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Using hand sanitiser gel on the beach can cause burns, Spanish experts warn

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4 Ways to Better Take Care of Your Teeth

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Playing around with social robots in healthcare

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EXCLUSIVE: Ashya King documentary in the making

Taking 'selfies' has killed 379 people around the world in 13 years according to Costa Blanca university study in Spain

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Taking selfies kills 379 people globally in 13 years says Costa Blanca university survey in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 3 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

A Spanish university study says 379 people have died around the globe in 13 years while taking a selfie photo on their phone. The survey...

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BREAKING: Boris Johnson’s top adviser, Dominic Cummings is self-isolating at home, after developing symptoms of coronavirus

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 30 Mar, 2020 @ 12:40

DOMINIC Cummings has started self-isolating at home, after showing symptoms of Covid-19.

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Spain moves step closer to allowing pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana

Staff Reporter - 23 Jun, 2022 @ 10:30

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Natural Herb Kratom May Have Therapeutic Effects and Relatively Low Potential for Abuse or Harm

Staff Reporter - 25 Mar, 2021 @ 13:22

A survey was carried out in 2020 by Albert Garcia-Romeu, Kelly Dunn, Roland Griffiths, and David Cox of Johns Hopkins as well as Kirsten...

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WARNING: Malaga hit by Andalucia-wide food poisoning outbreak due to contaminated tuna

Laurence Dollimore - 11 May, 2017 @ 15:33

Consumers have been affected in Malaga, Cordoba, Granada, Jaen and Sevilla

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Valencian Community worst hit region in Spain as coronavirus cases quadruple to eight overnight

Joshua Parfitt - 28 Feb, 2020 @ 11:45

CORONAVIRUS cases in the Valencian Community have jumped to eight following the region's first outbreak, largely due to travellers from Italy. Six new patients were...

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Benidorm seeks to sweep up dog dirt to improve image of Spain’s top Costa Blanca resort

Alex Trelinski - 18 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

BENIDORM is looking to fine more dog owners who don't pick up their pet's mess from streets and pavements. Police are focusing on city areas...

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Spain’s Malaga has only three municipalities without confirmed COVID-19 infections in two weeks

Cristina Hodgson - 12 Jan, 2022 @ 08:30

THE sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain continues at an accelerated pace with only three municipalities in Malaga free of COVID-19. According to...

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

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Latest COVID-19 figures and hospital admissions from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Alex Trelinski - 19 May, 2021 @ 20:00

NEW COVID-19 cases have held absolutely steady according to this evening's figures(May 19) published by the Valencian health authority. They announced 138 new infections today...

Over 21% of 'thirty-somethings' are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

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Spain COVID-19: Now 20-29 year olds can get vaccine if they live in Valencia

Kirsty Mckenzie - 25 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

THE VALENCIAN Community has been contacting 20-29 year-olds to offer vaccination appointments. People in those age groups are being urged to get vaccinated amid a...

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COVID-19: US investment giant cancels event in Spain’s Madrid but HUGE cannabis conference going ahead in Barcelona amid coronavirus...

Laurence Dollimore - 2 Mar, 2020 @ 17:24

MADRID has seen its first event cancellation over coronavirus fears. US investment giant Blackrock has announced it will be postponing its Iberia Investment Day 2020,...

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

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NIGHT CURFEW will definitely end in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain this coming Monday

Alex Trelinski - 1 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

A night curfew introduced in late October in the Valencian Community will end this Monday(June 7). Despite a slight rise in new COVID-19 cases, Valencian...

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Rafael Nadal: Knee-d for speed

Staff Reporter - 11 Dec, 2017 @ 08:30

RAFAEL NADAL has said he had to give up water sports because of his bad knees. The Mallorca tennis ace has suffered from knee problems...

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HEALTHCARE BOOST: Regional government in Spain’s Valencia triples investment into the public system

Glenn Wickman - 3 Jun, 2021 @ 14:00

President Puig revealed that the funds will be shared out among the three provinces according to size and population, meaning Alicante will receive €244 million, Valencia €340 million, and Castellon €73 million.

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Spanish woman slammed for having baby at 62, 20 years after beginning menopause

Laurence Dollimore - 8 Oct, 2016 @ 11:57

She became pregnant using fertility treatment

Pedro Sanchez wants Spain's State of Alarm to end in May and pledges that 25 million people will have been fully vaccinated by late July

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MUST READ: Pedro Sanchez does not plan to extend Spain’s State of Alarm and predicts 25 million people to...

