GERMAN airline group Lufthansa has announced it is adding an environmental charge to its ticket prices, in a bid to offset the cost of sustainable aviation fuels and other initiatives aimed at reducing the amount of carbon emissions generated by its flights. The company is the first of its kind in Europe to introduce such […]
ENGLAND and Spain could clash in a mouth-watering Euro 2024 final after each team’s potential route to the July 14 showpiece in Berlin was revealed. With the enthralling group stage wrapped up, players and coaches now have an idea of who they may face as the tournament continues to progress. England, who topped their group
FOR residents of countries such as Spain or the UK, where universal free healthcare is a fact of life, it can be easy to take for granted the privileges of such a system. It’s useful, then, to consider the experiences of Americans when in Europe, given that they are often shocked – and pleasantly surprised
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THE Socialists have united with pro-independence parties in Catalunya’s regional chamber to support a motion allowing exiled MPs, including the controversial separatist leader and regional presidential candidate Carles Puigdemont, to vote on legislative matters remotely. Puidgemont, who was President of Catalunya during the illegal, unilateral declaration of independence in 2017, has lived in exile in
THOUSANDS of locals have taken to the streets of Malaga today to protest against the ‘excessive’ tourism model. Demonstrators gathered in Plaza de la Merced from 11.30am, where they unfurled a banner reading ‘Malaga para vivir, no sobrevivir’ (Malaga for living, not surviving). The swarm of locals then began their march around the Costa del
A MISSING British tourist has been found dead after disappearing in the mountains on Monday. The unnamed 70-year-old vanished while hiking in the Pyrenees, sparking a days-long search by Spanish authorities. The Guardia Civil force said the Brit was found at 1pm on Thursday, near the Aspe peak of the mountain range. The body was
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HE may be one of the standout stars of Euro 2024, but Lamine Yamal’s prodigious footballing talent can’t excuse him from the rigour and pressure of school exams. Thankfully for the 16-year old, who became the youngest ever player at a European Championship after starring against Croatia in the group stages earlier this month, he
GIBRALTAR scored an unlikely victory over arch rivals Spain at the World Cup of Darts, a pairs tournament featuring some of the world’s best players including Michael van Gerwen and world champion Luke Humphires. Craig Galliano and Justin Hewitt made history for the Rock after the tungsten tossers triumphed by four legs to three in
POLICE in Barcelona have made 16 arrests as part of a two-year investigation into members of a sickening paedophile sex abuse gang who targeted minors aged as young as 12. Enquiries began after a complaint was raised by a 12-year-old girl who claimed that she, along with other minors, had been sexually assaulted by the
CANCER has become the leading cause of death in Spain for the first time, according to 2023 mortality figures compiled by the National Institute of Statistics. Last year, 115,013 people died from some kind of tumour- representing 26.55% of all deaths. Until then, it had been diseases of the circulatory system that had the highest
