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Celebration of Halloween has taken off in Spain in recent years

FAMOUS as a children’s celebration in the USA where trick or treating has seen hundreds of thousands of children across the country dress up as ghosts and ghoulies visiting neighbours for sweets,...Read More

Volkswagen at loss after emissions crisis

VOLKSWAGEN reported Wednesday October 28, its first quarterly loss for 15 years after putting aside charges in its accounts due to its emissions scandal.
VW admitted to installations of software in...Read More

1,900 people were sent life threatening letters in the UK

In the last four years, UK police warned nearly 2,000 people that their lives might be under threat, according to figures.
At least 1,948 life threatning letters have been issue by 27 UK police forces...Read More

Spain to return stolen artwork to Ecuador

FORMER Spanish ambassador will return the 74 colonial and 49 pre-Columbian pieces of artwork to Ecuador Wednesday October 28.
The 74 pieces that legally came into the Spanish ambassador´s possession...Read More

British father dies in Benidorm police custody

BRITISH father-of-two died while in police custody two hours after being arrested at Benidorm’s Hotel Palm Beach on Thursday October 22.
Anthony Abbott, a 36-year-old supermarket worker from Bolton...Read More

Jail sentence called for driver in Spain’s worst train disaster

ON Tuesday October 27, public prosecutors called for a four-year jail sentence for Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, the driver responsible for one of Spain’s worst rail disasters.
The accident that happened...Read More

Former ETA leaders charged for crimes against humanity

SPANISH Judge Juan Pablo Gonzalez charged five former ETA leaders with crimes against humanity on Tuesday October 27.
The Judge from the National Court imposed the charges on suspected former military...Read More

Former Australian Prime Minister: Europe should close its borders

FORMER Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said Europe should act as Australia has, and close its borders to migrants.
At an annual Margaret Thatcher lecture where the former Australian PM was...Read More

Doctors may be able to continue working after 65

THE Department of Health has declared that it will allow, in certain circumstances, physicians to work up until and over 65 years of age.
The department, headed by Carmen Montón is currently negotiating...Read More

Setting the scene for Halloween

BENIDORM Town Hall is promoting a Halloween competition for shops and businesses.
Organised with the Asociación Independiente de Comerciantes of Benidorm (AICO) and the Department of Trade, the initiative...Read More