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AN ALMERIA woman looking for love was conned out of €216,839 by a gang who set up a fake online relationship via social media. Policia Nacional arrested four people and are searching for four more suspects in the province of Alicante. The scam began in 2022 after the victim became friends with a man through Facebook. READ MORE POLICE CYBEREXPERTS …

SPAIN’S birth rate has gone up for the first time in a decade according to the National Institute of Statistics coupled with a rise in ‘older’ new mothers. According to figures released by the INE on Wednesday, 321,164 babies born in 2018 – 3,159 more than 2024 – were recorded. Totals are based on registrations at the computerised civil registers. …

SPAIN has launched a probe to investigate AI-generated images that depict child abuse on social networks, as the crackdown against tech platforms intensifies. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday. X, Meta The following are some examples of how to get started: TikTok now facing investigation over what he called the ‘possible creation and spread of …

A €50 reward is being offered by Spain’s La Liga to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence.  The Spanish Football League has taken this new measure to combat illegal streaming and piracy. The league hopes to learn about bars, restaurants, and betting shops who are not licensed by using their report channel and working with them responsibly. …

Alicante is the province with the highest overseas share, just below 43%. The Association of Registrars reported 178,270 sales in the United States, an increase of 3.31% on a year-over-year basis. Foreign sales accounted for 13.52% of total. The UK still leads the overseas market despite a decline of 10.74% annually, followed by buyers in the Netherlands, France, and Germany. …

After a landmark face transplant in Barcelona, the successful separation in Barcelona of Siamese identical twins has been described as an impressive medical operation. Sant Jona de Deu in Barcelona separated the twins after they were joined together at the abdomen.  Twenty members of the medical staff were involved in this five-hour surgery that took place on 8 November 2023. …

Two very different trends are reshaping Spain’s foreign-born populations. Young internationals populate major cities, while older expats remain attracted to coastal areas. Spain has 10 million people who were born outside the country. New official statistics show that geography plays a major role in determining where they live, how old they are and what they do. The latest continuous population …

A 65-YEAR OLD nurse died on Monday at Castellon General Hospital, after her ex-boyfriend stabbed and injured her at Benicassim Health Centre. Benicassim Policia Local has arrested the 70 year old attacker after several witnesses subdued the assailant in the waiting area. Ana Sorribes was the nurse at the Medical Centre at the time. READ MORE CASTELLON HOSPITAL GENERAL Her …

The new sovereign fund in SPAIN will pay for up to 15,000 rental homes that are affordable each year. Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, pledged the money on Monday at the official launch of the fund. España Crece(Spain Grows) aims to create a pot of up to €120 billion in public and private funds. READ MORE SANCHEZ, MONDAY Of …

On Sunday, a man died after falling from his motorcycle in Marbella.  The 54-yearold man had been driving down Calle Guadalete on Sunday when he fell onto the road.  Witnesses