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Whodunnit? Prime Suspect In Brutal TikTok Murder

May 16, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan crime, spain news

A beauty influencer gunned down live on air in a brutal killing was allegedly in a relationship with a notorious

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Massive Power Outage As Spain Grapples In The Dark

April 28, 2025April 29, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

At 12.30pm today, Monday 28th April, a massive power outage swept across Spain and Portugal. Within seconds, Spain’s electricity grid

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Trump´s Man In Spain Announced

January 8, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed an 80-year-old Cuban-American businessman and Republican Party donor, Benjamín León Jr, to be his new ambassador to

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Spain Cracks Down On Budget Airline “Abusive Practices” With €179 Million In Fines

November 24, 2024November 24, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan Business, spain news

The Spanish government´s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has announced that five budget airlines operating in the country have been fined

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Spanish Death Toll Passes 200 In Worst Peacetime Disaster In Memory

November 2, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan DANA, spain news

Rescuers have raised the death toll in Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory to 205 as the government deployed more

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Sanchez´s Coalition Partner Sumar Rocked By Sexual Resignation Scandal

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan pedro sanchez, spanish politics

Íñigo Errejón, Podemos founding member, quits politics amid series of sexual assault accusations Íñigo Errejón, one of the founders of

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Civil Guard Pulls Off Daring Helicopter Clifftop Rescue

October 23, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan civil guard, spain news

This is the incredible moment a climber is rescued after he got stuck on a cliff hundreds of feet high

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Research Claims Christopher Columbus Was a Spanish Jew

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan columbus, history of spain

New DNA research has revealed that Christopher Columbus was in fact most likely to have been a Sephardic Jew from

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Real Madrid Star Saves Couple From Drowning

June 23, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan Real Madrid, spain news

This is the moment former Real Madrid star Sergio Arribas performs the sliding tackle of his life as he leaps

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War Of Words Breaks Out Between Spain & Argentina Over Milei Rally

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news, spain politics

A war of words has broken out between Spain and Argentina after the Argentinian President, Javier Milei used an appearance

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Political Turmoil As Pedro Sánchez Threatens To Resign

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan Perdro Sánchez, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced that he has suspended public duties and is contemplating resigning from government.

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Sanchez Of Arabia Commits Spain To Palestinian Recognition

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

      Spain is set to recognise Palestinian statehood by July in a move that it hopes will open

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Rubiales Arrested At Madrid´s Barajas Airport

April 4, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, rubiales, spanish football

The Spanish Civil Guard  have arrested the former head of the Spanish football federation. Rubiales was detained at Madrid’s Barajas

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Easter Washout As Madrid Issues Red Weather Warning

March 31, 2024April 1, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan living in madrid, madrid weather

Easter 2024 has been a wash out all across Spain with wind and torrential rains forcing the cancellation of many

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Ayuso Under Spotlight Following Partner´s Mask Fraud Probe

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan isabel diaz ayuso, madrid news, spain politics

The Spanish tax authorities are investigating the partner of Madrid´s regional premier, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, for alleged tax fraud. The

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Los Petazetaz Influencers Arrested For Raping Followers

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan crime, madrid news

Two famous Spanish influencers  have been detained in Madrid for drugging and raping underage female followers. The duo reportedly used

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Police Smash People Smuggling Ring At Bajaras Airport

February 16, 2024February 17, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The Spanish National Police have said that they have smashed an international smuggling ring which has managed to bring around

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Madrid Bracing For Tractor Protests As Farmers Block Roads

February 8, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

Spanish farmers have joined their European counterparts in a second day of tractor demonstrations across the country, blocking key roads

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Madrid Presents Formula One Racing Bid

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, Sport

The Madrid City and Regional Governments are expecting the results of the bid to host the 2026 Spanish Gran Prix.

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Balthazar Black Face Row Overshadows Three Kings

January 6, 2024January 6, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain politics, three kings

Madrid´s Three Kings Parade and celebrations have been overshadowed by a row over the hiring a white actor to wear

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Charles & Camilla Visit To Madrid On The Cards For New Year

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan king felipe, spain news

Speculation is rife that King Charles will visit Madrid in the early part of 2024. The invitation was originally made

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Sanchez Pays Christmas Visit To Spanish Troops In Iraq

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Perdro Sánchez

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has reaffirmed Spain’s “commitment” to the “unity, sovereignty and stability” of Iraq during a Christmas

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Red Faces As Double Hitman Walks Out Of Madrid Prison

December 28, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

It’s the stuff of the movies but it appears an inexplicable security breach at Madrid’s Alcalá Meco high-security prison allowed

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Outrage Over Vox Leader In Hanging Sanchez Remark

December 12, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan pedro sanchez, spain politics, vox

