July 2022

A Singh in the tale: British couple claim foul play against ‘Urban Turban’ celeb

A BRITISH couple have accused a popular Marbella celebrity of attempting to steal their business. Ross and Laura Turner claim Bally Singh – who self styles as ‘the Urban Turban’ – tried to fleece their homemade candle company during the lockdown. They have called in the UK’s Action Fraud over claims the former Life on

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Man tries to smuggle in big cocaine stash in suitcase at Spain’s Valencia Airport

A Peruvian man has been arrested at Valencia Airport for drug trafficking after a suitcase search revealed he was trying to smuggle in almost 13 kilos of cocaine. Machines were scanning luggage that had come off a flight from South America when a case full of packages of intense density were detected. Guardia Civil officers

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Benidorm and Pamplona romance scammers in Spain conned money out of women looking for love

TWO romance scammers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional and charged with defrauding victims across Europe of over €20,000. The men, of Nigerian nationality, were detained in Benidorm and Pamplona. The ruse involved setting up long-distance online relationships using bogus profiles. After a period of time building up trust, the fraudsters then asked for

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3 bedroom Apartment for sale in San Juan de los Terreros with pool – € 165,000

Apartment San Juan de los Terreros, Almería   3 beds   2 baths € 165,000 Spacious first-floor apartment with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, in sought-after urbanization, close to the center of San Juan de Los Terreros. The apartment is located on the first floor of the beautiful community with a large communal pool of

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Popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain closed to swimmers due to fecal matter in the water

JAVEA’S busiest beach- the Arenal- has been closed to bathers since Tuesday due to a suspected sewage discharge. Swimming was prohibited after test samples revealed fecal matter in the water. One person told the Olive Press that she heard from friends about children getting upset stomachs after going swimming before bathing was prohibited on Tuesday

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We’re going on a bear hunt! The ultimate wildlife adventure in the green hills of Asturias, northern Spain

THE mountain road winds up through verdant hills, past picturesque villages, and across broad burbling salmon rivers. We curve through tunnels carved into great rocky crags as we climb up from the Asturias coast into the heart of Somiedo National Park. We have come in the hope of spotting one of Spain’s most endangered species,

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Hundreds of previously unreported Catholic Church sex abuse cases uncovered in Spain

A solicitor running an internal Catholic Church probe into sex abuse says he’s received news about hundreds of previously unreported cases since starting his inquiry in February. Javier Cremades and his law firm are running an investigation on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference. Cremades, who is also president of the World Jurist Association, is looking

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Spain launches body positive campaign encouraging all women to enjoy the beach

SPAIN’S government has launched a summer campaign encouraging women to head to the beach no matter what their bodies look like. A slogan of ‘Summer is ours too’ appears on a poster above an image of five different looking women. Among the group is a topless sunbather who has had a mastectomy. Social Rights minister

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High-Speed Rail Between Spain’s Malaga and Granada to have a third daily frequency as of August

GRANADA and Malaga will add a new frequency to their Avant train connection from August onwards. Since April of this year, the two popular Spanish cities have been connected by a high-speed rail service operated by the RENFE rail network. The Avant services was the first to offer a direct train service between Malaga and

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