August 2023

GIBRALTAR’S maternity department at St Bernard’s Hospital highlighted the health benefits of breastfeeding babies using the latest research. Aided by the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) Breastfeeding Team, they put on a stand at the Piazza Friday and told passers-by how ‘breast milk is the perfect nutrition to help babies.’ The event was part of World […]

THE vibrant city of Malaga is gearing up for its much-anticipated annual celebration, the Malaga Fair. For a week, from August 12 to August 19, events will be held in the historic city centre by day and the fairground, located in the Cruz de Humilladero neighbourhood, by night. The spectacular launch The fair actually begins

A BRITISH tourist drowned on Friday afternoon at Cala Jondal in the Sant Josep area of Ibiza. The 33-year-old man was spotted floating in the water at around 3.15pm and lifeguards pulled him out of the water and transferred him to a nearby boat. They performed CPR manoeuvres to try to revive him before emergency

THREE prostitutes that had been trafficked from South America have been rescued in Fuengirola.  The women have been freed as part of a Policia Nacional operation that started over a year ago and that has led to the arrest of seven people.  The official police press release did not state the origin of the criminal

AN ALGERIAN national was intercepted in Alicante as he was about to board a ferry for his home country with a big stash of stolen goods in his car. The 46-year-old man has been arrested in a joint operation between the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional and was subsequently jailed by an Elche court. He’s

GIBRALTAR’S Environmental Support Group (ESG) has slammed the bunkering operation that led to the oil spill that engulfed the coast in thick black tar. The ESG said ‘it was an accident that should not have happened’ asking what level of oversight was in place during the refuelling of the Gas Venus LPG tanker. The pressure

A NEW heatwave with temperatures of up to 47? will hit Spain next week, according to the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).  Meteorologists have announced that the heatwave, which will be the third one of the summer, will arrive on Monday or Tuesday and it is expected to last until Saturday.  “The majority of the

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a Roman mosaic in Extremadura depicting Medusa with tiny wings and locks of hair which is believed to have been used as a protective symbol. The mosaic was found at Merida’s Huerta de Otero archaeological site which saw the first excavations take place in 1976. Ancient Romans established a colony there in 25

SPAIN will get its first large-scale Jewish museum which is scheduled to open in Madrid in 2025. The Hispanic-Jewish Museum will aim ‘to unearth the common history between the Jewish people and 600 million Spanish speakers, exposing their shared values’ according to David Hatchwell of the Fundacion Hispanojudia that has been trying to set up

BOATS carrying around 400 migrants have arrived on the coasts of Spain’s Almeria, Granda and Murcia in just a few days. In many cases, holidaymakers on the beaches have raised the alarm with the authorities, who are increasingly concerned about the high number of arrivals.  The mayor of Adra in Almeria, Manuel Cortes, has called