October 2023

Irish fugitive accused of helping cover up the murder of Carl Carr on Spain’s Costa Blanca dies before standing trial

AN IRISH fugitive wanted over the cover up of the murder of fellow Irish national Carl Carr in Torrevieja five years ago has died suddenly at the age of 30. Six people face a trial over Carr’s killing and trying to conceal the crime, but one of those- Simon Fahy- passed away in his native […]

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Student pilot killed in plane crash was 26-year-old Brit who lived on Spain’s Costa del Sol

IT’S BEEN revealed that a British man was one of the two victims in Wednesday’s light aircraft crash in Almeria’s Cabo de Gata natural park. The pilot has been named as 24-year-old Rafael Ricote, who worked as an instructor at the Malaga-based ‘One Air Diamond Flight Centre’. Ricote, from Cordoba, was tutoring a 26-year-old British

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Fossil of last ever crocodile to live in Europe some 4.5 MILLION years ago is found in Spain’s Andalucia

EUROPE’s last ever crocodile has been discovered by paleontologists near Granada.  Paleontologists at the site, in Baza, Granada, have found a 4.5 million year old crocodile fossil amongst mammoths and small vertebrates. The crocodile fossil is believed to be 4.5 million years old. Photo: Rae Wallis/Unsplash Martinez Navarro, the paleontologist leading the excavation told Viruji:

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4 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Mijas Costa with pool garage – € 759,000

Townhouse Mijas Costa, Málaga   4 beds   3 baths € 759,000 Under construction! Delivery December 2024 A gated residential complex with 80 three and four bedroom townhouses featuring innovative, contemporary, functional design that blends in with beautiful natural surroundings. As well as the landscaped gardens, leisure areas and communal outdoor pool on the complex,

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Bed bugs surge in Spain: Population of pest swells by 71% amid ongoing ‘plague’ in Paris – here’s how to avoid them taking over YOUR home

THE FRENCH capital Paris is suffering from a plague of bed bugs affecting thousands of homes, hotels and businesses and the pest is also spreading in Spain. The tiny insects, which feed on human and animal blood, have multiplied in recent years across Europe due to increased tourism, climate change and insecticide resistance. According to

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Monster pit bull weighing 30kg kills a family’s tiny pet Maltese at a dog hotel in Spain

A FIVE-KILO Maltese bichon dog called Toby was mauled to death by a 30-kilo pit bull at a Valladolid area boarding kennel. It’s been reported that the pit bull bit through the bars of its cage and entered the room belonging to the small dog and attacked it. The Diario de Valladolid newspaper said that

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Malaga’s iconic Christmas lights are already being prepared: This is when they will be switched on

MALAGA will switch on its famous Christmas lights with a celebration and brand new light show. The Cordoban company in charge of the spectacle is already preparing for the big day, which traditionally falls on the last Friday of the month, November 24.  Calle Larios is famous all over Spain for its Christmas Lights. Photo:

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Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid safes while they were out’

AN ALICANTE hotel worker has been caught stealing money from room safes by using a universal access code to open them. The 24-year-old Spanish woman- who was the hotel housekeeper- has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after two guests at the city centre hotel reported they had money taken. Both clients said they deposited

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Young Israelis in Spain vow to return home and fight ‘barbaric’ Hamas after losing loved ones in unprecedented attack and hearing of ‘blood-chilling’ horrors – including the killing of babies and children

YOUNG Israelis trapped in Spain have vowed to return home to fight against Hamas following the militant group’s unprecedented attack on the Jewish state last weekend. Hundreds of innocent civilians have been massacred by the Palestinian group since it fired more than three thousand missiles as part of a surprise invasion last Saturday. But more

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What is Spain’s National Day? All you need to know about the holiday that started in Andalucia

THE ‘National Day of Spain’ (Fiesta Nacional de España) celebrates Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, a story which began in Andalucia.  The agreement to send Christopher Columbus to the ‘New World’ was signed in Granada in April 1492 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.  Just a few months later on August 3,

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