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The Council’s efforts to improve the water systems in Vega Baja show our dedication to the area

Minister Miguel Barrachina has emphasised that the Council is dedicated to improving and modernising water systems in Vega Baja. He mentioned that 21.2 million euros will be used to upgrade irrigation infrastructure, which will directly benefit local farmers and irrigators.

Barrachina talked about this after seeing part II of the Vega Baja irrigation project in Los Montesinos, Rafal, and Orihuela.

“The Council is dedicated to the Vega Baja, and our efforts to improve water systems show this commitment.” Barrachina said, “We’ll keep working to make sure that water gets to those who need it, just like we have from the very beginning.”

Barrachina explained that the Council has invested 13.5 million euros in the ‘Plan de Ayudas a la Vega Baja Fase 2’ to update irrigation systems. The goal is to use water more efficiently, improve the irrigation system, conserve water, and better manage drainage to handle possible floods in the future.

He also mentioned that work will be done on several buildings, like the San Bartolomé arroba in Orihuela and Rafal, and the azarbe de la Gralla, azarbe de las Fuentes, azarbe de los Caballos, acequia de Alquibla, and acequia Molina in Orihuela. Work will be carried out on several canals in different locations. This includes the Nueva and Palacios canals in Formentera del Segura, the azarbe of Piedra Horadada in Callosa de Segura, the Canalillo canal in Albatera and Crevillente, the canal from the 1st to the 2nd elevation of Riegos de Levante in Elche, and the azarbe de Cebada Aguas Vivas in Dolores.

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The councillor highlighted the 4.1 million euros set aside for upgrading the drainage systems in the towns of San Fulgencio, Crevillente, Catral, and Orihuela.

Miguel Barrachina has also suggested that the Vega Baja will have 3.5 million euros from the Mechanism for Recovery and Resilience, managed by the Generalitat, destined to the rehabilitation, conditioning and improvement of hydraulic infrastructures. These investments are intended to improve water usage and protect areas like Jacarilla, San Fulgencio, Callosa de Segura, and Elche from potential storms.

These investments show that Carlos Mazón’s government is dedicated to the Vega Baja and to improving the situation for irrigators and farmers who have struggled for years due to not having enough water.

Barrachina has once again supported the water needs of farmers in Alicante, saying, “We will fight for every drop of water that the farmers in Alicante need, which the government of Pedro Sánchez has often refused to give us.”

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Alleged murderer of his stepdaughter tells her mother: “Go up to the house, the girl is sleeping”

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Jesús JG, also known as Suso, is suspected of killing Nadia, his ex-partner’s adopted 5-year-old daughter, in a Murcia home. He also called his ex-girlfriend and his own mother.

It was the mother of the suspect who found the dead body. Later, she said that her son had contacted her while she was out at a pub with two friends, asking her to come over to the apartment since the girl was “sleeping” and he needed to go so she wouldn’t be left alone. When his mum got home after listening to her son, she discovered the girl in the bedroom “foaming at the mouth,” albeit still alive. Then she dialled 911.

When paramedics arrived on the scene in a 061 ambulance, they made numerous unsuccessful attempts to resuscitate the girl. The young girl passed away in one of the house’s bedrooms. Her remains were left there until shortly after 9:30 p.m., at which point permission was granted to take them out and deliver them to the Murcia Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Suso posted pictures of himself putting the girl on his shoulders while they play or eat together on social media, giving the impression that they are father and daughter. Hours after the crime, the person was taken into custody in Torrevieja.

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Police were also informed by the suspect’s mother that her son had struggled with drug addiction for many years.

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Along with a dozen close friends, Suso’s ex-partner Ramona participated in the minute of silence outside Murcia City Hall in remembrance of Nadia, whom she had reared and had custody of. Isabel, Ramona’s cousin and the biological mother of tiny Nadia, was also outside the hall’s doors.


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16 arrested in Spain for paying for access to a website that featured child pornography

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16 people have been arrested by Spain’s National Police for using cryptocurrency to buy access to a child pornography website on the dark web.

