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After the last days of severe storms with floods and hail stones in many communities, there is talk of the possible arrival of a hurricane in Spain. The consequences of the storm have caused severe damage throughout the territory. August has fired us with another abrupt weather episode after months of extreme conditions and scorching heat waves. The hurricane could come from next week. Roberto Brasero explains this possibility on […]

There are more and more fake messages that we can find on social networks and that go from device to device with great ease. There is a hoax that has traveled through WhatsApp these days and that continues to spread. This is a message warning that they are calling from the Ministry of Health for the fourth dose of booster vaccine against COVID-19, but with the purpose of hacking our […]

Animal associations have joined forces to denounce the death of a dog that spent four days, allegedly without food or water, in full sun. The dog was chained to the sun on a terrace in Torrevieja, in Alicante, and with the heat we have suffered this summer and the still high temperatures that are recorded, the poor animal could not resist more. PACMA has attacked the institutions and claims to […]

This Tuesday, agents of the Guardia Civil dismantled a drug gang that was in charge of the manufacture and trafficking of drugs in Ibiza. In the same way, a quantity of pink cocaine or 'tusi' amounting to 13.25 kilos has been confiscated. This is the largest package of this drug ever seized in Spain. This has been possible thanks to the police operation 'Via Fora', whose success has ended with […]

Pedro Sánchez has confirmed that the VAT on gas will fall from 21 to 5%. " The Government of Spain will propose a reduction of 21% to 5% of the VAT on gas. We are going to do it in line with the economic policy that we are deploying since the beginning of the energy crisis. Selective tax cuts for the benefit of the working middle class while making an […]

The Buñol tomatina returns after two years of stopping due to the coronavirus pandemic. " We really wanted to resume our beloved party, the power to throw tomatoes and release all the adrenaline that we have accumulated in these two years," said Maria Vallés, head of the Tourism area of the City of Buñol. The popular festival celebrates its 75th anniversary today, although as Vallés has confirmed, the restrictions by […]

On 23 August, on the occasion of the patron saint festivities of Mollet de Vallès in Barcelona, a children’s race was held through the streets during the night that has ended in controversy. In underwear and surrounded by adults, groups of children ran in a race organized in this Catalan municipality of 50,000 inhabitants. The minors, of different age categories, ran in their underwear, being a group of children under […]

The strong hailstorm that has fallen in La Bisbal d'Empordà (Girona) has left a mortal victim. A 20-month-old baby has died from injuries caused by hail. The little girl had to be transferred to the Trueta hospital in Girona and died shortly afterwards. In addition, another thirty people have suffered minor injuries. Several areas of Catalonia are on alert for the intense storm. The icy stones, which have also caused […]

The crisis will drag on and rationing is not ruled out. Says the CEO of Shell, Europe’s largest oil and gas company. He warned that Europe might have to ration energy for several years, as this crisis may last more than a winter. So, given this panorama, Ben van Beurden says that efficient and alternative solutions will have to be found to curb the energy shortage. In this sense, it […]