Two more cases of Legionnaire's Disease detected in Valencia province

Two cases of Legionnaire’s Disease have been reported in Silla, Valencia province, just a few kilometres away from Alcàsser where 10 cases were detected last Friday. A fountain there has been closed down as a precaution, but it was confirmed on Tuesday that two of the five patients who were admitted to hospital have now been discharged.It’s understood that one of the cases in Silla is also under hospital treatment.A possible common source of infection is under investigation.&nb...

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26 minutes - the ideal time for a siesta

ideal siesta should be exactly 26 minutes, according to a study from NASA which the US National Transportation Safety Board recently used as evidence to back up its recommendation for controlled naps for air traffic controllers. The NTSB said it would improve performance by 34% and alertness by 54%.Europa Press lists some of the benefits of a short nap as fewer cardiovascular risk factors, less tension, higher concentration and a higher degree of alertness. The news agency quotes research carried out in 2007 which was published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine which showed the siesta to be one of the best recipes for preventing cardiac...

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British woman falls to her death from hotel in Ibiza

25 year old British woman, named with the intials J.T., has fallen to her death from a hotel on Ibiza. It happened at 7am on Saturday when the victim was chatting with another woman on the adjoining third floor balcony and, for reasons which are still being investigated, lost her balance and fell to the street below, according to the Local Police in Sant Antoni.The emergency services sent an ambulance to the scene, the Hotel Galera, in the central Calle Camí General. They found the victim with multiple injuries and she had suffered a heart attack. Attempts to reanimate her continued for 20 minutes but proved unsuccessful.The police says that...

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The ban would apply to both female and male prostitution. immediate ban on contact ads in both newspapers and magazines and online

The Government has proposed a cross-party agreement which would result in an immediate ban on contact ads in both newspapers and magazines and online with the idea of doing away with the advertising of prostitution.The Secretary of State for Equality has proposed that all parliamentary groups approve a modification to the Advertising Law, to prohibit any sexual services and the clubs which are dedicated to prostitution. The ban would apply to both female and male prostitution.All political groups are reported to be in favour of the move to be brought in as soon as possible. Such adverts are an important channel of income for the newspapers, and...

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British tourist seriously hurt in fall on Tenerife

British tourist is in hospital with serious injuries after falling from a height of four metres at his hotel on the south of Tenerife.It happened in the early hours of Thursday, at around 2.30 am, in a hotel in the Fañabé area of Adeje.The 43 year old is reported to have suffered serious head injuries in the fall.&nb...

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British holidaymaker has told how she stared death in the face during a horror boating accident in Ibiza.

British holidaymaker has told how she stared death in the face during a horror boating accident in Ibiza.Scot Suzanne Cassidy was sucked into the propeller blades of a speedboat which had just pulled her through the water on an inflatable doughnut ring.The 26-year-old nursery worker only survived by grabbing on to the side of the boat and twisting her body round as the razor-sharp blades hacked into her leg.Suzanne Cassidy was sucked into the propellers...

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The grandson of the former London gangland enforcer "Mad" Frankie Fraser has been arrested in Gibraltar over an alleged drug-smuggling plot.

Anthony Fraser, 39, was on a list of 10 wanted individuals, thought to be in Spain, published in February.Crimestoppers said he had given himself up on Monday afternoon and the process to extradite him to the UK would begin.He is suspected of being involved in importing two tonnes of cannabis to the UK from the Netherlands in 2009.The arrest was made in relation to a joint Serious Organised Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police investigation.He was...

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Irishman who gunned down Briton Dan Smith has been convicted of murder.

Eric ‘Lucky’ Wilson now faces up to 25 years behind bars for shooting Smith eight times in the face and body after a row erupted outside the Lounge Bar, in Riviera in June 2010.Dubliner Wilson, 27, was arrested at his farm in Coin, less than 48 hours after the attack, and a search of the house found explosives, grenades and fake passports. During the two-day trial a jury in Malaga was shown documents which suggested Wilson had also killed 11 people...

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British teenager was stabbed in Puerto Banus

Roddy Azar, 17, suffered a knife wound to the groin following an argument with a group of youths in Puerto Banus.The private school pupil, whose dad is Spanish, had allegedly gone to the defence of his girlfriend and a female friend who were being insulted by the group.The teen – who is expected to make a full recovery – was stabbed in the groin before being taken to hospital in Marbella.A police spokesman stated: “Our understanding is an argument...

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British youth stabbed to death in Lloret de Mar

15 year old British man has died after being stabbed in the early hours of Sunday in Lloret de Mar.It’s understood the victim was not on holiday, but lived in the Girona town.Police sources told El Mundo that it happened at about 4am in Calle Torrentó in Lloret de Mar.The emergency medics, SEM, say he was taken to the Sant Jaume de Blanes Hospital in Girona where he died.The judge has imposed reporting restrictions.&nb...

