Flamenco fever is gripping swathes of Asia, luring hard-hit Spanish dancers

Flamenco fever is gripping swathes of Asia, luring hard-hit Spanish dancers and breathing new life into a centuries-old art that touches the soul of Spain.Like dozens of other flamenco artists, Tomas Arroquero travels every year to Asia to work for several months.The lean 40-year-old...

impact of the Spanish property crash is finally catching up with Santander?

Santander, Spain's largest bank, have been apparently defying gravity.While the Irish banks have crashed and burned, Santander, seemingly insulated by its international diversification and superior regulation by the Spanish central bank, has carried on regardless.But do last week's worse-than-expected third-quarter results, which show increased loan-loss provisions, indicate that the impact of the Spanish property crash is finally catching up with...

Muslim youth called Younes, had died after being hit by a rubber bullet fired by Spanish police

Moroccan media announced, without citing any sources, that a Muslim youth called Younes, had died after being hit by a rubber bullet fired by Spanish police during riots this week in the enclave city of Melilla, a report that Spain says in "a complete lie".Reuters reported yesterday that a spokesman for the Government Office in Melilla had assured that the only injuries demonstrators had suffered were "of a minor nature" and that there was only...

16-year-old Muslim teenager from Melilla was killed, on Thursday evening by a rubber bullet fired at close range by the Spanish Civil Guard,

16-year-old Muslim teenager from Melilla was killed, on Thursday evening by a rubber bullet fired at close range by the Spanish Civil Guard, in clashes between demonstrators and the police in the "La Canada de Hidume" neighborhood in the occupied city of Melilla, media reported on Friday.The young Younès died of his wounds, the same sources said, adding that the victim's body was taken by law enforcement officers to an unknown destination. For...

Melilla, where protests and clashes continue between Spanish security forces and local youth

A major safety device was set up to impose a "state of siege" in the neighborhoods of the Moroccan [Spanish Occupied Enclave city of] Melilla, where protests and clashes continue between Spanish security forces and local youth, according to a well-informed source. All vehicles wishing to enter or leave the troubled areas are checked at roadblocks, set up by local authorities since the beginning of events, the same source added.Clashes between...

Santander is significantly undercapitalised compared with its European peers and some way from meeting the tougher standards set out by the new Basel

Santander’s plans to list on the London Stock Exchange next year may not herald a significant change for the UK business, which has already transformed itself into a household name in the British banking market.However, for the highly acquisitive Spanish bank, the move not only generates much-needed capital after a flurry of purchases in recent months, but puts further weight behind its commitment to overseas markets.As Santander’s home territory...

European Commission Wednesday called for a ban on suspected killer drug mephedrone

European Commission Wednesday called for a ban on suspected killer drug mephedrone, a popular ecstasy-like party drug known as "meow meow", sold on the Internet and available in 12 EU nations.Mephedrone, already illegal in 15 European Union nations, has been linked to 37 deaths in Britain and Ireland alone and appears to be the sole cause of two deaths in the EU, Commission spokesman Matthew Newman said at a news conference."We need to react quickly,"...

Sex trade growing in Spain

massive building with neon lights in the form of two palm trees advertises itself as a 'night club.'Yet the 'show girls' dancing inside are no ordinary performers, but prostitutes selling sex in what is being billed as Europe's biggest brothel.Located in La Jonquera on the Spanish...

Addiction to Legal and Illegal Substances

Although there is widespread social belief that people who consume illegal substances suffer more negative effects, consumption-related health problems are actually primarily due to legal substances.The World Health Organization (WHO) expected tobacco to explain 16.8% of mortality in Spain, alcohol 3% and illegal drugs 0.6%. However, in regard to the burden of disease, tobacco accounted for 12.3%, alcohol 7.6% and illegal drugs 3....

Spain may limit the hours during which photovoltaic-power plants may earn subsidies as part of a plan to rein in electricity costs

Spain may limit the hours during which photovoltaic-power plants may earn subsidies as part of a plan to rein in electricity costs for consumers, according to a government official involved in talks with the owners.It’s too early to say how much the cut might cost companies that generate the solar power using photovoltaic panels, said Antonio Hernandez, general director of energy policy at the Madrid-based Industry Ministry. He said the ministry...

