domingo, 31 de julio de 2016

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Saturday, 30 July 2016   
 

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Rosberg beats Hamilton to take pole position for German Grand Prix

NICO ROSBERG snatched victory in Saturday’s qualifying session for tomorrow’s German Grand Prix, pipping Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by just one tenth of a second to put himself in pole...Read More

Black Saturday: Stock up on vital supplies warn British police

KENT police are advising British holidaymakers travelling through Dover to prepare themselves for severe delays by bringing vital supplies for the journey, although the horrific 15 hour delays witnessed...Read More

What becomes of the broken hearted? Old British 'blue' passports put on the Brexit backburner

AS presciently predicted by EWN in the run-up to the Brexit referendum, the issue of what becomes of the contemporary British passport following the vote in favour of leaving the European Union has finally...Read More

Promising forecast for Spain as economic recovery defies politics

DESPITE political uncertainty, the lingering financial fallout from Brexit and recently being let off the hook by an angry Brussels over its growing budget deficit, the acting Spanish government released...Read More

Not on my watch: Bikini clad Swedish police officer takes down cheeky thief

IN a scene straight out of Baywatch an off-duty Swedish police officer tackled and apprehended a suspect while wearing her bikini, in a fantastical moment unsurprisingly setting social media channels...Read More

British ticket holder wins stunning £60 million Euromillions jackpot

A LUCKY Brit has scooped £61.1 million by winning the Euromillions jackpot, matching the five main numbers and two lucky stars on the June 29 draw.
The winning numbers were 01, 21, 26, 40 and 50, and...Read More

Catalan speaker could face criminal charges as independence drama continues

TENSIONS continue to intensify over Spain’s enduring Catalonian question as the deputy prime minister in Madrid suggested that the speaker of the pro-independence parliament should face criminal...Read More



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sábado, 30 de julio de 2016

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Friday, 29 July 2016   
 

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Costa del calor: roasting weekend in prospect

ANOTHER blazing hot weekend is in prospect, as the heat wave that has been affecting the interior of the peninsula begins to arrive to the coast, with high temperature alerts set to be put in place from...Read More

Catalan speaker could face criminal charges as independence drama continues

TENSIONS continue to intensify over Spain’s enduring Catalonian question as the deputy prime minister in Madrid suggested that the speaker of the pro-independence parliament should face criminal...Read More

HMS Ambush leaves Gibraltar for repair in the UK

HAVING been damaged in a collision with a merchant ship whilst on exercise off Gibraltar some two weeks ago, HMS Ambush had to make its way into the dockyard with a number of somewhat red-faced naval...Read More

Shark attack in Elche

THE red flag was hoisted for several hours at the Arenas del Sol beach in Elche after a man was attacked by what is thought to be a shark at around 11.30am on Friday (July 29).
Lifeguards have indicated...Read More

Banco Popular fires chief executive as EU stress test results loom

THE chief executive of Spain’s sixth largest bank, Banco Popular, has been fired as the under-fire institution struggles to cope with escalating losses on risky real-estate loans taken out over...Read More

Kaiser Chiefs are coming to Torremolinos

ONE of the UK’s most loved ‘Indie Rock Bands’ is coming to Torremolinos on Saturday August 6.
Fronted by the charismatic Ricky Wilson (who was also a judge on BBC’s ‘The...Read More

Pokemon Go hits Terra Natura

TERRA NATURA is organising a Pokemon Go session at the Benidorm Nature Park tomorrow, Saturday July 30.
It will be a meeting place – and a safe meeting place with no absorbed teenagers standing...Read More

'Beast of Estepona' mystery debunked?

AS the story of ‘the beast of Estepona,’ which EWN broke on Tuesday, July 26, begins to be picked up by the British national press, we may now have identified the mysterious moggie, following...Read More

British government to crack down on airport boozing

FOLLOWING a spectacular variety of violent airborne incidents fuelled by boozy holidaymakers, the British government is preparing to crack down on alcohol sales at airports across the country.
Airport...Read More

Seprona campaign against animal cruelty

SPAIN is definitely moving towards a better position with regards to the mistreatment of domestic animals and although some expats continue to find fault in what the country does, we are of course visitors...Read More



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jueves, 28 de julio de 2016

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Thursday, 28 July 2016   
 

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Brexistential state of mind in Calvia

“EU negotiations are a bit like playing poker,” mused British Consul General Lloyd Milen at a community meeting hosted by Calvia Council on Tuesday (July 26) to discuss the result of the Brexit...Read More

