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 .

I CAN READ YOUR MIND

Palma tree planting USING Central Government funds, Palma Council is pruning, uprooting, replanting and chopping down 588 trees lining 16 of the city’s streets. The City Council is conserving almost half of them; those which are chopped down or dug up will be replaced with new trees and an extra 140 added.

British Expats beat the exchange rate blues.

Six months ago a group of 5 expat pensioners got together to form a syndicate in an attempt to recoup the losses they were experiencing on their rapidly depreciating UK pensions. The group worked out a low risk system of investing through the internet which they claim has never lost money and now earns each of them 300€ per month.

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