March 2024

Tecnologías para una conducción segura en mojado: innovaciones en la industria automotriz

Conducir en condiciones de clima húmedo puede plantear desafíos importantes, aumentando el riesgo de accidentes y comprometiendo la seguridad vial. Sin embargo, los avances en tecnología y diseño de neumáticos han mejorado significativamente la seguridad de conducción en tales condiciones. Desde sistemas de control de tracción hasta innovadores asistentes electrónicos, junto con la selección de […]

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GIVEAWAY: Enjoy 25% off at Bono Beach in Marbella with this special Olive Press code

BONO Beach has officially opened and is starting its summer season with a fantastic offer. From today and until Thursday, March 28, guests can receive a whopping 25% off their lunch bill. All you have to do is use code OLIVE25 when at the restaurant to claim the discount. Bono Beach, Marbella The stunning venue

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Protests over swimming pool bans in southern Spain: Locals fume after government prioritises hotels over private homes amid ongoing drought

BANS on filling private swimming pools this summer saw protests in Malaga as residents and homeowners fume at what they perceive to be discrimination by the authorities.  A coalition of local businesses and members of communities came together against a controversial recent drought decree issued by the Junta de Andalucía.  The decree prohibits filling or

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Drought fight back: 150 hotels in Spain’s Catalunya stump up €1.5m cash for desalination plant to avoid having no swimming pools this summer

HOTELS in Catalunya’s famous Lloret de Mar beach resort are clubbing together to get their own desalination plant which means swimming pools will be open as normal this summer. The cost of the desalination plant- supplied by Valencian company Hidro Water- will be €1.5 million and funded by hotel and hospitality businesses. It means that

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Is buying from Temu safe? Beware of these five common frauds on the Chinese shopping platform – which has soared in popularity in Spain

CYBER security experts have warned users to use their common sense when accessing an increasingly popular Chinese-run online sales site. Temu’s low prices have been drawing in customers looking for alternatives to the likes of Amazon, but its also been attracting scammers. Its mobile app is the most downloaded in the world, adding millions of

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Gibraltar Chief Minister admits he may use controversial new powers to restrict public access to blockbuster corruption inquiry into his own conduct

THE Gibraltar Chief Minister has admitted that he may use new legislation being rushed through Parliament to withhold evidence from the public in an inquiry into his own conduct. The government had previously declared that it would not use powers in the new Inquiries bill to hinder or shut down the imminent McGrail inquiry. But

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Train travel costs to plummet in Spain: Ouigo will expand to Andalucia, Murcia and Valladolid with tickets from €9

BUDGET train company Ouigo is set to launch in Andalucia, Murcia and Valladolid, plummeting costs across the country. READ MORE: These are the 10 best rural destinations in Spain for 2024 – as they battle it out to be crowned number one This year French high speed train operator Ouigo has expanded its offering throughout

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Why does the sky look orange in Spain today? All you need to know about the ‘calima’ and ‘blood rain’ weather phenomenon

THE skies above some parts of Spain have taken a red hue and the ‘blood rain’ gathers overhead – so just what is the fabled calima? The calima has the remarkable effect of casting a reddish hue over the Spanish skies, and once the rain has settled it leaves a fine red coating over cars,

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Pesticide warning: France sounds the alarm over courgettes grown in Spain

COURGETTE farmers in Spain have been hit by a European Union ban on exporting the vegetable from an unspecified source due to a high level of pesticides being detected. The EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (Rasff) has reported above-legal levels and classified it as a ‘serious risk’. Although nearly all agricultural products

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Stephen Fry blasts Ozempic: British star, 66, says the drug made him ‘throw up five times per day’ – as sales of the medication soar in Spain

BELOVED British star, Stephen Fry, has blasted Ozempic, a weight loss drug popular in Spain, saying it made him ‘throw up five times per day’.  Popular weight loss drug Ozempic made Fry throw up some ‘five times’ a day. Photo: Cordon Press and i yunmai on Unsplash READ MORE: Can I buy Ozempic in Spain

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