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Thursday, 27 August 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Rafa Nadal strips off for ad campaign SPANISH tennis star Rafa Nadal is set to appear in a risqué ad campaign which shows the sportsman in a completely new light.  Stripping off for the new Tommy Hilfiger underwear campaign,...Read More Making the impossible, possible: campaigners cycle from Denmark to Benalmadena TWO Danish cyclists who had already overcome mobility problems due to debilitating illnesses, completed a marathon journey by bicycle from Denmark to Benalmadena, Costa del Sol, arriving on Tuesday August...Read More ‘Dust Lady’ from iconic 9/11 image dies of cancer aged 42 A WOMAN whose dust-covered image was one of the iconic pictures of survivors of the 9/11 attacks on New York’s twin towers, has died aged 42 of stomach cancer. Macy Borders was photographed by...Read More Two journalists shot dead on TV in America HORRIFIED viewers of American TV station WDBJ7 could not believe their eyes when gunfire rang out during a televised interview at a shopping centre in Moneta, Virginia. News reporter Alison Parker, 24,...Read More Malaga petrol station sells diesel at less than €1 a litre for first time in five years A MALAGA Province petrol station has brought the cost of diesel below €1 per litre for the first time in five years. On Tuesday (August 25), the El Fuerte petrol station in the estate of the same...Read More Walking across borders: Orihuela father's fight to see his daughter “I HAVE always said that I would walk to see my child if I had to. So that is exactly what I intend to do.”  That’s the determination of one parent to try and gain access to his...Read More Programme buys meds for thousands of Almeria babies A TOTAL of 61,786 babies in Almeria have benefited from the programme launched by the Junta de Andalucia regional government, which provides babies with free medicines.  Since it was kicked off...Read More Queen Sofia’s long Mallorca holidays QUEEN Sofia has extended her summer holidays at the Marivent Palace in Mallorca. She is always the first to arrive on the island and has been seen alone and with the rest of the royal family this summer....Read More Google honours La Tomatina festival’s 70th anniversary GOOGLE is celebrating the 70th anniversary of one of Spain’s messiest festivals, La Tomatina in Buñol, Valencia, with an animated ‘Google doodle’ on the search engine’s...Read More ‘Islamic State’ arrests foil massacres in Spain and Morocco, claims government FOURTEEN people arrested by Spanish and Moroccan authorities in connection with terrorism were planning “massacres” in the two countries, the Spanish Interior Ministry has said. “They...Read More Granada experiences crisis of violence against women A FRENCH tourist was arrested in Almuñecar accused of attacking his wife, also French, at an apartment in which they were spending their holidays. The incident was one of four arrests in connection...Read More Tragic summer on Valencia coast NINETEEN people have died off Valencian coasts during the summer, the most recent victim losing his life off Pinedo beach on Friday (August 21). Lifeguards noticed a 39-year-old man struggling to get...Read More Woman’s parking Samaritan writes off her car in Marbella centre A WOMAN asked a stranger to help her move her car a little in a tight parking space in the Huerto de los Cristales area of Marbella centre so she didn’t block another driver. After getting into...Read More Nerja celebrates holidaymakers with ‘Day of the Tourist’ NEEDLESS is to say, Nerja is one of the most tourist-friendly places in the Malaga region. The Town Council wants to express their gratitude to the large number of visitors that the town receives every...Read More Locals dispute closure of Vera beaches MEMBERS of the Veraplayaazul residents’ association of Vera (Almeria) have complained in a statement that the main reason for the closure of three coastal kilometres in the Levante area was not...Read More Two years for Magaluf club stabbing for man who fathered prison warden’s child A MAN who fathered a child with a prison warden while serving time in the UK has been sentenced to two years in prison for stabbing three Brits in Magaluf. Portuguese-born Nelson Delgado, 27, knifed...Read More La Herradura gears up for swim race LA HERRADURA will host the closing events of the 16th Provincial Swimming Circuit on Sunday (August 30), accredited as the most important sports event of the summer on the Costa Tropical. This competition...Read More Pensioner to the rescue to keep Los Montesinos charity shop open A CHARITY shop helping raise crucial operating funds for the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre has reopened after an 82 year-old man kindly stepped forward as a volunteer. The Los Montesinos shop, located...Read More Fuengirola terraces smarten up as town hall offers help A FIFTH of the 800 terraces in Fuengirola have already been smartened up to meet the requirements of the new local law, approved last year, said Pedro Vega, the town’s councillor for Public Streets. This...Read More Hangar blaze shuts down Dublin airport A HUGE fire at Dublin airport has caused flights to and from the city to be suspended on Wednesday morning. The blaze engulfed a hanger, which authorities have said was situated away from passenger facilities,...Read More Alicante restaurateurs threaten legal action over terrace restrictions LEGAL action is being threatened against Alicante's mayor by the Provincial Association of Restaurant and Bar Owners. The group has said it will take action, through civil and criminal proceedings, as...Read More Fires clock up hectares of destruction on Balearics THE area devastated by fire in the first eight months of this year in the Balearic Islands is already double the surface affected last year. There have been 66 forest fires which have burned 108.48 hectares...Read More Long jumper Greg Rutherford claims another gold BRITISH long jumper Greg Rutherford has once again proved his worth as he added the World gold medal to his Olympic, European and Commonwealth titles. Only four other Britons - Linford Christie, Jonathan...Read More Almeria hustler suspects accused of emptying hotel of furniture TWO Almeria men have been arrested accused of fraud after a hotel was stripped of its fixtures and fittings. Both men, who already had a criminal record, are said to have defrauded an Alpujarra (Granada)...Read More Foreign Office protests to Spain over shots fired in Gibraltar waters THE GIBRALTAR and British governments have taken very seriously allegations that the Spanish Customs Vessel SVA Aguila IV fired four shots at a local vessel fishing inside Gibraltar Territorial Waters...Read More Torrevieja’s Crescendo Choir sings again THE Crescendo International Choir is returning from summer break to start rehearsals on September 4. The group meets every Friday at 9.30am in El Paraiso Bar near Carrefour in Torrevieja and is a mixed...Read More Spain boosts ‘golden visa’ scheme to tempt well-off potential expats THE Spanish government is looking to adjust its ‘golden visa’ scheme in an effort to draw more big money investors to the country. The regulation allows rich potential migrants from outside...Read More Woman necks full bottle of expensive cognac at Beijing airport security A WOMAN at a Chinese airport tried to get round the ‘no liquids in hand luggage’ rule by downing a full bottle of cognac at a security gate. The fault in her plan became clear just a short...Read More World champ swimmer James Guy relaxes on Costa del Sol TEENAGE swimming sensation James Guy, who made history by becoming the first Briton to win the world 200m freestyle gold medal at the World Championships in Russia earlier in August, is pictured spending...Read More Costa Blanca wages war on mosquitoes after ‘dengue fever-like’ case confirmed THE Costa Blanca town of Oliva has begun a second phase of eliminating the mosquitoes and tiger mosquitoes currently plaguing the town.This is all the more important now that a case of chikungunya - similar...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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