TORREMOLINOS residents are in for a shock when they get their water and rubbish collection bills

TORREMOLINOS residents are in for a shock when they get their water and rubbish collection bills for the first three months of 2011. The town hall has approved a motion to increase taxes for both services which come on one bill. However, the amount owed will vary depending on how much water each household consumes and there will be discounts for people who have been registered in the town for more than two years.In any case, the bills will be more...

3,776 families in Malaga live on €476 per month, which is less than €16 per day.

3,776 families in Malaga live on €476 per month, which is less than €16 per day. Most of these families have four or more members, meaning that some 15,000 people are living in severe poverty. These are just the families which go to the city hall for help, although other cases remain undetected, according to the Malaga Councillor for Social Affairs, Marivi Romero.This year alone, the budget Malaga City Hall has to help local families in need has...

Did Mark Webber try to crash into Alonso after losing control of his car in South Korea?

Did Mark Webber try to crash into Alonso after losing control of his car in South Korea? That has been insinuated by the ex Formula One driver, Gerhard Berger who said‘He could have braked and stopped the car against the wall, but he did not do so. He took out Nico Rosberg, but he was the wrong driver. I think he would have preferred to have taken out Alonso or Hamilton’.Berger goes on to say he understands the situation because when you lose control...

Padre Ángel claims that he has contact with the Virgen María and that he purchased a flat at her request.

priest from Picassent in Valencia who is accused of tax fraud has said that being a priest he thought that he did not have to pay any tax.However the Valencia Archbishopric does not recognise Padre Ángel as a priest at all.Padre Ángel claims that he has contact with the Virgen María and that he purchased a flat at her request. He set up his own religious order, La Junta de la Esclavitud del Sagrado Corazon de Jesús, (The Order of Slavery of the Sacred...

woman accused of killing her husband in a fight, María Pilar Marcos, has been found not guilty by a jury in Navarra

A 64 year old woman accused of killing her husband in a fight, María Pilar Marcos, has been found not guilty by a jury in Navarra. The court heard how she had been ill-treated by her husband for some 38 years of their 44 year long marriage, and how she used a knife to kill him during a fight at their home in Tafalla, Navarra in November 2009.The nine members of the jury considered that it had not been proven by the prosecution that a crime had taken...

UK NEWS woman was dragged round her house in front of her husband by masked raiders who fled with their luxury watches and cars.

woman was dragged round her house in front of her husband by masked raiders who fled with their luxury watches and cars.The couple were inside their detached home at 11pm on Friday night on Aviary Road in the plush suburb of Worsley near Manchester when a gang broke in through a side door.The husband was hit in the head by an attacker - one of a gang of three or four.Greater Manchester Police said two of the thugs then dragged the man's wife round...

Tortured Scot's missing body parts may have been mailed to rival gangsters as warning - The Daily Record

Tortured Scot's missing body parts may have been mailed to rival gangsters as warning - The Daily Record: "kidnapped at Faro airport on October 5 and tortured at a villa on the Algarve.But Ross, from Wick, Caithness, escaped after four Brits were held over an alleged cannabis ring.Cops were already searching for him after his wife received threatening calls from the kidnappers. Ross was found bleeding in the street in the village of Boliqueime last...

dad-of-two lost an ear, two fingers and three toes over an alleged £10,000 drug debt.

Tortured Scot's missing body parts may have been mailed to rival gangsters as warning - The Daily Record: "DETECTIVES fear the mutilated missing body parts of a tortured Scot were mailed to rival drug barons as a Mafia-type warning.James Ross, 26, suffered horrific injuries during...

Now jobless, Elhadri can no longer count on state benefits. A few weeks ago he stopped receiving unemployment benefits

Many immigrants choose hardship in Spain over returning home | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 23.10.2010: "34-year-old Moroccan had a much different vision of his future when he risked his life 12 years ago to come to Europe in a boat which he described as 'a little nutshell.' 'There were 25 of us, and the boat was only five or six meters (16-20 feet) long,' he told Deutsche Welle. 'We were practically stacked one on top of the other.' Bildunterschrift:...

Many immigrants choose hardship in Spain over returning home | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 23.10.2010

Many immigrants choose hardship in Spain over returning home | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 23.10.2010: "Spain is offering jobless non-EU immigrants a one-time payout of unemployment benefits in exchange for surrendering their Spanish residency rights. But many immigrants are loath to leave their adopted home. South American and African immigrants in Spain increasingly find themselves caught in a tough predicament. Unable to gain long-term employment...

