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Skydiver dies when parachute fails to open after jumping from hot air balloon in Spain
The 52-year-old man was participating in the filming of a movie and had been hired to perform the stunt along with four other people
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Scams
If you see a 50-euro note on your windscreen don't pick it up: it's a scam
Spain's National Police force has reminded local residents and visiting tourists not to fall for this old trick that has recently resurfaced in various parts of the country
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Health
Spanish consumer group denounces irregularities in 11 weight-loss supplements
Many of the products that the OCU has reported to the state agency for food safety and nutrition are sold online
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Scams
Beware of 'tabnabbing': what is it and what should we not do?
The National Police force in Spain has issued a warning about another cyber scam in order to help people avoid falling into the traps that the criminals set
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Tourism
Government's cheap holiday scheme sets flat rate of 50 euros for those on lowest pensions in Spain
Hotels offered in the Imserso programme for the retired must have a minimum of three stars and offer leisure and free time activities to meet the demands of guests
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Retail
The nine products in your shopping basket that have seen the biggest price increases
Spain's OCU consumer organisation puts the general rise at 0.55 per cent in March although the cost of eggs rocketed by 24 per cent
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Advertising feature
Digital Nomad Visa: a gateway to living and working in Spain
It's a game-changer for non-EU citizens who've longed to merge their professional life with the unmatched Spanish lifestyle
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Housing
Spanish ministry opens case against real estate agency for charging illegal commissions to tenants
If the alleged abusive practices are proven, the business could be slapped with a fine of between 100,000 and one million euros
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Travel
How to save money in Spain when booking your flights
The online booking platform Kiwi.com, with 100 million daily searches, has listed some of the top tricks
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Education
Four students at school in Spain stand accused of assaulting classmate with cerebral palsy
The juvenile prosecutor's office has opened proceedings against the pupils from the Torres Quevedo secondary school in Santander
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Five people confirmed dead following mine explosion in north-west of Spain
The incident has left another four seriously injured and one still missing in the Degaña mine in the Asturias region. Two other workers managed to get out safely
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A mother and two of her children, aged 8 months and five years old, are killed in road crash in Spain
The road traffic accident happened at kilometre 34 of the P-405 in Palencia and another 13-year-old child and the 40-year-old father were seriously injured
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Inflation
Inflation in Spain drops 0.7% to 2.3% in March, close to European Central Bank target
Core inflation hasn't been this low since December 2021, just before the onset of the inflationary crisis with the emergence of the Covid pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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Fake luxury goods
Would you pay 1,000 euros for a fake designer brand bag?
Influencers and young people encourage the purchase of imitations of luxury fashion brands in a business that is booming in Spain, the second-placed European country that buys the most counterfeit items
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Housing crisis
Flight to nowhere at Madrid's Barajas airport in Spain, 'Europe's biggest free hostal
T4 and other terminals every night host "between 300 and 500" homeless people like Nelly, a 67-year-old pensioner, but also troubled people. "We are afraid," said a cleaning worker