A LAWYER in the upcoming McGrail inquiry has accused the Gibraltar government of having a restriction order ‘ready to go’ as soon as new legislation is passed. Adam Wagner, representing former Police Commissioner Ian McGrail in the investigation into the government’s conduct, called this the ‘sole or major purpose’ of rushing the legislation through two […]
STORM Nelson is set to put a dampener on Spain’s Easter Day celebrations this Sunday according to weather forecasters. It’s predicted to bring strong gusts of wind, adverse coastal phenomena and abundant rainfall in parts of the country over the next few days. Weather changes started on Monday with significant rainfalls in some parts of
A BUNGLING burglar fell five floors into an Alicante street after he was spotted by a property owner. The 33-year-old Romanian thief is in a serious condition in Alicante General Hospital after sustaining multiple injuries. The Policia Nacional said the man has 13 previous arrests to his name, but none for robbery. The incident happened
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SPAIN’S biggest telecoms merger became a reality on Tuesday with Orange and MasMovil completing the legal process to become a joint company. The two operators will have a combined base of over 30 million mobile phone customers and will be the leading telecoms firm in the country- based on client numbers. It also has over
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THE recent heavy rains in Andalucia have managed to give the region’s reservoirs a small uplift as the tourist season begins. As of Monday, the reservoirs across the entire region now stand at 29.77% capacity after 29 million litres of rain fell over the previous week. Although it is an increase of only 0.37%, another
AUTHORITIES have arrested a Costa Blanca gang that stole and cloned details of European cars and changed them to look like Spanish vehicles for sale on second-hand websites. VIN numbers, license plates, and documents were forged in addition to respraying the cars to make them appear as genuine models. Four Bulgarians have been arrested, including
WITH winter turning into spring it looked like the mountain range named after snow was staying firmly brown and green. But now it finally has a white hat on, with the recent unexpected cold snap bringing with it snow to the Sierra de las Nieves – after the clocks have gone backwards. The rare sight
THE Policia Nacional has accused three cosmetic surgeons of homicide after a British woman died following complications during a procedure at a Palma clinic in September. It’s been revealed that one of the surgeons had flouted an order banning him from practising medicine due to malpractice. The unnamed Brit suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest and died
Can you help us to identify this unknown man found in Malaga? The blue-eyed male was found with symptoms of amnesia – he has two bracelets which may have come from hospital. He does not speak Spanish. The people looking after the individual believe he may be German or English. He appears to be able
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SPANIARDS are livid as Gibraltar is building a pipe to provide the British territory with drinking water from Spain. Gibraltar has historically been self-sufficient aside from some emergencies. Photo: Gibraltar Tourism and AquaGib READ MORE: Are the games finally over? Gibraltar’s McGrail corruption inquiry set to go ahead next month after two years of delays