Politicians across the political spectrum in Spain have expressed their outrage after the leader of the far-right Vox party talked

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Spanish Royal Family Rocked By Queen Leticia Affair Claim

December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan queen leticia, royal family, spain news

Spain´s royal family have been rocked by allegations from Queen Leticia’s former brother-in-law that he had an affair with her

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Police Arrest Spaniard On FBI Most Wanted List

December 2, 2023December 2, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan

The Spanish National Police have arrested the founder of the Spain-North Korean Friendship Association who was wanted by the United

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Bodybuilder & Steroid Use Influencer Dies Suddenly Aged 30

November 29, 2023November 30, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

A young Spanish influencer bodybuilder dubbed ‘Hero Fitness’ because of his incredible physique has died suddenly aged just 30 after

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Sanchez Calls For Two State Solution During War Visit

November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan israel, pedro sanchez, spain politics

As part of Spain´s six month presidency of the European Union, which also coincided with his first international trip after

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Authorities Investigate Iranian Link To Shooting Of Spanish Politician

November 10, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

Alejo Vidal-Quadras, former head of Spain’s Popular Party in Catalonia and former Vice President of the European Parliament, was shot

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Missing Teenager Found Dead After Being Kicked Off Train For Not Having Ticket

October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

A missing teenage footballer who was kicked off a train for not having a ticket has been found dead next

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King Asks Sanchez To Try & Form Government

October 4, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

King Felipe VI has asked the minority Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to try and form the next government. If

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“Muerte Dulce” Claims Two Lives In La Rioja

October 4, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan la rioja, spain news

The little known muerte dulce or “sweet death” struck again last week as a pair of winery workers died after

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“Frankenstein” 2.0  Or Fresh Elections? 

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan catalunia, spain politics

With the clock ticking on government formation, John Boyce assesses the challenges President Sanchez faces in renewing his multi-party progressive

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Madrid Dana Aftermath – Residents Urged To Make Claims

September 4, 2023September 4, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan living in madrid, madrid news, madrid weather

Madrid is recovering from the 24 hours of deluge that brought an estimated 120 litres of water per square metre

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Miguel Bose Tells Of Home Robbery Terror

August 25, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

Spanish superstar, Miguel Bose,67, has told how a gang of heavily-armed raiders tied him and his terrified sons up for

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Consumer Affairs Ministry To Issue Mega Fines To Low Cost Airlines

August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Business, spain news

The Spanish authorities are set to fine low-cost airlines including Ryanair, Vueling, Easyjet and Volotea for charging passengers extra for

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Mayhem On AP-7 Motorway As Pigs Flee Overturned Lorry

August 4, 2023August 7, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

Terrified pigs caused traffic chaos with a nearly 9-mile traffic jam after they fled down a Spanish motorway when their

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Steady Voting Reported As Spain Goes To The Polls

July 23, 2023July 24, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

Despite the blistering summer heat a steady stream of voters have been casting their vote since polling stations  opened this

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Hola Magazine To Sue Meta Over Glamour Wedding Leak

July 22, 2023July 22, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan glamour, madrid news

Spanish magazine Hola! is suing Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, over the unauthorised distribution of its latest issue, which

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Scam Of God Trickster On Trial For Conning Believer Of Life Savings

July 10, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

A man has gone on trial in central Spain for scamming an elderly woman out of nearly a quarter of

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Co-Worker Dies At Desk But Bosses Tells Staff To Carry On Working

June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

Bosses at a giant Madrid call centre who ordered staff to keep working after a colleague dropped dead at her

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Five-Storey Block Collapses In Teruel ‘Seconds’ After Evacuation

June 13, 2023June 14, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

This is the terrifying moment a five-storey building in Spain collapses “seconds” after it is evacuated. A resident of the

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Sanchez Announces Early General Election

May 30, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan pedro sanchez, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez announced yesterday Monday 29th May that he is dissolving parliament and calling an early

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Twin Daughters Of Russian Exile Found Dead After “Falling From Window”

May 28, 2023May 29, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, ukraine

The Spanish authorities are investigating the suspicious deaths of the twin daughters who were found dead after falling from a

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Four Men Arrested For Hate Crime Over Real Madrid Player Racial Abuse

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, Real Madrid

Spanish National Police officers have arrested four individuals aged 19, 21, 23 and 24 in Madrid as alleged perpetrators of

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Vox Madrid Councillor Ran Drug Network From Town Hall

May 19, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid elections, madrid news

Madrid police have arrested a local councilwoman from the right-wing Vox party on suspicion of leading a drug trafficking network.

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Stupid Cupid – Civil Guard Seize Drugs Concealed As Valentine´s Day Gifts

May 17, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Authorities in Madrid have dismantled a criminal organisation that trafficked ecstasy and pink cocaine concealed in 3D-printed Valentine’s Day gifts.

