A British man arrested in Spain and charged with terrorism offences will face court today (September 30). Kristofer Thomas Kearney, who had been based in Alicante, will go before a judge at the Old Bailey criminal court in London about 2pm. The 37-year-old was arrested as part of an investigation into far-right terrorism led by […]
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AN excavation has uncovered what could be the oldest open-air site of the late Neolithic in the Bay of Malaga. As reported by the city council of Alhaurin de la Torre, an archaeological intervention in this municipality has made it possible to recover numerous pieces of what was a silo of the late Neolithic period,
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THE Sierra Nevada ski station in Granada, southern Spain, has recorded its first snowfall of the season. With two months to go before the official ski season kicks-off, the Sierra Nevada summit has been dusted with a fine layer of white snow. A snowfall that began yesterday evening, Thursday September 29, at 2,600 m above
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A WELL known Cuban criminal is believed to be behind the burglary of a Spanish holiday Airbnb that left a British bride and her 12 hens 80,000 euros out of pocket. Alex H, who we are not naming for legal reasons, allegedly broke into the rented Marbella villa last Saturday, while the group was out
Spain’s oldest man, Antonio Alvarado, has just died at the age of 110 years old. According to Spanish news agency EFE, he passed away in a senior home in the province of León. He was living with three of his brothers at the time: Isaac, aged 100, Emilio (95) and Luis (90). Alvarado had been
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For many Spaniards and foreigners alike, the mere idea of a bullfight in the 21st century is offensive enough. But one featuring bullfighting clowns with dwarfism has proved to be an idea that was well beyond the pale. [embedded content] The “comedy” show that was due to take place on October 8 in the capital’s
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With regional elections approaching, governments in Spain’s autonomous regions have recently been announcing tax cuts, mostly for the wealthy and some for lower-income households. According to the politicians, the aim is to compensate the rise in prices caused by record inflation. Until now, the central government – a coalition of the Socialist Party (PSOE) and
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THE Gibraltar Government has said it is ‘unacceptable’ that the Ministry of Defence has closed down Gibraltar Airport on Thursday afternoon, forcing flights to be diverted from the Rock. As a result, an Easyjet flight to the Rock from Gatwick was diverted to Malaga as a result of ‘continued labour issues’, according to a government
Tourists will soon be fined from jumping into the sea off rocks along a popular stretch of coast in Spain. Malaga council will introduce the new ban when it conducts its annual review of its municipal bylaws. It comes after a man suffered life threatening injuries when he smashed his head after leaping into the
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GIBRALTAR has been forced to restart the bidding process for the much delayed sewage plant after the company it was dealing with last time went bankrupt. If everything goes according to plan, the building of the new urban wastewater treatment plant could gather steam by next year, the government indicated. The site chosen for the
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