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SCIENTISTS hope to answer an ongoing controversy, where the famous 15 th Century explorer Christopher Columbus was born using DNA samples. Historians believe he was a son of Genoa and born in 1451 but various theories over the decades claim the discoverer of the New World hailed from Portugal or Spain rather than Italy. At the University of Granada, Jose Antonio Lorente - lead scientist in the DNA study – […]

More than 7,000 swim and wade to Ceuta SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sánchez has promised to take “all necessary measures” to protect the borders of Ceuta after a flood of migrants entered the north African enclave. He vowed the “territorial integrity” of the city would be defended after more than 7,000 ‘irregular’ migrants – including hundreds of children – breached security and swam and waded from neighbouring Morocco on Monday […]

Over 5,000 arrive in Ceuta in a single day THOUSANDS of migrants – including hundreds of children – evaded border security to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa on Monday – a record for a single day. They were said to have mainly travelled from neighbouring Morocco and either swam round the border fences or walked around at low tide.  Spanish media claimed Moroccan border guards did […]

Controlled explosion in quarry OWNERS restoring a country house triggered security alert when they discovered a 75mm howitzer shell in the attic. Dating back to the Spanish Civil War, the projectile was hidden inside a box in the attic of the three-storey house in Alcublas, a small town north of Valencia. After examining the object, hidden in a box, they called the Guardia Civil who sealed off the area until […]

Correos offers solution to communities with no bank SPAIN’S post office is offering a ‘hole in the wall’ to rural towns left without banks helping communities combat ‘financial exclusion’. Correos is about to complete a project to install ATMs in 109 municipalities left without a bank or about to lose banking services and has identified another 20 municipalities of between 500 and 3,000 residents across the country that would benefit. […]

The Spanish government has approved a new royal decree recognising food-delivery riders and drivers as employees and not self-employed workers. It means the delivery teams for digital platforms such as Glovo and Just Eat benefit from the same rights as salaried staff – however, the legislation only affects the food industry not other gig economy sectors such as taxi hailing apps. Labour minister Yolanda Diaz said: “This is a day […]

SPANISH police warned today of the dangers of downloading the ‘cute’ looking Whatsapp Pink app onto android phones. The National Police said the malware will infect mobile devices and appears to come from a known contact and be from the genuine Whatsapp service. However, police advise users to simply delete the message – simply opening the message or granting permission to download risks infecting a phone with a virus geared […]

Safety first with new speed limits SPAIN has introduced 30km/h speed limits on most urban streets as the country looks to reduce the numbers of road deaths. State traffic authority DGT believes the new restrictions will affect between 60% and 70% of roads – varying between individual towns and cities. Since 2019, the numbers of ‘vulnerable’ road traffic victims – including pedestrians and cyclists – has exceeded those killed in […]

The region tops country poll for quality beaches THE Valencia region – including the Costa Blanca – again tops the Spanish charts for flying the most ‘Blue Flags’ awarded for its quality beaches and marinas. The prized annual awards have been judged and the provinces of Valencia, Alicante and Castellón boast 153 of the 713 that can be hoisted from June across Spain. The Blue Flag status is seen as […]