June 2023

Domestic violence cases in Spain rise for eighth year, to a total of 32,644

THE NUMBER of domestic violence victims has risen in Spain for the eighth year in a row, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). There were a total of 32,644 cases recorded in 2022, a rise of 8.3% on the previous year.  The cases include any acts of physical or psychological

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‘HEARTBREAKING’: Nautilus Project chief says OS 35 oil spill was ‘extremely detrimental’ to Gibraltar

A MARINE protection group has highlighted the ‘heart-breaking’ Gibraltar oil spill that will affect local sea life for ‘at least a decade’. Nautilus Project co-founder Lewis Stagnetto explained the visible ‘black stuff’ is just the tip of the iceberg as the oil has now mixed with the water stifling fish breeding ‘for a long time’.

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Bomb squad called in after ‘explosive device’ found on a beach in Spain’s Marbella

BOMB disposal experts have safely removed an explosive device, believed to be from the Spanish Civil War, from a beach in Marbella. The artefact was found on Tuesday morning, May 30, by archaeologists who were carrying out a survey on a house located near Marbella’s Roman baths. Police explosives specialists from the TEDAX squad were

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Spain’s first low-cost AVE starts Malaga-Madrid route today, June 1

RENFE’S new low-cost AVE-alternative service, AVLO, will start operating its Malaga-Madrid routes as of today, June 1. There will be a daily train departing in each direction, and the journey is expected to take about three and a quarter hours. Departure from María Zambrano will be at 9.54am, with an estimated arrival time at 1.12pm.

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