At the moment, there are over 30 major fires consuming forests and mountain shrub all over Spain and fire-fighting services are overstretched.
Heat, Fire & Ash
by Vivienne Hughes •
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UK Holidaymaker Change
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Spanish authorities have decided to change the passport rules for British holidaymakers at selected airports to avoid queues during the summer.
Pay The Same, Get Less
by Martin Myall •
The same price but less product is an underhand way of deceiving consumers. This is called reduflación in Spanish. In English its called swindling bastardry… sort of.
IVA Cut on Electricity
by Martin Myall •
Spanish PM, Pedro Sánchez, announced that he was going to reduce IVA on electricity from 10% down to 5% after having initially refused to do so.
Hypertension Drug Recall
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS) has issued an alert over the side effects of a popular blood-pressure drug.
Imminent Ryanair Strike
by Hugh MacArthur •
Ryanair cabin crew will go on a 6-day strike just as the summer begins, starting on San Juan, and the blame lies with the airline company, they claim.
Days off for Painful Periods
by Vivienne Hughes •
At the moment a new law draft on abortion includes an article that will permit women who suffer incapacity period pains to take time off work.
EU Approves Gas Measures
by Vivienne Hughes •
The European Commission has given the green light to the joint proposal from Spain and Portugal to put a cap on natural-gas prices.
Chocolate-Covered Nuts Alert
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición has published two health alerts concerning certain products.
Nigerian Heart Breakers
by Martin Myall •
A Guardia Civil investigation, entitled Loverboy has detcted 13 cases of online ‘amorous fraud;’ i.e., professing love to swindle victims.