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A MAN, 19, has been sentenced to almost 11 years in prison for abusing his partner. The couple, both the same age, began living together in a town in Sevilla in October 2010. In January 2011, they were in a car with relatives when an argument broke out and he…
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Spain could 'pay a high price' if it does not drastically improve life for its children. Around 2.2 million were living in actual poverty in 2011 and many are malnourished due to their parents being unable to afford healthy food UNICEF has warned. The United Nations says Spain's financial crisis…
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SWEDISH furniture chain IKEA is once again selling meatballs in restaurants in its Spanish stores. At the end of February, the store withdrew meatballs from its menu after finding traces of horsemeat Now store bosses confirm that those which are now on sale only contain pork and beef. They have also cut…
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The number of burglaries increased in 2012 by 22 per cent and is thought to be an effect of the economic crisis and re-offenders are said to account for up to 70 per cent of break-ins. The ministry of the interior has said that prison sentences will be increased. At…
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Just as some people are planning to set off on their Easter holidays the wet and windy weather has returned. This weekend the western part of Andalucía will be hit by torrential rain and storms due to a cold front coming over from the Atlantic. Extremadura will also be affected…
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SINCE October last year, 19 people have been arrested at ports and airports in Spain for illegal entry. A Clandestine Immigration Response Brigade (BRIC) was created by the National Police to control the entrance of illegal immigrants or people wanted by the authorities. They have checked 825 boats in Almeria,…
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Madrid mayor Ana Botella has called the first day of the International Olympic Committee’s Evaluation Commission’s four-day inspection of the city’s candidacy for the 2020 Olympic Games a success.Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gave an introduction before the committee visited four of the proposed sites, including Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu…
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A BACKPACK discovered near the Public Prosecutor’s Madrid office was later found to contain explosives. It was left in Calle Capitan Haya by a man on a motorcycle who crossed the street on foot and deposited the bag before leaving the way he came. A security guard observing the episode…
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SPAIN is a centre for money-laundering operations and a gateway for drugs. The accusations stem from the US State Department’s 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Drugs from Central and South America and North Africa enter Europe via Spain, maintained the report, which also recognised the “serious focus” by…
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THE Guinean who supplied the so called Cañada Real “drugs supermarket” in Madrid has been arrested. Known as the “Heroin Lord,” police also seized 45 kilos of the drug – one of the biggest hauls in recent years - from his Pedrezuela home. He was identified almost by chance after…
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EIGHTY-SIX PERCENT of 14,110 teachers competing for Madrid posts failed a general knowledge test. The last exams or “oposiciones” were held in November 2011 and just 1,913 of the interim teachers hoping to become established passed every section. Questions corresponded to the standard expected of 12-year-olds. Seniority contributed almost 46.8…
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Tenerife Tourist Board has signed an agreement with British Airways to promote the new route between London’s Gatwick airport and the island. The new route will commence on March 29 and is already sold out on economy and business class seats. British airways will be the only carrier offering business…
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The Guardia Civil Mountain Rescue squad were called out twice at the weekend to rescue mountaineers. The first was a trapped mountaineer with serious injuries who had fallen in Sierra Nevada. He had fallen down an icy slope into a valley and was then unable to climb out. The Mountain…
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A new ruling by Europe’s highest court could make it harder for Spanish banks to evict homeowners. The rise in forced evictions has provoked much anger and several suicides have been linked to people losing their homes. Spain’s deep recession and high unemployment has prompted the housing crash. Now, the…
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Deep in recession, Spain now has almost 6 million people out of work and the number of people taking early retirement has risen sharply but new measures will save the social security system €4.5 billion a year when they have taken full effect in 2027. Under the new measures companies…
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