British students caught in post-Brexit visa lottery
SUR in English explores the trials and tribulations for UK youngsters trying to obtain the coveted passport sticker to study legally in Spain
Neve matthews
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This is how you could save money on your weekly supermarket shop in Spain
You can save up to 30 per cent, depending on where you buy your essentials in some cities and towns, according to the national OCU consumer association's latest annual survey
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La Palma volcano creates a delta in the sea the size of 20 football pitches
For now the air quality on the island is good and there is no risk to the population from toxic gases, although 4,500 residents remain confined to their homes
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Video | La Palma volcano lava flow finally reaches the ocean
The feared toxic gas, produced as the molten lava reacts with the salt water, is being blown out to sea, and away from population areas by the wind
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Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont arrested in Italy
After spending Thursday night at the Alghero airport police station in Sardinia, he was released but may not leave the island until a decision has been made regarding his possible extradition
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La Palma volcano is expelling magma with greater force, scientists confirm
The lava flow has slowed, and there are doubts that it will reach the sea, but it has already destroyed 350 properties. The Canary Islands Government has bought 73 apartments on two developments to house people who have lost everything
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Covid patient intensive care unit pressure in Spain returns to the 'low risk' zone
Occupancy of ICUs by coronavirus patients has dropped below the 10 per cent level, far from the 45.3 per cent at the peak of the pandemic
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La Palma volcano sulphur dioxide cloud arrives over the Spanish mainland
The volcano, which erupted on Sunday, is estimated to be emitting between 8,000 and 10,600 tonnes of the gas per day but it should not pose a health hazard on the ground
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A woman dies after being hit by an electric scooter in Spain
Both the scooter rider and the woman were taken to hospital in Lleida, but the pedestrian later died
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Unstoppable lava flow reaches 12 metres high and destroys at least 200 homes
The main fork of volcanic material in La Palma is advancing at about 120 metres per hour and its arrival at the sea will be a 'critical' moment say the authorities
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Live stream | La Palma volcano enters a new phase with an increase in 'explosive' activity
Experts believe the eruption could last between 24 and 84 days
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Video | Firefighters try to divert molten lava flows with a digger to save a La Palma town
A video shows them creating a channel with excavators in the hope that the advancing river of magma will be diverted away from homes in Todoque
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Spain's Ministry of Health supports a third Covid vaccine dose, despite scientific doubts
The latest report from the country's Public Health Commission said that there is "evidence" of the "loss of effectiveness of the two-dose regimen over time"
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Top expert forecasts Spain could enter the Covid 'low risk' zone 'in a week'
Fernando Simón said the country's coronavirus cumulative incidence rate could fall below 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants threshold very soon
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Toxic gas fears grow as the La Palma lava flow approaches the sea
The contact of magma with saltwater, expected in the next few hours, can generate explosions and the release of harmful vapours. Maritime authorities have established an exclusion zone off the coast
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