December 2021

COVID-19: Unvaccinated patients up to 24 times more likely to enter intensive care in Spain

COVID-19 figures from Spain’s health ministry show unvaccinated patients are up 24 times more likely to enter intensive care wards (UCI), according to data from this autumn. Data published on December 16 showed infection rates among unvaccinated people were also twice as high as the double or triple-jabbed in Spain. Government statistics analysing 99.8% of […]

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Costa del Sol hotels hit by wave of cancellations as Omicron concerns grow

HOTELS in Spain have been hit by a wave of Christmas cancellations as holidaymakers call off bookings amid concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The tentative revival in the hotel sector in the country has stalled as airline and hotel bookings took a tumble in recent weeks as infection rates across Europe

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Beauty salon owner in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol charged with sexually assaulting employees

A FUENGIROLA beauty salon owner allegedly sexually assaulted five employees, according to a report. The man, who has not been named, was charged Wednesday at Court number 2 in Fuengirola, with a spate of sexual assaults on the women that worked for his company.  An investigation by police, which began in November, found that the

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Health Centre set up to help maintain family relationships on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA now has a ‘Family Meeting Point’, set up just in time for Christmas and the Three Kings, when familial relationships are under most stress. Local Councillor for Equality, Almudena Baldó, opened the building on Wednesday, December 22, located in El Paseo. OPEN: Councillors at the Orihuela Family Meeting Point She said that, “From now

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Police in Spain arrest man after woman sustains injuries in Malaga attempted kidnapping attack

COPS have arrested a man after a woman was left with injuries and bruising following an attack in Malaga.  The young woman was assaulted by a man who approached her from behind while she was walking down a street in Carama, Coin on December 18.  Police said the suspect lunged at the man and covered

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EXCLUSIVE: Explosive fingerprint clue as Madeleine McCann suspect faces three new charges

THE prime suspect in the case of missing Madeleine McCann will be charged with three separate sex crimes in February. Christian Brueckner will face ‘up to nine years’ in prison for the violent rape of an Irish girl in Portugal in 2004. He will also face a number of years each for the sexual assault

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Activists battle to stop ‘cruelty’ of world’s first octopus farm in Spain’s Canary Islands

WHEN Craig Foster filmed a ball-shaped creature covered with seashells in a South African kelp forest he had no idea the resulting My Octopus Teacher documentary would win a 2020 Oscar and change lives forever. Thousands vowed to never eat octopus again, including celebrities like Richard Branson, after viewing the sensational bond between man and

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Poached Parrot: Watch Police rescue two parrots that were about to be cooked alive in a Chinese restaurant in Spain’s Madrid

THE Madrid Municipal Police have rescued two Aratinga parrots, a genus of American parakeets, which were about to be cooked in an Asian food restaurant in the Usera district. The birds were seized by Usera officers during the course of a routine inspection carried out in the establishment on Saturday December 18. [embedded content]Credit: Europa

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Multimillion euro transformation of Spain’s Malaga Airport begins

THE first stages of regeneration at Malaga Airport are underway as work begins on the site’s oldest runway.  The airport kick-started its €7.8million transformation on Wednesday, beginning with improvements to the 3/31 runway.  The airport, which is Spain’s fourth busiest, is set to be expanded to improve access for planes.  As well as changing the

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