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Catstilla y Leon firefighters attack the fire with all possible means. What started as a forest fire has grown overnight to endanger the residents of four villages that have had to be evacuated. The province of Ávila is suffering from severe fires. The UME has mobilized another 191 soldiers and 75 means to try to put down the fires that were declared on Saturday in the municipalities of Navalacruz and […]

SPAIN’S weather experts warn periods of extreme heat will become more intense and more frequent in the future because of climate change. As the country braces itself for the first heatwave of the summer – affecting the Balearic Islands and almost all of the Iberian Peninsula – predicted temperatures could reach 45 degrees Celsius in Andalusia and a minimum of between 26 and 28 degrees in a number of parts […]

SPANISH customs successfully boarded an aging merchant ship ferrying a huge cargo of cannabis to Western Europe. The Palau-flagged ship ‘Natalie’ was intercepted 40km south of Fuerteventura by two customs ships and guided to the port of Las Palmas where the illicit cargo in its hold was discovered. The National Police said the Natalie was at “serious risk” of sinking – smugglers buy such veterans for a final mission before […]

AT LEAST four migrants are feared drowned in rough weather as a merchant ship tried to pluck them from a boat 550km south of Spain´s Canary Islands. The ship went to the aid of a boat carrying some 34 people off the coast of Morocco but at least four were lost overboard and another died shortly after being rescued. According to the Spanish coastguard, because of the rough weather and […]

THE “majestic” white-tailed eagle is being reintroduced to Spain after an absence of more than 30 years in a special wildlife programme. A total of nine young birds imported from a healthy population in Norway are currently living in a special acclimatisation enclosure in the northern region of Asturias ahead of their release. The white-tailed eagle qualifies for an approved project as it is one of eight bird species in […]

WOMEN in Spain’s film industry are furious at the decision to hand Hollywood actor Johnny Depp a prestigious award at this year’s San Sebastian film festival. They condemned the decision to give the Pirates of the Caribbean star the top award after a British judge ruled allegations of domestic violence were “substantially correct”. Cristina Andreu, president of the Spanish association of female filmmakers and audio-visual media, admitted to being “very […]

SUPERMARKET Lidl is offering UK shoppers the taste of Spain they may be missing this summer including Sangria ice lollies and churros. With people choosing to holiday at home in the UK rather in the sun at their favourite destinations in the sun, the supermarket is bringing Spain to Britain. There are three flavours of the lolly: blood orange, sweet grape and lemon and orange; all designed to remind people […]

CONTROVERSIAL film star Johnny Depp is set to receive the San Sebastian Film Festival’s highest honour next month. The 58-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean star, who played the Captain Jack Sparrow character, will collect the Donostia Award on September 22. Judges at the prestigious event described him as “one of contemporary cinema’s most talented and versatile actors.” Depp appeared at the festival in the Atlantic coast city last year when […]