38 nations have participated in this global investigation, which is being directed by Germany and coordinated by Europol. As a result, 1,393 people have been identified, and 79 people have been arrested. Some of the individuals who were arrested also mistreated children. According to a statement from the National Police, the investigation is still ongoing.

Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Jaen, Las Palmas, La Rioja, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia, Orense, Seville, Tarragona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia, and Zaragoza are among the Spanish cities where arrests have been made.

By hiding users’ identities and functioning as a social network, the dark web—particularly the platform under investigation within the TOR network—made it possible to buy and share illegal content.

With 91,000 videos and almost two million members, it was expanding at a rate of three videos every hour. While full films had to be paid for with cryptocurrency, initial access was free. Additionally, there were rewards for rating already-existing content or creating original stuff.

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Despite the anonymity of cryptocurrency, German authorities were able to identify the buyers by cracking into the server and tracking down the payments. One person in Spain uploaded a video, and 17 others had bought content.

The National Police claim that people who purchase the content have a higher level of criminal dedication and sophisticated search techniques for illicit materials.

One of those detained in Spain was a student of computer technology who served as a distributor and had access to other platforms of a similar nature.

A detained individual in Alicante was also discovered to be a drug trafficker in possession of 700 ecstasy pills and €42,000 in cash. Several people who were arrested in Barcelona and Madrid had evidence of payment and child pornography. A suspect in Malaga confessed to the crime. A dentist in Murcia used a USB flash drive to save files.

Devices holding illegal material and proof of purchase were discovered in Almería, Orense, Seville, Tarragona, Tenerife, and Zaragoza, leading to additional arrests. One suspect had left Valencia for Paris. Another suspect in Jaén was looked into but not taken into custody. 39 minors were granted protection, and almost 3,000 electronic devices were seized globally.

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Europol’s largest anti-child sexual exploitation operation was called Operation Stream. Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States were among the thirty-eight participating nations. One of the world’s biggest networks for disseminating paedophile content was severely damaged by this operation.


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Before Easter, the new road through La Hoya should open

An extension of Avenida José Carreras the “winding road,” was dangerous and totally unconstitutional for urban planning, but it had a purpose. It linked the northeast of the city centre, the sports city, Víctimas del Terrorismo Avenue, the avenues of the Valencian Parliament, and La Mancha with the CV-905, one of the main entrance routes to Torrevieja with a daily traffic flow of 35,000 vehicles.


Since construction of the La Hoya residential complex started more than a year ago, this mode of transportation—which was intended to help people escape traffic bottlenecks in the Habaneras and Carrefour shopping areas—has been closed to the public. In addition, one of the Valencian Community’s primary markets is held in the same location on Fridays.

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With two lanes in each direction, the road is one of the biggest in the entire complex, and the Torrevieja City Council has now announced that it will be ready for traffic by Easter 2025.

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Torrevieja Mayor Eduardo Dolón (PP) declared that the new Avenida José Carreras would be by Easter. The avenue has apparently been completed for several months. Videos of its completed appearance, complete with all necessary amenities and moving cars, have already been made public. It is now functioning at a high capacity for traffic. It’s not like the old road.

It contains two additional roundabouts and is more than a kilometre long. Additionally, the developer has been adamant about delivering it to the City Council for commissioning. He clarified, however, that months of verification work had been carried out by municipal technologists to include all of the standards outlined in the development plan, which must also include previously unincorporated speed-reduction and signage measures.

“This is a partial approval to resolve the opening of traffic during this Easter period, when the city expects record occupancy,” the mayor, who is also the Councillor for Urban Planning, said. It is not, however, conclusive. Additionally, before a bridge can be constructed across the N-332 to accommodate the capacity of these additional roads, it must wait for the development of new phases—1.8 million square meters and up to 7,400 homes—which have a four-year deadline to finish the basic infrastructure.

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Only one lane is permitted in each direction of traffic under the existing configuration. By Easter, a new roundabout on the CV-905 will also be completed, albeit it won’t yet service the residential neighbourhood.


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