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THE VALENCIAN Health Ministry says that 17.6% of people aged 15 years and over classify themselves as regular smokers in the Valencian Community. 2.6% of residents said they were ‘sporadic’ smokers in findings from the 2022 regional health survey. The results published on the eve of Wednesday’s ‘World No Tobacco Day’ show a trend moving […]

ELCHE’S PLD Space will launch the first private rocket in Europe -Miura 1- on Wednesday from the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre, at the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA), in Huelva. Lift off will be at 5.30pm and can be watched live via the company’s YouTube account and will be presented by Sara Poveda, the

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a fugitive in Jerez de la Frontera who led a criminal organisation that trafficked drugs via helicopters. The unnamed man had five warrants out against him from different national courts and moved between Portugal, Cadiz and rural areas of Huelva using false identities and documentation. His gang has been based

A STEEL totem unit containing lifejackets has been installed on Calpe’s Penyal d’Ifac coast. The fixed stainless steel structure on Paseo Princesa de Asturias operates off a solar panel and battery guaranteeing 24 hour service. It’s been erected on a part of the coast where two cousins aged 19 and 24 died just over a

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INFLATION in Spain is at its lowest rate since July 2021 with core inflation- excluding food and fuel prices- down for the third consecutive month. The Institute of National Statistics said on Tuesday May’s provisional inflation rate is 3.2%- 0-9% less than the same month last year. The drop has been caused by falling fuel

THE warm Mediterranean climate makes Malaga a great outdoor terrace bar destination all year round, where you can enjoy tapas, cerveza and some fabulous views. Here’s the Olive Press’ list of some of the best rooftop terraces in Malaga city: AC Hotel Málaga Palacio The rooftop is perched on the 15th floor, which gives an

A MEMBER of the Guardia Civil has received gunshot wounds after a gunman barricaded himself inside a property in La Cala de Mijas and opened fire. The incident took place yesterday afternoon, Monday 29, when the Guardia Civil received an alert from the suspects very own family members who had spotted him with a firearm.

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a man in Lanzarote for organising illegal shark and stingray tourist fishing trips. The arrest took place on May 19 after the Guardia Civil were alerted to a post on social media which advertised a fishing excursion on Lanzarote, in which a private fishing company offered the chance to catch

SPAIN’S prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been famous for taking risky decisions throughout his political career. And most of the time, these decisions have paid off.  But what no one was expecting today, after his Socialist Party suffered a humiliating defeat at regional and local elections on Sunday, was for Sanchez to call a snap