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British man dies in Canary Islands tourist bus crash
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (346+ words) A British man died and dozens of others were injured when a tourist bus crashed into a ravine in the Canary Islands. The bus carrying 27 British tourists crashed on the island of La Gomera shortly after 1pm, leaving four people seriously…...
Popular hotspots Tenerife and Lanzarote placed on warning list for tourists
3+ week, 5+ day ago (317+ words) British travellers have been issued a travel warning for major Spanish holiday hotspots this summer. The Canary Islands have been placed on the Fodor 'No List' amid anti-tourism protests, environmental concerns and pollution impacting beaches. During the first six months…...
Tributes paid at memorial to North East men who fought against fascism in Spain
4+ week, 2+ day ago (549+ words) Men from the North East who volunteered to fight fascism in the 1930s Spanish Civil War have been remembered at a commemoration in the region. The event commemoration at Stockton's International Brigade memorial focused on four Teesside men who lost their…...
Heavy rain and flooding bring travel disruption
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) Roads have been flooded and rail travel disrupted as heavy rain batters some areas, with an amber weather warning in force in part of the country. The Met Office amber alert, in force in Angus, Perth and Kinross, and Aberdeenshire…...
Spanish prosecutors investigate Julio Iglesias over sex assault claims
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (370+ words) Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his homes in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. Iglesias has yet to speak publicly regarding the allegations. Russell L King, a Miami-based entertainment lawyer…...