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Cutting through the countryside for kilometres on end, disused railway lines make the perfect walking and cycling routes. There are hundreds of railway trails in the UK alone and dozens more in countries throughout Europe. Promoting slow travel and encouraging the exploration of natural attractions and rural zones, these greenways have proved an important ecotourism initiative. From a planted walkway in the heart of Paris to a cross-border odyssey, here are our top picks for rail trails in Europe. Venture into nature reserves along Spain’s Via Verde de la SierraSpain is crisscrossed by thousan...
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Climate change could be causing a concerning uptick in the number of cockroach infestations in Spain - as well as alterations to their genetic makeup. So far this year, Spanish authorities have reported a significant rise in infestations - up by 33 per cent compared to the rate in 2023. Experts say record hot temperatures are to blame for these ‘mutant’ cockroaches. Increased heat means the pests’ metabolic cycles accelerate - and it’s particularly evident in the Germanic cockroach. That’s a worry as that variety is prevalent in homes and food-related businesses. Hotter-than-average temperatur...
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Spain’s coastguard has rescued more than 400 migrants travelling in seven boats and trying to reach Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife. 52 women and 33 children were among those trying to reach Spain’s Canary Island group. The biggest number of arrivals was logged in Lanzarote, where 209 people of sub-Saharan and North African descent arrived. "The first boat arrived early today with 48 people on board and now three boats have arrived and have been picked up,” said Enrique Espinosa, the manager of Lanzarote’s Security and Emergency Consortium. More and more migrants are making...
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A Spanish city that inspired artists like Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles is set to win over many more visitors. Ronda in Malaga, southern Spain, is perched on top of a deep gorge and locals and tourists alike have long flocked to see the canyon with its impressive depths of more than 100 metres. Soon there will be a new, more straightforward, way to take in the breathtaking spot. The city is working on a brand-new €1.6 million gorge walk. The newly-named Camino del Desfiladero del Tajo will allow visitors to walk along the very bottom of the canyon for the first time. What will the finished...
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Housing will be one of the main axes of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's campaign ahead of the European elections, as housing and rental prices have risen by up to 70% in the last decade. In response to the soaring costs, architect Iñaki Alonso and 17 other families took the initiative in 2018 to build the first cooperative in Madrid. A building with common spaces for neighbours, its residents enjoy two-bedroom apartments for about €650 euros per month. Watch the full report in the player above to find out more.
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For the first time in Spain, robotics has been used in heart surgery on children and teenagers. On Monday, doctors from two different hospitals in Barcelona operated using this state-of-the-art technique on two adolescents who suffer from congenital heart disease. Up until now, this type of procedure on young patients involved open-heart surgery, which means the surgeon has to make an incision in the subject's chest. Could tailored AI robots help alleviate the loneliness epidemic?Robotic heart surgery on the other hand is less invasive, reducing post-operational recovery time and aesthetic imp...
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Germany’s year-on-year inflation for March 2024 was released on Friday morning, clocking in at 2.2%, according to the Federal Statistical Office. This was a step down from February’s 2.5%, while also being the lowest figure since May 2021. This was mainly due to food inflation seeing the first decline since February 2015, sliding to -0.7% in March, from 0.9% in the previous month. Similarly, energy prices also fell at a faster rate, to -2.7% from -2.4% in February. Goods inflation also reduced to 1.0% in March, down from 1.8% in the previous month. However, services’ prices increased from 3.4%...
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Spain’s cabinet has approved measures to scrap the country's so-called golden visa scheme. It was introduced in 2013 in the wake of a housing market crash and euro currency crisis in a bid to revitalise the property sector and granted residency rights to wealthy foreigners who invested in real estate. But critics say it creates inflationary pressure and acts as a back door for dirty money to enter the economy. That prompted Pedro Sanchez’s government to announce in October that the scheme would be phased out. “We are going to take the necessary measures to ensure that housing is a right and no...
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As Europe continues to confront large-scale irregular migration from Africa via dangerous routes, the Canary Islands are bearing the brunt of a particular surge. According to Frontex – the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders – there were more than 6,600 irregular crossings via the Western African migratory route in January, 10 times the figure reported one year ago. In stark contrast, Frontex said the number of irregular border crossings into the EU fell to nearly 14,000 in January, down about one-third from December, bringing the number roughl...
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Olive oil is slipping through Spanish retailers’ hands. The kitchen staple has been nicknamed “liquid gold” as it has become the most stolen product from Spanish supermarkets. Droughts and heatwaves have pushed the price of olive oil up in Spain, leading to its high commodity status in the country. In 70% of the country’s regions, it is the most shoplifted product from supermarkets, overtaking other popular delicacies like ibérico ham. Olive oil fraudsters have sown the wind, and are reaping the whirlwindPrice of olive oil climbs more than 50% in a year in the EUSpain is the biggest producer o...
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