Leisure
Private swimming pool rentals by the hour make a big splash in Spain
The average income is 1,000 euros per summer season, but some owners who rent out their pools via an online booking platform earn as much as 10,000 euros
Enia Gómez
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Environment
Police investigate death of 30 sheep after drinking from watering hole in Spain's Valencia region
Officers from the Guardia Civil's Seprona nature and environmental protection branch have taken samples of the water and the animals to determine the cause
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Food and drink
This is the alcoholic drink that knocks beer from its top spot during the summer months in Spain
Drinking habits amongst the Spanish have changed in recent times and the impact of tourism also plays a part
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Health and safety
Work-related fatal accidents in Spain up by almost 8% in first half of 2024
The Andalucía region accounts for 17% of this worsening statistic with 52,095 recorded accidents up to June in which 68 workers lost their lives
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Health
High temperatures were responsible for deaths of 8,300 people in Spain last summer
The country is the fourth-placed in Europe with the highest death rate from extreme heat and it's some 50% higher among women and eight times higher among the elderly population
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Economy
Workers in Spain earn less money than they did a decade ago
A special report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) also warns of the precarious and temporary youth employment situation in some of the most developed countries around the world
J. González | -
Travel
These are the 24 countries around the world that Spaniards are advised not to travel to
Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has updated its list of international destinations it's best to avoid at the moment and warns that the State cannot be held responsible for resolving any issues if the advice is ignored
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112 incident
Guardia Civil police officer in Spain dies after being stung by wasp
The incident, which happened in the municipality of Villaquejida, has left the local residents "in shock"
Lucía Gutiérrez | -
Catalonia
The Puigdemont escape reports: the former Catalan president fled in a white car driven by a woman
Several vehicles and a motorbike, according to different reports, were involved in the plan that allowed the independence leader slip away after making a speech to the crowds outside the parliament in Barcelona
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Spain
Government confirms third Galician dead in sinking of Spanish fishing boat off the Falklands
The man, from Noia, had until now been considered missing following the sinking of the Argos Georgia in July
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Man dies after inhaling wine fermentation gases while working in winery
The young man inhaled 'tufo', the carbon dioxide generated during the alcoholic fermentation of must to produce wine
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Costa Blanca
Benidorm: loggerhead turtle and flamingo turn beach into a wildlife park
A turtle has laid 28 eggs on the normally crowded Poniente beach; they have already been removed to safety by wildlife experts for incubation and monitoring
Nicolás Van Looy | -
Population
Spain adds one million inhabitants in just two years thanks to immigration
The arrival of foreigners into the country has triggered one of the highest post-pandemic population spikes this century and the non-Spanish now account for almost one in five residents
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Iberdrola buys UK distributor ENW for 5 billion euros
Following the deal, the UK becomes the company's number one country by network asset base
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Elderly woman swindled out of 300,000 euros after being told it would be deposited in the 'Bank of Heaven'
The victim, who has lost all her savings, even took out a loan from her bank to meet the payments demanded by the accused