Reports from Australia state that twelve children were taken from their rural family home, to a place of safety, after it was discovered that they had been subject to sexual abuse, including incest and were living in appalling conditions.
Features
editorial columns by feature writers
Ley de Costas
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
The 2013 update of the “ley de costas” Coastal law
Lottery Poisoning Death Mystery
by David Darby •
Urooj Khan was an Indian immigrant, living in Chicago, Illinois in the USA, described as a kind and generous man who worked extremely hard. He worked in a dry cleaning shop for many years, eventually opening his own shop.
Super Selfie
by Vivienne Hughes •
Back to the reason for this article, which is that the ultimate ‘super selfie’ must be the one taken at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service. The people all smiling into the mobile phone camera are U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Hell Thorning-Schmidt.
American International Club News
by AICN •
The American International Club of Nerja held their annual Charity Fund Raising Dinner on Saturday 9th of November at the Rural Hotel Almazara in Nerja.
Christmas in The Air
by Marianne Lindahl •
During the past 12 years I have never before stayed in Finland until the beginning of December.
Dear Publisher & Editor
by Gazette Reader •
Reader writes in to complain that the humour expressed in the Gazette is “racist”
Chinese Gump?
by David Darby •
Most people will remember the scene in the film Forrest Gump where he just suddenly starts to jog, ending up with a huge following. Well, Li Gangbo had a similar moment, setting off from Yangzhou city in the Jiangsu province of eastern China with just a small backpack, his camera and a Chinese flag. That was 10 years ago!
Ice Alarm
by David Darby •
Every year in northern Sweden the famous Ice Hotel is rebuilt, using huge ice blocks, cut from the frozen Torne River in Jukkasjärvi, Kiruna. Always fully booked, this strange, but beautiful ice building has been created every year since 1990. However, the Swedish National Housing Board has decided, that even this building must be fitted with fire alarms!
Xmas & New Year at Reina Sofia
by Editor •
Xmas & New Year at Reina Sofia in Almuñécar