August 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Magaluf taxi driver beaten up by Brits in Spain’s Mallorca reveals horror injuries that will plague him for life

A TAXI driver who was viciously assaulted by a British holidaymaker in Mallorca has revealed how his soldier attacker has left him maimed for life. Gabriel Callero, 57, who is married to a British woman, has spoken exclusively to the Olive Press after being brutally assaulted by two British men in Magaluf in the early […]

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British woman dies after electric scooter falls into Benidorm area ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British woman died on Wednesday after her adapted electric scooter veered off the road and fell down a Benidorm ravine. The accident happened at around 4.15 pm on the Camino de la Cruz not far from the Villamarina apartment block. A man who was also travelling on a scooter was injured trying to rescue

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Organ donation in Spain’s Andalucia increases by more than 20%

ORGAN donation activity in Andalucia has grown by more than 20% this year and tissue donation for transplants now exceeds 50% According to data provided yesterday, Wednesday August 24, by the Andalucian Transplant Coordination, which forms part of the Andalucian Health Service (SAS), so far this year there have been 253 deceased organ donors in

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Spain’s Andalucia considers maintaining mandatory use of face masks on public transport and inside health care centres ‘forever’

MASKS will continue to be mandatory inside health care centres and on public transport in Andalucia, health expert has said. According to the spokesperson for the Junta’s coronavirus monitoring group, Dr Inmaculada Salcedo, ‘it is still too early’ to remove face masks in some enclosed spaces where the safety distance is not guaranteed. During an

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Giant penis carving dating from Roman times discovered in Cordoba excites archaeologists in Spain

A GIANT phallic carving uncovered by archaeologists at a site in Cordoba, southern Spain is believed to be one of the largest such finds dating from the Roman world. Although depictions of the penis were a common theme used to represent fertility, bring luck and ward off the evil eye, the team digging at the

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Spain rules out easing Covid face mask requirement on public transport and health centres until at least autumn

SPAIN’S Health Minister has rejected plans to relax face mask rules and they will continue to be compulsory on public transport and in health centres. While other nations across Europe have dropped Covid rules, Spain’s requirement to wear masks in medical settings such as hospitals, care homes and pharmacies will remain in place. “We’re following

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Football coach arrested for sexually abusing boy in Spain’s Madrid, two years after similar complaint

A 45-year-old Madrid area children’s football coach has been arrested for sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy. The man was detained last Friday by the Policia Nacional in Getafe. It’s emerged that the Spaniard was denounced in 2020 after a similar incident involving a 13-year-old boy. The latest case saw the victim’s family report him to

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BREAKING NEWS: New forest fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca billows smoke across AP-7 motorway

FIRE crews are tackling a forest blaze next to the AP-7 motorway in the north of Alicante Province. The fire broke out at around 3.20 pm on Wednesday in the Canal de Derre area of the Benissa municipality close to the Mascarat Tunnel. A vast amount of smoke is billowing out in the area and

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Legal probe into Spain grossly overpaying for Chinese PPE gowns during Covid-19 pandemic

THE European Public Prosecutor’s Office will investigate whether Spain’s Health Ministry grossly overpaid for Chinese disposable PPE gowns during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. 500,000 disposable gowns were bought at 60 times above the market value from the Weihai Textile Group using EU funds given to Spain, while much cheaper local options were

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