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Jaen's Turkey Tossers convene for peculiar annual ritual

SPAIN celebrates the patron saint of throat ailments, children and animals on February 3, with processions and other events for St. Blaise (San Blas) held nationwide.
As part of those celebrations,...Read More

Ladies (and some gents) delight in the Milk Tray man's return

A CHESHIRE-BASED fire fighter has beaten 20,000 hopefuls to win the coveted role of Milk Tray man, impressing judges with his approachable demeanor and his rescue lifting skills, reports from February...Read More

Illegal rat throwing festival goes ahead in Valencia despite ban

A TOWN in North Valencia hosted its annual Battle of the Rats festival in the last weekend of January, a report from February 2 confirmed.
The bizarre event, called Batalla de Ratas in Spanish, sees...Read More

Italian movie star fights former Spanish toyboy's fake marriage claims

FORMER international sex symbol and screen legend, Gina Lollobrigida has appeared at the trial of her Spanish ex-partner, who is accused of duping the star into signing 'power of attorney' documents that...Read More

Barcelona Twitter troll arrested for glorifying terrorism

SPAIN'S National Police have apprehended a 20-year-old male who is suspected of posting offensive tweets that promote gender violence, hate crimes and terrorism, a report from February 2 confirms.
The...Read More

Pedro Sanchez asked to form new government

AT 8.10pm on February 2, Patxi Lopez, speaker of the Spanish Congress announced that King Felipe had asked Pedro Sanchez, leader of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) to form a new government.
Both Mr...Read More

BT broadband network back in service after nationwide failure

BRITISH TELECOM (BT) customers across the UK experienced issues with their broadband services on February 2, though none reported problems making telephone calls.
Thousands of BT customers in parts of...Read More

Young migrants condemned for attacking pensioners in Munich

MIGRANT-RELATED tensions are mounting in Germany, after disturbing video footage released online on February 2 showed two German pensioners being attacked by young foreigners on a train, in the middle...Read More

Pasta-lovers unite as Flying Spaghetti Monster Church becomes official

PROGRESSIVE judges in the Netherlands have recognised the Church of the Flying Spaghetti monster as an official religious denomination.
Dutch members of the organisation received the glad tidings from...Read More

Spain's 2016 Eurovision entry first to be sung in English

THIS YEAR'S Eurovision Song Contest held in Stockholm, Sweden on May 14, will feature a Spanish entry sung in English, for the first time in the musical contest's 55-year long history.
Faced with making...Read More