American Club of Marbella war of independence, Costa del Sol | Olive Press Newspaper | News Spain

American Club of Marbella war of independence, Costa del Sol | Olive Press Newspaper | News Spain: "War of Independence has broken out within the normally staid corridors of the American Club.It comes, after a big fall out in the Marbella chapter saw the setting up of a new arm under a breakaway group.The 36-year-old chapter has been blown apart after elected president Ann McGeehan fell out with the rest of the Costa del Sol American Club.With just...

BBC News - Arrests over Caithness man's 'torture' in Portugal

BBC News - Arrests over Caithness man's 'torture' in Portugal: "James Ross, 26, of Wick, was traced and taken to hospital after an operation involving Northern Constabulary and the Policia Judiciaria.It has been claimed Mr Ross was held for 13 days and tortured.The four men, whose names have not been released, have appeared in court in Portugal on serious criminal charges, according to Northern Constabulary.According to reports Mr Ross had an ear,...

French unions call two further strikes - Telegraph

French unions call two further strikes - Telegraph: "call for workers to join two new days of nationwide demonstrations next Thursday and on November 6 came after another day of unrest across France that saw protesters blocking key sites and clashing with police. 'Strengthened by the support of workers, the young and a majority of the population ... the labour organisations have decided to continue and to broaden the mobilisation,' the main unions...

Malaria fears escalate as most dangerous mosquito mutates into two species - Science, News - The Independent

Malaria fears escalate as most dangerous mosquito mutates into two species - Science, News - The Independent: "The most dangerous type of malaria-carrying mosquito, which kills up to a million people each year, is evolving into two different species, posing grave problems for controlling the transmission of the blood parasite.Scientists have found that Anopheles gambiae, which is widespread across Africa and is responsible for about half of the 500...

Spanish Sunburn - Bloomberg

Spanish Sunburn - Bloomberg: "Prime Minister Zapatero’s failed plan to transform his country into a carbon- free energy giant exposes the risks facing investors looking to profit from clean power. German Vilimelis heard about Spain’s solar gold rush from his brother-in-law in 2007. Across the plains around Lerida, the northeastern Spanish town where they spent weekends, farmers were turning over their fields to photovoltaic panels to capitalize on...

Scot has ear, fingers & toes chopped off during drug gang kidnap ordeal in Portugal - The Daily Record

Scot has ear, fingers & toes chopped off during drug gang kidnap ordeal in Portugal - The Daily Record: "James Ross, 26, was tortured in a villa on the Algarve for 13 days after being lured to Portugal by a gang of Brits.Dad-of-two Ross, from Wick, Caithness, was found bleeding in the street in the village of Alfontes, near Loule, by Carlos Pereira.Carlos said: 'He came staggering towards me, asking me to stop, waving his arms in the air.'He...

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: UK shop staff are Euro champions...at thieving

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: UK shop staff are Euro champions...at thieving: "BRITAIN’S shop workers are the most dishonest in Europe, stealing more than £1.5billion of goods from their bosses last year.Thieving employees now account for nearly 37 per cent of the £4.4billion retail crime wave that is hampering the High Street recovery.Security experts say stores ­cannot afford to ignore the “silent thieves from...

Malaga line up loan swoop for Liverpool's Ryan Babel - report - Goal.com

Malaga line up loan swoop for Liverpool's Ryan Babel - report - Goal.com: "Malaga intend to tempt Liverpool with a loan offer for Ryan Babel, according to Spanish daily AS.Babel, 23, has struggled to make an impression at Anfield since he joined in 2007 and has made just two substitute appearances in the Premier League this season. He had been expected to be jettisoned last summer but an upturn in form in the final months of the previous campaign...

Malaga Represent The Greatest Challenge Of My Career - Coach Jesualdo Ferreira | Sports | Peacefmonline.com

Malaga Represent The Greatest Challenge Of My Career - Coach Jesualdo Ferreira | Sports | Peacefmonline.com: "Malaga coach Jesualdo Ferreira has confessed that his arrival at the Andalucian club represents the biggest challenge of his career, but has targeted a top 10 finish in the Primera Division this season.Ferreira won three consecutive titles at Porto from 2007 to 2009, before losing his job in May 2010 and subsequently accepting the post at...

