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News in Brief A transsexual man convicted of raping a woman has won a petition to be transferred to the women's unit at the Alhaurín de la Torre prison, despite the strong objection of the prosecutor's office. The 40-year-old La Línea de la Concepción man was convicted of rape in 1998, and until now has been held in his own cell in the prison's arrivals section as the facility has no specific area for holding transsexuals. Last year he managed to get himself listed as a woman in the Civil Register in San Fernando, Cádiz, after which he petitioned for transfer to the prison's female unit. Police in Benidorm have
arrested a nightclub bouncer in connection with the violent assault
and robbery of two British tourists who had been drinking in the night
club where he worked. A TOWN council on the Costa Brava
has upset residents by banning sex on the beach. Anyone breaking the
new bylaw, in Tossa de Mar near Girona, faces a fine of up to 1,800
euros. SIR DAVID Attenborough has been awarded the presitgious Principe de Asturias Social Science Awards for 2009. The man behind some of the best TV documentaries has been awarded the accolade due to his 'huge efforts in making science better known' according to members of the jury. A COURT in Pamplona dismissed
the case against a man who downloaded more than 3,000 copyrighted movies
over the internet. The ruling came as Spain was named as one of the
world's 10 worst piracy offenders PAYING off a traffic ticket
is now quicker and easier than ever after the Traffic Department's launch
of an online payment system that allows ticketed drivers to pay via
internet HUNDREDS of soldiers in Madrid's Hoyo de Manzanares barracks were placed in quarantine late last week amidst fears of an outbreak of swine flu. At the weekend 459 military personnel were under observation after 18 cases were confirmed at the headquarters. The morning-after birth control pill will be sold in Spanish pharmacies without a prescription or minimum age requirement, said Health Minister Trinidad Jiménez. The measure will go into effect within three months, added the minister, who said that the move was in line with the government's sexual and reproductive health strategy to reduce unwanted pregnancies and abortions. A MARRIED couple who had
requested their ‘borrador' pre-prepared return from the tax agency
were surprised to receive not only their own borradores but also a separate
one for their three-year-old daughter, who is to receive a tax refund
of 12 cents. Eight airlines have been accused by consumer group FACUA for running their customer services operations via 807 prefix telephone lines that allow them to make huge profits even though they are legally obliged to include the cost of this service in the ticket price.A report drawn up by the ministries of Industry and the Environment declares that most of the Malaga coastline is suitable for offshore wind farms, with the exception of areas surrounding ports and harbours .
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