These are the trending news headlines in Spain on Wednesday March 1, 2023
Spanish police have stated for the first time that they do not believe X Factor star Levi Davis went missing voluntarily. Davis disappeared on October 29th after leaving a friend in Ibiza to get the ferry to Barcelona alone. Detectives in Spain do not believe that Davis doesn't want to be found, or that he went missing voluntarily. According to the BBC, Davis sent a voice message to a friend on WhatsApp at midnight on October 30th, just hours after he was seen leaving an Irish bar in Barcelona. In the message, Davis describes Barcelona as "absolutely beautiful" and says he loves it, making it the last known contact he had with any of his friends or family.
Spain's agriculture minister, Luis Planas, has denied that Brexit is the reason for the current salad shortages in UK supermarkets. He explained that cold weather in southern Spain has slowed production, causing an "anomaly not a trend". While exporters face new administrative procedures and additional expenses, Planas said things have generally gone well with Spain's post-Brexit food trade with the UK, despite smaller producers of wine, cheese, and olive oil struggling to accept the higher costs. Trade data shows that although the value of vegetable shipments from Spain has increased since Brexit, the volume has dropped.
Winter weather hits Spain, with heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures brought on by Storm Juliette. The popular holiday destination of Mallorca has been hit with snow and cold temperatures, dropping as low as -2C. Weather experts have warned of particularly heavy snow across the island's Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, with lower amounts of snowfall even at sea level. A red weather alert is in place due to large waves on the north side of the island, with Spanish officials warning of 8 meter waves. Temperatures in parts of central mainland Spain have dropped as low as -15.8C. More snow is expected across the peninsula in the coming days.
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