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Up & Coming Musician Among Victims Of Madrid Restaurant Blaze

April 26, 2023April 25, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

One of the victims of the deadly fire that swept through a central Madrid restaurant was a 25-year-old promising musician.

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Two Dead As ‘Flambéed Pizza’ Causes Restaurant To Go Up In Smoke

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

Two men died and 12 others were injured after a freak fire broke out at a restaurant in centre of

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Passenger Brawl Forces Emergency Landing At Barajas

April 20, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan barajas airport, madrid news, spain crime news

This is the moment a burly plane thug is led away in handcuffs after he was accused of attacking crew

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Spanish Big Brother Contestant Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Fellow Participant

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

A former contestant on the Spanish edition of Big Brother has been sentenced to 15 months in jail over the sexual

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Madrileña Athlete Emerges After 500 Days In a Cave

April 15, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

An elite athlete from Madrid has emerged after spending 500 days isolated in a cave without any external contact. Athlete,

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Police Hunt Hotel Reception Hold Up Robbers

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

A couple and their daughter got a rude reception while checking into a hotel when they were suddenly confronted by

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Ana Obregon Reveals Surrogate Baby Fathered By Dead Son

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan glamour, spain news

Ana Obregon, the Spanish socialite who said she became a mother aged 68 using a surrogate has told how the

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Pedro Sanchez Heads To China To Meet President Xi

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Perdro Sánchez, ukraine

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will visit China this week following a formal invitation by President Xi Jinping. The

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All Tangled Up – Firemen Rescue Paramotor Pilot From Cables

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan living in madrid, madrid news

Madrid firefighters had to rescue a 55-year-old paramotor pilot tangled in overhead cables more than 80 feet above the ground

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Montserrat Abbey Choir To Admit Girls For First Time

March 18, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan barcelona, equal rights, spain news

The world-renowned Escolania boys’ choir, based at the Benedictine abbey Santa Maria de Montserrat near Barcelona, will be accepting girls

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Final Agreement For UK-Spain Driving Licence Exchange

March 15, 2023March 14, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan brexit residency spain, living in spain, spain news

The seemingly endless Brexit saga over the exchange of UK driving licences in Spain has finally come to a close.

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Bloom & Bust: Police Seize Gang That Moved Cocaine In Flowerpots

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan

This footage shows how a policeman cracks open a flowerpot holder using a sledgehammer and finds slabs of cocaine inside.

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Research Shows Early Hunter Gatherers Survived Ice Age In Iberian Peninsular

March 9, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, pre-history, research

A new study has revealed that only hunter-gatherers who sought refuge in the Iberian Peninsula survived the last Ice Age

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Drink Driver Kills Italian DJ Music Promoter In Head-On Collision

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

An Italian DJ and festival organiser was killed when an 18-year-old drink driver travelling the wrong way down the road

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Chain Of Life Anguish As Mother Gives Birth So Baby Organs Could Be Donated

March 8, 2023March 7, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Health, madrid news, spain news

A mother-to-be who was told her baby would die in childbirth told doctors she wanted to go ahead so her

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Freed Spanish Activist Speaks Of Anguish Inside Iranian Prison

March 5, 2023March 6, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spanish news

The young Spanish woman who was detained in Iran for 138 days and released last week has told how she

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Madrid´s Barajas Airport Leads The Way Relaxing Liquid Rules

February 22, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan barajas airport, madrid news

Spain’s AENA, a public company that manages the country’s main airports, has announced that passengers at Spanish airports will no

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Feared Latin Kings Gang Busted In Civil Guard Swoop

February 21, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan latino gangs, madrid news, spain crime news

The Spanish Civil Guard have seized members of an extremely violent chapter of the notorious Latin Kings street gang, including

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A Tale Of Two Cities – Madrid Strengthens Ties With Israel While Barcelona Cuts Hers

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan ayuso, madrid news, spain politics

The Madrid regional premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has been in Jerusalem amid the ongoing war of words between Barcelona´s Mayor,

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Montero Pushes Through Transgender Rights, Abortion Reform & Menstrual Leave

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan LGBTQ+, living in spain, spain news, spain politics, women

Lawmakers also gave final approval to a law that gives women paid time off if they are diagnosed with severe

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Nephew Says Franco Era Nobel Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda Was Poisoned

February 15, 2023February 14, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan franco, spain news, spain politics

An international panel of forensic experts including those from Spain, have said that the Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner

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Huge Demonstration Of Madrid’s Public Health Workers

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan living in madrid, madrid news

The centre of Madrid was brought to a standstill yesterday, Sunday 12th February, as over 250,000 people ( the organisers

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Spanish Chef´s World Central Kitchen Helps Feed Turkish Victims

