A suitcase with 1.8 kilos of cocaine that originated from Brazil has been intercepted at Alicante-Elche airport. The case was dispatched with a ‘high priority’ label stuck on it and was not accompanied by a passenger. A 29-year-old Brazilian man was arrested by the Guardia Civil a few days later. Officers manning an x-ray scanner […]
IT was described as ‘the first and only solar extracting and pumping station in Europe’ and, from the moment it was operational, it was a game-changer. The village of Godelleta was rightfully proud when it was selected in 2016 as the trial site for an innovative sun-powered system to pump and distribute water for irrigation.
SPAIN’S gross domestic product grew by 5.5% in 2022 despite the global economic crisis which has caused rocketing prices. Figures released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute(INE) showed growth to be up 0.2% in the final quarter of last year compared to the previous three months- a better than expected number. The economy in
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ANTEQUERA’S new railway station in the city centre is finally operational after it’s officially inaugurated yesterday, Thursday January 26. With the new railway station coming into operation, passengers can now choose between 22 daily trains that will link Antequera city centre to the AVE and Avant networks across Spain. Specifically, eight AVE trains will pass
THE icy temperatures continue to dominate weather forecasts across Spain and much of Andalucia—with a new weather warning activated due to lows of -4ºC expected in inland Malaga, Cordoba and Granada. The weather warning for freezing weather has been activated by Spain’s met office, AEMET, for the early hours of today, Friday January 27, and
LEADERS of Spain’s far-right Vox party have used the murder of a church assistant on Wednesday night in the southern city of Algeciras to promote their anti-immigration messages. ‘My condolences to the family and friends of the victim,’ wrote Vox leader Santiago Abascal on Twitter in the wake of the incident, which saw four other
THE RANKS of the unemployed fell by 79,900 people in Spain in 2022 compared to the year before. That was a decrease of 2.6%, according to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE). Over the same period, 278,900 jobs were created – an increase of 1.4% on the previous year – most of
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THE management of the Marina Alta health department in Alicante Province will pass from private to public hands on January 31, 2024. Valencian health minister, Miguel Minguez, told the Valencian parliament on Thursday that he will give private operator, Ribera Salud, the required one-year deadline for the end of their contract next week on January
THE SPANISH government announced today that face masks will no longer be obligatory on public transport some time from February 7 onward. The Cabinet will approve the end of the requirement that day, but the coverings will still be required in healthcare settings and pharmacies. ‘We have a very stable epidemiological situation,’ said Health Minister
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A schoolgirl has been arrested in Valencia Province on hate crime charges after posting anonymous social media comments attacking a classmate. The female victim suffered systematic abuse from a group of students at the unnamed school since the end of 2021. The insults revolved around the way she looked and her religion. After last year’s
