August 2022

A-list megayacht—owned by UK billionaire— moors in Spain’s Malaga

AT a staggering 98.4 metres long, the megayacht Aviva, built for a UK billionaire, is the largest private pleasure vessel to visit the new superyacht marina to date. Minutes before 9am yesterday, Tuesday August 9, the megayacht Aviva arrived in the port of Malaga and moored at dock number two at the IGY Malaga Marina […]

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Spain plays catch-up with other countries by introducing police ‘body cams’

THE Policia Nacional in Spain are to begin wearing ‘body cams’ in a move welcomed by a leading police union. A roll out of the small cameras started on Monday with the intention for all officers to wear them as more units are purchased. The cameras though will be prohibited from being used inside homes

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Teenage girl claims two-day kidnapping and sex assault ordeal after ‘needle spiking’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A teenage girl claims she was kidnapped by two men at a La Marina beach in Alicante Province and held in a house for two days where she was sexually assaulted. The 14-year-old told Policia Nacional officers in Elche that she was jabbed by a needle to stun her during a party on an undisclosed

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Scammer pretends to be professional footballer to con new girlfriend out of cash in Spain’s Valencia

A man who pretended to be a professional footballer to con his new girlfriend out of money has been given a two-year-jail term by Valencia’s Provincial Court. He’s also been ordered to refund €7,500 that he tricked out of the woman. The unnamed fraudster lived on Las Palmas on Gran Canaria and met his victim

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Bus companies fear impact from Spain’s free train ticket scheme

BUS companies in Andalucia believe that the free train ticket scheme announced by the Spanish government will have a hugely negative impact on their business. Andalucia’s minister in charge of the region’s transport sector has made an official complaint to the government in Madrid citing concerns regarding the economic impact that free train tickets would

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WARNING: Spain braced for heavy storms in several regions as heatwave ends with sudden temperature drop

SPAIN’S meteorological agency has warned that storms are expected to hit in several regions of the peninsula towards the end of the week when temperatures will suddenly drop. AEMET said that a weather phenomenon known in Spanish as a “gota fria” or DANA (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos or Isolated Depression in high levels) will

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Taps back on: Gibraltar water supply back to 100% capacity after weeks of shortages following tunnel fire

MOST residents of Gibraltar will again be able to ‘enjoy supply from their taps’ this week, said the local water company after an Eastside fire disrupted freshwater production for nearly two weeks. AquaGib said its fourth reverse osmosis unit, which is located at the Governor’s Cottage site near Europa Point, is now up and running.

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Annual food wastage in Spain is equivalent to 28 kilos per person

WASTED food totalled 1.2 million tons in 2021 according to Spain’s Agriculture Ministry. The total was actually 8.6% lower than the previous year. The latest figure means that just over 28 kilos of food, notably frozen meat, vegetables, and sauces were discarded by each person in Spain. The reduction has been put down to price

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Free Willy: A stolen parrot that kept calling out for its owner is found

A PARROT that had been stolen from Alhaurin last May, has been found and returned to his owners. Thanks to the bird’s frequent and insistent calls to ‘Amanda’ and collaboration of local residents, the bird, an African Grey parrot that had been reported stolen on May 19, was finally reunited with its owners and beloved

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