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Off the charts: Spain battles its most intense heatwave on record, with the mercury soaring past 40°C in multiple regions and fire risk spiking. Credit : Melinda Nagy Shutterstock If you felt it was brutal, it’s not your imagination. Spain is experiencing its worst heatwave ever. The 16-day heat wave that lasted until August 18 was the most intense since …

Rachel Gore DOZENS of horses facing a one-way trip to the slaughterhouse are being thrown a lifeline –  thanks to one expat’s last-minute offer to home them in her sanctuary.  Malaga has banned the use of horse-drawn wagons, which means that more than 60 working horses are now in danger.  Expat Signe Frossle, who runs a rural rescue centre ‘A …

Police warn drivers: hiding your number plate could cost up to €6,000. Credit : Ammatar, Shutterstock It began as a cheeky, cheap trick. Some drivers – mostly bikers – have been using face masks to cover their number plates, hoping to slip unnoticed past low-emission zone cameras. But Spain’s police have made it clear this week: what might look like …