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British insurance company to pay part of €1.8 billion in damages to Spain government for disastrous 2002 oil spill

A SPANISH court has ordered a British insurance firm to cough up part of €1.8 billion in damages to the Spanish government. The A Coruña

15 Nov, 2017 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Politics

SAVAGED: 82-year-old woman loses BOTH LEGS and SCALP in vicious attack by local’s bulldogs in Spain, chances of survival ‘minimal’

AN 82-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being viciously attacked by two dogs as she walked home from church in Spain. The emergency

7 Nov, 2017 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Nature

ARSON TERROR: At least 39 dead in Spain and Portugal fires as suspects arrested

AT least 39 people have died in forest fires tearing through Portugal and Spain. Authorities said they were still battling 60 blazes in Portugal and another 50

17 Oct, 2017 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News

‘TERRORIST FIRES’: Dozens dead as fires started by twisted arsonists rip through Portugal and Spain, one-month old baby missing

AT least 34 people have died due to the devastating forest fires in Portugal and Spain. Several people are still missing in Portugal, including a

16 Oct, 2017 @ 16:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Nine dead and dozens injured in Portugal and Spain wildfires, two burned to death trapped in car

AT least nine people have died following the outbreak of wildfires in Portugal and Spain over the weekend. Hundreds of fires, which were made deliberately

16 Oct, 2017 @ 11:22

Environment·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Two dead, 500 military deployed after sick arsonists DELIBERATELY start more than 100 fires in Galicia

AT least two are dead following the outbreak of an estimated 146 fires in Galicia. Some 500 military personnel have been rushed to scenes in

16 Oct, 2017 @ 01:18

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Zara owner Inditex’s record-breaking year rakes in more than €23 billion

Owner Amancio Ortega raked in more than €1 billion

25 Mar, 2017 @ 08:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spanish teacher among those killed in London terrorist attack

She was walking across Westminster bridge after a day's work

23 Mar, 2017 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Repentant Spanish priest apologises after dressing as Hugh Hefner and simulating ‘erotic acts’ during carnival

He has been ordered to attend a spiritual retreat to reflect on the incident

16 Mar, 2017 @ 18:17

La Cultura·Other News

A gruesome legacy: The history of shooting in Spain

Graphic content warning: Following the shocking massacre of a landowner's dogs by alleged hunters upset over a hunting ban, we trace the Spanish roots of

4 Feb, 2017 @ 12:30

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

EU condemns Spain for violating human rights in a planning dispute

The European Court of Human Rights judged that Spanish courts denied apartment owners in Galicia the right to defend their interests by not informing them

29 Jan, 2017 @ 21:50

Lead·Property

Spanish police arrest four suspected ISIS terrorists linked with Paris attacks

The men are believed to be Algerian and Moroccan nationals with links to ISIS

29 Nov, 2016 @ 15:15

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Harry Potter fan vandalises 2,000-year-old dolmen in Spain

Police hunt Potter-inspired graffitist for defacing historic dolmen

16 Nov, 2016 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Non-smoker in Spain to sue hospital authorities after pre-op photo of him used on cigarette packets

He said that many of his neighbours had recognised him on the packets

15 Nov, 2016 @ 12:34

Health·Lead·National News

12th century Galician castle denied permission to be used as a Parador

Parador inside medieval castle closed down after 18 months of protests

20 Oct, 2016 @ 11:31

Lead·Property

Man dies as fierce storms wreak havoc across Spain

He reportedly ignored a cordon and drove into an 'at risk' area

13 Oct, 2016 @ 17:11

Environment·Lead·National News

UPDATE: Death toll up to four in train crash in Spain

Emergency services are currently at the scene

9 Sep, 2016 @ 10:27

Lead·National News

VIDEO: Drone racing debuts in Spain at National Open race

The sport continues to grow worldwide

6 Jun, 2016 @ 14:15

Lead·Sport

Dead body washed up on Spanish beach

Local police were called to the scene at around 9 am today

3 May, 2016 @ 13:09

Lead

End of the line for Spain’s most notorious illegal fishing family

A brave pursuit by ecologists could finally spell the end of one of Spain’s top fishing gangs, writes Joe Duggan

4 Apr, 2016 @ 15:19

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News

Secret Spanish getaways

There is more to Spain than visiting cathedrals in Barcelona, going to Plaza Mayor in Madrid, enjoying Las Fallas in Valencia, or lying on Empuriabrava

18 Mar, 2016 @ 18:35

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