Almería News & Information

A COURT in Almería has held that an employee who committed suicide after a row with a customer died in a 'work-related accident', meaning his next of kin is entitled to claim compensation.

ITALIAN legend Sophia Loren is the latest celebrity to earn herself a star on Almería's Walk of Fame – in a city she knows well after having filmed there in 1971.

A FARM worker who filmed himself jumping into a pig-pen and flattening 79 piglets has been sentenced to 15 months in prison on top of the compensation he has already handed over.

A DOLPHIN calf has died on a beach in Mojácar (Almería province) after the stress caused by hundreds of bathers handling and crowding round her led to her suffering a heart attack.

FIREFIGHTERS in El Ejido (Almería province) rescued a man trapped in a rubbish collection lorry this morning (Monday).

A CAPSIZED raft found in the Alborán Sea was carrying 52 would-be migrants, but only three have been found so far.

A FULL health and safety inquiry has been ordered into a fairground ride in the province of Almería after a 14-year-old girl was flung clear of her cabin in mid-air.

POOR visibility resulting from thick fog forced two flights to Almería to be diverted to Málaga yesterday (Saturday).

SURVIVORS of a migrant boat which capsized out to sea were brought to safety at Almería port last night (Tuesday) after a woman and a 10-year-old girl lost their lives and a man went missing.

THREE young teenagers have been arrested for starting a fire in an Almería province cave which killed two 16-year-old women and a 20-year-old man.

COASTGUARD officials have rescued 30 men and three women from a precarious rowing-boat heading for Spain from north Africa via the 'back door'.

AN EARTHQUAKE in the province of Almería last night (Sunday) caused a flood of calls to the 112 emergency hotline, but no damage was reported.