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THE streets are ablaze with colourful lights, Nativity scenes have appeared in plazas and the scent of roasted chestnuts is filling the air: it must be December and that means Christmas markets…everywhere! While globalisation has led us to expect a certain homogeneity on the high street – especially at this time of year when we can’t escape Jingle Bells as …

Three people, including a 16-year-old minor, were hospitalised for smoke inhalation following a fire that broke out in the kitchen of a restaurant located in the La Cañada shopping centre on the A-7 motorway in Marbella on Monday evening, December 8. Around 7.15pm, emergency services were notified after several calls reported an apparent fire in the kitchen. There was also …

During the strike, foreigners and expats living in Spain could face special difficulties. Photo credit: Mikel dabbah/Shutterstock Spain is bracing themselves for a major disruption when doctors throughout the country hold a national four-day strike between December 9 and 12. Unions have described this as the biggest healthcare protest in decades. The action has been announced by Spanish Confederation of …