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Spanish cabinet approves ‘only yes means yes’ bill THE Spanish cabinet has approved sweeping legislation to protect people and assist victims of sexual violence. Popularly known as ‘solo si es si’ – or ‘only yes means yes’ – the law will consider all sex acts without explicit consent as rape. A weighty 113 pages, the bill is expected to go before the Spanish parliament in September and will define the […]

Player accused of bank fraud FORMER Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is accused of a massive scam on the Banque de Luxembourg – and faces a four-year jail sentence and a claim for €6.1 million in compensation. The 49-year-old and ex-husband Josep Santacana face charges related to hiding assets in a bid to avoid paying the debt to the bank – the businessman alleged to have concocted a plan […]

Four people killed in collision between a car and train SPANISH railway authority Adif has launched an inquiry after four people dies after their car was hit by an intercity train at an unmanned level crossing south west of Alicante on Friday evening. The high-speed train was running from Barcelona to Lorca and it took a kilometre to stop after colliding with the car on the crossing at Novelda. The […]

COMPANY chiefs predict a transformation of the Spanish economy as European Union recovery funds flood into the country. Spain looks set to receive as much as €140 billion in grants and bargain EU loans over the next six years; starting with a €19 billion instalment scheduled to arrive before the end of the year. Company bosses believe it will help make Spanish businesses cleaner, more energy efficient, and boost their […]

• This is the fourth Quirónsalud centre in the province, joining existing locations in Torrevieja, Orihuela and Alicante city. • Quirónsalud is the leading hospital group in Spain and, together with its parent company Fresenius-Helios, also leads in Europe. It boasts more than 40,000 professionals in more than 125 health centres. On July 1, the new Quirónsalud Gran Alacant (Santa Pola) medical centre was officially inaugurated. With this newest health […]

Renewable energy is target says Madrid SPAIN has joined an international campaign to close all coal-fired power plants by 2030 and is expected to easily beat the deadline of the Powering Past Coal Alliance. The country is transforming its energy system to using renewables and experts predict 85% of its coal capacity will have closed by next year. The European Union and United States have pledged to develop green technology; […]

The cosmetics firm Rituals, the Pandora jewelry store, the Juguettos toy store and the Maslife phone store are added to the more than 100 stores in the shopping center. Portal de la Marina Shopping Center, owned by Lar España Real Estate Socimi and managed by Grupo Lar through Gentalia, adds four new firms to its commercial center with the incorporation of the cosmetic brand Rituals, Jewelery brand Pandora, the Juguettos […]

Investigators say John McAfee committed suicide BRITISH-BORN businessman John McAfee committed suicide in his Barcelona prison cell after learning he was to be extradited to face tax evasion charges in the United States. The 75-year-old, who invented the McAfee anti-virus programme, was found dead on Wednesday afternoon and had been held in custody since October. According to respected Spanish daily newspaper El Pais, a preliminary investigation found he took his […]

Sierra de las Nieves wins special protection SPAIN has a new national park as the Sierra de las Nieves in Andalusia – an area rich in rare flora and fauna – earns a top level of environmental protection. Extending over 23,000 hectares in the province of Málaga, it is the country’s 16th space to become a national park and the third in the southern Spanish region. And the new billing […]