VIA ROMANA: Roman bridge at Banos de Hedionda ROMAN roots run deep throughout the Iberian Peninsula but this westerly corner of the Costa del Sol really tickled Roman legion fancies for the climate, the fishing, the farming … and for its strategic position at the gateway to the Mediterranean … and home. Stone Age man […]
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THE Policia Nacional have brought down what they called a ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang. The criminals grew marijuana and sold it across the Marina Baixa area of Alicante Province. Five men and two women of different European nationalities were arrested after two house raids in Altea and l’Alfas del Pi with marijuana farms
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Queen Letizia, King Felipe VI and their daughters have been staying at the Marivent palace for their traditional summer holiday. But while Felipe flew to Colombia for the inauguration of President Gustavo Petro, his mother Queen Sofia joined Queen Letizia and Princesses Sofia and Leonor for a girls’ holiday. The ladies of the royal family
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Flat Santanyí, Majorca 3 beds 2 baths € 389,000 This lovingly furnished and light-flooded penthouse is located on the edge of Santanyi’s centre with its many cosy restaurants, bars and hotels. The view goes over the roofs of Santanyi as well as to the church of Sant Andreu and over to the beautiful
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TWO men accused of raping a 17-year-old British girl at a hotel in Mallorca have returned to Vietnam after the judge gave them back their passports. The Vietnamese actor and musician had both been arrested in June, when the teen made a complaint to police. The young woman had met the men at a restaurant
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INFLATION in Spain rose to 10.8% in July, which is the highest rate since December 1984. Figures released by the National Statistics Institute on Friday showed that despite significant falls in petrol prices, rising electricity and food costs caused a 0.6% increase on the June inflation rate. Energy products were 41% more expensive compared to
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SPAIN’S train operator, Renfe, is running an experimental freight train across Europe to import grain from the Ukraine. Grain exports had until recently come to a standstill due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with ships unable to leave Black Sea port. That position has now changed but Renfe is piloting a feasibility test run to
GREEN campaigners called for an official inquiry into how the Campo refinery let off dangerous chemical fumes for nearly three hours in the evening of August 7. The Environmental Support Group (ESG) said a 20-minute power failure from an electricity substation failure in Pinar del Rey was to blame for the gas flare. But it
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SPAIN is planning to hand out smaller doses of the monkeypox vaccine as there are not enough supplies to go round. Over 5,000 monkeypox cases have been declared since May, making Spain the world’s second-highest country for the infection, after the United States. The Health Ministry has asked the European Medicines Agency(EMA) for permission to
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THE low cost airline, Ryanair, known for offering staggeringly low prices, including €0.99 or €9.99 for flights, has put an end to its cheap promo deals due to rising fuel prices. According to Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, the airline will ‘no longer be able to provide these tickets,’ and ‘we won’t see them again for
