SPAIN’S King and Queen have long addressed Queen Elizabeth as ‘Aunt Lilibet’ and referred to the late Duke of Edinburgh as ‘Uncle Philip’. The strong bond between the families is because Queen Sofía of Spain’s grandfather was the uncle of Elizabeth’s husband. The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, who died in 2021, was the son […]
GIBRALTAR leader Fabian Picardo sent out the feelings of his entire nation when he sent good wishes to the Queen this afternoon. Fabian Picardo tweeted at 1.46pm today that the Rock’s entire thoughts were with their monarch. “The thoughts of the loyal people of Gibraltar are with Her Majesty the Queen at this time. “We
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TWO Torrevieja Policia Local officers have been jailed for demanding money from businesses to avoid fines for alleged law breaking. One officer was given five years behind bars at an Elche court over two counts of extortion. He was fined €5,400 and barred from working for any council or state entity for 12 years. A
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SPAIN’S national media scrambled into crisis mode this afternoon as rumours filtered out about the Queen of England’s health. All the main newspapers and TV networks were carrying the news that the monarch was ‘under medical supervision’ at her home in Scotland. They also reported that her family, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were
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THE General Directorate of Consumption of the Baleares is proposing the high fine because of what it calls the ‘large number’ of complaints the airline has allegedly ‘ignored’. General Director of the directorate, Felix Alonso, said that the Baleares government is ‘not scared of any multinational company’. Ryanair could be fined a whopping €72,000 for
Spain’s Canary Islands have calculated that more than a thousand would-be migrants have either died or disappeared at sea while trying to reach land in the year so far. According to data from the United Nation’s Missing Migrants agency, this latest figure is nearly as high as that seen in the whole of 2021, according
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THE average price per square metre is now €3,630, according to a report from the website pisos.com. This makes Palma the fourth most expensive province in Spain in a ranking led by San Sebastian in the north of Spain. And the Baleares is the most expensive region to buy a house, even more than the
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A highly-specialised travelling band of robbers operating in five provinces have been caught red-handed after breaking into a Castellon area home. The three Georgian nationals were arrested by the Policia Nacional who found the men with jewellery, cash, and a safe. The gang burglarised homes in the Castellon, Madrid, Malaga, Valencia, and Valladolid areas. BREAK-IN
The Spanish government has called on the public prosecutor’s office to take action in a bid to stop the controversial Toro de la Vega bull run from going ahead on September 13 in the town of Tordesillas, in Castilla y León region. The Social Rights Ministry understands that the new regulations at the event could
GABRIEL Fabian Callero was viciously punched to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the head after he remonstrated with the duo for climbing on top of his car. He has been left needing rehab three days a week and continues to suffer from dizziness and neck pain. Now three bars have raised €1,170 for him
