SPRING is around the corner, though it feels more like summer and will continue to do so until the weekend. According to Jesus Riesco, director of the AEMET weather centre in Malaga, thermometers will continue to reach highs of 23-24ºC until Saturday with no rain forecast. Skies will, however, be somewhat cloudy from Friday onwards, […]
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A 12-year-old girl has suffered the tragic loss of her dog as a result of a brutal and intentional beating. The cruel incident took place last Saturday in Jerez when a 57-year-old man allegedly caused the violent death of a dog in the street in the presence of its young owner. At around 2:15pm last
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A woman has been arrested in Palma after she posed as an officer from the Guardia Civil to a lover she met on Tinder. The detainee wore her husband’s uniform on dates with the victim, a musician, and claimed to be working as a police officer investigating crimes. The woman also told the victim that
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THE VICE-PREMIER of the Madrid regional government has come in for fierce criticism after it emerged that he has been claiming heating benefits meant for ‘vulnerable consumers’. Enrique Ossorio not only earns a salary of nearly €105,000 for his job as a deputy, but also has financial assets of around €1.8 million, including an apartment
TWO LIVERPOOL fans in Madrid for today’s Champions League game against Real Madrid have been arrested after running up a €2,200 bar bill and then leaving without paying. The men, aged 52 and 49, bought drinks for everyone on Tuesday night in an establishment called Commo, located in Calle Espoz y Mina, the Spanish daily
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A white candle and memorial plaque have been erected at a new Benidorm roundabout to remember the 200-plus local victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. A ceremony took place on Tuesday evening- exactly three years after a State of Alarm was declared that placed Spain into a lockdown. The new roundabout in the Poniente area of
AN ATTEMPT by the Spanish government to reform the country’s so-called ‘gag law’ failed this week, after the ruling Socialist Party and junior coalition partner Unidas Podemos were unable to secure the support of other parties needed to make the changes. The Catalan Republican Left and EH Bildu announced that they would vote against the
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The report, Apps Without Violence, revealed 3 in 4 women admit to having felt pressured to have sex on dates after meeting online and 21.7% of female dating app users have experienced a violent sexual assault during their encounters. The study was carried out by the Young Women’s Federation (Federacion Mujeres Jovenes) interviewed 900 women
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THE family of the late Benidorm mayor, Agustin Navarro, were presented with an honorary MBE on Tuesday- awarded in recognition to his services to the British community. The ceremony was conducted by the UK Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, with Navarro’s widow, Olga Cascales, accompanied by her children Elena, Pablo, and Didac, receiving the medal.
A WORLD class violin virtuoso and pianist will perform classical works by Brahms, Ravel and Kreisler at the Convent Ballroom in Gibraltar at the end of March. Violinist Sergei Krylov, on a return visit to the Rock, and pianist Michael Lifits will take the stage for the recital of classical music. Legendary composer Mstislav Rostropovich
