WHILE SPAIN swelters in its first summer heatwave of the year- expected to run until Thursday- the government has announced plans for a a new department to investigate and alleviate the effects of extreme temperatures on human health. A proposal for a new Health and Climate Change Observatory will be taken to the Council of […]
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FOUR members of an organised pickpocket gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for stealing valuables from public transport passengers and pedestrians in Valencia. Two men and two women of various nationalities have been charged with 49 thefts on buses and trams, along with eight cases of fraud after using stolen bank and credits.
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A COUPLE from Baena, Cordoba province have been arrested for illegally hoarding 119 pieces of great archaeological value in a store room. The man and woman who had a background in historical items were planning to sell the valuable items online. The discovery made by the Guardia Civil was of works described by experts as
A BRITISH fugitive wanted on suspicion of conspiring to murder a fellow Brit has been arrested in Marbella. The 32-year-old man, who had an international arrest warrant issued by the British justice system for allegedly commissioning a murder, had been on the run since December 2021 after failing to attend a court hearing when he
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HEATWAVES in June have tripled in the last twelve years, according to weather experts. As indicated by Ruben del Campo, spokesperson for Spain’s Met Office, AEMET, the frequency of heatwaves in this first month of summer has tripled in the last twelve years. During a meeting with other meteorologists, together with the vice-president and minister
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A 47-year-old farmer has become Spain’s first heat wave-related victim. The man, who had previous pathologies, died after going to plough on an agricultural farm in the town of Aznalcóllar (Sevilla) last Saturday, June 24. According to sources from the Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, the man suffered a heatstroke at around 1pm
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A BRITISH hacker who was arrested in Spain’s Estepona in July 2021 after he managed to take control of high-profile Twitter accounts, including that of Barack Obama, has been sentenced to five years in jail by a court in New York. Joseph James O’Connor, who is 24 and is known as PlugwalkJoe, managed to impersonate
In our Costa de la Luz special, you’ll find articles on getting around the coast, where to stay, where to eat and – of course – the beaches, along with guides to our favourite destinations. We have covered the ground from Cadiz to Tarifa. Now we’re taking to the skies, courtesy of Barossa Drones, based
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THIS WEEKEND saw Spain officially enter a heatwave, the eighth since the year 2011 to fall within the month of June. The extreme weather is likely to last until Thursday and could see temperatures as high as 44ºC in parts of the peninsula, according to the Aemet state weather service. “We have at least three
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THE FORMER regional premier of the Andalusia region, Jose Antonio Griñan, will escape jail for now after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The politician was given a six-year prison sentence for his role in the so-called ERE case, a fraudulent scheme that saw funds destined for the unemployed and struggling companies syphoned off to
