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Eastern Japan rocked by strong earthquake, no tsunami warning

A STRONG earthquake has hit eastern Japan according to the US Geological Survey.
The tremor is currently being reported as measuring between 5.9 and 6.3 on the Richter Scale, and occurred in Ibaraki...Read More

Burger king ‘changes name’ for Spanish customers

FAST food giant Burger King announced it would be adding a “U” to its name across Spain to fit in with the Spanish pronunciation of the chain (Burguer King).
The brand said in a press release...Read More

Carrie Fisher to make posthumous appearance in Star Wars: Episode VII

CARRIE FISHER will appear as Princess Leia in the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII movie, since she had already finished filming her scenes prior to her untimely death, according to reports.
The news...Read More

Russia admits doping its athletes

RUSSIAN officials have for the first time admitted the existence of a doping operation which influenced some of the world’s major competitions.
More than 1,000 Russians are believed to have benefited...Read More

Cock fight broken up and a number of people arrested

OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil, working together with the Local Police of Guadassuar, Valencia Province have arrested eight people and investigated a further 20 with regards to animal abuse.
Having become...Read More

Scores of sun-baked seahorses seized in Marbella

FIVE men have been arrested for allegedly attempting to deal in endangered species after being caught with 1,424 dessicated seahorses.
The Guardia Civil’s Seprona nature protection branch received...Read More

Gibraltar Song Festival 2017

THE organisers of the VIII Gibraltar International Song Festival (GISF) which will take place on Saturday May 6 are calling for entries with a closing date of January 15.
Already, entries have been received...Read More

Shocking study reveals health crisis among middle-aged Brits

OXFORD University researchers have pinpointed a health crisis among middle-aged Brits, with four in five now being overweight or drinking too much.

Working with Public Health England, the academics...Read More

Three survive as plane crash-lands in Tenerife

A light aircraft has crashed on a beach in Tenerife.
Terrified people ran for their lives when the plane was forced to make an emergency landing on the Las Teresitas beach in Santa Cruz at around 1pm...Read More

Japanese leader pays a visit to Pearl Harbour

JUST over 75 years ago, waves of Japanese aircraft appeared in the skies over Pearl Harbor in Hawaii devastating the American fleet and killing 2,400 American service personnel.
This action brought America...Read More