Mar 6th

Unemployment nears 3.5 million, the highest since 1996

By olives&almonds
The number of unemployed in Spain reached 3.48 million last month, the highest level since 1996, the country's Labor and Immigration Ministry said on Tuesday.
In the case of foreign workers, the number of unemployed reached more than 473,000, and of those jobless migrants, just over 320,000 come from countries that are not members of the European Union.
Since February 2008, unemployment among foreign workers has almost doubled, increasing by 83.11 percent.
In recent years, hundreds of thousands of immigrants came to Spain seeking more economic opportunity, most of them from Latin American, North African and Eastern European countries.
The economic crisis affecting Spain has shown itself most clearly in sectors like construction and services, which just a few months ago were supported in large measure by foreigners but are now feeling the repercussions of the economic slowdown.
Global

On the global level, unemployment rose in February in Spain in all sectors, particularly in services, followed by construction.
The figures were announced on the same day that data about consumer confidence were made public, and the latter showed a decline in February after two rising months due to a worsening in public perceptions of the current shape of the economy.
The Spanish economy has officially fallen into a recession for the first time since 1993, according to figures released last month that showed two consecutive quarters of negative growth in the second half of 2008.
The INE statistics bureau reported that Spain's economy shrank 1 percent in the last quarter of 2008 compared with the previous three month period, when gross domestic product slipped 0.3 percent relative to the second quarter.
GDP

Spanish GDP grew 1.2 percent for all of 2008, down 2.6 percentage points relative to 2007.
The INE said a drop in domestic demand - only partially offset by foreign demand for Spanish exports - was the main factor in the decline in economic output in the fourth quarter.
Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's government said in February that it expects the country's GDP to contract 1.6 percent this year, with the budget deficit hitting 5.8 percent of GDP and unemployment rising to 15.9 percent
Mar 6th

British man faces jail for leaving his baby son alone in his car at Malaga Airport

By olives&almonds
A British man who left his 14 month old baby in his car in Malaga Airport car park could face a 15 month prison sentence for neglect of a minor.

The 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
Feb 20th

Marbella couple receive electricity bill for 169,000 euros - for January alone

By olives&almonds
Marbella resident Rita Rodríguez got an unpleasant surprise when she opened her electricity bill a couple of days ago. According to Sevillana Endesa, Rita and her husband Félix owe 169,347.76 euros - for January alone. "I have a bad heart and started to suffer palpitations. I had to sit down," says Rita.
Feb 20th

St Valentines day confession by 20-year-old boyfriend

By olives&almonds

Marta del Castillo and Miguel Carcaño

THE 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.

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