February 10, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, turkey

As the relief effort gets under way in response to the February 6th Turkish earthquake one of Spain´s best known

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Spanish Football Match Fixing Probe Leaves 23 Behind Bars

February 5, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Football, spain crime news

Twenty-three people, including players, have been arrested as part of an investigation into match-fixing in lower-division football matches in Spain,

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Kings Of Spanish Omelette Closed Over Salmonella Outbreak

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Health, madrid news

An iconic Madrid restaurant whose Spanish Omelettes have been a staple part of Madrileño going out has temporarily closed its

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After 32 Months – Masks Off On Trains, Planes & Public Transport

January 27, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan covid news, spain news

The Spanish Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, announced that the country’s obligatory use of face masks on public transport will

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Spain To Send Leopard Tanks To Ukraine

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, ukraine

The Spanish Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles, confirmed yesterday, Wednesday 25th January that Spain “ was open to providing Ukraine

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FBI Swoop On Sanction Busting Brit At Barajas Airport

January 25, 2023January 27, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news, ukraine

Madrid´s Adolfo Suárez–Madrid Barajas was the scene of an FBI led arrest of a British national accused of facilitating a

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Sanchez Tells Global Elite To “Rise To Challenge” Of Inequality & Injustice

January 22, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan pedro sanchez, spain news, spain politics

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez was in Davos last week to plead the global elites to play their parts to

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115 Year Old Spanish Flu & Covid Survivor Becomes World´s Oldest Person

January 20, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news

A 115-year-old Spanish woman has become the world’s oldest person following the death of French nun Lucile Randon. Maria Branyas

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Sales & Subsidies Entice Spanish Shoppers

January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Economy, spain news

As the first day of Spain’s Rebajas Season starts, shoppers are also making savings on every-day food items thanks to

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Inspirational Cancer Influencer Loses Final Battle

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan cancer, elena huelva, influencers, spain news

A young Spanish woman who spent four years documenting the fight against cancer has died. The news of the death

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Madrid Leads The Way In Spanish Job Recovery

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain economy, spain news

The Madrid region is leading Spain in job recovery according to the latest unemployment figures released today, Tuesday 3rd January.

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Felipe Christmas Speech Warns Of Fragility Of Democracy

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan king felipe, king juan carlos

King Felipe VI has used the traditional Christmas Eve speech to the nation to deliver a very politically charged address

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Migrant Lands A Winning Christmas Lottery Ticket

December 23, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan el gordo, spain news

A migrant who nearly died crossing the Mediterranean Sea twice to get to Europe has won a fortune on the

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Family Of Madrid World Cup Fan Arrested In Iran Demonstrate Outside Embassy

December 19, 2022December 20, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news

The ordeal of the Madrid football fan who was arrested in Iran on his way on foot to the World

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Drug Dealing Sniper Arrested For Shooting At School And Nursery

December 6, 2022December 9, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan

A man has been arrested for shooting at a school and a nursery from his home using a sniper rifle.

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British “Drugs Lord” Taken Down With Super Cartel

November 29, 2022November 28, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan costa del sol, spain crime news

The British Embassy in Madrid has been instrumental in taking down a British drug lord who fled the Costa del

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Lidl Supermarkets Under Fire Over Shocking Footage Of Supplier Poultry Farm

November 18, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan animal abuse, Business, spain news

These shocking images show the horrific abuse and conditions suffered by chickens on two poultry farms that are said to

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Family Appeal For Missing Rugby Player

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

The family of missing British rugby player Levi Davis, 24, who was last seen on a night out over a

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The Great Madrid Grape Escape

November 3, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Thieves made off with 132 bottles of wine worth EUR 200,000 from one of Spain’s best collections at a two-starred

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Daring Helicopter Airlift Of Trapped Bull In Madrid Sierra

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, madrid sierra

This is the moment a bull trapped behind a waterfall after wandering off from its enclosure is airlifted to safety

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Government Set To Test Civilian Disaster Response Communication

October 22, 2022October 23, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

This week the Spanish government is set to test its disaster alert system by sending messages to mobile phones over

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Spanish World Cup Fan Walking To Qatar “Disappears” Near Iran

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan Football, madrid news, spain news

An ex-paratrooper and Real Madrid football fan who was walking from Spain to Qatar to watch the World Cup has

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Albanian Underage Trafficking Gang Busted In Joint UK – Spain Operation

October 11, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan migrants, spain crime news, spain news

The Spanish Civil Guard working with Britain’s NCA say they have dismantled an Albanian crime gang that had been trafficking

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Giant Fiesta Figure Falls – Narrowly Missing Child

October 5, 2022October 8, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain fiestas, spain news

A dancer dressed as a giant in a horned bull headdress and a bloody apron caused terror when they fell

