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Shooting in Madrid: CCTV shows terrifying moment shotgun-wielding man opens fire in a restaurant

THIS is the moment a gunman was filmed shooting up a restaurant in Madrid. CCTV footage shared online shows the suspect entering a Dominos branch

3 Jul, 2024 @ 15:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Watch: Terrifying turbulence on flight from Spain leaves 40 passengers injured before plane is forced to make emergency landing

AN Air Europa flight from Madrid to Montevideo was forced to make an emergency landing in north-eastern Brazil on Monday morning after the Boeing 787-9

2 Jul, 2024 @ 15:04

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

A hailstorm that hit Madrid on June 25, 2024

Apocalyptic weather hits Spain: Hail, rain and thunderstorms wreak havoc in Madrid as ‘DANA’ weather front threatens more chaos this weekend

TUESDAY was an otherwise normal June day in the Spanish capital, with sunny skies and temperatures in the high 20s. But the apparent calm was

26 Jun, 2024 @ 12:12

Madrid·Weather

Police find flooded drugs lab producing cocaine at ground zero of Valencia DANA

Spain’s Guardia Civil finds human head hidden in a bag in Madrid area near where man killed his wife

The Guardia Civil have made a grisly discovery in the Madrid town of Soto del Real, close to the home where a couple were found

25 Jun, 2024 @ 17:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Owner of exclusive nightclub in Madrid arrested for paying attractive young women off the books to attract male partygoers

PATRONS in the exclusive Madrid nightclub Opium may have been surprised to see just how many attractive young women were always present inside – many

22 Jun, 2024 @ 11:20

Entertainment·Madrid

Must visit: The medieval village in Spain that can only be accessed through a small wooden door

IT could be said that the tiny town of Pedraza, located about 1.5 hours north of Madrid by car, is a relic from the distant

22 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Argentine President Javier Milei requests an audience with Spanish King Felipe VI, despite ongoing campaign of insults against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

ARGENTINE President Javier Milei has asked for an audience with Spanish King Felipe VI on an upcoming visit to the country, but so far that

20 Jun, 2024 @ 17:21

Lead·Madrid·Politics

King Felipe VI of Spain celebrates 10 years as head of the throne

KING Felipe VI celebrated the 10th anniversary of becoming Spain’s head of state on Wednesday with a series of commemorative events in Madrid. Proceedings started

19 Jun, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid·National News

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Police in Spain search for head of 65-year-old woman who was killed and beheaded by her partner

THE Guardia Civil is looking for the head of a 65-year-old woman who was killed by her husband- who then took his life- at their

19 Jun, 2024 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Paul McCartney to play in Madrid: Everything you need to know about the legendary Beatles star’s shows in December

EX-BEATLES legend Paul McCartney is set to return to Spain to play two concerts in Madrid next December. The former Beatles frontman will perform at

18 Jun, 2024 @ 17:30

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Vegan in Madrid? Here’s our ultimate guide to eating plant based in the Spanish capital

EATING vegan in Madrid couldn’t be easier with our guide to the best places to dine out. As a vegan living in Andalucia, Madrid is

16 Jun, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Madrid

Traveller attempts to fly from Madrid to southern Spain with 15 TARANTULAS in Tupperware containers

A TRAVELLER was stopped flying from Madrid to southern Spain carrying 15 TARANTULAS in Tupperware cases. The Guardia Civil are investigating a man for illegally

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:11

Lead·Madrid·Sevilla

Security guard at Spain’s Olympic Committee arrested after CCTV exposes his nightly water bottle masturbation sessions: Female co-workers complained their drinks tasted funny

A SECURITY guard at the Spanish Olympic Committee in Madrid allegedly carried out a revenge campaign against two female colleagues by masturbating into their water

12 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Madrid·Other News

Husband charged with kidnapping and murdering Ana Knezevich after she disappeared from her Madrid apartment in February

Ana Knezevich latest: Husband of missing US expat pleads not guilty to her kidnapping in Spain – after CCTV showed him buying duct tape in Madrid hardware store

THE estranged husband of Ana Knezevich, a Colombian native with US nationality who went missing in Madrid on February 2, pleaded not guilty on Monday

11 Jun, 2024 @ 11:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Revealed: The world’s best restaurant is in Spain

DISFRUTAR, located in the heart of Barcelona’s thriving Eixample district, has been crowned the World’s Best Restaurant. Offering tasting menus that celebrate avant-garde Mediterranean cuisine

7 Jun, 2024 @ 14:43

Barcelona·Basque Country·Catalunya·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Madrid

Beer wars: Boss of lager giant Estrella accuses UK-based Madri of ‘dishonesty’ over Spanish branding

A ROW is brewing between two lager companies after the boss of Spanish beer giant Estrella accused rival brand Madri of ‘dishonesty’ by branding the

7 Jun, 2024 @ 11:43

Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Madrid

Armed police at the scene of the shooting of Borja Villacis

After major manhunt, police in Madrid detain two more suspects in assassination of prominent politician’s brother, including far-right Holocaust denier Kevin Pastor

AFTER a major manhunt, police in Madrid have arrested two more suspects in the assassination of Borja Villacis, the brother of prominent former politician Begoña

7 Jun, 2024 @ 10:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Travel chaos in Spain: Fuming passengers are ‘trapped’ on stifling hot AVE train outside a station in Madrid

ANGRY passengers on a Renfe AVE ‘fast’ train from Alicante to Madrid sweltered in soaring temperatures for almost three hours after it was held up

6 Jun, 2024 @ 18:13

Lead·Madrid·National News

Caravaggio masterpiece goes on display in Madrid after it was going to be auctioned off for a pittance

A PAINTING by Italian master Caravaggio, which was credited to an unknown artist and almost auctioned off at a bargain price, has gone on display

6 Jun, 2024 @ 14:24

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Entire family is wiped out in deadly car crash in Spain – including pregnant mother

AN entire family has been wiped out in a deadly car crash in Spain- including a pregnant woman. The tragic crash happened last Sunday, June

5 Jun, 2024 @ 12:29

Lead·Madrid

Major manhunt underway in central Spain after brother of prominent former politician gunned down in broad daylight over reported drug debt

A MAJOR manhunt was underway in Madrid on Wednesday morning after the brother of the city’s former Deputy Mayor Begoña Villacis was gunned down in

5 Jun, 2024 @ 10:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Revealed: The ultra-luxury hotel enjoyed by Taylor Swift during her stay in Spain’s Madrid

THIS is the ultra-luxury hotel Taylor Swift stayed in during her stint in the Spanish capital. Last week, it seemed Taylor Swift mania was infecting

3 Jun, 2024 @ 13:42

Lead·Madrid·Property

Revealed: Spain’s anti-terror operation to keep Taylor Swift and her thousands of fans safe in Madrid

IT’S been revealed that 20 specialist anti-terrorist Policia Nacional officers have joined a team of 400 people policing the two concerts being staged by superstar

30 May, 2024 @ 16:39

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid