A YOUNG man is accused of killing his mom by stabbing her several times in Madrid. The 24-year-old is also said to have stabbed his father, who had to be taken to hospital but is not in a serious condition. “This is an open investigation and we still don’t know what triggered the attack,” a […]
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THE GUARDIA CIVIL in Valencia has brought down a group of scammers offering holiday home rentals in Spain to domestic and United Kingdom customers. Two people have been arrested and a further person is being identified, with an additional three gang members believed to be living abroad. The total fraud amounted to €12,014 with the
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SEA and plenty of wind are two natural elements and key ingredients for a great day kitesurfing, a fun water sport which emerged the late 90’s. Today, kitesurfing is a hugely popular sport with millions of participants worldwide with Tarifa in Cadiz considered the top destination for kitesurfing in Spain, often called the kiting capital
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THE Lack of rainfall has meant the La Viñuela reservoir, which supplies more than 200,000 people, has equaled its worrisome historic low. The Viñuela reservoir is the largest in the province, with a capacity to hold more than 164 cubic hectometres of water. Now, however, it only has 15 hectometres left, equivalent to 9.2% of
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AIRLINES are offering more seats to the Costa del Sol this summer than they did in 2022. More flights are expected to touch down this summer at Malaga Airport than last year, with the supply of airline seats up by 18.6% during the months of July, August and September compared to the same period last
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AFTER right-wing parties made major gains at the May 28 local and regional elections, it seemed like a government led by the conservative Popular Party (PP) and backed by far-right Vox would be inevitable after the next election. That national vote was due to take place in December, but Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches in the country suffering from pollution and poor management every year, defines the issue as a ‘chronic cancer.’ “We only choose 48 to not overwhelm the press and the people
PUBLIC hospital waiting times for surgeries have fallen in the Valencian Community according to latest figures from the regional Ministry of Health. The average wait stood at 79 days in May- five days less than in April and ten days fewer than a year earlier. 69,297 people were waiting for a procedure last month compared
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TERRORISM victims have called on Spain’s Congress of Deputies to ensure that convicted members of now-defunct Basque terrorist group ETA cannot hold public office. Speaking on Tuesday in Congress, the president of the Terrorism Victims Foundation (FVT), Tomas Caballero, said that in the name of ‘democratic dignity’, anyone who has been sentenced for terrorism crimes
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SEPTEMBER will be third time lucky for the launch of Spain’s first private rocket to be sent into space, amidst concerns of starting forest fires during the warmest part of the year. Elche’s PLD Space was due to launch Miura 1 from the El Arenosillo military base in Huesca on May 31, but was postponed