French riot police clash with students as petrol stations run dry - Telegraph

French riot police clash with students as petrol stations run dry - Telegraph: "Despite claims that it had petrol provision “under control”, the government said it had activated an emergency crisis cell charged with maintaining fuel supplies. The opposition Socialists criticised François Fillon, the prime minister, for failing to speak to the unions over proposed pension reforms, which would raise minimum and full retirement ages to 62 and 67. “We...

Sotheby's to auction seven Picasso paintings next month

Sotheby's to auction seven Picasso paintings next month: "Seven works by Pablo Picasso are up for auction next month, at an Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, which takes place at Sotheby’s of Bond Street on 5th February.One is a portrait of Picasso’s muse, the painter and photographer Dora Maar, famous for her love affair with the Málaga artist. One of his portraits of her, ‘Dora Maar with Cat,’ reached the second highest price of a work...

Morocco's militant hackers - Afrik-news.com : Africa news, Maghreb news - The african daily newspaper

Morocco's militant hackers - Afrik-news.com : Africa news, Maghreb news - The african daily newspaper: "They are militant hackers who have attacked sites in Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Israel... Their screen messages have been likened to messages on banners hoisted by demonstrators in...

Spanish strike has bosses shaking|9Oct10|Socialist Worker

Spanish strike has bosses shaking|9Oct10|Socialist Worker: "general strike brought Spain to a standstill on Wednesday of last week. Its scale and militancy took the government, the bosses, and even many on the left, by surprise.According to the unions, over 70 percent of workers struck—in large workplaces the figure rose to 85 percent. Electricity use fell to Sunday levels and road traffic was down by half on a normal working day.From the early hours...

Your very own treasure island off Menorca - for just 5,7 million

Your very own treasure island off Menorca - for just 5,7 million: "quiet enclave just off the coast of Menorca, with crystal clear waters surrounding the small island, which is covered in meadows of seagrass, des Grau Island, known locally as the illa den Colom, is now on sale for 5.7 million euros.Besides the natural charm of the surroundings and the spectacular location, making this small island in a genuine gem for property investors, the real...

Spain has been mentioned a number times in Brussels as one of the Mediterranean economies that has been losing competitiveness

EU to penalise member states for lack of competitiveness: "European Union (EU) is preparing some changes to its fiscal laws, which will include sanctions against any european montary zone countries showing a lack of competitiveness, despite opposition from Spain to this type of regulation. Finance ministers from the 27 european montary zone nations are expected to agree on general principles today, in a move to tackle the imbalances in the economies...

Gibraltar is exposed to a number of money laundering and terrorist financing risks, according to a 2007 International Monetary Fund report

FT.com / Reports - Tax: New agreements make evasion much tougher: "Gibraltar laid out its latest changes to tax legislation, it trumpeted the completion of its “14-year transition from tax haven to mainstream European financial services centre”.Recent milestones have included a string of tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) that will help other countries track down tax evaders and the plan to abolish its tax-exempt company regime targeted...

Spain's Banco Santander wins EU approval to buy RBS assets - People's Daily Online

Spain's Banco Santander wins EU approval to buy RBS assets - People's Daily Online: "Banco Santander of Spain has won approval from the European Union (EU) to buy a number of retail and commercial banking assets of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) in Britain.'The transaction would not significantly impede effective competition' in the European markets, said the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, in a statement on Friday.The assets...

Spain's Defaults Ratio Rose to 14-Year High of 5.62% in August - Bloomberg

Spain's Defaults Ratio Rose to 14-Year High of 5.62% in August - Bloomberg: "Bad loans as a proportion of total credit at Spanish lenders rose to 5.62 percent in August, a 14- year high, from 5.47 percent in July as the country’s sluggish economy slowed loan repayments. Bad loans...

Landmark court ruling against abusive clause in Spanish mortgages

Landmark court ruling against abusive clause in Spanish mortgages: "One of the battles that many Spanish mortgage owners have been facing is the clause in their contract known as ‘cláusula suelo’ or the ground clause, which stops mortgage payments being reduced below a certain level despite the fact that the Euribor interest rate on which the contract is based, has fallen to a lower level.Many members of the public think the clause is a trick used...