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Fake Ransom Kidnap Backfires As Civil Guard Arrest Woman

October 5, 2022October 8, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan canary islands, spain crime news

Cops in Tenerife have arrested a woman who staged her own violent kidnapping to demand  45,000 Euros from her own

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Four Monarchs Of Spain Attend Elizabeth Funeral

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan king felipe, king juan carlos, royal family, spain news

All four Spanish monarchs, the present King Felipe and Queen Leticia as well as the King Emeritus Juan Carlos and

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Stolen Car Ends Up Wedged On Stairs Of Madrid Metro Station

August 26, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan crime, madrid news

A cocaine user who managed to crash a stolen car on the stairs of an underground metro station has been

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Nail Biting Drive Through Wildfire Inferno Goes Viral

August 25, 2022August 26, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan breaking news spain, living in spain, wildfires

This is the nail-biting moment a brave Spanish emergency services soldier drives a coach through a wall of flames in

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Desperate Parents Launch Campaign For Rare Disease Toddler Treatment

August 24, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan kids and family madrid, spain news

The parents of an adorable toddler who suffers from a rare syndrome with no known cure that leaves him crippled

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“Queen Of Ronda” Drugs Gang Leader Cought

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news, spain news

A notorious drug trafficker known as the Queen of Ronda has been busted in Madrid with 24 lbs of cocaine.

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Madrid Determined To Keep Lights On As Government Energy Saving Introduced

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan Business, living in madrid, spain news, spain politics, ukraine

The Spanish government’s controversial energy saving measures which come into force today, 10th August, is raising temperatures as a heated

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Spanish Scientists Claim Deep Space Flash Is Massive Star Explosion

August 9, 2022August 8, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan science, spain news

Spanish scientists have discovered an ultra-bright phenomenon in the distant universe that could have come from a star destroyed by

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Horror As Botched Cosmetic Operation Causes Woman’s Death

August 2, 2022August 1, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan bizarre, madrid news, spain news

A woman who developed a flesh-eating disease after an apparently botched cosmetic op has died in hospital. Stunning Silvia Idalia

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Tourism Rebound Boosts Jobs As Unemployment Falls

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan Business, spain news, spanish economy

Spain’s unemployment rate fell in the second quarter of 2022, according to the latest government data released last week. The

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Spanish Police Pursue Michelin Wine Thieves Across Europe

July 26, 2022July 27, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

An international police operation has led to the arrest of a former Mexican beauty queen and her Dutch-Romanian boyfriend in

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Water Heroes As Firefighters Save Parched Deer Saved From Inferno

July 25, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan heatwave, weather, wildfires

This is the heart-lifting moment when a firefighter gives much-needed water to a parched deer after it was saved from

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Spain Remembers Miguel Ángel Blanco

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan eta, spain politics, spain terrorist attacks

Spain has marked the 25th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Partido Popular local councillor Miguel Ángel Blanco. Both

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Spain In Flames As Heatwave Leaves Scorched Earth Trail

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan environment, heatwave, madrid weather, spain news

The heatwave that has affected much of Spain and now spreading to northern Europe, is leaving a scorched Spanish landscape

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Commuters To Enjoy Free Train Travel From September

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan cost of living crisis, madrid news, spain news, ukraine

Commuters in Madrid are set to enjoy four months of free train travel from September after the government announced a

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Hero Civil Guard Officer Donates Organs After Siege Slaying

July 10, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan civil guard, spain crime news

A hero Civil Guard officer has donated his organs for use in transplants after he was shot in a senseless

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Sanchez Pushes Through Defence Spending Increase

July 7, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan nato, spain politics, ukraine

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has pushed through an immediate billion Euro increase in defence spending in the wake

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Mayors Of Madrid & Kyiv Sign Twinning As “Sister Cities”

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news, ukraine

As the NATO Summit winds up in Madrid, the capital´s Mayor, Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, has signed an agreement with Vitali

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Leaders Enjoy “Flavours Of Madrid” Dinner At The Prado

June 30, 2022July 1, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, nato, spain news, ukraine

Some 44 world leaders who are attending the 32nd NATO Summit in Madrid, enjoyed a unique dinner at the capital’s

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Government Under Pressure To Launch Melilla Stampede Enquiry

June 30, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan migrants, spain news

The Spanish government  is under international pressure to launch an urgent enquiry into the border stampede that left at least

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Sanchez Unveils Emergency Measures To Curb Soaring Cost Of Living

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan Perdro Sánchez, spain news, ukraine

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has unveiled a 9 billion Euro emergency package of financial measures to try to

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Madrid Takes Centre Stage For NATO Summit

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, nato, spain news, ukraine

Madrid takes centre stage in the coming week as heads of governments from across the western world descend on the

