Murcia News & Information

HISTORIANS are trying to decide what to do with a Phoenician boat found off the coast of Mazarrón (Murcia) and have opted to leave it on the sea bed for the moment.

FORMER world number 9 tennis professional Nicolás Almagro has announced his retirement from the sport after a 'marvellous tournament' at the Murcia Challenger Open in his home city.

VUELTA a España winner Alejandro Valverde plans to retire when he hits 40, but will still carry on training and competing at a much lower level.

TWO cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in Spain for the first time ever – and experts say they are 'not surprised' it has put in an appearance in the country.

A GERMAN tourist has been caught red-handed stealing archaeological artefacts from a restricted excavation site in Cartagena (Murcia).

A YOUNG woman who faked her own drowning off a Mar Menor beach as a 'practical joke' has been arrested and may face a hefty fine.

A YOUNG woman based in Madrid saved the life of her suicidal mother hundreds of kilometres away in the Region of Murcia – thanks to Facebook.

EUROVISION Song Contest representative for Belarus has met his Spanish 'parents' again after 16 years in Murcia.

A BRITISH man convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl and a woman in the 1980s has been arrested in Baños de Fortuna (Murcia) after decades on the run.

TWO earthquakes severe enough to be felt rocked the Region of Murcia last night (Friday), although no real damage has been reported and nobody is believed to have been injured.

MURCIA'S new airport will be ready for commercial flights to operate from this December, although its actual launch date will depend upon when the various airlines running from it are ready to start.

THE father of a baby born to an 11-year-old girl at Murcia's La Arrixaca Hospital is the infant's uncle, who is just 14, according to police and social services.