SPANISH AIRLINE Iberia is holding last-ditch talks today with unions in a bid to halt a series of strikes by ground staff that are due to start tomorrow, January 5, and run until January 8. The cancellations will affect 45,641 passengers, according to the airline, with 270 cancelled flights at Iberia, 64 at Iberia Express, […]
THE INCLEMENT weather that has seen in the New Year in Spain is set to continue today, with weather warnings issued for rain, storms and hail across the Andalucia region. The Aemet state meteorological service has issued a yellow weather warning – the second lowest of four colours – from 12pm Thursday, due to the
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A POLICE boat moved in to rescue a young Gibraltar monkey that was stranded on the cliffs close to Gorham’s Cave Wednesday. The Royal Gibraltar Police launch moved in at around 1.15pm after the Environmental Protection and Research Unit (EPRU) requested its help. The Marine Section of Gibraltar’s main civilian police force was in the
A NEW study from the UK is threatening to overturn conventional health wisdom after it suggested that being slightly overweight in your 70s and 80s could offer a protective health benefit. The groundbreaking study by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) found that the risk of death is actually lower in those with a slight overweight
THE JANUARY sales start this weekend heralded by Saturday’s Three Kings holiday, but some retailers have already commenced their New Year campaigns. The traditional first day for bargain-hunting is January 7- one day after Three Kings day- although some stores such as Cortefiel, H&M and Bimba y Lola started price cutting back on December 28.
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A 49-YEAR-OLD Valencia area athletics coach has been arrested and jailed for sexually assaulting children and recording indecent images on spy cameras placed in bathrooms. The victims are girls aged between 12 and 16, with four of them reporting his behaviour to the Guardia Civil. The Spaniard from Betera was arrested at the home of
THE Telegraph has revealed five ‘overlooked’ destinations in Spain to visit in 2024. Spain has long been a favourite holiday destination for Brits, with spots like Malaga, Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia receiving an influx of tourists every summer. But if you’ve already been to the country’s main tourist hotspots, you may be wondering what else
BEACHGOERS on the Costa del Sol have recently encountered an unusual sight: thousands of bizarre gelatinous creatures resembling transparent plastic bags washing ashore. Environmental organisation Ecolocaliza has identified them as salps, a free-swimming marine invertebrate with a transparent barrel-shaped body. Thousands of them have been discovered along the beaches of Estepona and Sabinillas, prompting people
DEVELOPERS working on new plans for the Estepona Marina have shared a mock-up photo of their project – but not everyone is overjoyed with the proposal. The firm, Marinas del Mediterráneo D-Marin, uploaded the picture to their Facebook page, but it was quickly met with a slew of negative comments from some British expats. The
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will likely be forced to reimburse mining giant Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC). This is due to a criminal investigation. In August this year, the SFO completed a ten-year investigation into ENRC. At the same time, she announced that she did not have enough convincing evidence that could be
