THIS coming full moon will be the fourth supermoon in a row, and the last one of 2022. The final supermoon of the year will cut a dash in the sky this Thursday, August 11, although the moon will appear bright and full as of today, Wednesday. Nicknamed the ‘Sturgeon Moon,’ August’s full moon will […]
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THE Policia Nacional have arrested a fugitive child sex abuser who was on their list of Spain’s Most Wanted criminals. Diego Dario Gonzalez Ghersi was detained on Tuesday afternoon in Sant Joan d’Alacant. He was convicted and jailed for 40 years for abusing his five-year-old daughter in 2008 by forcing her to watch pornography and
THE 024 national helpline to prevent suicides in Spain has saved 585 lives through direct interventions since opening in early May. Emergency teams went to see those very-high risk callers who contacted the 24-hour phone service. The Ministry of Health initiative has so far taken 34,000 calls from people with suicidal thoughts or behaviour, as
A Murcia tax advisor who faked his own death after €600,000 disappeared from his business, has surrendered to the Policia Nacional. Jose Luis Galiana’s car was discovered in the sea at Punta Prima, south of Torrevieja on February 17. A search was called off after CCTV footage was discovered of a man leaving the cliff
TWO people died in Alginet on Wednesday with a woman stabbed to death and her male attacker then fatally leaping out of a window. The double deaths happened between 7.30 and 8.00 am in the Ribera Alta area town. Neighbours called the police after spotting a man’s body lying outside on the ground. The Guardia
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A ham factory employee has been ordered to pay back €520,000 for stealing Iberian ham joints from a Huelva Province warehouse between 2007 and 2013. His wife conspired with him to sell off the looted ham and has to pay half the stolen sum as compensation to the Jabugo-based company. The ex-warehouse manager was also
AN illegal Mediterranean tortoise hatchery at an Elche finca has been shut down by the Guardia Civil. 27 animals have been removed by the Guardia’s environment unit, Seprona. The tortoises are being cared for at regional government facilities. The unlicensed breeder faces a prison sentence of up to two years and disqualification from animal related
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LEARNING another language is never easy, but as expats, we should at least give it a try. But whether you’re beginner or near fluency, there are some phrases that will always leave you scratching your head. Here are 13 phrases that will have you sounding like a true native, even if you’re not quite sure
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POPULARLY known as the Tears of San Lorenzo, the Perseid meteor shower is one of the most magical nights of the year for astronomy lovers in the province of Malaga. Coinciding with the last supermoon of the year, this week a natural fireworks display will take place in the night sky over Malaga. The Perseid
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