THE terral wind that swept into Malaga yesterday, Tuesday May 13, will remain for most of the week and leave the province with sizzling highs of 35ºC. Following several weeks of mild temperatures, rains and storms, in which temperatures have been milder than normal for this time of the year, the mercury will start to […]
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As part of a multi-million Euro expansion plan, MiColchón is opening a new ‘Rest Center’ in Estepona. The Malaga-based company now covers the entire Costa del Sol through its soon-to-be 11 stores and has a strategy to expand across Andalusia. MiColchón is already firmly established as the leading supplier and distributor of beds, mattresses, pillows,
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INFLATION in Spain fell to 3.2% in May according to the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE), but the rate for foodstuffs remains stubbornly high at 12%. The overall rate for the fifth month of the year was down nearly a percentage point compared to April, from 4.1%. Inflation peaked in Spain in July of 2022
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THE MUSLIM community of Madrid has turned to the ombudsman in a bid to be granted cemeteries where they can bury their dead. The so-called Platform for a Dignified Burial has presented 500 signatures in the hope that the process of adapting a cemetery in the Carabanchel district can be speeded up. The group has
THE European Council has slammed Spain for the poor working conditions in Andalucia’s Huelva strawberry farms. The institution has exposed the labour exploitation in a report after experts visited the Andalucian strawberry fields last summer. The investigation displays that there were nearly 1,000 workers, the majority of them being African immigrants with no work permit.
AS Thor he may be able to smite his foes with lightning and tank a blast from a neutron star. But in real life, actor Chris Hemsworth cannot remember even a basic Spanish sentence. For the Hollywood hunk, 39, was caught having scrawled ‘Estoy muy feliz de estar en España’ on the palm of his
THE number of skin cancer patients has risen by 40% in Spain in the last four years, according to the Spanish Academy of Dermatology. Over 78,000 cases are diagnosed every year, which means that 120 individuals in every 100,000 people suffer from skin cancer. Within these figures, experts explain that 12 in every 100,000 individuals
THE lavish outlays of a crypto-currency conman exposed by the Olive Press were laid bare in court this week. Gibraltar Supreme Court heard how Gibraltarian Damian Carreras splurged €1.3 million on luxury goods and led a jet set lifestyle while his investors who funded it fretted about their money. The Globix boss, who failed to
THE FAR-RIGHT Vox party will get a first taste of power in the Valencian government after a coalition deal was struck on Tuesday which will see the Partido Popular’s Carlos Mazon become president. The PP and Vox won 53 seats between them in last month’s regional elections, while the socialists under Ximo Puig and far-left
A FIVE-STORY residential building containing 21 homes collapsed on Tuesday in the city of Teruel. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident. The caretaker mayor of the city in the Aragon region, Emma Buj, told Spanish news outlets that the alarm had been raised that the building was not in a good condition. The
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