The Minister for Public Health and her regional counterparts are studying the idea of asking restaurants not to serve wine or beer with their menus del día.
Is Nothing Sacred?
by Martin Myall •
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Unusual Seating Arrangement
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil arrested a driver after finding a semi-nude man clinging to the back of his van.
Medical Alert: Montelukast
by Martin Myall •
The Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (Aemps) has issued an alert concerning Montelukast as several batches are affected.
Arriving Later Today…
by Martin Myall •
A dead sunspot exploded on Monday this week, ejecting a mass of solar material that will reach the Earth today… but don’t panic!
Arson or Accident?
by Hugh MacArthur •
An explosion in the kitchen area of a bar in Barcelona caused a major fire in the early hours of yesterday.
Easter Traffic Campaign
by Vivienne Hughes •
This Easter the DGT (Traffic Police Department) has entitled their road campaign, Let’s Make Big Data Get It Wrong.”
Discount on ITV Cost
by Martin Myall •
This is a carrot and a stick item of news, because it contains both enticement and castigation, the latter we just happened to omit from the title!
Limitations on Panic Buying
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Government’s Plan Nacional (anticrisis) includes many measures that can get lost amongst the more general ones, such as, a limitation on panic buying.
Health Alert: Accuretic
by Vivienne Hughes •
Pfizer has announced on its website that it is withdrawing one of their medicines, Accuretic, from the market because of health concerns.
It Makes Cents to Wait
by Martin Myall •
No, it’s not a typo! The 20-cents discount on a litre of fuel will come into effect on the 1st of April – yes, yes; that’s April Fools’ Day – we’ve noticed.