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini: Womanising better for footballers than drinking | Metro.co.uk

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini: Womanising better for footballers than drinking | Metro.co.uk: "City goalkeeper Joe Hart was recently pictured in the papers dancing on the bar during a drinking session in a Marbella club, while Mancini is also believed to have warned Adam Johnson about his off-field behaviour. Roberto Mancini likes sober encounters with women (PA) The Italian admits he does not understand why some English footballers feel the...

RBS may sell $1.6 billion Spain property portfolio | Reuters

RBS may sell $1.6 billion Spain property portfolio | Reuters: "Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) is considering selling a 1 billion pound ($1.6 billion) Spanish property loan portfolio after hiring Morgan Stanley (MS.N) to advise on its options, an industry source said on Monda...

Copper a copper-bottomed investment for thieves | Spain | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Copper a copper-bottomed investment for thieves | Spain | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "EIGHT Romanians arrested in Barcelona were found with two tons of copper wire worth €6,000 s to scrap dealers prepared to pay cash and ask few questions. Ringleader Costel Gigel H was remanded but the remainder were charged and released although five had their passports confiscated to ensure they could not leave Spain...

Man bitten by poisonous snake | Costa de Almería | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Man bitten by poisonous snake | Costa de Almería | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "44-YEAR-OLD road worker was bitten by a poisonous snake last Friday in El Ejido. He was taken to the ICU at the Poniente Hospital and has now been transferred to a ward as his condition is improving. The antidote for the man, who was in critical condition, was provided by the Virgen de la Arrixaca Hospital in Murci...

Maurice Boland's rise and fall... Mr Marbella | Olive Press Newspaper

Maurice Boland's rise and fall... Mr Marbella | Olive Press Newspaper: "Boland last week apologised to the family of the girl – and his own family – in the Irish national newspapers, before issuing a limp statement to the local press here in Spain.In the only comments that have been run, he whined to one: “I fully expected that it would become public knowledge. But I did not expect the hurtful and negative gossip directed towards both her family...

Moroccan woman dies at the hands of her husband

Moroccan woman dies at the hands of her husband: "38 year old Moroccan woman, Fatiha al Katiiri, has died in Alhama de Granada, from injuries allegedly carried out by her 56 year old husband, also Moroccan. The Guardia Civil say that the husband confessed to the crime, and he is now in hospital in Granada after trying to commit suicide by drinking bleach.It seems the man attacked the woman, beating her to death, after her three children had left...

Driver allowed to go after hitting six people outside Granada discotec with his van

Driver allowed to go after hitting six people outside Granada discotec with his van: "22 year old man who tested positive for alcohol after knocking down six people outside the El Tren discotheque in Granada on Sunday, has been released by police.Local Police say the man was in the van with his girlfriend, and tested at 0.58 for alcohol, but the law only allows them to make an arrest when the level is 0.70. The legal limit in Spain is 0.25.However...

Sean Connery threatens legal action against Marbella court for 'damage to public image'

Sean Connery threatens legal action against Marbella court for 'damage to public image': "Sean Connery has confirmed he will take legal action against the court of Marbella for having publicly revealed his suspected implication in a property fraud case under investigation on the...

Head-shop baron shuts outlet on Costa del Sol - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Head-shop baron shuts outlet on Costa del Sol - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "head-shop baron James Bellamy has suffered a setback in his hopes of opening a chain of the controversial stores in Spain.The businessman has closed down his first Nirvana head shop in the Costa del Sol resort of Benalmadena less than three months after opening.Mr Bellamy vacated the premises near a notorious clubber's paradise after pressure from local authorities.Town...

Spanish Senate has rejected a Partido Popular motion which called for bullfighting to be declared a protected cultural interest.

Spanish Senate has rejected a Partido Popular motion which called for bullfighting to be declared a protected cultural interest.The vote was 129 against, 117 in favour and there was one abstention.PP Senator, Pío García Escudero, spoke in favour of the motion, and described the bullfighter as ‘an artist, like a painter, composer, poet or sculptor’. He said he had to create his work of art in 20 minutes, without any possibility of correction, and...

three people arrested in Murcia in the latest real estate corruption case in Spain are now at the disposition of the court.

three people arrested in Murcia in the latest real estate corruption case in Spain are now at the disposition of the court. The Murcia High Court of Justice has said that Instruction Court 8 in the city had ordered the searching of the town planning offices in Murcia City Hall yesterday, as well as the searching of offices and homes in both Murcia and Madrid.Reporting restrictions have been placed on the case, but it is understood the allegations...

