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Spain drops to 41 on the International Transparency list

SPAIN has dropped to its worst ever position of 41, out of 176, on the International Transparency list.
Denmark and New Zealand are top of the list, with countries such as Uruguay, United Arab...Read More

More firearms discovered in the hands of crooks in Spain

THE first month of 2017 has seen a number of discoveries of illegally held weapons and officers of the National Police have seized several more following raids in the area of Barcelona which saw six people...Read More

Bolt stripped of his Beijing relay gold medal

USAIN BOLT has been stripped of his Beijing relay gold medal after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance.
Carter was part of the Jamaican team that won the 4x100m...Read More

‘Coked up’ driver flips school bus in Madrid injuring 20

TWENTY children were hurt when the driver of a school bus, who was found to have taken cocaine, flipped the vehicle on its side.
The accident happened as the 34-year-old who was driving too...Read More

Hiker finds hand grenade in Murcia

BOMB disposal experts recently deactivated a hand grenade found by a hiker in El Palmar, Murcia.
The device was found deep in a ravine in a popular trekking spot. Specialists later confirmed...Read More

'Sun taxes' reach record high in Mallorca

MALLORCA residents who use solar power to help provide energy at home are being forced to pay more than ever before under the highly controversial ‘sun tax.’ The rates went up dramatically...Read More

Still missing: Allen Varley's family appeal for information

THE family of missing Allen Varley continue to hope that Allen will be found safe and well despite him not being seen for three weeks.
On Thursday January 5 at around 9.15pm Allen left the...Read More

Two Vietnamese girls, 13, spend four days living in Barcelona Airport

TWO Vietnamese girls spent four days living in a transit lounge at Barcelona’s El Prat airport before being noticed by staff.
The 13-year-olds were only stopped when they tried to enter...Read More

Driver of watermelon lorry trapped after A7 crash

THE 27-year-old driver of a lorry carrying watermelons was released from his vehicle after an accident at La Cala de Mijas this morning.
The lorry left the road at km 202, heading towards Malaga,...Read More

Spain lashes out at Donald Trump over removal of White House website in Spanish

SPAIN’S foreign minister has expressed his regret that the White House’s Spanish language website appears to have been deleted in the days since Donald Trump took office.
Speaking...Read More