November 2021

Amateur runner breaks world the record for pushing mum in wheelchair for 26 miles at Barcelona Marathon

A SPANISH amateur athlete has smashed an incredible world record by pushing his mother in a wheelchair for 26 miles in under three hours. Dedicated Eric Domingo Roldan pushed himself – and his mother Silvia – to the max, in order to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis.  His spectacular effort at the Barcelona Marathon on […]

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Spain’s oldest piece of fabric found near Cordoba dates back 5,400 years

AN ancient piece of fabric found inside a small cave hidden in the Sierra Morena hills, near Cordoba in southern Spain, is the oldest evidence of textiles in the Iberian Peninsula.  Experts from the University of Cordoba have revealed that the fabric uncovered in Obejo is the oldest example of loom-woven textiles ever to be

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Bishop who quit Catholic Church for love of erotic novelist gets new job with pig semen exporter in Spain

A Catholic bishop who fell in love with an erotic novel writer has joined a Barcelona-based pig semen exporter. Xavier Novell hit the headlines in September after quitting as Bishop of Solsona in Catalunya. He became Spain’s youngest bishop when he was appointed in 2010. Novell, 52, admitted he had embarked on a relationship with

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Spain’s capital gains tax reform comes into force

SPAIN’S capital gains tax reform comes into force on Wednesday, November 10. THE royal decree-law with which the municipal capital gains tax is calculated came into force on Wednesday, November 10 after its publication on Tuesday, November 9 in the Boletín Oficial del Estado– official state bulletin (BOE). The decree sets out two options to determine

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Pedro Sanchez says Christmas in Spain will be ‘better than last year’ due to high vaccination rate

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has predicted a much-better Christmas this year due to the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate. Spain has 88.7% of the target population inoculated(12 years and over) which equates to 78.7% of the total population. Addressing Congress this Wednesday, Pedro Sanchez said: “This Christmas is going be better than the last one

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Conman in holiday rental scam tricks unsuspecting customers in Mar Menor area of Spain

A holiday rental home scammer pocketed deposits for Mar Menor apartments that were not available to let. The man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in San Javier. He’s been accused of at least 12 frauds and has four court warrants out against him for similar crimes in the Murcia region. The Guardia received

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