These are the trending news headlines in Spain on Monday April 10, 2023

A British man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Spain after his wife fell from a balcony in the popular tourist destination of Benidorm. The 36-year-old woman is said to be in critical condition after plunging six storeys from their hotel late on Saturday night. Emergency services were called and the man, aged 40, was taken into custody while police investigate the circumstances of the fall. The couple were staying at the Rio Park hotel and the man will appear before a judge in a private preliminary hearing to determine if he will be held in custody or released pending further investigations.

Spain's Jon Rahm has won the 87th Masters at Augusta National, paying tribute to the late Seve Ballesteros in the process. On what would have been Ballesteros' 66th birthday, Rahm became the fourth Spanish winner at Augusta National after Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia. Rahm's father took up golf after watching Ballesteros captain Europe to victory in the 1997 Ryder Cup at Valderrama, and Rahm believes that without that experience, he may not be where he is today. Rahm finished 12 under par, four shots clear of Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka. Rahm's final par was very much a Seve par, unintentionally testifying to the late golfer's influence on his game.

New research suggests that people were getting high on hallucinogenic drugs in Spain as far back as 3,000 years ago. Scientists found that hair from a burial site in Menorca contained substances derived from plants and bushes, and that these substances would have induced delirium and hallucinations. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, provide Europe's oldest direct evidence of people taking hallucinogenic drugs. The substances were found at the Es Càrritx cave, a ritual and funerary site for about 600 years, until 800 BCE. Researchers believe that the substances may have been used as part of rituals held at the cave, potentially involving shamans who could control the side-effects of the drugs.

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