreno boldly insisted that ‘Andalucia is a pioneer in the fight and we will continue to be the spearhead, because we are the most vulnerable region in Spain and Europe’. However despite his statement, Moreno from the Partido Popular (PP) has
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has forecast wind gusts up to gale force 8 on the Axarquia, Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce coastline. Strong Levante winds blowing into Malaga province today, Thursday, will see rough seas along the Malaga coastline, gale force winds and the possibility of rain. Due to the intensity of the easterly wind,
A 72-year Barcelona woman has been convicted of coercion and fined €60 for sending explicit and threatening letters to Il Divo singer, Carlos Marin. The 53-year-old Spanish baritone is part of the international hit classical crossover singing group created in 2003. Marin’s lawyer has filed an appeal against the ‘lightness’ of the sentence. He stated
ELCHE’S main retail complex, the L’Aljub Shopping Centre, will act as a focal point for discussion about sport integrating the LGBTIQ+ community into life. On November 19 and 20, the centre will host “an informational table” with Dimove (Diversity + Movement), a recently created cultural and sports association in Elche, that aims to normalise the
A man has been arrested in Barcelona after his partner alerted authorities using a secret hand signal to indicate she was being abused. The woman was accompanied by her abusive partner when she made the signal to a female health worker in the waiting room at a Barcelona hospital on November 11. The staff member
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A RESIDENT in the Madrid neighbourhood of La Concepcion has become a local ‘cause celebre’ after attracting attention for choosing to hang hunks of meat from his washing rail in a bid to preserve them according to Spanish tradition. Walk into any traditional style eatery in Spain and you will likely find legs of jamon
MURCIA president Fernando Lopez Miras has branded health and care workers as ‘irresponsible’ if they’ve not had a COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking to Telecinco, Lopez Miras said that everybody should be vaccinated as a sign of ‘protection and responsibility’. “My mind cannot comprehend how a health worker or somebody who works in a care home or
ACTIVISTS in Valencia staged a weekend protest calling for action after what they branded the failure of COP26 in Glasgow to initiate real change. Dozens joined the weekend camp in Valencia where workshops were held on how to stage non-violent action and demand greater social and environmental justice. Among the participants were a group called
A SERIES of over one hundred earthquakes shook the island of La Palma on Wednesday, November 17, causing concerns among residents of possible further evacuations. Eruptions from the Cumbre Vieja volcano have continued for 59 days. However, scientists are closely monitoring another parameter, the volcanic tremors, which they say is worrying because there has been a
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