June 2023

May rainfall records tumble in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

RAINFALL records have been smashed in the Murcia region with the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) saying that it was the wettest May in the area since 1941. Further north in Alicante province, it’s been the highest recorded May for rainfall since 1982. Aemet predicts that the mixture of sun, showers and storms will continue until mid-June. […]

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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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