Channel Five features local restaurant

DEBBIE and Paul who own “Our plaice in the sun” have found their own place in “Bargain-loving Brits in the sun.”
They opened their Albir fish restaurant in September 2015 and...Read More

Gibraltar politicians raking in the Air Miles

ONCE again The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia have set off on overseas travel to drum up support for Gibraltar and this time, they arrived in Malta late on...Read More

Mojacar conman hits ‘Hammers’

AN alleged fraudster accused of ripping off sports fans in a travel scam in Mojacar in 2012 has made headlines again, this time in the UK.
Stephen Ackerman, 48, of Loughton in Essex, lived in Mojacar...Read More

Boris Johnson tries to reel in the French on first official visit

FOREIGN Secretary Boris Johnson showcased his linguistic skills as he met with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault, a man who once described him as a ‘liar’.
It was Johnson’s first...Read More

Brexpats in Spain hold their first public meeting

BORN out of a Facebook page Brexpats in Mijas, a group of five like-minded expats were worried and confused about their future once Britain leaves the European Union and the response online was so enormous...Read More

UK burger chain sells out employees in Home Office trap

A BRITISH burger chain has come under fire after luring its workers to a phony health and safety meeting where immigration officers pounced on them, rounding up 35 for deportation.
Senior management...Read More

Rincon Takes Action for Animals

A CIRCUS which planned to perform in Rincon de la Victoria has had its license revoked by local authorities after they discovered they used animals in their shows.
The Circo Jamaica, which planned to...Read More

Reefer madness by the sea

A LUCKLESS lifeguard was forced to fly the coop as he attempted to protect a large package of hashish which had washed up on Pedregalejo beach in Malaga City on Sunday, July 24, due to being charged by...Read More

Off the hook: Spain and Portugal avoid EU sanctions

AS HAS appeared increasingly likely, the European Union executive has climbed down on its pledge to slap sanctions on Iberian duo Spain and Portugal for failing to meet deficit targets, with commissioner,...Read More



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miércoles, 27 de julio de 2016

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Wednesday, 27 July 2016   
 

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Jihadist brothers arrested in Catalonia for financing Daesh

TWO Jihadist brothers were arrested in Girona, Catalonia on the morning of July 27, in north-eastern Spain for funding Daesh.
Officers of the Guardia Civil arrested them in the early hours, Spain´s...Read More

Breaking news: Suitcase bomb explodes near migrant centre in Germany

AN EXPLOSION has occurred in Germany with reports suggesting that a suitcase packed with aerosol canisters was detonated outside a migrant centre in the town of Zimdorf, near Nuremberg.
No injuries...Read More

Retired Guardia Civil officer shoots in-laws at wedding reception in Southern Spain

A former Guardia Civil officer fired shots at his new in-laws during his wedding celebration and then turned the gun on himself when the Local Police arrived.
On July 26, the retired guard named Mateo...Read More

Andalucia proposes state pact against violence

SUSANA DIAZ, head of the Andalucian government, has announced a list of proposals of ways to combat domestic violence, including removing abuser’s rights to visit their children.
Diaz presented...Read More

'We don't need your approval': Catalan independence edges closer to reality

HAMMERING home the point that Madrid has left them with no alternative, top officials in the Catalan government have professed their plans to fashion a new, independent state, with or without Spain’s...Read More

Air Europa pilot strike called off

AIR EUROPA announced late on Tuesday night (July 26) that a pilots’ strike called by Sepla trade union for July 30 to August 2 which had caused the airline to announce it would have to cancel 114...Read More

Good possibility of yet another Spanish general election

AS KING Felipe goes through the motions of speaking to each political party with a view to forming a new government in Spain, it appears that once again Mr Rajoy is reluctant to put himself and his party...Read More

Fowl play downs Malaga-bound flight

THERE was brief panic on an easyJet flight which was heading from Liverpool’s John Lennon airport to Malaga, as a kamikaze bird careered into the plane, causing a ‘huge bang’ shortly...Read More

Gibraltar monitors invasion of the Dictyota dichotoma

The ‘seaweed’ that has been turning up in Gibraltar waters over the past two years is a brown alga, commonly known as Forkweed (Dictyota dichotoma), which has increased tremendously in its...Read More

UK rock bottom of European wage growth table

REAL wages in Britain, those adjusted for inflation, have fallen by more than 10 per cent in the eight years since the recession began, putting the UK at the bottom of the EU league table for wage growth.
A...Read More



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