Spain will always give a warning when there are incidents

She said that London was always warned when there are incidents off the RockThe Spanish Government, in the form of Deputy Prime Minister, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, has said that London has apologised to them over the recent incidents between the Guardia Civil and the Gibraltar Police in the waters off Gibraltar.‘Spain will always give a warning when there are incidents’ she said, and extended the Government’s firmness also to cover relations...

Fugitive killer caught in Spain following attempted bank robbery - Manchester Evening News

Fugitive killer caught in Spain following attempted bank robbery - Manchester Evening News: "convicted killer who went on the run after being sprung from court has been arrested in Spain's Costa Blanca following an attempted bank robbery.Richard Smith, 29, had been missing since May after a security van bringing him to Salford magistrates court was attacked.Smith, of Pegwell Drive, Lower Broughton, was being taken to court on May 13 after being charged...

Authorities in Malaga, Spain, have reported that child pornography and fraud account for more than half of cyber crime

Cyber Crime on the Rise in Spain: "Authorities in Malaga, Spain, have reported that child pornography and fraud account for more than half of cyber crime, Euro Weekly reports.Since its creation more than 18 months ago, the Computer Crime Service of Malaga Public Prosecutor’s Office has investigated almost 500 crimes. More than half of cases were related to fraud and the possession or distribution of child pornography. The remaining cases involved...

The Press Association: Britons held over Spain drugs ring

The Press Association: Britons held over Spain drugs ring: "Thirteen Britons suspected of running a drug ring have been arrested in Spain, police said.Nine men and four women were held as investigators shut down a gang supplying holiday resorts on the Costa Blanca and Ibiza.Police seized 53,000 ecstasy pills, 100 cannabis plants, cocaine, vehicles, mobile phones and cash.The gang is suspected of producing and distributing 'designer' drugs, such as...

The fugitive ex of Wayne Rooney's hooker was nicked in Spain. | News Of The World

The fugitive ex of Wayne Rooney's hooker was nicked in Spain. | News Of The World: "fugitive ex-lover of Wayne Rooney's three-in-a-bed hooker has been arrested in Spain after a botched bank robbery. LOVER: Jones is 'violent and dangerous' say copsJenny Thompson's gangster boyfriend was part of a real life Smith and Jones who wrote sick POEMS about their raids. Jared Jones, 28, and mobster pal Richard Smith, 29, were snared after a four-month joint...

Security has been doubled on Prince amid fears he is main target for terrorists. | News Of The World

Security has been doubled on Prince amid fears he is main target for terrorists. | News Of The World: "ARMED security on Prince Harry has been doubled amid growing fears that he is the main target for a new wave of Islamic and Irish terrorists. Six SAS-trained gun guards have been shadowing soldier Harry wherever he goes after Britain's security services raised the threat of an attack against the Royal Family to Level 2 - only one below 'imminent'....

AFP: Cocaine, ecstasy found in waters of Spanish nature reserve

AFP: Cocaine, ecstasy found in waters of Spanish nature reserve: "Spanish scientists said Wednesday they have detected cocaine, ecstasy and six other drugs in the waters of a nature reserve, and warned of a possible risk to wildlife and public health.Investigators from the University of Valencia analysed the water in canals and irrigation channels of eastern Spain's Albufera Natural Park, a major wetlands region, for the presence of 14 kinds of drugs,...

Madrid hash business commerce reasonable promotes cultivation and consumption and calls for de-criminalisation

Madrid hash business commerce reasonable promotes cultivation and consumption and calls for de-criminalisation: "A hash reasonable in Madrid this weekend is offering stalls selling everything from lollies to incense sticks and even marihuana tea. Mostly run by so-called 'grow shop' owners and those who seek to legalise the cultivation and consumption of the drug, the reasonable in Leganés saw a huge turn-out.Some of the visitors claim they grow their...

