THE AVERAGE price of second-hand housing in Spain rose by 8.86% last year, according to the annual price report compiled by online portal pisos.com In December, the average price per square metre stood at €2,160, after increasing by 0.51% compared to November and 3.41% compared to the third quarter. The annual price hike happened despite […]
ECUADOR has declared a state of emergency after brutal violence erupted between drug cartels vying for control of lucrative cocaine trafficking routes into Spain and Europe worth billions. The young president, Daniel Noboa, 36, declared a state of ‘internal armed conflict’ and unleashed the country’s military against more than 20 gangs, officially declared terrorist groups.
A 4-STAR hotel on the Costa del Sol has welcomed hundreds of boat migrants from the Canary Islands. The four-star hotel has previously been used to house migrants arriving in Andalucia. Photo: Hotel Urban Beach Some 230 irregular migrants arrived at the Hotel Urban Beach on Wednesday, January 10. The hotel in El Morche, Torrox
A TEAM of scientists is claiming that a litre of bottled water contains on average around 240,000 detectable plastic fragments- between 10 and 100 times more than previous estimates, based mainly on larger plastics. The results come in a study carried out by researchers from Columbia and Rutgers universities in the United States published on
MISSING winter snow? Check out these wintry escapes just a short drive from the coast. Photo: Parque Natural de las Sierras Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Although the Costa del Sol is known for its sun, a day or two in the snow is always welcome. You may not have to look far for your winter
‘I SPENT €1 million on cocaine, parties and gifts’ confessed the former driver to Andalucia’s Employment Minister. The so-called ‘cocaine chauffeur’ is finally on trial over the Junta’s shocking €1 billion ERE corruption scandal between 2000 and 2010. Juan Francisco Trujillo told judges this week that he spent up to €25,000 a month on booze
A BALEARICS government official who faces accusations he sexually abused a woman and attacked a policeman has blamed his actions on being ‘very drunk.’ Juan Serra Ferrer, who ran the region’s telecommunications body, is facing three years in jail for a drunken rampage in a restaurant on Passeig de Mallorca in May 2022. However, his
THE authorities are breathing a sigh of relief after an enormous search for an 11-year-old autistic boy who went missing while on a school excursion in Mallorca was found safely. The boy disappeared in a grassland area near Son Carrio in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar yesterday morning, sparking an immediate response from multiple emergency services.
A WOMAN has been arrested in Seville after her newborn baby girl was discovered abandoned on December 19 in a rubbish bin with her umbilical cord still attached. The detainee will now face attempted homicide charges. According to Spanish news reports, the Civil Guard made the arrest on Tuesday, and will proceed to carry out
EXTRA VIRGIN olive oil prices rose by an average of 69.3% in Spain’s supermarkets last year according to a study carried out by the Facua consumer association. It analysed 18 brands with Facua saying that their findings run contrary to claims from manufacturers and supermarket chains that the increases are solely down to rising source
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