Spanish pharmacies have reported long delays in hundreds of different kinds of medication as Europe grapples with a drug shortage. Spanish pharmacies had a hard time supplying 403 different types of drugs last year, including for cardiovascular, neuromuscular, digestive, and respiratory diseases, according to the General Pharmaceutical Council of Spain (GPCS). The problem is 150% […]
DESPITE the start of 2023 being unseasonably warm, the mercury plummeted in mid-January and early February, with constant minimum temperature warnings from Spain’s meteorological agency, AEMET. Since then, most of us have been deploying thick blankets, padded coats, the wood burning stove, and fighting an urge to hibernate. Mountainous areas, such as the Sierra Nevada,
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Amazon must compensate self-employed couriers who used their own vehicles for deliveries, a Spanish court has ruled. The Madrid labour court said this week the tech giant would have to pay social security contributions for the 2,166 people it hired under the guise of external contractors within the now-defunct ‘Amazon Flex’ scheme, and recognise them
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Elche / Elx, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 270,000 Luminous flat of three bedrooms, two bathrooms reconverted to 2, wide open kitchen to the living room – canteen and gallery. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom with shower and dressing room. Spacious and bright single room. Courtesy bathroom in hallway with bathtub.
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THE JUNTA is studying the possible reactivation of works on the high-speed rail track Malaga-Sevilla abandoned in 2013. PP chief, Juan Manuel Moreno, has informed this Wednesday (February 1) that the Junta is currently studying the possibilities of financing a direct AVE line between Malaga and Seville that could link the two main Andalucian cities
THREE Alicante scammers have been arrested for selling counterfeit tickets to festivals and shows across Spain. The online fraud prompted over a hundred complaints to the Policia Nacional from duped purchasers. Investigators believe many more people were defrauded but did not report it due to the relatively low sums involved with ticket prices ranging between
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THE Sierra Nevada ski resort, a major tourist attraction in Granada, has made the welcome decision to reopen the main A-395 access road over the weekend. A vital stretch of the A-395 has been closed after a large rockfall on 29 January, leading to lengthy diversions along alternative routes that use narrow mountain passes. As
GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister has declared the Eastern Beach landing by Spain’s customs officers ‘the most serious and dangerous incident for many years’ and ‘a gross violation of British sovereignty’. Customs officers chasing smugglers landed on Eastern Beach at around five in the morning, with reports suggesting they fired up to eight shots to ward off
The best time to book flights is six months before departure, on average, according to new research by flight comparison site Skyscanner. The website’s data experts looked at millions of flights in the past year on a selection of the most popular routes and were able to develop the Savings Generator. It uses average price
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GIBTALKS, Gibraltar’s version of the globally popular TED talks will be held over this weekend coming weekend at John Mackintosh Hall with 17 local speakers. The eighth edition of TED talks will take on subjects like the grounding of the OS 35, sports, politics, mental health and relationship stories. Gibraltar’s response to TED talks features