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Cataluña to fine prostitutes and their clients

Cataluña is to ban prostitution on its roads before the end of the year. The Generalitat regional government will issue fines on both the roads it is responsible for, and on state roads, for both the prostitutes and their clients.It’s being made possible via a modification of the 2009 ley de carreteras legislation which is part of the Omnibus laws.The news was given by the Interior Councillor, Felip Puig, who said that they wanted to stop prostitution also in urban open spaces by changing municipal laws.&nb...

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Naked reveller tossed in air by bull

As if running amongst raging bulls wasn't mad enough, a reveller at Spain's Running With The Bulls festival entered the bullring naked and not surprisingly, the agitated bull took revenge by hitting him on his bum. The streaker who was teasing the bull wearing nothing but sneakers and a red scarf was hit on his butt and flung into air by the angry bull. He literally became the 'butt of the joke' and suffered bruises to his face. He was later arrested for causing a public disturbance, reports Sun.uk.In one of the World's most famous festivals, revellers voluntarily run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. The crowd pushes and sprints around in...

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Canaries boat sinks off Western Sahara after swordfish rams the hull

The crew of the Tenerife fishing boat, the Roque del Águila based in Los Cristianos, were sailing back home on Tuesday on board the Lanzarote boat, the Santuario Barquereño, after their own vessel sunk off Western Sahara on Saturday.The Roque del Águila was fishing for tuna when the boat’s alarms went off and the automatic pumps went into action as water poured through a 20 centimetre hole in the hull. The auxiliary pumps were brought into play, but were unable to cope with the flow of water.The crew managed to escape on the life raft before the boat went down, and were rescued by another Canary Islands boat which was fishing eight miles away.The...

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Police trying to identify tourist found dead on a beach on Benidorm He appears to have drowned and could be BritishTourists

The National Police have asked for help from hotels in Benidorm in identifying a man who was recently found dead on a local beach. He was carrying no documentation, but is believed to be a tourist, possibly British, with signs of having drunk a large amount of alcohol before he died.Diario Información reported on Tuesday that it has not yet been determined if he drowned or if he died of natural causes while in the water.Police are currently checking passenger lists into Alicante for British nationals bound for Benidorm answering the deceased’s description. The body is that of a man in his 50s, with short red hair and a beard. He was wearing a...

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love affair with holidays in Spain reignites in spite of poor euro exchange rate

The beleaguered pound may mean less of us are heading abroad this summer but for those who can't live without their summer holiday fix, Spain remains the top foreign destination for Britons.easyJet pinpointed Malaga in southern Spain as the most popular spot for those taking overseas breaks. The low cost carrier said other Iberian destinations including Alicante, Palma in Majorca, Faro in Portugal and Barcelona were also among their best selling routes.Vamos! Malaga, gateway to the Costa del Sol remains hugely popular among British touristseasyJet UK director Paul Simmons said: 'The sandy shores, blue seas and promise of sunshine keep Brits flocking...

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Motorists are being advised to carry enough euros to pay on-the-spot fines or face being taken to cash machines by police in France, Germany and Spain.

British drivers in Europe will be hit with record speeding fines totalling £10million this summer as police try to curb appalling road accident statistics, it was claimed today.Motorists are being advised to carry enough euros to pay on-the-spot fines or face being taken to cash machines by police in France, Germany and Spain.Cars can be impounded in Italy and Belgium if the fine is not paid at once. France in particular is planning to get tough after a 20 per cent rise in fatalities in April. A new report from the Post Office today warns that thousands of British motorists will be caught in the crackdown.Post Office research shows that a hard...

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A 23 year old British tourist has survived a fall from a 7th floor flat in Palmanova on Mallorca.

It happened at about 0345 on Monday morning in Edificio Los Delfines in Calle Mare Nostrum in the town. It’s a normal residential block, not officially used for tourists, but some flats are rented out to tourists in the summer.The cause of the fall is unclear and being investigated, and the youth has been taken to the Son Espaces Hospital with multiple injuries and a reserved prognosis.It’s understood he has undergone surge...

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Spain Region Uncovers Larger Deficit

The new leader of Castilla La Mancha said Monday that the Spanish region has a budget deficit more than twice as large as previously thought, raising new concerns over the true state of regional finances and helping to send Spain's risk premium to new historic highs.Castilla La Mancha President Maria Dolores de Cospedal said her government will present Tuesday the first results of the audit she announced after being elected in nationwide regional and municipal elections on May 22."With the debts we've found unpaid as of June 30, the deficit is much higher than we were told," Ms. Cospedal said in an interview with Onda Cero radio station. "Tomorrow...

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Pamplona veterans addicted to thrills

For your average daredevil, risking your life once at the San Fermin Festival is enough. Then there are the veterans, who return year after year to run with the bulls, unable to kick their fix.The tradition immortalized by Ernest Hemingway in "The Sun Also Rises" is the ultimate rush for this small club of regulars, who prepare obsessively for the electrifying and sometimes shocking dash through Pamplona's old quarter, held every year in the second...

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