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Greenpeace hangs big rubber shark outside Spain’s Ministry of Fisheries in Madrid on UN World Oceans Day

A five-metre high rubber shark was hung by Greenpeace protestors outside a government ministry in Spain on Wednesday to coincide with UN World Oceans Day.

8 Jun, 2022 @ 12:36

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Thief takes surfboard-style La Manga sign from Mar Menor area of Spain and posts video of it in Madrid garden

THE Guardia Civil is looking for a Madrid man who stole one of the iconic surfboard-style kilometre signs from the Mar Menor in Murcia. The

3 Jun, 2022 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia

Spain’s Real Madrid attacks French authorities for Champions League final chaos

CHAMPIONS League winners Real Madrid have attacked French authorities over the organisation of last Saturday’s final against Liverpool. The La Liga champions secured the trophy

3 Jun, 2022 @ 13:41

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Repsol Oil Company President In Spain 'in The Clear' Over Spying Charges

Repsol oil company boss in Spain cleared over hiring security firm for illegal phone-tapping

THE National Court in Madrid has scrapped investigations into the president of the Repsol oil company, Antonio Brufau, over industrial spying going back a decade.

2 Jun, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

IN PICS: This is how to enjoy Madrid like a Rolling Stone

THEY arrived on a private jet emblazoned with the iconic logo a week ago and since then the Rolling Stones have been enjoying some down

1 Jun, 2022 @ 14:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Tennis Sensation Carlos Alcaraz Stars In New Video Promoting His Home Murcia Region To Tourists In Spain

WATCH: Tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz stars in new video promoting his home Murcia region to tourists across Spain

MURCIA teenage tennis star Carlos Alcaraz is the new face of tourism for his home region in €1.5 million campaign to attract more Spanish holidaymakers.

1 Jun, 2022 @ 13:31

Lead·Madrid·Murcia

don justo cathedral mejorada del campo madrid

IN PICS: Take a look at Spain’s extraordinary scrap cathedral built entirely by one man

JUSTO Gallego Martinez, a former monk who devoted the last six decades of his life to building a cathedral out of scrap in a town

31 May, 2022 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Must Read

real madrid celebrations Photo: Deirdre Carney

IN PICS: Celebrations in Spain’s capital as Real Madrid beat Liverpool to win Champions League final

ACROSS the city Real Madrid fans erupted in joy as the whistle blew to end the match in Stade de France on Saturday night. Scenes

29 May, 2022 @ 11:30

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Madrid gears up for Mad Cool Festival welcoming big music acts to Spain

MAD COOL FESTIVAL is making its long anticipated return in Madrid from July 6 to July 10. The festival will see a host of big

27 May, 2022 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

Spanish TV actor arrested with wife over alleged poisoning of elderly relative to gain inheritance

A SPANISH actor famous for his roles in hit television series has been arrested along with his wife in Madrid over the death of her

27 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: The Rolling Stones touch down in branded jet in Spain at start of Sixty tour

THE Rolling Stones arrived in true rock ‘n roll style in Madrid on Thursday, touching down in their very own branded plane ahead of the

27 May, 2022 @ 10:45

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Spain unveils plans for largest artificial beach in Europe just 30 mins drive from Madrid

PLANS have been unveiled for the largest artificial beach in Europe which will be located just a half an hour drive from the capital. Permission

24 May, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Anti Monarchy Protest In Madrid, Spain 22 May 2022

IN PICS: Hundreds protest against return of Spain’s disgraced ex-King Juan Carlos in Madrid

HUNDREDS of protesters took to the streets in Madrid on Sunday calling for disgraced former King Juan Carlos to face justice, a day before he

23 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Madrid·National News

Madrid: Fashion house Chanel helps restore ‘green lung’ in Spain’s capital

MADRID’S Royal Botanic Gardens have been given a makeover with investment from fashion brand Chanel. The design house restored the Botanic Gardens’ rose garden in

