FOUR members of a jihadist group have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after an 18-month investigation. Officers swooped on the leader in Algeciras on Tuesday as well as detaining three people in the Murcia area. They have all been jailed by a National Court judge. The police said on Friday that the leader ‘indoctrinated […]
A BODY has been found in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The skeleton, found near Orgiva, is believed to be connected to a head located nearby in November. The gruesome find came close to the alternative expat community of Beneficio on Tuesday. The skeleton was found by a hiker in a ravine as he stopped for
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SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has urged ‘caution’ as the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is showing signs of subsiding. COVID cases currently stand at an average of 3,279 infections per 100,000 people across the country after three consecutive daily falls. Speaking on Friday, Carolina Darias, said: “We’ve had three days of decline and
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Once you have more than a basic grasp of Spanish you will start to realise that in common parlance conversation is peppered with delightful and sometimes downright puzzling phrases. Every language around the world contains commonly used adages, sayings that have become so often used that their meaning is well known to native speakers, even
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SIGNS of a significant rise in new home construction are emerging in Alicante Province. Figures from the Alicante Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Building Engineers Association(COAATIEA) show a 12% rise in new builds in the last three months of 2021 compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019. It’s the first time that new constructions have risen
The following article offers six useful financial tips that everyone should know. You’ll learn how to avoid debt, cut spending and save for the future with these simple strategies! 1) Loans Can Be A Good Thing Many people think that taking out loans is a bad thing. And to some extent, they’re absolutely right: student
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THE Benidorm-based Hosbec hotel association wants Spain to follow England’s lead in scrapping COVID-19 regulations to boost tourism. England ends its ‘Plan B’ restrictions on January 26 and Hosbec president, Toni Mayor, believes that the Spanish and Valencian governments should follow suit. “The governments should eliminate all obstacles for the arrival of visitors just as
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A luxury yacht crammed with 810 kilos of hashish has been intercepted off the Costa Blanca after a half-hour police pursuit. A Guardia Civil maritime patrol first spotted the 15-metre long craft in the early hours of January 17 off Cabo de Palos in Murcia. After sailing north to Pilar de la Horadada, the Guardia
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Apartment Los Alcázares, Murcia 2 beds 2 baths € 161,500 The unique location of Nueva Ribera Beach Club, located on one of the beaches of the Mar Menor lagoon, invites you to discover and enjoy this delightful corner of the South-East Spanish coast. A haven of peace and serenity yet close of a
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