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Protests over Spain flood response interrupt king's visit to stricken Valencia suburb
Spain's King Felipe VI is protected after a crowd of angry survivors of Spain's floods have tossed mud and shouted insults at the King and government officials when they made their first visit to one of the hardest hit towns after floods in Paiporta near Valencia, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.
AP / Hugo Torres
2024-11-04, Hong Kong Standard
Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last week's deadly floods protested on Sunday during a visit by SpanishKing Felipe, Queen Letizia,...
Why have Spain floods killed so many?
Vehicles are seen piled up after being swept away by floods in Valencia, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.
AP / Alberto Saiz
2024-10-31, Guam Pacific Daily News
Powerful storms turbo-charged by a warming planet, poor urban planning and carelessness combined with catastrophic consequences in Spain's deadliest floods in a...
Spain to exhume and remove body of fascist leader from Madrid mausoleum
Spanish Falange leader José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903-1936), shot during the Spanish Civil War
Public Domain
2023-04-24, CNN
Spain on Monday will dig up the body of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the fascist Falange movement that supported the Francoist regime, and remove it from a...
Another Alicante beach bans smoking this summer2025-03-25
Spanish News Today: Albir beach in L'Alfàs del Pi will go smoke-free for the first time L'Alfàs del Pi has become the latest Alicante town to crack down on tobacco, banning smoking on Albir beach this coming summer. This commitment was...
Alicante launches first ever flights to Channel Islands2025-03-25
Spanish News Today: Aurigny Air will fly from the Costa Blanca to Guernsey every Saturday during the summer months The popularity of Alicante airport as an international hub continues to grow year after year, and the Costa Blanca base has just won the ‘BestEuropean...
Has Ed Miliband’s precious net zero sounded the death knell for his career?2025-03-24
The Daily Telegraph: ...
Another Spanish beach introduces new ban in time for summer2025-03-24
The Sun: SMOKERS beware as another beach in Spain is implementing a ban. The L’Albir beach in Alicante will no longer allow smoking on the sands with rules coming into effect during the summer season. AlamyYou could be fined if found smoking on L’Albir...
Many US retirees are looking to move abroad. Here are the best countries for them2025-03-24
East Bay Times: By Blane Bachelor | CNNDrawn by sunshine or a lower cost of living, a growing number of Americans are choosing to live their golden years outside the US, in the hope that it will better suit their financial or lifestyle needs and wants. While official numbers...
Bizarre new seaside resort to open in the ‘Maldives of Europe’ and it looks like ...2025-03-24
The Sun: FOR any fans of Squid Game, this could be the holiday destination for you – unless you’ve seen how the series ends for the contestants. In Albania, there is a plan to build a series of deep red villas whose design looks exactly like those in the...
Sunshine after the rain: Spain weather forecast March 24-272025-03-24
Spanish News Today: Spring weather should finally arrive in most of Spain by the middle of the week Weather outlook on Wednesday March 26 The next few days will finally bring a stop to the seemingly endless parade of storms that have hit Spain over the past few weeks. By...
Sharp rise in temperatures mid-week: Alicante weather forecast March 24-272025-03-24
Spanish News Today: There’s still a chance of light, isolated showers throughout Alicante province all week Average temperatures forecast on Wednesday March 26 After a weekend lull, it seems that storm Martinho will give Alicante province one last blast of cold and...
The rise of extreme day-tripping: Meet the travel fans who think nothing of flying halfway ...2025-03-22
The Daily Mail: Forget ten days on a sun lounger - travel fans are taking what have become known online as 'extreme day trips', flying halfway across the world for a single day's holiday. Monica Stott, 37, of Wrexham, Wales, loves taking these kinds of one-day trips abroad,...
Inside hacksaw killer's lair: Chilling photos reveal inside home and lock-up of horror-obsessed murderer who ...2025-03-22
The Daily Mail: The chilling images of a hacksaw killer's lair have been revealed after the sick murderer was convicted this week. On Friday, a jury found horror-obsessed Polish man Marcin Majerkiewicz guilty of murdering StuartEverett, 67, and chopping up his body. His...