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Spain To Introduce “Doggy Bag” Law To Cut Food Waste

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan Food, Going out, spain news

Restaurants in Spain could be required to offer customers free “doggy bags” as part of a new draft law aimed

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Abandoned Newborn Saved By Ambulance Crew

June 7, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news

A newborn baby boy found abandoned on a street was just hours away from dying from hypothermia. A passer-by spotted

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London High Court Publishes Juan Carlos Non Immunity Ruling

June 6, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan king juan carlos, spain news

The High Court in London has today, Monday 6th June, published its ruling concerning why the former king of Spain

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Gareth Bale Says Fond Farewell To Real Madrid

June 1, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, Real Madrid, spanish football, Sport

Welsh striker, Gareth Bale, has confirmed that he is leaving Real Madrid in a statement released today, Wednesday, 1st June.

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Madrid Marks 40th Anniversary Of NATO Membership

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics, ukraine

The 40th anniversary of Spain’s entry into the NATO military alliance has been marked today, Monday 30th May, at an

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Spain Allows Unvaccinated Non EU Tourists Back

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan SPAIN COVID NEWS, spain travel

The Spanish government have announced that unvaccinated travellers from outside the EU are now allowed to visit Spain, provided they

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Real Madrid Strike Super Deal For Bernabeu Stadium

May 20, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, Real Madrid, spanish football

Spanish Liga champions Real Madrid have announced a deal with US investment firm Sixth Street, worth 360 million Euros for

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Gas Explosion In Salamanca District Leaves Two Dead

May 6, 2022May 7, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

An explosion in a residential building in the Salamanca district of Madrid has left 2 dead and 19 injured today,

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King Felipe Publishes Net Wealth In Effort To Reform Royal House

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan king felipe, spain news

In an unprecedented move, the Spanish royal house has published the net wealth of the king, Felipe VI. According to

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Investigation As Toddler Falls From Second Floor Window

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

An investigation is underway after a toddler fell from a second-storey window in the district of Fuenlabrada in south of

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Spain Has Taken In Over 110,000 Ukrainian Refugees

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan ukraine

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has visited one the country´s reception centres for Ukrainian refugees in Barcelona, where he

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Sanchez Celebrates “Historic” Breakthrough With Morocco

April 10, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez visited Rabat on Thursday 8th April for a meeting with the Moroccan King, Mohammed

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Zelenskyy Evokes Guernica In Spanish Parliament Address

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics, ukraine

The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, received a standing ovation at the Spanish Cortes yesterday, Tuesday 5th April, as he compared

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Investigation Into Death Of Toddler Run Over By Bus At Barajas

April 5, 2022April 4, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan accident, madrid news

The Madrid authorities have started an investigation after the death of a toddler who fell off a luggage trolley onto

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Separated Ukrainian Sisters Reunited In Spain After 20 Years Apart

April 1, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, ukraine

Two Ukrainian sisters separated for 20 years have had an astonishing reunion when one took the other in as a

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Government Announces Emergency Aid To Tackle Energy & Fuel Inflation

March 29, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain economy, spain news, ukraine

The Spanish government has unveiled a package of emergency economic measures worth 6 billion euros in direct aid and 10

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Saraha Winds Brings Red Sand Dusting To Madrid

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan living in madrid, madrid news, madrid weather

Hot air from the Sahara Desert has left Madrid and much of Spain coated with red-orange dust,  prompting the regional

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Spain Steps Up EU Response As Von Leyern Flies To Madrid

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, ukraine

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has placed Spain in forefront of the European Union’s response to the Russian invasion

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Dramatic Solo Escape To Spain For 12 Year-Old Ukrainian Girl

March 5, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, ukraine

A brave 12-year-old girl has left war-torn Ukraine alone to try to reach her foster family in Spain, to escape

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Britain’s Billion Dollar Scammer Arrested In Spain

March 1, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

Britain’s most wanted woman who allegedly laundered over GBP 1 billion (1.2 billion Euros) in a mobile phone tax scam

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Spain Steps Up European Support For Ukraine

February 28, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, ukraine

The Spanish government have ramped up their response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by announcing a series of further

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Spain Condemns Russia´s “Unjustified Aggression” Against Ukraine

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan breaking news spain, spain news

The Spanish Government has issued a strongly worded communique condeming the Russian attack on Ukraine, which began this morning, Thursday

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Into The Storm – Ayuso Takes Gloves Off To Clear Name

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan ayuso, madrid news, spain politics

The simmering tensions within Spain’s main opposition conservative Partido Popular has erupted into full blown open warfare between the party´s

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Man Jumps From Window When Discovered Keeping Mummified Father

February 13, 2022February 12, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid crime, madrid news

A man who was about to be thrown out of his flat by arriving officials decided instead to throw himself