Alex Trelinski - 6 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

SPAIN'S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has told reporters today(April 6) that he has no plans to ask Congress to extend the country's second State...

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WATCH: Students break COVID rules with massive illegal street party at university in Spain’s Madrid

Fiona Govan - 19 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

A MASSIVE illegal street party involving an estimated 25,000 students took place at Complutense University on Friday night. Police described it as the ‘biggest bottellon...

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Influenza epidemic continues to sweep through Cordoba and Spain’s Andalucia, putting strain on local hospitals

James Warren - 8 Feb, 2020 @ 12:01

Cases began in mid January, with sufferers experiencing severe fevers, muscle aches, stomach cramps and migraines

A judge has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any proper PPE equipment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alicante court says doctors, nurses, and health support staff are entitled to compensation amounts varying between €5,000 and €49,180 for 'personal and moral damages'. There has been no comment from the Valencian government or Health Ministry. It's presumed that an appeal will be launched against the ruling. The lawsuit was filed against the regional Health Ministry by the Sindicato Medico(Medical Union). It claimed compensation on behalf of 150 Alicante area members for the 'non-compliance' of the Ministry for not providing safety protection between March and May 2020. The Alicante court ruling obliges each worker to get €5,000 if 'they were forced to work without adequate protection elements'. The payout is €15,000 for 'each workers who had to go into isolation if they were in contact with anybody infected with COVID-19'. A €35,000 payment is ordered for any worker 'infected with COVID-19 but who did not require hospital admission'. Any health worker who did catch the coronavirus and was hospitalised will get the highest amount of €49,180. The Sindicato Medico says that it is pleased by the recognition the court has given its members and pointing out the 'negligent attitude towards health and safety' of health workers. Similar claims have been filed in other courts in the Valencian Community.

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COVID UPDATE: Has Spain reached its peak in omicron wave of infections?

Fiona Govan - 19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:55

SPAIN has been in the grip of the sixth wave of coronavirus infections with the number of cases soaring in the run up to...

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Spain has Europe’s lowest breast cancer mortality rate

Tom Powell - 5 Apr, 2014 @ 13:00

Spanish women are the least likely to die from breast cancer in Europe

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COVID-19 passports set to end as health situation improves in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Alex Trelinski - 16 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

COVID-19 passports are set to be abolished in the Valencian Community by the end of February, according to Valencian president, Ximo Puig. They are currently...

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Tips para mantener tu piel joven y saludable

Staff Reporter - 10 Nov, 2021 @ 15:48

¿Sabías que la piel es el órgano más grande del cuerpo? Es por esto que requiere de una alimentación saludable, hidratación y otros cuidados...

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COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Alex Trelinski - 2 Sep, 2021 @ 20:30

COVID-19 infection totals have notched up another weekly and daily fall in the Valencian Community. 702 new cases were reported today, compared to 836 infections...

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Flu EPIDEMIC to rock Andalucia next week as illness spreads through Spain

Staff Reporter - 11 Jan, 2019 @ 14:57

It is moving down through Spain and is already above average in the Balearics, Navarra, Catalunya and Melilla

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Health services in major British expat area of the Costa Blanca in Spain will be publicly-run from October

Alex Trelinski - 28 May, 2021 @ 15:45

TORREVIEJA Hospital and the local health department serving 180,000 people will return to public management on October 15. The Valencian Superior Court has rejected a...

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Healthcare for Brits in the EU to be covered for six months in no-deal Brexit

Joshua Parfitt - 23 Sep, 2019 @ 11:55

The government has pledged £150m to cover healthcare costs of the 180,000 British nationals living in the EU in the event of a...

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Thief steals bag on beach during TV interview with tourist on ‘delights’ of Barcelona

Fiona Govan - 15 Aug, 2022 @ 17:45

IT isn’t quite the publicity Barcelona was hoping for. A television interview with tourists about what they love about visiting the Catalan capital demonstrated...

Man dies after being stung by wasp in Murcia area of Spain

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2,500 evacuated as wildfires hit Spain’s Zaragoza and Alicante

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Spain gets another Masters 1000 tennis title winner but its not Nadal or Alcaraz

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Callous ‘influencer’ criticises decision to close down Medusa music festival in Spain after fatal stage collapse

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Spectacular fireworks display on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets new date after high wind postponement

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