The fire broke out on Sunday, prompting emergency services to evacuate 50 villagers from their homes overnight, and has spread over 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres), the regional government said on Monday. Fanned by wind, it reached the edge of the Teide National Park – a mountainous beauty spot centring on the Teide volcano, Spain’s highest peak and a Unesco world heritage site. Read article
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descuideros The tourist service office of Police has received since July, when it became operational, 1,682 complaints of criminal offenses. 83 percent of the crimes dealt with relates to thefts and 14 percent have occurred due to theft with violence and intimidation, almost all took place in the Centro district. The British lead the number […]
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SIX people were hospitalised overnight after running through the streets with charging bulls at Spain’s San Fermin festival.Those injured in the sixth bull-run of the colourful fiesta included a 62-year-old local and a person from San Francisco, California, both of whom were treated for head injuries, the regional government said in a statement. Read article
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PAMPLONA, Spain, July 9 (UPI) — At least seven people, including three gored in their legs, were injured during the traditional running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, officials said.Two Britons and an American were gored as they and thousands of others ran through the streets of Pamplona Sunday in front of six fighting bulls, […]
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Spanish airline Iberia, operated by International Consolidated Airlines Group (otherwise known as IAG) is once again in conflict with its employees. Staff at El Prat airport in Barcelona will be holding six days of strikes on July 27th, August 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st, according to an announcement by the UFG labour union in […]
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At least 2 000 people were evacuated from the popular tourist region of Valencia in Spain, while the worst fires seen in over a decade out of control, creating a huge ash cloud reached until the third largest city in the country. The work focused on fighting to protect populations and sources close to Valencia, […]
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A fire in the kitchen of a hotel in Lloret de Mar (Girona) has forced the evacuation of 225 customers has resulted in 105 rooms and eight intoxicated minor smoke inhalation. It was reported by the Fire Department of the Generalitat, have received the notice at 07.31 hours, when the fire affected a fryer in […]
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British holidaymakers planning a spell in the sun in the Spanish Balearics may have their plans for rest and relaxation scuppered by a planned coach driver strike. The 4,000 coach drivers who are responsible for ferrying tourists from airports to hotels as part of planned transfers on the islands of Majorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera […]
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Ryan Goodman, 19, was sent to a juvenile detention centre by a court in Spain last week pending trial after admitting that his brother, Michael, had died accidentally during an argument outside their home in February last year.He told police that they had been arguing over a “stupid matter” when he pushed Michael against the […]
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Lianne Smith, 45, a former child protection worker, faces up to 34 years in prison after she was found unanimously guilty by a jury of nine at the Provincial Court in Girona on Thursday. She remained expressionless with her hands on her lap as the foreman read out the verdicts. Read article
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