21 May, 2022 @ 10:15

Celebrity·Environment·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s monkeypox cases linked to outbreak in gay sauna

HEALTH authorities in Spain believe a gay sauna in the capital is the source of the outbreak of rare monkeypox virus which has so far

20 May, 2022 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

WATCH: New Zealand’s All Blacks perform Haka outside Madrid’s Royal Palace ahead of Spain rugby friendly

CROWDS gathered to watch an unusual spectacle outside Madrid’s Royal Palace on Monday as the Classic All Blacks performed a ‘haka’. Feet stomping, thigh slapping

16 May, 2022 @ 19:55

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Madrid’s doctors begin ‘indefinite strike’ over temporary work contracts

MORE than 11,000 doctors across Madrid’s hospitals have been called to an indefinite strike over temporary work contracts that began on Tuesday morning. A minimum

10 May, 2022 @ 19:15

Health·Lead·Madrid

Bogus stock market brokers fleeced €6 million out of clients in Spain

Bogus stock market brokers fleeced €6 million out of unsuspecting clients in Spain

A group of swindlers offering big returns on stock market investments have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The gang made €6 million out of

9 May, 2022 @ 16:08

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Tennis starlet Carlos Alcaraz climbs to World Number Six ranking after Madrid Open win in Spainrid, Spain 8 May 2022

Teenage tennis starlet Carlos Alcaraz climbs to number six in the world after Madrid Open win in Spain

MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz, who turned 19 on Thursday, has climbed to six in the world rankings after winning the Madrid Open on Sunday. The El

9 May, 2022 @ 13:55

Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Sport

Dozens Of Scammers Arrested In €10 Million Fraud Selling Hire Cars Across Spain And Abroad

Dozens of scammers arrested over €10 million fraud selling stolen rental cars across Spain and abroad

A scam of selling-off rental and lease vehicles netted a gang over €10 million, according to the Policia Nacional. 82 people, including 33 in Alicante

9 May, 2022 @ 11:47

Alicante·Almeria·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Madrid·Murcia

Man ties to drown semi-naked woman in Valencia park fountain in Spain

Man arrested after living in house with dead grandmother’s body in Spain’s Madrid

A MADRID man has been arrested after he was found to have been living in a house with his grandmother’s corpse for months without declaring

6 May, 2022 @ 18:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

17 Injured One Seriously As Explosion Rips Through Madrid City Centre Building In Spain

17 injured- one seriously- as explosion blasts top of Madrid city centre building in Spain

AN explosion ripped through a Madrid city centre apartment block shortly after 2.00 pm on Friday. 17 people were injured- one seriously- with four victims

6 May, 2022 @ 16:00

Lead·Madrid

Pro Putin Ukrainian Journalist Wanted For Treason Is Arrested In Spain's Catalunya Region

Pro-Putin Ukrainian journalist accused of treason is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region

A Ukrainian journalist and blogger accused of treason in his home country has been arrested in Tarragona under an international arrest warrant. Anatoly Shariya, 43,

5 May, 2022 @ 14:15

Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·National News

Dopamineland: A mall rat’s journey down the yellow brick road at Madrid’s latest ‘happiness’ attraction

IN the current climate of war and pandemic, who could resist an invitation to boost their levels of dopamine – the organic chemical that gives

29 Apr, 2022 @ 18:45

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Train was a strain: 350 passengers stranded for five hours between Madrid and Alicante

ALMOST 350 passengers were stuck for five hours on a broken down train travelling from Madrid to Alicante. The train was static from 6.05pm to

29 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Alicante·Lead·Madrid·National News·Travel News

Madrid hospital worker masterminded database fraud to register ‘anti-vaxxers’ in Spain for Covid-19 certificates

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a hospital worker for masterminding a Covid-19 vaccination certificate fraud. The Prensa Iberica newspaper group has discovered that the man

27 Apr, 2022 @ 14:22

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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