December 2021

Parents sentenced for ‘ritual’ murder of young children at farm in Valencia region in horror case that shocked Spain

AN expat father was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of his two young children, while the mother was ordered to spend 25 years in a psychiatric ward. The sentencing took place at Valencia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday after one of the most gruesome and emotional trials to take place in Spain […]

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Spain’s Andalucia calls on Central Government to make face masks compulsory outdoors again in bid to halt serge of new COVID-19 infections

DUE to the significant increase in COVID-19 infections in Spain, the Junta has asked the Ministry of Health to reintroduce the mandatory use of face masks in outdoor places. The request was made by the Andalucian Regional Minister of Health and Families, Jesus Aguirre, at the meeting held this Wednesday of the Interterritorial Council of

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Spain’s Sevilla hit by murder-suicide as man, 50, shoots dead his brother-in-law and then himself over inheritance battle

A MAN allegedly fatally shot his brother-in-law before killing himself at home in Sevilla as the pair battled over inheritance.      The 50-year-old aimed a gun at his brother-in-law, 60, at a property on Calle Alcalde Gil Lopez in El Viso del Alcor on Wednesday (December 15). The National Police responded to reports of

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Two fugitives arrested in Spain’s Malaga airport accused of attempted murder and stealing over €5billion

TWO fugitives have been arrested at Malaga airport on suspicion of attempted murder and stealing over €5billion. Police cuffed two men, aged 30 and 47,  at the airport on the Costa del Sol on December 8.  One of the men was wanted by the Belgian authorities in connection with attempted homicide, violation of the arms

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Coronavirus outbreak at hospital in Spain hits patients neurosurgical ward

SEVERAL patients at a hospital in Spain have tested positive for coronavirus following an outbreak on a Malaga hospital ward. The new cases involving patients at Malaga Regional Hospital were reported earlier this week to management. The outbreak started on the neurosurgical ward and all of the patients who have tested positive for the disease

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Spain confirms 40 Omicron variant COVID-19 cases so far

40 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in Spain, according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Speaking in Congress this Thursday, she said that ‘there could be some community transmission’ of Omicron as ‘around half of the cases were not linked to international travel’. According to Health Ministry and regional statistics, Darias told

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Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as UK cancellations force hotel closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM faces one of its quietest-ever Christmas tourist holiday seasons as British people cancel bookings due to costly PCR tests and full vaccination requirements for older children. The HOSBEC hotel association says some of its member hotels have been forced to close after reservations were scrapped by UK customers. HOSBEC general-secretary, Nuria Montez, said: “Mobility

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