December 2022

‘Don’t take psychophysical aptitude test too soon’, driving licence debacle victims in Spain warned

VICTIMS of the ongoing UK driving licence debacle have been warned not to take their ‘psychophysical aptitude test’ too early, given that the results are only valid for 90 days.  Since May 1, residents in Spain who hold a UK licence have been unable to legally take to the roads while the two countries continued […]

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Yellow weather warning for blustery wind throughout the entire Malaga province following arrival of storm Efrain in Spain

SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has activated a yellow weather warning throughout the entire province of Malaga for strong blustery wind that could exceed 70 kilometres per hour (force 7). Additionally Ronda is also under alert from heavy rain that may accumulate up to 40 mm in 12 hours, and the coastal areas for waves up

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Private detective searching in Spain for missing rugby player Levi Davis says there are ‘significant leads’ in case

A PRIVATE detective who is searching for missing rugby player Levi Davis in Barcelona has said that he has found ‘significant leads’ in the case. The 24-year-old, who was also a contestant on X Factor Celebrity, went missing in the Catalan capital on October 29 and has not been heard from since.  Investigator Gavin Burrows

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Child gender stereotyping in the sights of the Spanish government this Christmas

THE Spanish government is cracking down hard this Christmas on a new offence: gender stereotyping among children.  A study commissioned in 2020 into children’s toy advertising and gender stereotyping concluded that the kids today are being pressured into what toys and activities they should enjoy by societal expectations. Determined that each child should be free

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‘People fell on top of each other’: Passenger tells of Barcelona train horror

A passenger involved in last week’s train collision in Barcelona has spoken of the terrifying moment their carriage was smashed into. The two trains collided north of Barcelona last Wednesday morning, leaving 155 people injured.  Merce Jurado Moreno was in the last carriage of the parked train when she suddenly heard a ‘loud bang’ at

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November passenger figures touch pre-pandemic levels at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

PASSENGERS using Alicante-Elche airport in November were close to pre-pandemic levels according to figures from airport operator Aena. 905,852 people were registered last month- 96.9% of numbers recorded in November 2019 and the best pandemic recovery number of the year. Domestic travellers were up by 12.5% compared to three years ago. Foreign passengers accounted for

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Spain’s Interior Ministry orders police to step up security and counter-terrorism measures over Christmas

SPAIN’S Interior Ministry is to step up security measures over Christmas, in particular in areas where large crowds are expected such as shopping centres, transport hubs and religious events.  The ministry announced on Monday that the beefed-up security measures would be in place between December 19 and January 15, with the terrorist alert at level

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Spanish police intercept mega 56kg MDMA haul on yacht bound for Argentina

Rather than busting drugs brought to the shores of Spain’s crooked Costa del Sol, from South America, Spanish police have this time uncovered a massive haul of drugs headed the opposite way.  Policia Nacional on Sunday intercepted a yacht bound for Argentina that was carrying enough MDMA to make more than one million ecstasy pills. 

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