A court enquiry in France has heard how a civilian on a surprise fighter jet flight managed to accidentally eject himself from the speeding plane at speeds in excess of 500km/h, a velocity that would get you from London to Germany in less than 60 minutes. It is believed that flights such as these in military planes are rarely authorised for civilians due to the risks. The 64-year-old in question is a...
DESPITE the increased costs of supermarkets bringing goods to their shelves during the State of Alarm, none of the larger retailers here in Spain have yet passed these expenses on to their customers. Logistical issues such as transport, shortage of staff due to sickness and additional costs such as purchasing masks and gloves for staff have all added to the expenses. However, a report by consultants Oliver...
A hotel chain is giving away a total of a thousand nights free stays in their rooms to people currently at the centre of the fight against the coronavirus, including healthcare professionals, pharmacy workers and others. The Spring Hoteles group are based in the Canary Islands and this is part of their #BestYearEver initiative which somewhat got overtaken by events as all the hotels are currently closed or...
ONE of the more striking statistics to emerge from early analysis of Covid-19 deaths in Spain is that it is killing twice as many men as women – 376 male fatalities against 190 females according to data on the first 566 victims. Men and women are equally prone to catch the disease and there is as yet no hard evidence as to what is causing the huge discrepancy. However, the key factor seems to be that...
VINCENT Lambert was badly injured in a traffic accident in his native France 11 years ago while on the way to his work as a male nurse. He is now in a vegetative state in a Paris hospital bed, something doctors say he will never recover from. In a case that could have implication across Europe, his wife has appealed to the EU Human Rights Court to allow him to die by removing the food and hydration that...