SEVENTEEN people have gone down with food poisoning after eating at two restaurants operated by the ‘gourmet’ Hundred Burgers chain in Madrid. Two people are in hospital but are ‘doing well’, with health experts analysing whether the poisonings were caused by an outbreak of salmonella. A government spokesman for the Madrid region said that public health services are investigating the …

Barely anyone outside of Spain had La Roja among their favourites to win the 2024 UEFA European Championship before the start of the tournament. Luis de la Fuente and his squad entered history, though, claiming a record third Euros title for the national team by winning all seven matches at the tournament. It might be premature to predict Spain as …

HEALTH authorities in Sevilla are taking ‘unprecedented’ measures to battle the West Nile virus. It comes as the number of mosquitoes carrying the disease continues to soar, and after two elderly people died from the virus in recent weeks. Amid fears of an epidemic, the Sevilla City Council today announced an investment of €25,000 into contagion measures. Health councillor Silvia …

A MAJOR city in southern Spain has issued guidance on how to lower one’s exposure to the West Nile virus.  Sevilla City Council listed its top tips following a surge in cases and even two deaths over the past several weeks. The disease is carried by mosquitoes and can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea,  headaches, fatigue and in the most serious …

FUGITIVE Catalan politician Carles Puigdemont is ‘already back in Belgium’ after he briefly returned to Spain this week for the first time in seven years. The Mossos d’Esquadra regional police force are facing serious embarrassment today after the former Catalan premier appeared outside the parliament building in Barcelona on Thursday, where he gave a speech, before vanishing and thus avoiding …

HEALTH authorities in Andalucia have appealed for calm after activating procedures for a possible case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Samples have been sent to the National Microbiology Centre to confirm whether or not a 46-year-old Sevilla man has contracted the disease. He reported symptoms on July 31 and is in a stable condition at the High-Level Isolation Unit of …

A SUPREME Court judge has requested reports from the Catalan regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, as well as the central Interior Ministry, after politician and fugitive from justice Carles Puigdemont managed to evade arrest on Thursday in Barcelona and seemingly disappear into thin air.  Opposition politicians on Thursday described the situation as ‘unbearable’ and ‘humiliating’ for the Spanish state. …

Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:32 Copiar enlace WhatsApp Fb X (antes Twitter) LinkedIn Telegram Threads The Cazbah Dwell Lounge in Mijas Costa has lined up a collection of live shows to happen all through August, certainly one of which is the Too A lot 2-Tone Ska Evening on Friday 9 August (tonight). The live performance can be carried out by …

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SALVADOR Illa, the leader of the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), has been formally elected as the President of Catalunya this evening following a controversial investiture debate in the regional parliament. Illa, a former national health minister and key ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, received 68 votes in favour of his investiture – the exact amount required to command a …