BBC News - Moody's downgrades Spain's credit rating

BBC News - Moody's downgrades Spain's credit rating: "outlook for the troubled Spanish economy took another turn for the worse on Thursday. Spain has lost its last triple-A credit rating with the major rating agencies, following a downgrade from Moody's.The agency downgraded Spanish debt by one level to Aa1, following similar moves by Fitch and Standard & Poor's earlier this year. This will make it more expensive for Spain to borrow on the international...

BUNGLED ROBBERY SEES FOUR BRITS ARRESTED | Costa Blanca | Leader - News, Sport, Advertising, Property, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain

BUNGLED ROBBERY SEES FOUR BRITS ARRESTED | Costa Blanca | Leader - News, Sport, Advertising, Property, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain: "Four Britons, residents of Javea, were arrested on Tuesday, following a bungled attempt at a bank robbery in Benissa which they tried to break into with large rocks and a sledgehamer.The attempt took place at the Ruralcaixa on Tuesday mer. afternoon and although the...

SPAIN’S BIGGEST CORRUPTION TRIAL SET TO LAST A YEAR | Costa del Sol | Leader - News, Sport, Advertising, Property, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain

SPAIN’S BIGGEST CORRUPTION TRIAL SET TO LAST A YEAR | Costa del Sol | Leader - News, Sport, Advertising, Property, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain: "300 journalists covering the trial, it looks like it will be in and out of the news on a regular basis over the next 12 months. The proceedings revolve around alleged real estate fraud in the jet-set resort town Marbella, which all kicked off in the mid-1990s....

300 illegal immigrants arrive in Spain in three days (Roundup) - Monsters and Critics

300 illegal immigrants arrive in Spain in three days (Roundup) - Monsters and Critics: "count kept rising in a new wave of illegal immigrant arrivals on Spanish shores, with the total estimated at 300 people in the past three days, Spanish officials said Sunday. The migrants arrived on at least 20 refugee boats from Algeria and other North-African countries. The boats landed in the Murcia region in south-eastern Spain, in the Andalusian provinces...

Spanish Monarch underwent surgery last May to remove a nodule on his right lung

Spanish Monarch underwent surgery last May to remove a nodule on his right lungA statement from the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid has said that King Juan Carlos is ‘totally recovered’ from his operation and will not need any more revisions following one which was carried out earlier this week.The Spanish Monarch had an operation to remove a nodule on his right lung in the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona in May, after it came to light in his annual medical....

Fisher-Price has recalled thousands of dangerous games from the shop shelves of Spain

Fisher-Price has recalled thousands of dangerous games from the shop shelves of Spain, and some 10 million across the United States and Canada, as they could cause accidents such as cuts or choking in children.The list of the items being withdrawn from sale in Spain is as follows- Tricycles – Ref No.D8776- Supertrona high chair – Ref No. J6995- Cerca de Mi high chair – Ref No. J7742- Acuario high chair – Ref No, H7183- Deluxe high chair – Ref No....

slammed the Spanish Guardia Civil over their actions in the incident in British Gibraltar Territorial Water.

"Graham Watson, Liberal Democrat MEP for South West England and Gibraltar, has slammed the Spanish Guardia Civil over their actions in the incident in British Gibraltar Territorial Water.Following the arrest of an individual aboard a suspect vessel by the Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP), Spanish Guardia Civil officers attempted to intervene, sparking a tense stand off. RGP Commissioner Louis Wink insisted the Guardia Civil had no jurisdiction over the...

Euro Weekly News | Couple attacked at Marbella luxury villa | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Couple attacked at Marbella luxury villa | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "TWO people were injured in an armed robbery at a luxury chalet near the Sierra Blanca urbanization in the Nagueles area of Marbella. Two people armed with knives broke into the home after midnight and once inside, made the occupants hand over all the money and valuables in the house.The 82-year-old Liberian owner,...

The Associated Press: Spanish judge frees US al-Qaida suspect

The Associated Press: Spanish judge frees US al-Qaida suspect: "Spanish judge ordered the release Thursday of a U.S. citizen of Algerian origin who was detained on suspicion of financing al-Qaida's North Africa affiliate, citing a lack of evidence but keeping the investigation open.Judge Santiago Pedraz took away suspect Mohamed Omar Dehbi's passport, barred him from leaving Spain and ordered him to check in with police daily.Dehbi was arrested Tuesday...