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Virgin Media O2 blames ‘desperate’ altnets for lost customers
The Times
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The boss of telecoms giant Virgin Media O2 has blamed “desperate” undercutting rivals for broadband customers deserting its services. Lutz Schüler defended the company’s performance as Liberty Global, which owns half of Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) with...
Real Madrid Make Surprising ‘Decision’ in Endrick, Gonzalo Garcia Dilemma
Sports Illustrated - New York
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August 3, 2025
Real Madrid are reportedly only interested in keeping Endrick or Gonzalo García next season, opening the door for one of the young strikers to depart the Spanish capital. It goes without saying that Kylian Mbappé is Real Madrid’s starting No. 9,...
'I’m a Brit who’s settled in Spain - here’s why I won't be moving back'
Daily Express
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August 3, 2025
Jade Gartshore, 25, decided to move to Spain which she likens to a 'permanent holiday' (Image: Jade Gartshore/SWNS) A British woman has swapped the UK for the sun-soaked streets of Spain, where she now enjoys €3.50 (around £3) glasses of wine and...
I sold my UK house to buy my dream home in Spain, it comes with a massive pool and saved me £100k
The Sun
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August 3, 2025
A WOMAN has revealed why she ditched the UK for sunny Spain as she showed viewers her new home. Taking to social media, the mum-of-two and her husband left England to start a new life in Alicante. 3 The mum of two ditched life in the UK for sunny...
'I'm Told' - Fabrizio Romano on Man Utd Signing £437m Barcelona Star
GiveMeSport
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August 3, 2025
There is “nothing concrete” in the recent reports suggesting Fermin Lopez could join Manchester United, according to Fabrizio Romano. Man United will be fully focused on improving from what, in terms of points return and league position, was their...
Spain and UK Finance News Round-Up, July 31
Euro Weekly News
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July 31, 2025
Finance news. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels Travel salaries dip UK business travel salaries dropped 4.2 per cent in H1 2025 to an average of £35,544 (€41,234), according to C&M Travel Recruitment. This follows sharp increases in 2023 and 2024....
Jet2 holiday ruined after passengers are flown to the WRONG Spanish island
Manchester Evening News
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August 3, 2025
Two elderly women have slammed Jet2 saying their holiday was 'ruined' after a major airport error. Linda Trestrail, 69, and Wendy Russell, 71, had their boarding passes verified five times, but still ended up on the incorrect aircraft. The blunder...
Oman bans import of live birds from Spain’s Extremadura Region
The Arabian Stories
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August 3, 2025
MUSCAT – This decision is based on the Veterinary Quarantine Law issued by Royal Decree No. 45/2004, its Executive Regulations under Ministerial Resolution No. 107/2008, and recommendation from the competent veterinary authority to impose the ban....
How to avoid mosquito bites in Spain this summer – and why the bloodsuckers target some more than others
Olive Press
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August 3, 2025
IT’S the prime season for mosquitoes in Spain as they affect people to different degrees with a host of counter-measures that can be taken against them- with varying results. The little pests pick their human targets based on things like skin...
Transfer news LIVE: Isak to Liverpool latest, Man Utd want Barcelona star, Sesko update
The Mirror
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August 3, 2025
Broja to Burnley latest Burnley boss Scott Parker has remained coy over his side's interest in Chelsea striker Armando Broja. The Clarets are looking to improve their squad ahead of their Premier League return. Talks over a deal for the Blues...
Old Spanish Days fun fills Sunken Garden, de la Guerra Plaza and State Street on Saturday
KEYT - California
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August 3, 2025
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-The third and final Las Noches de Ronda took place on Saturday. Dance groups included Laura Garcia Dance Studio from Lompoc. Dancers performed on a stage in the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden. People filled the lawn...
Barcelona slammed for 'dirty' transfer tactics which led to Marcus Rashford move
The Mirror
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July 30, 2025
Inaki Williams has said Barcelona carried out a "dirty" media campaign around trying to sign his brother Nico from Athletic Bilbao this summer. A failed attempt to sign the Spain international apparently led to Barca instead shifting their focus...
Spain's interior ministry reiterates 'no security risk' in Huawei contract; Chinese expert hails 'pragmatic, rational' approach
Global Times
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Huawei exhibition booth at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, Spain Photo: VCG The Spanish Interior Ministry on Tuesday (local time) reiterated that the government's contract with Huawei to purchase certain storage equipment poses...
2025 Garmin ORC World Championship preview
Sail-World
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August 9, 2025
by Offshore Racing Congress 9 Aug 13:48 PDT 8-16 August 2025 Over the last few days teams and their boats entered in the 2025 Garmin ORC World Championship have been arriving at the new marina facilities at Kalev Yacht Club and the Tallinn Olympic...
Exploring Spain’s little-known legacy in Shanghai
El País
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August 3, 2025
Some say Shanghai began as a crab fishermen’s market; others claim its first inhabitants came from southern China, fleeing the Mongols. They settled at the old port, where centuries later they built walls to fend off Japanese pirates — walls that,...
'Thor' makes millions amid deals in Beefeater and GP car parks
Manchester Evening News
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August 9, 2025
20:45, 09 Aug 2025Updated 20:45, 09 Aug 2025 A drug importer known as "Thor" bagged nearly £5m as his gang carried out their shady dealings in the car park of a Beefeater pub. Darren Schofield led an organised crime group (OCG) which planned to...
Endless queues to get a Labubu in Barcelona
Ara
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August 2, 2025
Barcelona"It's like being little again with stickers, but now this is what jackpot "of toys for grown-ups," Pau admits, holding two cardboard boxes about 10 centimetres in his hands. He and his friend Marc are just two of the more than 2,600...
Spain Widens Antitrust Probe into Apple’s App Store Pricing
WebProNews
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July 30, 2025
Spain’s antitrust watchdog has intensified its scrutiny of Apple Inc.’s App Store practices, announcing an expansion of an ongoing investigation to delve into the company’s pricing rules for third-party developers. The move, revealed on July 29,...
We burn a lot more than we recycle - that's just madness!
Daily Mail
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August 9, 2025
As delegates from more than 170 countries meet in Geneva to try to hammer out a global treaty on plastic pollution – a crisis most visible in our waste-strewn oceans – the UK faces its own reckoning. Every week millions of us do our bit. We rinse...
Eva Longoria, 50, sizzles in barely-there bikini and sheer romper as she enjoys family getaway in Spain
Daily Mail
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August 2, 2025
Eva Longoria put on a sizzling display in a plunging ensemble as she enjoyed a day out in Marbella, Spain with her family. The 50-year-old Desperate Housewives alum - who recently went bra-free during a stroll - was joined by her husband Jose...