July 2023

RESEARCHERS at Navarra’s Cima University believe that a new combination of immunotherapy treatment could be used to fight liver cancer, and are testing different values on mice. Liver cancer is one of the faster growing cancer types these days. It begins in the cells of the liver and there are several types of which the […]

TARIFA in Cadiz province is famous for its wind, which draws in many visitors looking to participate in the kite surfing scene.  But its beaches are more than a place to practise tricks in the water: the ankle-deep white sand and, thankfully, some sheltered spots, ensure there’s something for everyone along the 35-km coastline.  Of

FOR the second summer in a row, Rincon de la Victoria will cut off water supply to it’s beach facilities. Given that the La Viñuela reservoir, the main source of water for the eastern region of Malaga, is below 10% of its capacity, public shower facilities at Rincon de la Victoria beaches are set to

SUMMER temperatures in Malaga will be even more sweltering than usual weather expert warns. According to the director of the Meteorological Center in Malaga, Jesus Riesco, climate change will lead to higher than normal temperatures for this time of the year. In general, this summer will be warmer throughout the whole of Spain. “If we

TRAFFIC will be affected at night along the A7 motorway between Fuengirola, Mijas and Marbella until Friday. The Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Mitma) is carrying out road surface rehabilitation works on the A-7 Mediterranean dual carriageway, between kilometres 1,013.145 and 1,041.230, in the municipalities of Fuengirola, Mijas and Marbella. The roadworks are

A NEW survey seems to confirm what some might long have suspected: Spaniards prefer cushty government jobs-for-life over high-risk high-reward entrepreneurship. The polling, conducted by Funcas, found that only a small minority of the Spanish public (13%) would advise a young person to become an entrepreneur and go into the private sector. Instead, over half

A 30-YEAR-OLD Irish tourist has been arrested in Salou on the Costa Dorada after police found the dead body of his partner in their hotel. The victim, 36, had apparently been strangled by her partner at the resort’s Magnolia Hotel on Sunday. A hotel worker made the gruesome discovery at around 9.30pm on Sunday and

DIEGO Simeone has been spotted enjoying a break from the daily pressures of the Atletico Madrid hotseat with the missus. The 53-year, who has managed to maintain his athletic physique, old waded into the shallows with his bikini-clad paramour Carla Pereyra, nearly 20 years his junior, during their getaway in Ibiza. The Argentine couple, smooching

THE NATIONAL POLICE have arrested a 41-year-old man accused of grooming young girls aged between nine and 17.  The suspect, who was detained in Asturias, was posing as a teenager on social media, and would gain the confidence of his victims before persuading them to send him videos with sexual content.  The investigation began after

A UK government agency has recognised Gibraltar’s work to cut down smoking in the community during a recent presentation. The UK Health Safety Agency Overseas Team presented Minister for Health John Cortes and Public Health Director Dr Helen Carter with a plaque for cutting down tobacco use. It made Gibraltar one of only two countries