All Tangled Up – Firemen Rescue Paramotor Pilot From Cables
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Justo Gallego, the man who for 60 years had been building a cathedral out of scrap materials on the outskirts
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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
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”
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
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
The NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, visited Madrid yesterday Friday 8th October, where he met the prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, at
Read more Pandora Papers Reveal Ex King Juan Carlos Link
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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