Food prices in Spain were up in February despite IVA sales tax cut on some items
Fresh fruits and vegetables topped the list of foods with the largest increase in price
Edurne Martínez
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Women are safer drivers than men, according to new research in Spain
DGT data reveals 60% of female motorists have never received any type of traffic penalty, and the statistics for the difference between the sexes for fatalities in road traffic accidents also make stark reading
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Why is Pi Day celebrated today, 14 March?
The current record for memorising decimals of the number Pi is held by Suresh Kumar Sharma from India, who was able to recite a total of 70,030 decimal places in 2015
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Spanish traffic helicopter that crashed was carrying unauthorised passenger
The camera operator's wife was also reportedly in the aircraft at the time of the accident, after which the pilot tested positive for cocaine and methamphetamine
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Watch as police smash gang that smuggled cocaine hidden in plant pots through Malaga port
Nine people have been arrested for drug trafficking in Spain after the narcotics arrived on the Costa del Sol in a shipping container from the Dominican Republic
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Hospital hackers demand 4.5 million euros from the Catalan government
The Generalitat of Catalonia said it will not pay a single cent despite threats from the criminals to publish patient data from the Hospital Clinico of Barcelona
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Shortage warning for a medication used to treat infants with asthma in Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Health is recommending doctors prioritise the prescription of the medication for children under the age of two
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Flu cases in Spain stabilise after spike in recent weeks
The incidence had risen mainly among children under 15 years of age
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Embassy continues to reassure Britons in Spain waiting for driving licence resolution
The British Embassy in Madrid said in its latest message that it still understands from the Spanish authorities 'it will be very soon'
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Young woman allergic to milk protein dies after drinking potentially tainted black coffee
An investigation is underway into the possibility that there were traces of cow's milk in the coffee glass at the establishment in Spain's Ciudad Real region
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Embassy continues to reassure Britons in Spain waiting for driving licence resolution
The British Embassy in Madrid said in its latest message that it still understands from the Spanish authorities 'it will be very soon'
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Banking sector in Spain adapts to elderly customers with more extended opening hours
The move comes as 91 per cent of cash machines have been adapted to help and some 70,000 workers have been trained to assist older or disabled customers
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This is the new quit smoking drug that is available on the public health system in Spain
Its active ingredient is cytisine, a plant-based substance with a similar effect to nicotine
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Three feared dead after landslide at potash mine in Barcelona
The victims, all geologists, were trapped by a landslide in a gallery some 900-metres underground in the town of Súria
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Spain's subsidised holidays for pensioners scheme to feature more destinations and high-speed trains as well as coach travel
For the 2023-24 season there will be an increase in cultural destinations and nature routes on offer, as well as more rooms for single use, as part of the Spanish government's Imserso programme
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