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Paraglider dies
A 40-year-old man died while paragliding in Almuñécar last month . A member of the public reported finding an unconscious man lying next to a paraglider in the Taramay district , but when the emergency services arrived they were unable to revive him . The Guardia Civil opened an investigation to identify the victim , believed to be Polish , and discover the circumstances of his death .
Terror suspect
A 21-year-old Spanish woman detained in Girona is suspected of having collaborated with jihadist terrorists . The Interior Ministry says she was allegedly part of a network of individuals related to IS whose activities had been detected by the intelligence services two years ago . The suspect is believed to have recruited and sent jihadists to conflict zones .
Suit dismissed
A Madrid court has dismissed the paternity suit file by the woman who claimed that Salvador Dalí was her father . María Pilar Abel Martínez claimed her mother had an affair with the artist , but after his body was exhumed for DNA testing , it was shown that the two were not related . The plaintiff was ordered to pay the exhumation fees and legal costs .
Lynx drowned
A female Iberian lynx and two cubs have been found drowned in a plastic sack in Jaén , one of the cats ’ main breeding areas . An investigation has opened into the deaths of the protected species . A total of 42 lynx have been killed this year , more than in 2016 and five at the hands of poachers , according to the Life + Iberlince project .
Marca apology
Spain ’ s sports daily Marca has apologised to London ’ s Tottenham Hotspur for claiming that the club is disliked because of its “ Jewish origin .” Last month ’ s article ahead of Spurs clash with Real Madrid the next day described the club as “ hated , but with good foot-balling style .” After protests from Spurs , which has no Jewish origins , Marca apologised , blaming a mistranslation of the word “ hated .”
New jobs
Andalucía ’ s regional government plans to offer almost 33,000 new jobs between 2018 and 2020 . The Junta says 85 % of the positions will “ reinforce and stabilise ” the health and education sectors which are “ most affected by temporary working .” The positions are independent of the 7,675 jobs already announced for 2018 in health , education and general administration .
Eurofighter crash follows parade
Spain ’ s National Day last month was marred by the death of a pilot when one of the four Eurofighters which flew in the aerial display crashed as it returned to Albacete . Conditions were reported to be good in the area of the Los Llanos Air Base and an investigation into the incident was immediately opened . Witnesses say the four fighter jets were seen approaching the area at low altitude when one suddenly plunged to the ground and burst into flames . The pilot , 34-yearold Captain Borja Aybar Garcia , apparently did not have time to eject . He was married with a young son .
Following news of the crash , prime minister Mariano Rajoy and defence minister María Dolores de Cospedal excused themselves from King Felipe ’ s reception after the annual military parade to travel to the Los Llanos . The
Work on Nerja ’ s unfinished water treatment plant is reported to have restarted , although the town hall says it has had no official notification . A meeting has been scheduled to assess the situation .
The project should have been in its testing phase by the spring of this year , but was delayed , then under threat and finally paralysed by the impending bankruptcy of one of the major members of the construction consortium . It is now reported that the judicial authority handling the insolvency of Isolux Corsán , which accumulated debts of more than € 4,000 million , authorised the resumption of work in late September .
While the plant itself is 98 per cent ready , the infrastructure supporting it remains at just 80 per cent complete . Still to be constructed are collector pipes below some of Nerja ’ s busiest streets , as well as a pumping station in the area of Burriana beach which will pump the collected waste from sea level up to the plant on the N-340 road to the east of the town centre .
King later spoke to the Captain ’ s widow and the base commander to express his condolences and stressed , “ the courage and commitment of the Captain to the Armed Forces and to Spain .”
The four fighters were amongst 78 aircraft which took part in the traditional parade through Madrid to mark the country ’ s National Day . Spain has four more Eurofighter EF2000s at the Morón de la Frontera base in Sevilla where two others crashed in 2010 and 2014 with the loss of two lives .
Meanwhile , a member of the left-wing Catalan Republican party has been suspended after demanding alcohol controls for pilots . He is amongst three people identified by National Police who have made offensive remarks about the Eurofighter crash on Twitter .
Nerja plant makes slow progress pic : Dave Jamieson Nerja ’ s water treatment plant site
The plant has been designed to treat 25,000 cubic metres of waste water a day , enough to serve a population of 125,000 . However , construction , which began in 2014 with an completion date set for mid-2016 , remained more or less at a standstill throughout last year . It is now expected that testing will begin in spring 2018 .
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