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Please CAM back

By Tom Cain
THE DIRECTOR general of Banco Sabadell, Miquel Montes, has told the new bosses of CAM that their first priority is to contact dissatisfied customers especially those that had either 'cuotas participativas' or 'particpaciones preferentes' and offer them individualised solutions to their problems.

Benidorm faces takeover

By Tom Cain
TAX MINISTER Cristóbal Montoro said this week that his ministry would have to work out the budgets of those councils that are unable to agree on what they need to do to settle their debts and become solvent again.

Alfaz killer trial begins

By Tom Cain
A man accused of killing his sister while she slept in bed at the family home in Alfaz del Pi in April 2009, has told the judge at his trial that the shotgun he was holding went off by accident and that he was only trying to scare his sister.

'Rip-off' mobile roaming charges capped

By Dave Jones
NEW price caps for mobile data roaming and phone calls abroad will save families over €200 each year and business travellers over €1,000, according to the European Union.

AENA fuels passenger revolt over hand luggage

By Alex Watkins
THE DISPUTE between Spanish airport operator AENA and budget airline Ryanair has spread from passenger walkways to hand luggage.

Bankia faces bailout

By Tom Cain
THE FORMER head of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo Rato, resigned as president of failing bank Bankia and its parent company Banco Financiero y de Ahorros (BFA) on Monday as the government and Banco de España is prepared to step in with a €10,000 million bailout package to stop it going under.

Jail sentence for burning cat alive

By Tom Cain
THE FIGHT by an animal rights activist to get a case of animal cruelty prosecuted has proved fruitful and after three years of fighting, the person accused of torturing and killing a cat had to face a judge on Tuesday.