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June 6th - June 19th 2018

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Rest in peace Sun cream warning YOU might want to think again if you believe your water-resistant sun cream doesn’t need reapplying. A new study by Which? Has found a leading brand’s SPF factor fell by 59% after its user spent 40 minutes in salt water and moving water. Manufacturers allow a product to claim its water-resistant if its SPF drops by less than 50%. Another favourite own-brand cream fell by 34% in both salt water and chlorine water.

Melanoma

Which? Said in reality, protection from the sun is likely to fall much further when factoring in reflection from the waer, heat, light, sweat, towelling and rubbing. Which? Director Nikki Stopford said: “With 15,400 new cases of melanoma in the UK alone each year, manufacturers should be required to robustly test their products and make only claims that can be relied on.”

SPAIN’S oldest nun has died. Victoria de la Cruz Garcia, from Malaga, passed away at 110 after spending more than 80 years in Japan. The devout catholic - who never forgot her home and was always playing the castanets - suffered a

Southern Spain and Gib will see more cockroaches this summer THERE will be a lot more cockroaches in Spain this summer, a health body has warned. The National Association of Environmental Health Companies (ANECPLA) said in a statement that there was a 'very high' risk of a steep rise in the bug in the coming months. It blamed the predicted proliferation on a combination of heavy rains throughout the spring and the steep increase in temperatures forecast in the summer. The heat and humidity cause the insects to 'leave their natural habitat' to find 'new shelters with water, food and an optimum temperature'. That means they'll be invading or at least attempting to invade - homes and restaurants. The vile bugs can contaminate

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cardiac arrest just days before her 111th birthday. She first moved to Japan in 1936 and witnessed the horros of World War II and the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Victoria was born in 1907 at the current site of the Trillo restaurant.

They’re coming!

Download our app now and IF you’ve lived in Gibralbegin enjoying the best Spanish tar long enough you’ll news on the go. know the ‘40 de Mayo’

saying - or basically don’t leave your jacket at home until June 10. Well this year it will ring truer than ever, with temperatures forecast to remain in the low 20s until at least next week. The Olive Press It comes after a series of unseasonal downpours andinstorms TOP for news Spain!over the last months in what has been one of the wettest springs in recent years.

food and bring the risk of infections like dysentery or salmonella poisoning.

ANECPLA said cockroaches are more nocturnal but are often seen during the day 'when the

population is very high or they need food'. As a preventative measure, the health body recommends hiding any sources of water or food that could attract cockroaches. Homes or establishments should also have good ventilation and cover up cracks in the wall or floors. If they are detected, it is best to call a professional pest control company.

Wind

The end of May saw the rest of Europe bask in 30C temperatures while a cold wind front saw southern Spain miss out on the heatwave action. May was also the coldest in Malaga since 2004. The whole phrase is: ‘No te quites el sayo hasta el 40 de mayo!’

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