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On this World Mental Health Day, Friday, October 10, global leaders and advocates are rallying under the theme “Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies,” stressing that psychological support must be as immediate as physical aid in times of crisis. World Mental Health Day, established by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992, has grown into …

THE Olive Press teams up with a leading hospitality group on the Costa del Sol to highlight the increasing dangers of spiking. In conjunction with Sala Group Holdings, we are relaunching the Smash the Spiking Campaign to protect and warn revellers as the festive season approaches. In addition to encouraging other nightclubs and entertainment organizations to take a stance, we …

Tesla’s Model Y Standard and Model 3 Standard, which were long overdue, have been unveiled to target budget-conscious consumers amid a flood affordable Chinese imports.  The Tesla Model Y Europe launch introduces the Model Y Standard at approximately €36,500 (post-tariff adjustment from the $39,990 base), boasting a 514-kilometre range and rear-wheel drive, while the more affordable Tesla Model 3 2025 …

The results of the most comprehensive survey on violence in childhood conducted in Spain have revealed some disturbing findings. Sigma Dos organised the study for the Ministry of Youth and Children. The results showed that nearly 48% of respondents experienced psychological abuse in childhood or adolescence. READ MORE CHILDHOOD CRIME FIGURES ARE WORRIERING This includes controlling behaviour, intimidation, and contempt. …

Skoda celebrates its 130th birthday this year. Skoda Photo Credit Skoda celebrates its 100th anniversary this year 130The th year and since 1995, the company’s high specification cars have borne the Laurin & Klement name. L&K really formed the basis of Skoda today and the story began back in 1925 as the Mladá Boleslav-based company Laurin & Klement was celebrating …

Spain will tighten its drink-driving law, and lower alcohol limits before 2025. Credit : Proxima Studio & Shutterstock Spain is tightening its road rules. From late 2025, the DGT (Dirección General de Tráfico) will roll out a major reform to the Road Safety Law, lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for all drivers – including those on bicycles and e-scooters …

Images taken by a microscope of mouse brain tissue (left) before and after nanoparticle treatment (right). The therapy restored the blood–brain barrier’s ability to clear amyloid-beta proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: IBEC / ibecbarcelona.eu Scientists from Spain and the UK have made a breakthrough that could change the way Alzheimer’s is treated in future. Researchers in China and Spain …

DGT’s Pegasus helicopters return to Spanish skies for speeding driver monitoring Credit : Gustavo MS_Photography, Shutterstock After a few quiet weeks on Spain’s roads, the DGT’s Pegasus helicopters are getting ready to take to the skies again — and with them, the return of fines for speeding, mobile phone use, and reckless driving. Many were surprised by the break. Since …

SPAIN’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez floated a proposal to include abortion in the constitution of the nation amid fears a future government of right-wingers would try to limit women’s reproductive rights. The idea comes just days after a bitter political row broke out in Madrid over a proposal backed by the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and far-right Vox which would …

MARBELLA’S top private hospital has thrown its weight behind one of Europe’s biggest fitness festivals – promising to keep the athletes in tip-top shape. Quirónsalud Marbella has signed up as a sponsor of the Marbella Championship 2025, a high-octane CrossFit spectacular running from October 3–5. More than 1,200 athletes from 48 countries will descend on the Costa del Sol, battling …