December 2023

Iberia strikes latest: Airline bosses will meet with trade unions in last-ditch attempt to prevent Spain-wide walkouts in early January

REPRESENTATIVES from Spanish airline Iberia will be meeting with some of Spain’s biggest unions on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to stop a planned strike for ground staff from January 5 to 8.  The stoppage coincides with the Kings Day national holiday and will be a time when many thousands of Spaniards will travel by […]

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Spain issues these 7 health tips amid an explosion of flu, Covid and other cold viruses

WITH the holiday season firmly underway, a sudden surge in flu and Covid cases has gripped Spain. During the week of December 11 to 17, the Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance System (Sivira) reported an increase in flu incidence across all age groups. Hospitalisation rates have spiked to 2.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, particularly among adults

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3 bedroom Villa for sale in San Pedro del Pinatar with pool garage – € 459,950

Villa San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia   3 beds   4 baths € 459,950 Perfectly designed: this beautiful two level villa have been thoughtfully designed to provide the perfect individual private contemporary living space, featuring double full glass sliding doors that open directly on to a large terrace with private swimming pool enclosed gardens with

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Missing ‘vulnerable’ man, 22, who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol is FOUND in huge relief to his family

A YOUNG man who vanished from the Costa del Sol more than a month ago has finally been found by his family. Adrian Fernandez, 22, disappeared from Fuengirola on November 25, sparking a month-long search by his mother Caroline and his British stepfather Sanjay. The young man suffers from mental health issues and his family

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Covid and flu cases spike on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Health centres swell as pharmacies run out of tests and masks

A SURGE in Covid-19 and flu cases over the festive season is overloading health centres and hospitals on the Costa del Sol. The number of patients exhibiting common cold-like symptoms such as runny noses, coughs, and a fever has led to a shortage of diagnostic tests and basic masks in pharmacies. The uptick began in

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Mother of British boy abducted by his father launches fresh appeal: Jayden, 14, is still believed to be between Spain and Portugal after failing to fly home over a year ago

THE family of a missing British teenager has launched a fresh appeal to bring him home – some 16 months after they last saw him. Jayden Pearson, 14, was last seen by his mother, who has legal custody, when she waved him off on a 10-day trip to the Algarve in August 2022 with his

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WATCH: Huge fire tears through business in Marbella’s Puerto Banus after ‘becoming engulfed in flames at 4am’

THIS is the moment a business in Marbella was seen engulfed by flames in the early hours of Wednesday morning. In video footage shared online, the inferno can be seen tearing through the building in the Cristamar centre, in the upmarket resort of Puerto Banus. According to the social media user who shared the clip,

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Major oil company in Spain probed over unfair treatment of independent service stations

SPAIN’S competition watchdog, the CNMC, has started disciplinary proceedings against the Repsol oil company for possible anti-competitive practices. The issue concerns whether or not Repsol ‘abused its dominant position’ in the wholesale distribution market for automotive fuels in Spain. The CNMC announced a probe on Tuesday into Repsol Comercial de Productos Petrolíferos, Repsol Directo, Repsol

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PICTURED: Most wanted criminal in Europe who was found hiding among expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN IMAGE has been released of an Albanian mobster who was arrested by the Policia Nacional earlier this month after a search lasting nearly two years. Lulzim Berisha, 52, was described as one of Albania’s ‘Most Wanted’ and ran a criminal gang responsible for dozens of murders since 1998. As previously reported by the Olive

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Emergency call centre nurse helps save life of choking young baby on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE PARENTS of a two-month-old baby saved her life on Sunday night after following instructions from an emergency call centre nurse. The youngster was taken to Torrevieja Hospital and released after a check-up which showed her to be in ‘good health’ due to the collaboration between her parents and the nurse, Marta Martinez Campos. TORREVIEJA

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