January 2022

Suicidal and self-harm helpline calls from young people in Spain dramatically rise during COVID-19 pandemic

SUICIDE is now the second-biggest cause of death, after cancer, among Spaniards aged 15 to 29 years, according to figures from the Spanish Asssociation of Paediatrics(AEP). Calls to the ANAR Foundation helpline from suicidal children have also leapt up by 145% since the start of the COVID pandemic, with 180% more calls over self-harm issues […]

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Sniffer dogs find Spanish Civil War bombs buried on old factory site in Alicante area

POLICIA Nacional sniffer dogs went to an old Alcoy factory after a bomb dating back to the Spanish Civil War was unearthed during renovation work. Workers on the 8,000 square-metre foundry site found the suspicious object with specialist police officers brought in to comb the entire area. Radar scans detected that a significant number of

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Body of missing American/Russian woman found in shallow grave in Spain’s Valencia as husband goes on the run

THE body of an American woman missing since Christmas has been discovered in a shallow grave in woods in the town of Alzira in Spain’s Valencia region. Police suspect that Yana Rose, 40, was beaten to death by her husband, identified by police only as Michael Martin H (MMH), during a Christmas day row on

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Council official on Spain’s Costa Blanca stole €40,000 from clubs and charities and took bungs for contracts

A 52-year-old Santa Pola council official has been charged with 19 crimes of bribery committed over the last decade. The woman took bungs from two businessmen to approve the hiring of their companies for events. The owners of the Cox and Molina de Segura firms also face corruption charges. The official has also been charged

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Nephew wraps cellophane tape around uncle’s head to suffocate him at his Valencia home in Spain

A 39-year-old man has been charged with trying to kill his uncle, 88, after stealing his bank card and PIN details. The nephew was arrested by the Guardia Civil in Canals, Valencia, after wrapping cellophane tape around his elderly relative’s head. The intention was to stop his uncle revealing his nephew’s actions and to give

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Drug gang dismantled in Spain’s Malaga as police uncover cocaine, heroin and thousands in cash

A DRUG trafficking gang based in Malaga has been dismantled by the National Police.  A total of five arrests were made following an anonymous tip-off through the policia.es website. The information led to the agents uncovering a house in the west of Malaga that they alleged was used as a point of sale for narcotic substances.

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Tragedy as woman dies after van careers off road in Spain’s Malaga 

A 47-YEAR-old woman has died after her van careered off the road in a horror crash in Malaga.  She was travelling near the junction 241 of the A7 at around 04.45am on Wednesday (January 26).  Emergency services were called to the scene in the direction of Almeria following the crash, however the driver sadly died

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4 bedroom Apartment for sale in Santa Eulalia / Santa Eularia – € 630,000

Apartment Santa Eulalia / Santa Eularia, Ibiza   4 beds   2 baths € 630,000 This corner penthouse apartment is situated in Jesus village, with nice open views over the surrounding area and Ibiza town with Dalt Vila. Jesus is a cosy village with all daily shopping possibilities, banks and restaurants. It is located only

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Vaccine queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayors in Spain test positive for COVID-19

A Costa Blanca mayoral couple at the centre of a vaccine queue-jumping scandal are self-isolating after catching COVID-19 The PSOE mayors of El Verger and Els Poblets, Ximo Coll and Carolina Vives, have both tested positive for the coronavirus. Vives has not been at work since last Wednesday while her husband, according to the La

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ANALYSIS: The meteoric rise of Spain’s far-right party – how far can VOX go?

THE Vox candidate for Castilla y Leon, Juan Garcia Gallardo stands mask-free on the podium in the regional capital’s Plaza de la Universidad.  He is 30 years old and has been in the news for deleting tweets about ‘queers’ in football and how women have the easy life, or words to that effect. Alongside him

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