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Big Brother Sexual Assault Trial Suspended On First Day

February 11, 2022February 10, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news

The trial over allegations of sexual assault on the TV show,Big Brother, has been put on hold just as soon

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Spanish Economy Continues Recovery As Unemployment Drops

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan Business, spain economy

The latest figures from the Spanish statistical agency INE show that the Spanish economy continued to recover in the final quarter of

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Rural Spain Comes To Madrid As 1 Million Protestors Arrive

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain politics

More of 300 groups and associations representing rural Spain, led by Alma Rural are expected in Madrid today, Sunday 23rd

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Police Arrest “Spanish Pablo Escobar Of Heroin” In Toledo Raid

January 17, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

An alleged drugs overlord dubbed the ‘Spanish Pablo Escobar of Heroin’ because he is believed to be the biggest trafficker

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Ayuso´s Attempts To Stem Spain´s Population Fall

January 10, 2022January 11, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news, spain politics

The Madrid regional premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has announced a series of financial incentives in order to encourage births and

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Lupin – Spain´s Cyber King Fraudster Arrested In Madrid

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news, spain news

Jordi Arias Fernández, aka, “Lupin”, considered Spain’s most wanted cyber scammer, has been arrested in Madrid. Jordi Arias Fernández, who

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Mourning Continues As Bouncy Castle Accident Footage Emerges

January 6, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

This is the moment a bouncy castle with eight children inside is blown upside down by a freak gust of

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Supreme Constitutional Court Sides For Sex For Debt Ruling

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

Spain’s Supreme Constitutional Court in Madrid has rejected a woman’s appeal against a sentence that did not consider it a

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Hope As Covid Wave Peaks & Quarantine Period Reduced

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan SPAIN COVID NEWS

The Spanish Health Minister, Carolina Darias,has confirmed that the Inter-Territorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS), which co-ordinates the

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The Kings Christmas Speech Brings Half A Cheer

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan king felipe, king juan carlos, spain news

King Felipe VI has delivered his annual seasonal address to the Spanish nation which was broadcast on Christmas Eve. The

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Rescued Caravaggio “Lost Masterpiece” Saved For The Nation

December 23, 2021January 5, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan Art & Culture, spain news

A painting that was about to be sold at auction, and was then pulled after experts from the Prado Museum

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El Gordo Christmas Lottery Winning Prize Number Is 86148

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan

The winning number for El Gordo ( the fat one) prize in Spain’s world-famous lottery is 86148. The draw which

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Madrid´s Scrap Cathedral Creater Dies But Vision Lives On

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news, visit madrid

Justo Gallego, the man who for 60 years had been building a cathedral out of scrap materials on the outskirts

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UK & Spain Travel Requirements Tighten Due To Omicron Scare

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan SPAIN COVID NEWS

Both the UK and Spanish governments have announced an immediate tightening of travel restrictions due to the Omicron variant whose

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Massive Iberdrola Cooling Tower Comes Down

October 31, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

Spanish multinational electricity utility company Iberdrola has carried out the destruction of a huge cooling tower which was captured on

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Sánchez Vows To End Prostitution “Enslavement”

October 20, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has vowed to “implement” a series of laws aimed at ending the “enslavement” of

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Archbishop Apologises After Raunchy Music Video In Cathedral Goes Viral

October 12, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

Spain’s most important Archbishop has apologised after a raunchy music video for a song called ‘Atheist’ that featured a naked

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Sanchez Meets NATO Head To Prepare For Madrid Summit

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, visited Madrid yesterday Friday 8th October, where he met the prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, at

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Pandora Papers Reveal Ex King Juan Carlos Link

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan king juan carlos, spain news

The publication by the Washington based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) of a huge cache of confidential data, named the

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Sanchez Returns To Las Palma Pledging To Recover & Rebuild

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, yesterday, Sunday 3rd October, flew back to the Canary Island of La Palma, pledging

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Ayuso Announces Madrid’s Freedom Day In New York

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan isabel diaz ayuso, madrid news

Madrid’s regional premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has continued her whirlwind tour of New York, with meeting some of the Big

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Madrid Court Extradites Notorious Irish Mobster

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

The central court in Madrid has agreed a request from the Irish authorities for the extradition of notorious gangster,Gerry ‘The

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Madrid Surges As Principal Destination Of Foreign Investment

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spanish economy

The latest figures showing foreign investment in Spain shows that the Community of Madrid has surged ahead as by far

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Felipe & Leticia Fly To Meet La Palma Volcano Victims

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan king felipe, spain news

King Felipe VI and Queen Leticia yesterday visited the Canary Island of La Palma, to meet emergency workers and residents

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Dr Noelia de Mingo Arrested After Stabbing Rampage

