May 2024

“100 YEARS inspiring those around me.” Those are the words that adorn the back of Jose Luis Ortega’s t-shirt, reflecting his near life-long dedication to fitness.  Ortega’s story has just been covered by Spanish news channel Cuatro, and has since gone viral on social networks such as TikTok.  “I train every single day, without fail,”

PHARMACEUTICAL company AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time that its Covid-19 vaccine can cause rare side effects such as thrombosis.  The admission came in court documents that were submitted in February to the High Court in the United Kingdom as part of a class-action lawsuit.  As reported by British daily The Telegraph, AstraZeneca accepted

VERY high demand and low supply. That’s the current situation in Spain’s property market, according to experts in the sector, and as such a good time to buy.  “If it fits with your plans right now, it’s the time to buy,” the same professionals told the Idealista real estate website.  Their thinking is that, given

SCIENTISTS in Spain are rejoicing after creating a possible treatment for obesity, a ‘nanosystem’ that can convert fat cells.  The fight against obesity is without doubt one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century.  Experts have warned the epidemic does not stop growing and this could have serious consequences for our health.  Currently, there

THE ‘anti-tourism’ movement in Spain appears to be growing by the day following the historic demonstrations in the Canary Islands last month. Granada is the latest city to join the fray, with locals on social media complaining their streets are inundated with tourists ‘day and night’. The city is nestled in the heart of Andalucia,

A DUTCH woman has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in an assassination attempt on Spanish politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras last November. She was detained in the Netherlands, according to the Policia Nacional. The co-founder of the far-right Vox party was shot in the jaw outside his Madrid home on November 9 last year by a

ANDALUCIA’S inland cities are at loggerheads with its coastal ones over whether to introduce a tourist tax. The mayors of cities like Sevilla, Malaga, and Cordoba have shown support for the additional levy, while Marbella and towns on the Costa del Sol fear it could scare business away. Meanwhile, the smaller towns have complained that

FOUR drunk passengers were removed from a plane on Saturday after assaulting a Ryanair flight attendant en route from Dublin to Ibiza. The plane left the Irish capital at 9.40am and was diverted to Mallorca’s Palma airport shortly after 1.00pm. A Ryanair spokesperson said the captain decided on an early landing after a ‘small group

AN EU directive that demands the supply of a single-sized charger for all mobile phones, phones, tablets, and cameras will be imposed by Spain in 2025. It brings to an end an issue with different sized plugs required for leads across a range of electronic gear, though in reality standardisation has been taking place in