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A 26 year old German tourist died after suffering serious injuries from a rockfall caused by the severe weather conditions in the Canary Islands. The tourist was walking in La Gomera yesterday when the incident occurred. He was taken to the hospital in Tenerife where he later died form his…
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THE Supreme Court has ruled that the suicide of a Sevilla bus driver was a work-related accident. He committed suicide due work-related stress and his widow and children will receive compensation based on a work accident. In 2005, he had an accident at work and required a doctor for a…
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SANTIAGO DEL VALLE, sentenced to 22 years in prison for murdering five-year-old Mari Luz Cortes in Huelva in 2008 has asked for a pardon. He has written to the government saying that he was sentenced “without scientific proof or witnesses.” He says that the lack of DNA evidence should also…
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National Police have made 36 arrests in Andalucia connected with a prostitution organisation. Arrests were made in Seville, Cadiz, Cordoba and Huelva where around 400 women were being used in prostitution. 57 properties, 56 vehicles, a boat and other assets valued at €15 million were embargoed by the court. It…
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Starting from today paying motoring fines at the headquarters of the Traffic Department can only be done by credit card. This new system is aimed at security at the headquarters by not having anyone handling cash and also to eliminate the transfer costs. Payments can still be made using the…
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The price of butane gas bottles is to go up in May. The price is set to rise from €16,50 to €17, 50 in May this year and the price will be reviewed every two months. The Ministry of Industry intends to fix the price to the consumer at €17,50…
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High winds measuring up to Force 7 on the Beaufort scale are hitting the Canary Islands. The winds and orrential rain has led to around 50 flights being cancelled already flying to and from the islands. The airport at La Palma is closed and there are many places without electricity.…
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King Juan Carlos has had an operation on his spine. This is the twelfth operation the King has undergone in his life. This latest one lasted around three hours and according to his neuro-surgeon went extremely well. He will remain in hospital for a week and will need between…
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Five million people are now registered as unemployed in Spain. As the country remains stuck in the recession, the number of unemployed has jumped by 59,444 compared with January. The collapse of the once thriving property sector is the main cause of the second recession in just over three years.
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Today sees the star of another week of disruption at Spainish airports. Iberia will cut mostly domestic flights but some international flights will also be affected. Thousands of passengers will be delayed during the next five days. The Madrid - London flight is expected to be one of the flights…
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The weather in the south of Spain has been unusually cold and has brought snow and severe weather to many of our regions. We would like to invite any of our readers to send us your photos, wherever you live in Spain, for inclusion in the Euro Weekly News paper…
A heavy hail storm hit Malaga city around 5.30am this morning leaving sights unseen in the capital for many years. A blanket of white hail covered cars and roads even in the centre reaching as far as Ciudad Jardin, and the exit to the toll road on the Ronda Oeste…
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Judge Jose Castro does not consider there is any evidence, after two years of investigations, linking the Spanish Royal family to the activities of the Noos Institute. Despite emails presented to the court by Urdangarín's co-director Diego Torres, in which the latter tried to frame the Royal family, the judge does…
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More people die from Alzheimer's now than they did 13 years ago, with nearly 12,000 victims a year. This makes the condition the most common cause of death among nervous system disorders, which claim 20,250 lives a year in Spain. Nervous system conditions represent 5.2 per cent of fatalities and…
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Residents of Malaga woke up to find that the icy weather had arrived on the Costa del Sol. Ronda, Antequera and the Axarquia are all on Orange alert (important risk) for snow today with 5-6cms expected to fall at 700 to 1,000 metres above sea level. Malaga is also on…
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