April 2023

Spanish railway company Renfe has started selling AVE tickets connecting Málaga, Sevilla, Córdoba and Granada with the rest of Spain for the period between June 1 and September 30.  This is due to the improvement works programmed in the province of Córdoba, which will limit Renfe´s operating capacity. The company has modified its offer to […]

A GIBRALTAR man who choked and threatened to kill a pregnant woman sentenced to eight months in prison. Imad El Haik Massaoud, 33, of Prince Edwards Road, pleaded guilty to three charges of common assault and threatening to kill the victim. Royal Gibraltar Police said that Massaoud committed the crime on October 2 at about

Are you tired of playing the same old games and feeling like you’re not getting much out of them? Do you find yourself constantly searching for new games that truly engage your interests? If so, then you’re not alone. Finding games that suit your personal interests and preferences can be a challenge, especially with the

A child should be given the opportunity to develop into the person they want to be, to learn what and how they want to learn, to discover and pursue a future that is theirs, designed by them. In this world we speak of, in which the outdated traditional education system seems to have reached its

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GIBRALTAR marked the International Transgender Day of Visibility by celebrating ‘the resilience and success of transgender and gender non-conforming people’. The Rock’s Ministry of Equality said it wanted to raise ‘awareness of transgender rights’ while pointing them to medical possibilities at the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA). A GP can refer a person with gender dysphoria

SPAIN’S Easter break, which officially got underway at 3pm on Friday, is set to be a record-breaking one for the tourism sector, as the coronavirus pandemic is finally left behind and figures for the industry are set to equal if not exceed those of 2019, the year before Covid-19 hit.  According to the CEHAT Spanish

Police in Valencia interrupted a charity distributing freshly cooked meals to people in need after receiving a complaint from a neighbour on Wednesday, March 29. The group ‘Amigos de la Calle’ have been providing for families in Campanar since 2007. The complaint led to 30 families being left without food after police forced the organisation

A man died on Friday afternoon after choking on a piece of octopus he was eating at a Murcia region bar. The 49-year-old was enjoying a drink at the premises in La Aljorra north of Cartagena when tragedy struck. He took a bite of the octopus snack but the piece got stuck in his windpipe.

A BRITISH NGO has released a scathing report about the working conditions of seasonal immigrant workers in Andalusia. Ethical Consumer says that fruit and vegetable farms in Spain are ‘routinely breaking eight out of nine basic workers’ rights’, with abuses including ‘refusal of legal wages, forced labour, sexual assault and intimidation’. The NGO found that