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THE man suspected to have viciously assaulted a nurse in a Madrid underground carriage was arrested by police hours after Spanish media reported the incident. The 19-year-old was held in the district of Villaverde on Monday afternoon after someone recognised the teenager and reported his details to the authorities. It is feared the victim has lost part of his vision in one eye after being punched. He was wearing sunglasses […]

Failure to comply with cardiovascular treatments increases by 20% during the summer and can cause the patient to suffer heart and cerebrovascular problems, a case of angina, infarction, heart failure and stroke. All this without forgetting the increased risk of kidney failure. According to Dr. Luís González, specialist of the Integral Cardiology Unit of Quirónsalud Alicante, “all the precautions are few to enjoy a few days of rest without setbacks; […]

POLICE have seized a giant drone a drugs gang used to fly illicit narcotics into Spain from Morocco – the Chinese built machine worth up to €150,000 depending on its electronic kit. With a wingspan of 4.5 metres and capable of carrying 150kg of cargo, it was capable of flying for up to seven hors at a time, flying at a speed of up to 170km/h. The flying machine was […]

SPAIN has demanded the release of a journalist covering the demonstrations against the Cuban government in a crackdown on the ongoing protests. Camila Acosta working on the island for Spanish daily ABC was held on Monday; the paper said she was accused of “crimes against state security” – a charge frequently used against dissidents. It came as she reported: “Today I witnessed violence and repression againstpeaceful protesters in Habana, the […]

It has come to our attention that commencing immediately, the Spanish Tax Authority (Hacienda), will be doing a pension audit on all UK Expatriates that have income from the following pensions, as part of their drive to prevent tax fraud:

CHEF Alisdair Anderson is using pedal power to raise money for the charity which came to the aid of his partner Ruth as he cycles 2,750km in her memory from Dublin to the Nerja on the Costa del Sol. Ruth Staines passed away on April 3 this year after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in May 2020. She was just 31. This week Alisdair continued his marathon ride along […]

CATALAN police have rescued 10 people working as slaves for a Chinese mafia gang and forced to grow cannabis in four warehouses across the region. Officers of the Catalunya police Mossos d’Esquadra found them living in inhumane conditions – locked in rooms with no windows and sleeping on cardboard beds – some being held prisoner for over a year. Eight people were arrested in the swoop and four have been […]

A SPANISH politician has been roasted by government colleagues over his efforts to entice the country to eat less meat. Consumer affairs minister Alberto Garzón was behind the message to eat less meat but has upset members of the coalition government in Madrid and producers – the industry accounts for 2.5 million jobs and exports alone are worth €9 billion. “Eating too much meat is bad for our health and […]

Temperatures could challenge record SPAIN faces its first heatwave of the summer this weekend with temperatures set to top 40C across the southern half of the country. Weathermen have warned that July, August and September will be hotter than average this year – the highest temperature recorded in Spain was 47.3C in Montoro in Córdoba, Andalusia. This week the mercury had already risen to the high thirties across Andalusia, Murcia […]