DINERS with exceptionally deep pockets should head to SubliMotion in Ibiza which has been recognised as the most expensive tasting menu in the world. The restaurant located at the Hard Rock Hotel on Playa d’en Bossa is only open during the summer season from June 1 to September 30 and charges a whopping €1,500 for […]
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A man has been arrested for domestic violence after his girlfriend claimed she was locked up every time he went to work. Police in the north-western city of Pontevedra detained the man, 39, on Sunday after the victim phoned them. She said she had been attacked after an argument and thrown out onto the street.
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AN anti-smoking plan from Spain’s Health Ministry suggests a smoking ban in private cars as well as on bar and restaurant terraces. The aim is to cut tobacco consumption by 30% over the next three years compared to 2010 levels. A 119-page draft of the Ministry’s smoking prevention and control proposals has been sent to
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AN elderly couple has died when a fire swept through their apartment in Vilassar de Mar (Barcelona). Investigators are searching for the cause of the fire in which Pepe and Josefa, 70, were killed. Firefighters say that emergency calls were made about an explosion that affected one of the floors in the 10 storey building.
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SPAIN has exceeded its initial vaccination target. Some 79.4% of the adult population has been vaccinated with two doses, meaning more than 37.6 million people. Also, 38.4 million people have had at least one dose – accounting for 81% of the population. More than 77 million doses from Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Janssen have been
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A DAD has been arrested over the death of a man following a fight at Estepona cafe over the alledged sexual assault of his daughter. The 57-year old victim died in the operating room after suffering a ruptured spleen caused by the attack in the Costa del Sol town on November 4. The 49-year-old father allegedly
ALICANTE Province is continuing to attract the highest percentage of foreign property buyers in Spain. International consultants Colliers say 17.6% of all foreign home buying in Spain for 2021 has been in the popular tourist region. It makes the area the most sought-after part of the country for non-Spanish buyers for a second successive year.
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A drug-user from Iceland was handed 17 years in prison for fatally stabbing his mother’s partner in Torrevieja. The frenzied attack on his fellow countryman, in January 2020, resulted in 21 stab wounds to the 65 year-old. In a disturbing hearing, the jury was told that the killer “unnecessarily and consciously increased the suffering” of
MORE than six tonnes of hashish have been seized by the Guardia Civil in a huge Costa del Sol drug bust. Operation Gunpowder saw 40 people arrested from an international crime gang dedicated to selling vast amounts of drugs across Europe. Some 31 properties were raided, uncovering six tonnes of hashish, 25 luxury stolen cars,
A Valencia-based gang made €150,000 in a year by blackmailing users of escort websites. The crew ironically pretended to be members of a criminal organisation as they extorted up to €6000 per victim. The ruse involved threatening violence or exposing the person’s extra-curricular interests to their families and friends. A series of complaints has seen
