A THREE-YEAR-OLD child died on Thursday after his mother accidently left him in a locked car. The youngster passed away after spending several hours in the vehicle, in temperatures of around 25ºC. The incident took place in the Pontevedra province in the northeastern Galicia region. The authorities were alerted to the child’s plight by a […]
A NEW heatwave could be about to arrive in Spain, with a chance of highs up to 44ºC from Sunday onward. That’s according to the latest update from the country’s Aemet state weather service, which has also said that the episode could be long-lasting. The heatwave would be the second of the year so far
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A HUGE advertising billboard installed in central Madrid by a notorious right-wing evictions company continued to cause controversy on Friday, after activists partially covered it up with their own poster. Desokupa, a firm that specialises in evicting squatters, unveiled the billboard on Monday of this week in the Atocha neighborhood. On it is a picture
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A BRITISH expat died in hospital on Wednesday after three men assaulted him during a home burglary in Sevilla province. The 81-year-old victim was attacked last Sunday at his property on Calle Puente in Estepa. The man had lived on his own for many years and has not been named, except for his initials A.H.B.
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A FAMILY has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after a €4,000 gold bracelet was stolen from a Palma jewellery shop. The group used a girl aged under 14- and therefore below the age of criminal responsibility- to carry out the robbery. Two women and two men entered the city centre premises last Monday with
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A NEW REPORT from Greenpeace has highlighted the effects of climate change on Spain and has called for tough action soon to counter its impact. Spain is expected to reach two degrees of warming within the next 20 years unless immediate and severe cuts are made to global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the campaigning
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BEACH hoggers reserving breakfast slots on Calpe’s beaches will be fined for hindering daily cleaning work. Calpe council has reminded beach users of a local ordinance that prohibits installing chairs, hammocks, and umbrellas before 9.30am. Any belongings found before 9.30am could be removed and equipment owners fined. Calpe’s beaches councillor, Pere Moll, said: “We want
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THE Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo admitted that there could be a referendum if issues at EU treaty talks ‘relate to sovereignty’ in a recent UK parliamentary hearing. At the House of Commons’ European Scrutiny Committee meeting on July 5, Picardo said a referendum could also take place if an area of the deal
THE growing drought crisis is placing hundreds of swimming pools in inland Malaga under threat. The water supply restrictions have arrived earlier than expected. Back in May, the Junta announced that water restrictions would be enforced in Andalucia as of September if the drought conditions continued. However, due to the critical situation of the reservoirs
