December 2021

Brothel creeping politicians of Andalucia – funded by the EU!

IT was a fund set up to stimulate employment in Andalucia, the region with the highest jobless total in Spain. But in reality it did little more than feather the beds of politicians and their friends and families.As well as paying millions for thousands of fake training schemes that never took place, millions more were […]

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Woman chokes to death on a piece of octopus at a Murcia restaurant in Spain

A diner choked to death while eating octopus at a Murcia region restaurant. The tragedy happened on Sunday on a terrace in Santomera’s Plaza de la Iglesia. A 63-year-old woman was having lunch with a relative when she complained of feeling unwell. It quickly became apparent that she was choking on a piece of food,

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Reggaeton triumphs in Spain as top five most listened to artists on Spotify reveals

THE most listened to artist on Spotify Spain during 2021 has been Puerto Rican musician Rauw Alejandro, the music streaming platform has revealed. The Reggaeton musician has 34.2 million monthly listeners on the platform compared to his girlfriend Rosalia who racks up a mere 23.6million listeners. Rauw Alejandro and Spaniard partner Rosalia in the Puerto

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Vaccinations increase as COVID-19 passport starts operating in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VACCINATION rates have risen in the Valencian Community after the start-date for the COVID passport was announced by the regional government in late November. The Ministry of Health says that the number of first doses administered in the last week of November was up by 74% compared to the first week of last month. That

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Lorry driver, 5 times over drink-drive limit, hits cars and does not stop for police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A drunk lorry driver hit two cars in Alicante before speeding 150 kilometres north to Valencia where he was stopped at a disused toll booth. The German, 48, was transporting vegetables and a breath test showed he was five times over the alcohol limit for a professional driver. An off-duty Guardia Civil officer saw his

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Researchers reveal which vaccine is more effective: Pfizer or Moderna

A STUDY involving almost half a million people has been carried out to determine which of the two most popular vaccines are more effective against the Covid-19 virus. The Pfizer-BionTech and Moderna comparison was done using medical histories of 439,684 American citizens that had received one jab or the other. Although both were very effective

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Fugitive human trafficking boss arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

A fugitive wanted by French authorities for being a key member of a human trafficking gang has been arrested in Alicante. The 36-year-old Paraguayan man was part of a well-structured criminal network established between France, Paraguay, and Spain. Victims were forced into prostitution in Paris and their earnings were handed over to pimps in Paraguay

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3 bedroom Villa for sale in Benidorm with pool garage – € 630,000

Villa Benidorm, Alicante   3 beds   3 baths € 630,000 Contemporary design luxury loft villa in Finstrat Hills, Costa Blanca, a luxury residential complex of 11 individual villas located in the Sierra Cortina, an area where you can breathe tranquillity and luxury, surrounded by forest with an open Mediterranean scent and a splendid view

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Managers claim a third more staff are already in place as they plead for calm at blighted hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA Hospital has sent out a message of ‘calm’ amidst chaotic scenes following a change in management. The newly-appointed administration claims that extra new specialists and care staff have already been in situ since October 15, when the private management of the facility was relinquished. They claim, “The Emergency Service of the University Hospital of

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