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On a heavy metal wave

FÁTIMA GONZÁLEZ

Alex has cerebral palsy, but that didn't stop him flying over thousands of heads at a heavy metal concert. This occurred in Viveiro, in Lugo province, Galicia, at Resurrection Fest, one of the most famous heavy metal festivals, which attracts the ... thousands of responses. Even Podemos 'diputado' Pablo Echenique, who uses a wheelchair, posted: "That's why I was a heavy metal fan when I was young." Álex says he wants to continue to fight for disabled people to be able to integrate at all social

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Campanillas under water again as heavy rain and storms batter Malaga province

ignacio lillo

Heavy rain and storms on Monday night into Tuesday morning deposited up to 80mm of rain in parts of Malaga province, causing flooding in some areas - most notably in the Campanillas area. In this outlying district of Malaga city, next to the PTA ... city, except two from Alhaurín de la Torre where streets were also flooded. Elsewhere in the province, the worst weather-related incident was that of a fatal car accident in Marbella, caused by the heavy rain, according to the DGT. Record rainfall

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Video | Keep your eyes peeled for these new 'intelligent' police cars on the Costa

FERNANDO TORRES

...vehicle carrying it. It is particularly useful if an incident such as a robbery has been reported and a witness is able to provide a registration number. The iZeta can join the hunt and scan heavy traffic or search large car parking areas with ease.

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Tender process for seven-million-euro improvement to country roads is restarted

ANTONIO M. ROMERO

The Malaga Diputación (provincial authority) has restarted the tender process for almost seven million euros' worth of repairs at seventeen spots on roads in inland, rural areas. The original awarding of contracts to carry out the works was halted

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Heavy metal bands rock Fuengirola coast

Heavy metal and hard rock fans descended on Fuengirola last week for the Rock the Coast festival. Some 14,000 peoplejumped around to one of heavy metal's most famous bands Scorpions (pictured), who performed hits such as Make it Real and The Zoo.

Opinion

Heavy wine

A. J. LINN

In the festive season wine consumption increases, not meaning that we regular drinkers consume more (ahem!), rather that people who would normally pass on it enjoy a glass or three. We do not realise how lucky we are. Wine has been produced for the l

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Marbella to begin clean-up of its rivers in anticipation of heavy rainfall

ANDREA JIMÉNEZ

The Marbella town council, alongside water company Hidralia, will carry out cleaning of 12 of the area's rivers and streams before the end of the year in anticipation of possible heavy rainfall which could cause flooding in nearby areas. According

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Unfair treatment

ANDREW J. LINN

...nutrition at the German University of Prevention and Health Care Management, has declared that "light to moderate drinkers have a lower risk of all-cause mortality than abstainers", though admitting heavy drinkers are at high risk. And anecdotally it has

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Derby victory lightens spirits after heavy defeat

MARINA RIVAS

Malaga's women's team put the disappointment of a crushing 7-0 defeat to Levante at the weekend behind them with a derby victory at home against Sevilla. The rain at the Malaga Football Federation's stadium on Wednesday afternoon didn't stop the ho

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Freak storm causes traffic chaos and leaves Malaga residents knee-deep in hailstones

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Malaga was woken on Thursday morning by a fierce hailstorm that left unprecedented wintry scenes in the east and central areas of the city. La Malagueta beach.ÑITO SALAS At around 6.45am heavy rain and thunder and lightning gave way to hailstones ... also held up on the Guadalhorce A-357 motorway, especially near the exits for the university and the PTA technology park. City buses became trapped in the Cerrado de Calderón area, among others where roads were blocked. The heavy rain in the early ... Cártama Estación were reported. Calle Larios.ÑITO SALAS The amber weather warning issued by the state meteorological agency Aemet for heavy rain was in place for the Costa del Sol area until midnight on Thursday. At the time of going to press the