Archives for April 2010
April 20th, 2010
About 250 British tourists who have been stuck for several days in Spain, many of them children, have now been given their return ticket home aboard a Royal Navy ship, the HMS Albion. They will share a 36-hour journey to Portsmouth with soldiers returning home from Afghanistan. The HMS Albion had ...
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April 19th, 2010
This year is the last year you will be able to buy a home in Spain with extraordinary income tax relief, regardless of the buyer's status. As of January the 1st 2011, the reductions for buying a property in Spain will depend on a buyer's income and will mean that ...
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April 19th, 2010
According to house price statistics released today by the Ministry of Housing, in the first quarter of 2010 the average price of property in Spain was 1865.7 euros per square metre, representing a decrease of 1.4% in respect to the previous quarter and 4.7% when compared annually. The annual drop of ...
Continue reading Spanish Property Prices at 2005 Levels
April 19th, 2010
According to new data published in a European study, nearly half of all people in Spain (47%) have said that they cannot live without the Internet any more, a percentage that has increased by 13% compared to 2008 data. The report, prepared by the European Interactive Advertising Association (IALS), previously ...
Continue reading Spanish Internet Usage Continues to Grow
April 17th, 2010
In a new initiative that could be replicated throughout Spain, Andalusia and Catalonia want the public to reflect on the cost of the health services they receive, and will present patients with 'shadow receipts' that detail the cost of care provided. "The Spanish health system is not free", pointed out José ...
Continue reading True Cost of Health Treatment in Spain Revealed to Patients
April 16th, 2010
Britain's Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) has set the fastest time in today's practice sessions ahead of the Grand Prix of China. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) was unable to produce a flying lap in the first session, after his engine needed replacing following an engine failure. Alonso managed to finish with
Continue reading Alonso Suffers Another Engine Failure in Shanghai
April 16th, 2010
Police in Cadiz have arrested a 25-year old man, with 24 previous offences, accused of committing fraud amounting to over 600,000 euros from private telephone operators in Spain, by opening erotic lines and fictional tarot readings. The detainee, known as Cristian VP, was the ringleader of a network that has ...
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April 16th, 2010
The airspace restrictions following the volcanic cloud originating from Iceland, and affecting flights across Europe, will now last until at least Saturday. The UK has just announced that it will maintain a full closure of all airspace until 1am Saturday morning when the situation will be re-evaluated again. Although, despite ...
Continue reading Flight Cancellations Expected for Another 24hrs
April 15th, 2010
Apple has announced that there will be a one month delay to the international release of its new tablet computer, the iPad, due to unexpected demand in the United States. The iPad went on sale in the U.S. on April the 3rd and was scheduled to be sold in other ...
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April 15th, 2010
All flights in and out of the several European countries have been suspended after the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland sent an enormous cloud of ash towards mainland Europe. Amid fears of engine damage to planes passing through the ash-cloud, up to 4,000 flights are being cancelled with ...
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