November 2021

Man gets charged with hate crime after foul tirade at an Islamic wedding in a Costa Blanca mosque in Spain

AN Elche man has been arrested on hate crime charges after gate-crashing an Islamic wedding and threatening attendees. He punched one of the congregation members who had phoned the police. The man, 34, entered the mosque and uttered threats towards the Muslim community. He made obscene gestures and shoved several women and children. The man […]

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Unexploded bomb from Spanish Civil War discovered by hikers in Costa Blanca park

BOMB DISPOSAL personnel were called in to deal with an unexploded bomb found by two hikers in Costa Blanca. The terrifying find was found in the Sierra de Mariola Natural Park on Saturday, November 6. DANGER UXB: Mortar found in park on SaturdayIMAGE: Informacion The TEDAX bomb squad of the National Police took charge of

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Military Hospital in Sevilla discharges its last patient with coronavirus

THE Miltary hospital in Sevilla Spain has discharged its last patient with coronavirus and is now COVID clear. The Vigil de Quiñones Military Hospital in Sevilla, temporarily named the “Covid Emergency Hospital” (HEC) during the pandemic, discharged its last coronavirus patient on Sunday, November 7, leaving the facility COVID free. The hospital was reopened on

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Husband stabbed in revenge attack by wife’s family in Costa Blanca area of Spain

SEVERAL relatives of an Orihuela woman are being investigated after her husband was stabbed in the neck. The assault was said to be retaliation for an assault on her moments earlier. The couple were taken to the Vega Baja Hospital early last Saturday morning with stab wounds. The Policia Nacional was alerted by medical staff

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HELP FIND HIM: European appeal launched to find dangerous felon behind Spain’s triple Alcasser murders. And he could be in the UK or Ireland!

ONE of Spain’s most famous murder cases is being re-opened. Almost three decades since a trio of teenage girls were raped then brutally murdered in Valencia, a Europe-wide appeal is to be launched for the prime suspect. The Europol red notice hopes to locate the whereabouts of Antonio Angles, who was last seen on a

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Express Delivery: Mayors and business moguls mix at launch of first Pizza Express in Spain

IT’S happened at last… Spain finally has its first Pizza Express. But the really big surprise is it is not in Madrid, or Barcelona, but in La Alcaidesa, between Sotogrande and Gibraltar on the Costa del Sol. The One Eden group, led by its director Gregory Butcher, is behind the launch, having run a successful

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Limits to Brits travelling abroad ‘considered for those who fail to take booster jabs’

LIMITS to Britains travelling abroad that are eligible but do not take a third booster jab are being considered by UK ministers. If the proposal is agreed upon it would see quarantine and testing reimposed for eligible groups who refuse to take up the recommended top-up dose. This could also make it more difficult for

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DGT proposes to automatically issue fines for vehicles with no ITV circulating on Spanish roads

THE Director General of Traffic (DGT) is proposing – through the Congress of Deputies – that the hundreds of traffic cameras installed on Spanish roads should be set up to recognise vehicles circulating without a valid ITV. More specifically, the Spanish Association of Collaborating Entities of the Administration in the Technical Inspection of Vehicles (AECA)

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Residents in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Spain’s Malaga concerned over plague of rats infesting the area

RESIDENTS of El Perchel—one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Malaga—are becoming increasingly concerned about a recent infestation of rats. The sight of the unwanted rodents is becoming more and more widespread in this Malaga neighbourhood and has led to angry residents demanding action from the council. Complaints have poured in with claims that the rodent

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