Almost 9% of adolescents in one Spanish region express daily desires to die, according to an alarming new study. Almost 9% of Catalans express a desire to die every day, according to a shocking new study. The Department of Health and Education surveyed 267,000 students between the ages of nine and 18 and found that […]
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CONGRESS has approved a new windfall tax on excess profits made by energy firms but only after the government agreed to changes demanded by small regional parties. Finance Minister, Maria Jesus Montero, said on Friday that €400 million less would be collected by the tax after the amendments. The minority PSOE-Podemos coalition government had to
THE average waiting time for a public hospital operation in Spain is 113 days according to latest figures from the Ministry of Health. Their twice-yearly report shows an improvement of 10 days compared to June and 57 days less than during the Covid pandemic in June 2020. The average wait to see a specialist stands
LOOKING to discover and buy your dream home here on the Costa del Sol – or perhaps the time has come to sell or upgrade your property? You can eliminate the stress, hassle and general headache which can tend to be part and parcel of the process by choosing Imperial Estate to help guide and
THREE scammers defrauded at least 15 people by taking deposits for bogus holiday properties in the Mar Menor area of Murcia. The trio- who pocketed around €15,000- have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The fraudsters published ads on websites and social media outlets offering summer holiday rentals including photos of the supposed homes to
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Townhouse Orba, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 170,000 General details: Built: 1920 / 2016 Plot: 200 m2 aprox. Villa: 160 sqm Location: Orba Room details: Bedrooms: 3, Bathrooms: 2, Kitchen: 1, Living dining room: 2, Covered terrace: 1, Pool: no Characteristics: Quality: very good, Condition: very good, Furniture: not included, Views: good,
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A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a ‘spiked’ cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and eyewitnesses said there was no discussion between the two men before the attack in Monforte del Cid on October 16. The assailant, 37, was subsequently arrested in Novelda on Thursday
HEALTH chiefs are warning the public about the flu as the weather starts to cool down in Gibraltar, with walk-in vaccines now available from GP clinics. Combined with a possible new wave of COVID-19, Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) Director General Patrick Geoghegan has urged people to take ‘sensible precautions’ to stop a spread of the
THE co-creators of a UK programme to train police officers and schoolteachers work together to help abuse children held workshops this week in Gibraltar. Minister for Justice Samantha Sacramento led the first of four sessions of the Operation Encompass programme this week. The goal is to train 48 local police officers and 92 teachers on
THE somewhat wet and unstable weather felt this week throughout Spain will give way to a milder weekend, weather experts say. According to the AEMET spokesperson, Ruben del Campo, the mercury will remain at a very pleasant 20ºC across most of Andalucia this weekend. For Saturday, AEMET forecasts low clouds in Andalucia with intervals of
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