Unemployment nears 3.5 million, the highest since 1996
By olives&almondsOn the global level, unemployment rose in February in Spain in all sectors, particularly in services, followed by construction.
Spanish GDP grew 1.2 percent for all of 2008, down 2.6 percentage points relative to 2007.
British man faces jail for leaving his baby son alone in his car at Malaga Airport
By olives&almondsThe incident occurred on March 9th last year when the man parked his vehicle in Malaga Airport’s T-2 car park. According to the Public Prosecution he then left the car park leaving his 14 month old son inside the car with the doors and windows closed. The baby’s cries were heard by a security guard who, when he found he was unable to open the car doors, called the police. Half an hour later the child’s father reappeared. He was arrested by the waiting police officers.
The man is soon to appear in court to answer charges of temporary neglect of a minor which could lead to a prison sentence of one year and three months
Marbella couple receive electricity bill for 169,000 euros - for January alone
By olives&almondsSt Valentines day confession by 20-year-old boyfriend
By olives&almondsTHE ex-boyfriend of missing teenager Marta del Castillo has confessed to her murder.
Jealous former lover Miguel Carcaño, 20, admitted he had killed her in a fit of rage.
His confession to police on Valentines Day heralded a flurry of arrests in the case.
While police have still not found the body of Marta, 17, they have now made a total of four arrests in the case.
Carcano told police that he had thrown her body into the Guadalquivir River with the help of a friend Samuel Benitez, who is also now under arrest, accused of covering up the crime.
The pair had used a wheelchair belonging to the mother of Carcano, and a moped to take her body to the river from his house in the Macarena district.
Police are trying to establish whether Benitez could also be involved despite insisting that he was out with his girlfriend on the night of the murder.
Carcano himself admitted he had got into an argument with his ex girlfriend and hit her with an ashtray until she was dead.
He apparently finally confessed after being shown the heavy glass ashtray.
The current girlfriend of Carcano, a local 14-year-old called Rocio insisted that she knows he is the killer.
