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Mom arrested for assaulting her daughter’s school headmistress in Malaga 

THE mother of a high school student has been arrested for assaulting the school headmistress in Malaga. The 37-year-old woman allegedly attended the school in the Churriana neighbourhood with another family member, a man aged 39.  Inside the building, she is believed to have assaulted the school headmistress by pushing and shaking her.  The assailant […]

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Most tax cuts on essential foods expected to be extended this week in Spain as election looms

SPAIN’S Economy Minister Nadia Calviño has said that she expects the Council of Ministers to extend on Tuesday some of the anti-crisis measures that are scheduled to expire on June 30. Speaking to Radio Nacional on Monday, Calviño would not go into specifics ahead of Tuesdays meeting, but insisted that the drop in IVA on

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Sun-seekers crowd Malaga beaches on first Sunday of summer in Spain

BEACH-goers sunbathed and played in the sea along Malaga’s beaches yesterday, Sunday June 25—the first Sunday of summer. Despite the fact that the peak tourist season has not yet begun, the Malaga beaches were heaving, with many local residents and pre-high season visitors becoming early birds for the day in order to snag a good

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Serious accident as Metro train in Spain’s Malaga collides with car leaving four injured

SEVERAL people have been injured in Malaga city— two seriously — after a Metro train collided with a car yesterday afternoon, Sunday June 25. As reported by Malaga City Council the accident, which took place shortly before 8pm, occurred due to a violation of the car for not respecting the traffic light signal. Two occupants

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Spain’s tennis ace Carlos Alcaraz reclaims No. 1 ranking after winning Queen’s Club Championships

CARLOS Alcaraz has won the Queen’s Club Championships yesterday, Sunday June 25, ensuring he will enter Wimbledon next month as the No. 1 seed. Alcaraz, with more power and precision beat Australian Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-4 in the Queen’s Club Championships final in London. However, the actual shot of the match came from the

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MID-AIR SCARE: Bird strike forces plane to return to Spain’s Malaga airport after takeoff

A VUELING flight had to make an emergency landing after a bird struck the plane shortly after takeoff.  The mid-air scare occurred last Saturday, June 24, on flight VY3068 en route from Malaga to Gran Canaria. According to a statement from air traffic controllers, the flight crew was alerted that a bird had hit the

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IN PICTURES: San Juan in Lanjarón is one of the craziest fiestas in Spain’s Andalucia

ALWAYS a lively affair, San Juan in Lanjarón, Granada, is best known for its mass water fight on the night of 23 June. It also has a colourful carnival parade (called ‘La Publica’), a water-throwing contest, witches, flamenco dancers, musicians, DJs, and more. In recent years, the Lanjarón town hall has expanded the fiesta programme,

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Spain’s prime ministerial hopeful Yolanda Diaz proposes cutting work week from 40 to 32 hours

SPAIN’S deputy prime minister and labour minister, Yolanda Diaz, has proposed lowering the country’s work week from 40 to 37.5 hours a week in 2024 and then progressively reducing it until it is as low as 32 hours.  The communist politician called the measure ‘revolutionary’ because ‘time is the most valuable thing’ for workers who

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LISTED: Spain’s most beautiful seaside towns according to The Telegraph

BRITISH travel guide Telegraph Travel has compiled a list of the 20 best coastal towns in Spain to visit this summer. According to the paper’s travel section, which seeks to offer the best holiday inspiration, advice, hotel reviews, news and interviews, the top Spanish beach is found in Andalucia, specifically Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in Cadiz.

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