September 21, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Footage has been released of the moment a doctor tried to stab Madrid police officers as they attempted to arrest

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Sánchez Flies In After Las Palmas Volcano Eruption

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan Perdro Sánchez, spain news

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, cancelled his trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York and flown instead

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Political Backlash Over Anti Gay “Fascist” March Through Chueca

September 19, 2021September 20, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan chueca, living in madrid, madrid news

The Spanish Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, has announced she will direct Madrid Public Prosecutors Office to investigate a march

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Sanchez Announces “Immediate” Rise In Minimum Wage

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics, spanish economy

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced an “immediate increase” in the country´s minimum wage, at a special conference

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Heavy Storms Herald End Of Hottest Summer

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, madrid weather

Summer came to a crashing close last night as a powerful  storm swept the region bringing heavy rainfall and disruption

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Spaniard Celebrates Becoming World’s Oldest Man

August 26, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

The world’s oldest man who has enough descendants to start a football team has also revealed that he did actually

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Spain Steps Up To Provide Afghans Sanctuary

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Spanish government has offered itself to be the European Union’s hub to take in Afghan refungees fleeing the Taliban’s

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Spanish Air Force Begins Kabul Repatriations

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced today that the first of up to 3 A400 transport aircraft are en

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Most Wanted Mafia Head Arrested In Madrid

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The alleged head of one of Italy´s most feared mafia families, the Calabrian Ndrangueta, was arrested yesterday, 5th August, in

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San Juan Fire Under Control But Risks Remain

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

The forest fire which broke out around the San Juan reservoir in the municipality of San Martin de Valdeiglesias, in

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Sanchez’s “New Generation” Reshuffled Cabinet Takes Over

July 12, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

Folowing the weekend cabinet reshuffle of Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, the new ministers took their oaths of office today,

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Sanchez’s “Leap In The Dark” As Catalan Seditionists Pardoned

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan catalunia, spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has said the government has issued pardons for the nine Catalan separatists who are

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British Woman Murdered By Husband In Madrid

June 7, 2021June 6, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The Spanish National Police are investigating the deaths of a married couple in Madrid whose bodies were discovered yesterday, Sunday

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Madrid Goes To The Polls As AI Makes Its Electoral Debut

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain politics

Madrid’s 5.1 million voters go to the polls today, Tuesday 4th May, for the regional assembly elections. The much awaited

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Briton Working As Madrid Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges

April 24, 2021April 25, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news, spain news

The Spanish National Police have arrested a British man, who has been working as a teacher in a Madrid school,

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Hundreds Of Spaniards Repatriated From Morocco Due In Barajas Today

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan SPAIN COVID NEWS, spain news

The first passengers from the estimated 3,000 Spanish nationals and residents who were stranded in Morocco after the Moroccan government

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Police Dismantle Biggest Drug Distribution Network In Madrid

March 16, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Police in Madrid have arrested 12 people and seized about 600 kilos of cocaine in an operation that dismantled what

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Ayuso Calls Snap Madrid Elections For May 4th

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

The Madrid regional premier, Isabel Díaz Ayuso has dissolved the coalition government to call for fresh elections to the Madrid

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Symbolic End To ETA Terrorism In Madrid Steamroller Ceremony

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan eta, spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez on Thursday presided over a ceremony to destroy over 1,400 guns, rifles and other

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The King´s Sisters Heap More Misery On The House Of Bourbon

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan king juan carlos, spain news

The two sisters of King Felipe VI acknowledged yesterday, Wednesday 3rd March that they had received the COVID-19 vaccine jabs

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Last Statue Of General Franco Removed In Spain

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan franco, history of spain, spain news

Spain has finally removed the last remaining statue of the late dictator General Franco. The last remaining homage to the

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Sanchez Condemns Violence As Pablo Hasél Demonstrations Continue

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan pablo hasel, spain news, spain politics

Both Barcelona And Madrid have endured a fifth night of protests over the imprisonment of Spanish rapper, Pablo Hasél. Last

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Huge Blaze Engulfs Electro Domestic Scrapyard Plant

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

Madrid firefighters have released footage of their battle against a huge blaze of burning washing machines and electrical devices in

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El Piojo Recaptured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Police During Curfew

February 17, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan living in madrid, spain crime news

The notorious El Piojo fugitive who escaped from jail has been caught after he crashed a stolen sports car into

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105 Arrested In Spain Credit Card Scam Swoop

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

An international cross-border operation led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), coordinated with Europol and the US Secret Service

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Covid Outbreaks In Nursing Homes Takes Deadly Toll

February 2, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid covid, madrid news, SPAIN COVID NEWS

Ten residents from a Madrid retirement home have died after an outbreak of Covid-19. The elderly residents in the Los

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