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International crack down on Daesh propagandists

THANKS to international cooperation between the Guardia Civil and the authorities in Belgium and Germany, five people have been arrested on September 28, three in Spain, one in Brussels and one in Wuppertal...Read More

They think it’s all over – it isn’t yet!

WHEN the result of the Brexit vote was initially revealed, it was believed that as it was advisory and not binding then any decision to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty would only be made following...Read More

Helping hand for needy

ONE HUNDRED litres of milk has been donated to the NGO ‘Reach Out’ in Torrevieja. Councillor for Social Welfare, Africa Celdran, made the delivery to Jacinto Ares Rodriguez, and charity president...Read More

Children suffer as adults bicker

THE new centre for ADIMI association in Mijas should have been up and running back in May, yet the 164 disabled children who are members of the association are still waiting for access.
Meanwhile the...Read More

Money for roof repairs to be met

THE Alicante Diputacion will foot the bill for repairs to Pego’s Ecce Homo chapel. The octagonal dome and roof of the 18th century building, a symbol of the Pego skyline, were badly damaged by...Read More

Critics call for Columbus statue to be taken down

ANTI-CAPITALIST councillors in Barcelona are attempting to have the famous statue of Christopher Columbus located at the end of Las Ramblas demolished.
The left wing group believes that the city should...Read More

German Regulator hits out at Facebook

FACEBOOK has been ordered to stop collecting personal details from its 35 million Whatsapp users in Germany.
It has been told by a privacy regulator that it must stop collecting and storing private...Read More

Presidential debate: showdown breaks US television record

THE oddly artificial presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was watched by 84 million US viewers on television, shattering a 36-year-old record.
Incredibly, the true figure may...Read More

Female Guardia Civil officers are forced to wear bullet proof vests designed for men

THERE is a problem as far as female members of the Guardia Civil is concerned and that is that the 5,000 women (just 6 per cent of the 79,000 officers) can’t find official bullet proof vests that...Read More

Southgate in as scandal-hit Big Sam leaves England role

GARETH Southgate will lead England into their World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia after Sam Allardyce departed after only one game in charge.
Allardyce leaves the England role with a...Read More