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Baby fractures skull in hospital incubator fall but Murcia parents only get a €1,420 payout in Spain

Baby fractures skull in Murcia hospital incubator fall in Spain as parents only get €1,420 in compensation

THE parents of a newborn Murcia baby who rolled out of a hospital incubator and suffered a skull fracture have been given €1,420 in compensation.

9 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·Murcia

Drunk skipper investigated in death of passenger mowed down and killed by ferry in Spain’s Ibiza

A Guardia Civil investigation has since found that not only was the boat travelling without its lights on but that the skipper also made an

9 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Dramatic Benidorm rescue after poisonous gas knocks out painters on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM firefighters smashed down a wall to rescue two workers poisoned by fumes from a water boiler. Two men were painting the boiler yesterday morning(September

9 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

New arrival: British holidaymaker gives birth in police car on Spanish Island of Menorca

A BRITISH holidaymaker in Menorca gave birth in the back of a Guardia Civil patrol car after her waters unexpectedly broke. Officers helped deliver the

9 Sep, 2021 @ 12:30

Balearic Islands·Lead

Hotel Monasterio Rocamador in Spain’s Extremadura is back and better than ever

Surrounded by rolling oak forests and choked with nature, few places give you such a good sense of space. And Hotel Monasterio de Rocamador also

9 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: Scenes from hell as Sierra Bermeja wildfire destroys forest above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A VOLUNTEER firefighter called in to tackle one of the worst blazes to hit the zone this summer has shared his view with the Olive

9 Sep, 2021 @ 11:43

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Lessons in Lingo: Costa de Valencia is the top-rated language school in Spain’s Valencia

IT is September once again, and that means back to school for everyone… including Costa de Valencia Spanish language school in the regional capital. The

9 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Valencia

EXPLAINER: Change to requirements for national travellers arriving to Spain’s Balearic Islands

From this Thursday, September 9, national passengers will no longer need to complete the once mandatory coronavirus safety form if they can present their COVID-19

9 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain’s Andalucia to put in motion ‘Drill Response 21’ a catastrophe simulation of three major emergency situations—tsunami, earthquake and floods

THE Junta has announced that it is preparing a catastrophe simulation to take place in October of three major emergency situations—tsunami, earthquake and floods. The

9 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

IN PICS: Homes evacuated and AP-7 shut as wildfire rages through ecological zone in hills above Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

MORE than 400 people were evacuated from homes overnight as a wildfire blazed through the Sierra Bermeja in the hills above Estepona ravaging an area

9 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

All of Spain’s Malaga, except Costa del Sol, drops to COVID-19 Alert Level 1—which sees coronavirus control measures eased and night curfew on Malaga city beaches lifted

THE whole province of Malaga, except the Costa del Sol health district, has been given the green light to transition to COVID-19 Alert Level 1.

9 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case count continues to drop in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

430 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(September 8) in the Valencian Community. That compares to 748 infections last Wednesday and 1,059 cases a fortnight ago.

8 Sep, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Woman in Spain’s La Rioja discovers she was swapped as a baby in maternity ward mix up and brought up by wrong family

A WOMAN is seeking €3 million in damages from health authorities after discovering that two decades ago, she and another newborn were accidentally swapped at

8 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·National News

Shackleton International School, Burjassot, Valencia

New international school in Valencia area of Spain combines British teaching standards with a creative experience for children

A BRAND new international school with an innovative way of teaching has opened in the Valencia City area. The Shackleton International School in Burjassot is an

8 Sep, 2021 @ 17:45

Education·Valencia·Valencian Community

Septiembre 2021 Bioparc Valencia Nueva Cria De Cebra 8

WATCH: Newborn zebra frolics with siblings at safari park in Spain’s Valencia

VALENCIA’S Bioparc is celebrating the birth of its fourth Grant Zebra in a year, in a boost to a population that is at danger of

8 Sep, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Valencia

Costa del Sol hoteliers campaign for ERTE furlough scheme to be extended until April 2022

THE president of the Association of Hoteliers of the Costa del Sol (AEHCO), Jose Luque, has said that an expansion of the ERTE scheme is

8 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Valencia’s Iker Marcaide named on Forbes100 most influential people in Spain’s business world

VALENCIA’s Iker Marcaide have been named among the 100 most influential Spaniards in the business world. The founder of Flywire has been listed as one

8 Sep, 2021 @ 16:09

Business & Finance·Other News·Valencia

Gang brutally assault Russian man in Spain’s Alicante just to steal his mobile phones

A Russian man was beaten up in an Alicante street by a gang who stole his two mobile phones. One of the attackers coshed the

8 Sep, 2021 @ 15:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist arrested for attempted murder after deliberately driving into two people on Spain's Mallorca

British driver arrested in Spain after high speed police chase on the Costa del Sol

A HOLLYWOOD-style police chase has ended with a British man arrested on the Costa del Sol. The young British driver was cuffed after he was

8 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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

Costa Blanca teenager is treated for suspected myocarditis after getting COVID-19 vaccine shot in Spain

AN Alicante teenager has been treated in hospital for possible myocarditis following a second COVID-19 vaccine injection. The 17-year-old boy is not seriously ill and

8 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Smoke seen for miles above Marbella as fire breaks out on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ON Tuesday evening a forest fire broke out in the hills in Spain’s Benahavis. The flames broke out in the affluent area, close to Marbella,

8 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga

Police investigate crooks who illegally rented out repossessed homes in Alicante area of Spain

THE Policia Nacional is investigating whether criminals broke into bank repossessed properties so that they could illegally rent them out. Two men have been arrested

8 Sep, 2021 @ 13:22

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Man, 86, holds girlfriend captive and rapes her over two days in Murcia area of Spain

AN 86-year-old Murcia region man has been arrested for kidnapping and raping his partner. The Caravaca de la Cruz resident kept her tied to a

8 Sep, 2021 @ 12:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

EXCLUSIVE: Brave WPC confirms hunt for ‘blonde accomplice’ of Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner

It came after she arrested Brueckner in a children's park during a local fiesta

8 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar marks National Day with annual boat procession

A POPULAR National Day boat procession will be held this evening. The flotilla will dock at 7.30pm, as part of the Gibraltar National Day celebrations.

8 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Thermometers set to soar once again as blistering terral wind sweeps through Spain’s Malaga

THE scorching heat that has been sizzling the inland provinces of Andalucia since the beginning of the week is set to hit Malaga this Wednesday.

8 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

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