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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 […]

THE mercury is set to rise across Spain this weekend with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees centigrade on Friday and Saturday – and could top 44 degrees in the southern region of Andalusia. A total of 10 Spanish provinces in six of the country’s regions are on high alert for soaring temperatures as national weather agency Aemet warned of a heatwave affecting the whole of the country, except for the northern […]

SPANISH police have arrested four suspected members of a dangerous Montenegro mafia gang working across the Canary Islands involved in a huge cocaine trafficking operation. The joint operation between the National Police and Guardia Civil also saw 408kg of the drug seized along with half a million euros in cash in Gran Canaria. And amongst those held of the notorious ‘Clan Skaljiari’ was the one-time leader of the ‘Pink Panther’ […]

FIREFIGHTERS mounted a successful rescue when a 2.5-metre-long snake was reported to be on the loose in the medieval town centre of Benissa. Spooked residents made an emergency call after spotting the monster reptile slithering along netting hung above the street to hold decorations to mark a traditional summer festival. A crew was sent from the town’s fire station to catch the slippery customer. In an operation logged as ‘snake […]

A BOAT attempting to reach the Canary Islands from Africa capsized killing 42 migrants on board – including eight children and 30 women. The tragedy took place around 30 minutes after the vessel left Dakhla in Morocco, according to Caminando Fronteras, the Spanish NGO, there were 10 survivors, six women and four men. Charity founder Helen Maleno said fishermen alerted the police after the boat drifted off course and capsized […]

A MAFIA chief once known as the ‘boss of bosses’ has been arrested in Spain after spending two years hidden away in Madrid and on the run as one of Italy’s ‘most wanted’. Domenico Paviglianiti is wanted in his homeland for a string of crimes and is believed to be the instigator of nearly 130 murders. The 60-year-old was held on Tuesday in a joint operation between Spain’s National Police […]

LIFEGUARDS patrolling busy Spanish beaches will have a bird’s eye view of the coast using drones in a bid to save lives this summer. The regional government in Valencia has launched a pilot programme ‘StopDrowning’ in a bid to cut deaths by drowning – at the end of July 23 people died in the sea, last year the toll was 61 and similar figures were recorded in 2019. As a […]