A priest blamed communion wine on why he lost control of his car and hit five parked cars in Valencia. He was driving through the Monteolivete district of the city last Saturday when his car veered off the street. He was breathalysed and found to be over twice the legal limit. The priest told police […]
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MALAGA’S botanical garden celebrates the magic of the season with a winter wonder light show. The city of Malaga will once again transform La Concepción Historical-Botanical Gardens into a magical Christmas garden full of festive cheer with lights and colourful decorations. This unique outdoor experience guides visitors along the city’s picturesque botanical garden with charming
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MALAGA’S star hiking trail, Caminito del Rey, will reopen today, Friday 16, after three day closure due to damaging landslides. As work to repair the damage caused by the recent landslides is still in progress, the walkway will be partially open with a circular route having an entrance and exit from the southern area, thus
SPAIN’S antitrust watchdog the CNMC is investigating oil companies Repsol, BP and Cepsa for possible anti-competitive practices in the energy industry. Repsol, a multinational oil company headquartered in Madrid, and Cepsa, a private Spanish company, both told Reuters news agency that they would fully cooperate with the watchdog and said that they had adhered to
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SPAIN’S Congress approved a new a sexual and reproductive law on Thursday which allows girls aged 16 and 17 to have an abortion without parental consent. The law also allows women to get paid leave if they suffer from painful periods. There was a 36 vote majority to pass the bill with the Partido Popular,
THE latest round of talks held December 14 in Brussels on Gibraltar’s EU treaty between the UK and Spain has failed to reach a final agreement. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares said Wednesday negotiations would continue after a meeting in Madrid. Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo
A DAY of sustained rainfall in Madrid caused travel chaos on Wednesday evening, including severe flooding in the Metro de Madrid underground rail system. Around half a dozen Metro lines had to be closed due to the extreme weather, as well as the C5 line on the Cercanías commuter train service. The rain also caused
POLICE have arrested two men in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas for assisting in the production of counterfeit 500-euro bills. A La Nucia printing press was seized in September in the first wave of arrests, which included the ring-leader- described as one of the best counterfeiters in Europe. His gang are said to have
A POST-BREXIT deal on Gibraltar appeared to take a step closer to becoming a reality this week, after a hastily arranged meeting in Madrid on Wednesday between Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares and his opposite number in the UK James Cleverly. ‘We are closer [to a deal] now than at the beginning of the
A Guardia Civil officer shot dead her two daughters, aged 9 and 11, in their home at the Guardia barracks in Quintanar del Rey in Cuenca Province on Thursday, before turning the gun on herself. Paola B.C, 42, was said to be involved in bitter divorce proceedings with her husband with major differences on who
