December 2022

‘Contortionist’ thief scrambles through ceiling spaces to rob businesses in Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have arrested a thief who crawled through narrow spaces like ceiling air ducts to rob businesses in Santa Pola. The man’s spree, which started in early October, ended at the city’s bus station when a cleaner caught him rifling through the cash register and locked him in the room. He had caused concern among […]

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Off-site car parking company workers scam Costa Blanca airport in Spain

FOUR employees of an Alicante-Elche airport car parking company have been arrested for a scam involving at least 50 vehicles dodging charges. Clients handed over their cars to the unnamed firm before flying abroad in the belief their vehicles would be driven to an off-site facility. Their cars however were parked at the airport in

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Air Nostrum pilots in Spain to strike during festive holiday period

THE main union representing pilots working for Air Nostrum has announced eight strike days over the festive holiday period. The pilots union Sepla has 70% membership in the Valencia-based carrier and have resorted to industrial action due to an impasse in negotiating a new wage deal. Air Nostrum bosses says the strike call is ‘disproportionate’

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Neymar and co-defendants cleared of fraud over 2013 transfer to Spain’s Barcelona

A court has cleared footballer Neymar and his co-defendants in a fraud trial linked to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. The verdict was published in a written statement issued by the Barcelona court on Tuesday and comes as no surprise after state prosecutors dropped all charges in late October. Brazilian company,

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Scientists make multiple sclerosis breakthrough which could leader to faster diagnosis and new treatments 

Scientists in China have identified three crucial genes related to Multiple Sclerosis (MS), which raises the possibility of earlier diagnosis and advances potential treatments. The researchers screened the proteins and genes involved in the disease, with their work published in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology medical journal.  The findings offers a new window

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British mother and daughter struck by ‘hit and run’ van in Spain’s Canary Islands

POLICE are searching for a white van driver who ploughed into a British mother and daughter in Tenerife on Sunday. They were hit by the vehicle at the main entrance to the Golf del Sur urbanisation in San Miguel de Abona on the south of the island. The daughter- of unspecified age- was seriously injured

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Calls for ‘urgent’ blood donations needed amid shortage of all blood types in Spain’s Andalucia following week of public holidays

THE Andalucian Network of Transfusion Medicine (ANTM ) has launched an urgent appeal for blood donors to step forward amid ‘shortages’ following last week’s public holidays. According to the ANTM, it is necessary to urgently increase all types of blood to support hospitals across Andalucia, especially in the run-up to Christmas, where once again, there

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Abuser monitors ex-girlfriend in Spain’s Valencia by planting GPS tracker in her car

A man refused to accept the end of a relationship and planted a GPS tracker in his ex-girlfriend’s car to pop up unexpectedly to see her at different places in the Valencia area. The 54-year-old man and a 62-year-old friend, who bought the device, have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The Picanya woman broke

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