THREE people were left dead in Badalona on Tuesday after the interior of their building collapsed on top of them. Firecrews in the Catalan city, which is located close to the regional capital Barcelona, pulled the bodies of one man and two women out of the rubble in the early hours of this morning. The […]
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FARMERS are causing chaos for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as they continue their strike for better working conditions. Roads and ports are closed across the country, including in Malaga, Barcelona, Valencia, La Rioja and elsewhere. But why are the farmers striking and what do they want? And when will they stop? The farmers
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A ‘DANGEROUS’ Italian mafia captain has been arrested in Spain’s Granada province, as the result of a joint operation by the Guardia Civil, Interpol and the Italian Carabinieri. Gianluigi Troiano was picked up by the authorities in the municipality of Otura last Tuesday, and was wanted on suspicion of drug trafficking, belonging to a criminal
FARMERS are continuing to cause chaos across Spain today as they enter a second day of strikes and protests. Fed-up agricultural workers plan to ‘collapse’ major cities such as Barcelona, by using their tractors to block roads and wreak havoc on travel and delivery networks. They are continuing their action on the Costa del Sol,
STATISTICS released by the Junta have revealed that Spain’s emblematic but highly controversial sport is alive and well in Andalucia. There were 682 bullfighting events held in the community in 2023, up 17 from the previous year. Of those, 225 were held in the Jaen province, 104 in Cadiz, 96 in Huelva, 78 in Granada,
JUST a month after a former England defender took the helm, Malaga City have secured their first win. They defeated Rincon 1-0 at their home stadium in Nerja on Sunday in the fifth tier of Spanish football. The local club made waves when they appointed ex Liverpool defender Stephen Caulker as player-manager at the start
ANDALUCIA health officials are investigating a norovirus outbreak that affected around 40 people at an Almeria province school. The outbreak was reported at the CEIP Santiago Ramon y Cajal in El Ejido with the first signs detected on January 30, but details have only just been made public. All of the symptoms are said to
VALENCIA truly is a cat friendly city, with its very own mansion dedicated to our furry friends. When mediaeval warrior El Cid conquered Valencia in 1094, he not only took the city, but also its beloved pets. READ MORE: WATCH: Gibraltar monkey goes viral after ‘invading’ Spain and enjoying a day out in La Linea
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THE mysterious deaths of three farmers in the Spanish countryside has raised suspicions among police investigators that there may be a serial killer at work in Spain. On January 5, an 84-year-old man named Ramon Rossell was found dead on his farm by his wife. Rossell had gone to prune his fruit trees on the
SPAIN’S Socialist-led Cabinet gave the green light on Tuesday to a 5% increase in the country’s minimum wage for 2024, increasing it from €1,080 a month paid in 14 payments to €1,134. The rise is retroactive, and will be in effect from January 1 of this current year. “Today Spain is a better country,” said
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