COMPULSORY mask wearing in hospitals and health centres in the Valencian Community has been reinstated this Friday. The decision was taken by the regional Ministry of Health following a rise in flu cases along with respiratory infections. The previous mask mandate introduced during the Covid pandemic was lifted by the national government last July after […]
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FRENCH supermarket giant Carrefour has announced that it is to pull all PepsiCo products from its stores in Spain, France, Italy and Belgium, for one simple reason: ‘unacceptable price increases’. The move by the distribution firm will mean that Spanish consumers will no longer be able to buy products such as Pepsi and 7Up drinks,
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ANOTHER Three Kings Day in Spain, another ‘blackface’ row. In what is becoming a tradition as closely observed as Christmas and Three Kings Day themselves, a row has broken out in Spain over the practice of a white actor painting his face black to portray Balthasar, one of the Wise Men. This year the controversy
VOLUNTEERS have been putting together the finishing touches on 14 colourful floats that will take to the streets on Friday night for Gibraltar’s Three Kings’ Cavalcade. Apart from the 14 trailer floats, there will be four walking shows and three bands as well as the three king’s thrones and a crib to show its roots
DIFFERENT versions of the Three Kings’ parade will take place across Spain and Gibraltar from January 5. The religious events known as the ‘Cabalgata de Reyes’ in Spanish, celebrates the Epiphany or ‘Día de los Reyes Magos’ (Three Kings’ Day). During Friday evening they will parade through the different cities and towns distributing thousands of
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A FLIGHT from Gibraltar to Heathrow was forced to make an emergency landing in France because of smoke in the cockpit. The British Airways flight was originally delayed at Gibraltar airport for nearly three hours after an engineer had to repair two problems with the plane. It finally took off at 7.42 pm but was
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THE mother of ex-Barcelona football star Dani Alves, awaiting trial next month on rape charges, may have landed him in further hot water after she posted a video montage of his alleged victim on social media. The video, taken from the alleged victim’s social media accounts, showed her dancing in nightclubs after the alleged crime
A SMALL-TOWN mayor from the south of Spain has released a new year calendar themed around former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco, 46 years after Spain became a democracy. Puente de Genave mayor Francisco García Aviles, the only Vox mayor in the province of Jaen, has produced the calendar which features images of the dictator
IBERIA walkouts are set to begin tomorrow as last-ditch talks to prevent Spain-wide strikes have failed. Photo: Cordon Press Despite multiple attempts to reach an agreement, final talks held today, January 4, have not prevented Iberia staff from striking. According to trade union representatives, baggage handling staff will strike on January 5, 6, 7 and
