A sea animal that vanished from off Mallorca 60 years ago could be back in the waters The DNA traces of an extremely endangered seal have been discovered in the Balearics. Technicians made the discovery in the natural parks of the Cabrera and Sa Dragonera as part of a project to determine how many of […]
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THE X Snack Competition jury at Madrid Fusion gastronomy summit have voted a sandwich, lovingly prepared in Marbella, to be the best in Spain. The sandwich is made with pickled partridge and prepared by Javier Ruiz Portillo at the El Parque de la Milla restaurant in Marbella, and can now boast to be the best
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FAMED for its panoramic views, vineyards producing local ‘vino’, and pink almond blossoms in early spring, the Sierra de la Contraviesa is an unspoilt place to visit. It is known as the low Alpujarra (Alpujarra Baja) of Granada region, although a small part lies in Adra, Almeria. Previously known as the Sierra del Cehel,
THE FORMER civil servant arrested this week on suspicion of sending six letter bombs to targets including the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid also had a drone that had been modified to carry a similar explosive device. The claim about the suspect, named as Pompeyeo González Pascual, 74, was
PEOPLE all across Gibraltar remembered the horrors of the Holocaust on Friday by lighting a candle at 5pm alongside the rest of the world. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust gave this year’s annual global memorial the theme of ‘Ordinary People’ because it was they who carried out the orders that led to the deaths of
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THREE people were injured on Friday after a butano gas cylinder explosion in Godelleta, Valencia Province. The cannister was set off by a man suffering from depression, who suffered serious burns but was not said to be in danger. He and the other two people- who received minor burns- were taken to Valencia’s La Fe
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It’s not hard to find casa rurales and mountain hotels in Spain where you can sink into a deep sofa in front of a warm fire in the library or lounge, but if you want a flickering fire you can enjoy in your pyjamas and the privacy of your own room, read on. Hotel Consolacion,
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IT simply beggars belief the state of public transport along the Costa del Sol. Buses that don’t run on time, drivers who don’t wait at stops if they arrive early, the lack of coordination between the various bus routes and the companies that run them. Why have half a million-plus residents and millions of tourists
A MAN married two women within months in the Madrid area so that his wives could get Spanish residency papers. The ceremonies were performed in two courts that did not share a database and therefore did not flag up the second wedding as illegal since the groom had been divorced. Police arrested the Spaniard in
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MEDICAL workers and patients joined forces outside Torrevieja Hospital on Friday to demand improvements during a visit by Valencia Health Minister, Miguel Minguez. Minguez was at the hospital for a general tour and to be shown 20 new bedrooms for individual patients. MINGUEZ INSIDE(Torrevieja Ayuntamiento image) The largest number of protestors were laboratory staff who
