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Spain gives Franco family 15 days to decide reburial
on February 16, 2019 at 7:45 am
Spain's government, which has pledged to exhume Francisco Franco from his opulent mausoleum, on Friday gave the late dictator's family two weeks to decide on a reburial site, the justice minister […]
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ANALYSIS: What the snap election could mean for Spain, Catalonia and Brexit
on February 15, 2019 at 6:34 pm
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has called a snap national election for April. Matthew Bennett explores what the possible outcomes could be for Spain and the impact that Brexit could have on the election […]
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EU parliament bans Puigdemont conference over 'security fears'
on February 15, 2019 at 2:27 pm
The European Parliament on Friday cancelled an event that was to be attended by Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, citing "security threats". […]
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BBVA accused of racism after freezing bank accounts of hundreds of Chinese clients in Spain
on February 15, 2019 at 1:55 pm
Hundreds of Chinese citizens staged a rare protest Friday at an office of Spain's BBVA bank in Madrid, angrily denouncing that their personal accounts had been frozen without prior warning. […]
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Explainer: Why Spain is heading for ANOTHER general election
on February 15, 2019 at 11:52 am
Spain is in the grip of chronic political instability, and April's general election will be the nation's third in four years. […]
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My Spanish story: Swapping the city for a writing life in the campo
on February 15, 2019 at 11:10 am
Sam Michaels relocated to very rural Spain to pursue a life as a writer. Here she describes how she adapted to a quieter pace of life and a house full of adopted animals. […]
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Spanish PM calls snap election after budget defeat
on February 15, 2019 at 9:24 am
Spain's prime minister called an early general election on Friday, the third in less than four years, after his draft budget was rejected in parliament over the Catalan secession crisis. […]
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Spanish Word of the Day: 'Nefasto'
on February 15, 2019 at 8:02 am
Save this word for when things really go wrong. […]
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Brexit: Why have British citizens in the EU been left to fight for their own rights?
on February 14, 2019 at 8:36 pm
Groups of volunteers are spending all their time and hard-earned cash on fighting for the rights of Britons across the EU who are directly affected by Brexit. The British government needs to finally […]
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No-deal Brexit: Country by country guide to how the rights of Britons will be affected
on February 14, 2019 at 8:06 pm
With the UK parliament still gridlocked on how to find a compromise on Brexit, the likelihood of Britain exiting the European Union without a deal grows by the day. Here's what that would mean for […]
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British Ambassador Simon Manley attends Remembrance Service in Madrid
on November 13, 2017 at 11:39 am
The British Ambassador in Spain, Simon Manley, attended and read a lesson at the Service of Remembrance at St George’s Anglican Church in Madrid. […]
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The Police has detained a person in Madrid for praising Jihadist terrorism
on June 1, 2017 at 12:31 pm
Using different profiles on the social networks, the arrested posted articles in favour of war and insulted the victims of terrorist attacks. […]
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Two men escaped their kidnappers by jumping from a car in motion
on May 30, 2017 at 3:07 pm
Searches have been carried out in Madrid and Málaga and numerous weapons have been confiscated […]
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A young Briton has been cutting the hair of the homeless for free in Gran Vía
on May 10, 2017 at 11:13 pm
Joshua Coombes is travelling the world to bring attention to the people who live on the street […]
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Detained Ignacio González for diverting funds from the Madrid Water Board
on April 19, 2017 at 9:46 am
Known as Canal de Isabel II the suspect was in charge of the public service between 2012 and 2015 as the National Court has warned of irregularities in the purchase of foreign societies. […]
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The Ciudad Lineal paedophile, condemned to 70 years and 6 months in prison
on February 23, 2017 at 11:19 am
The magistrates in the Seventh Section of the Madrid Provincial Court considered him guilty of sexually abusing four girls […]
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The rise and fall of a top Spanish researcher
on February 22, 2017 at 5:29 pm
Vicente Soriano has gone from being a leading expert on HIV to being expelled from his hospital for manipulating patients’ data. […]
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The most active Nigerian letter lottery fraud has been dismantled.
on December 20, 2016 at 11:47 am
The police have detained 31 people for defrauding the elderly by telling their victims they had won the lottery or had been left a fortune in inheritanc […]
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Two possible cases of hemorrhagic fever in Madrid
on September 1, 2016 at 1:31 pm
One case, a man has died after detecting a bite by a garrapata (type of tick) after walking in the countryside. […]
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Brutally assassinated three people in a lawyers office in Madrid
on June 23, 2016 at 12:02 pm
One woman had her throat cut, and another was killed by a blow to the head and the man was axed to death. […]