Howling at the ‘moonshots’

BE AFRAID, be very afraid’ was the message this week as new Covid-19 restrictions were sprinkled like fairy dust across the four nations of...

UK lockdown

PM finally applies strict measures in line with other EU countries after voluntary social distancing failed THE UK is in lockdown to contain coronavirus since...

Door-to-door collection leads to 80% of waste recycled

Pedreguer residents recycle more than double the national average and a third more than the European Union’s target for 2025 thanks to its initially-controversial...

More UK lockdown easing measures

By Aine Fox, PA More parts of the UK's economy could be given the green light to reopen, a day after the chancellor announced an...

Javid quits as Boris reshuffles post-Brexit cabinet

SAJID Javid has dramatically quit as chancellor after Boris Johnson ordered him to fire his closest aides. The Prime Minister had been expected to keep...

Missing UK victims

WHILE the number of cases in the UK rapidly approached 250,000, latest figures show more than 35,000 lives have been lost due to the...

Deaths fall below average

THE number of deaths registered in England and Wales over one week has fallen below the five-year average for the first time since before...

UK travellers ‘frustrated’ over Spain quarantine requirement

TRAVELLERS returning from Spain have expressed their frustration and resignation at the short-notice quarantine requirements. In a decision announced on Saturday - less than five...

Airlines take-off

VIRGIN Atlantic has unveiled a £1.2 billion bailout package involving only private funds. The plan to secure its future includes £200 million being provided by...

Special air security unit for airport

The Guardia Civil presented their new air security management team at Alicante-Elche airport on Wednesday. The unit – which operates under the acronym PEGASO...

Coronavirus self-isolation advice extended to all returning from Italy

Travellers returning to the UK from northern Italy should self-isolate as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, ministers have said. Health Secretary...

Villajoyosa Moors and Christians fiesta programme

Villajoyosa is counting down the hours to the start of its famous fiestas declared of International Tourist Interest. Around 4000 people will taking an...

Simply Pythonesque

And now for something completely different. A Manchester commuter boarded a bus using his pet snake as a face covering, the docile reptile wound...

Cinema giant to take over Alicante studios

The US cinema giant, MBS Group is set to take over the running of Alicante’s Ciudad de la Luz film studios. The California-based multinational –...

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Benidorm locks-up again

To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...

Deep snow in Alicante province

With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...

Brexit passport rule changes

BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit. During the current transition...