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Talks over forming a new Irish Government to take place

FOLLOWING the Irish elections on February 26, there is still no indication on which parties will form a new Government. The Cabinet is meeting on March 2 to discuss how a government could potentially...Read More

So near and yet so far as each leader speaks to the Cortes

TUESDAY March 1, saw the beginning of the first day of an attempt to form a government in Spain, which was forecast as being doomed from the start and that prediction seems to be coming true.
The second...Read More

Ruffling some feathers in Catalonia with the banning of duck throwing

THE UNUSUAL traditional of duck–throwing has been banned in Roses, a coastal town in Catalonia because it’s cruel to animals.
Last year the 100 year old event saw an animal rights campaigner...Read More

Ex-Eta member and separatist leader released from jail

AFTER serving six and a half years in prison, Arnaldo Otegi, former Basque leader and member of Eta, the armed separatist group, has been released.
Otegi, 57, is often credited with helping put an...Read More

Here Comes the Sun

AFTER a couple of weeks of stormy, unstable weather, warmer climes are on the horizon. The mercury will rise in Malaga City and the Costa del Sol and is due to stay for some time. Maximum temperatures...Read More

Nissan disables app

NISSAN has disabled one of its own apps as it could have been used to hack its Leaf electric cars. Although it has known for some weeks about the flaw in the software, which could have allowed a hacker...Read More

Migrant Crisis builds – EU on the verge of a self-induced humanitarian crisis

EUROPE is on the verge of a ´self-induced humanitarian crisis´ according to a statement released by the United Nations. This comes amid the chaos and build-up of huge numbers of migrants and refugees...Read More

Bursting the balloons on National Day

FOLLOWING the complaints raised in 2015, various parties are campaigning early about the release of thousands of red and white balloons on National Day due to the possible pollution and adverse effect...Read More

Clinton and Trump storm ahead in the Super Tuesday battle

THE BIGGEST day in the race for the presidential nominations saw delegates from 11 states nominate the candidate they wish to have represent them as their presidential nominee.
From Massachusetts...Read More

Number of mortgages increases by 22 per cent in Malaga

THE NUMBER of accepted mortgage loans has gone up by 22 per cent in Malaga during 2015 with a total of 12,075 approved loans. 2015 saw the second annual increase in a row after seven years of falls in...Read More