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The arrests were carried out at airports in Spain. File photo: Shutterstock
Spanish bust Albanian people smuggling gang
Spanish police have smashed a gang that smuggled Albanians into Britain by plane via Spain using fake identity documents.
Spanish train drivers have announced a series of 24-hour strikes. Photo: Laurent Emmanuel/AFP
Spanish train drivers call strikes for September
Train drivers from the national operator, Renfe, have announced that they will stage a series of 24-hour strikes across Spain in September.
Woman slit the throat of her three month old baby. Photo: screenshot from rtve news report
Mother 'sacrifices' baby on chapel altar in Spain
A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday in central Spain after killing her baby at the altar in a chapel, the police said.
The Dutch teenager died after jumping before her harness was hooked up. Archive photo: AFP
Bungee girl jumped on the 'no jump' command
The 17-year old Dutch girl who died on Monday during a bungee jump misheard instructions and jumped on the “no jump” instruction, it has emerged.
The Spaniard sold clothes featuring Isis emblems, as well as photos of executions. Photo: Spanish Interior Ministry
Spaniard held for selling jihad beheading T-shirts
A Spanish man has been arrested for inciting terrorism after selling clothing, including T-shirts and babygrows, depicting Islamic State executions.
Laura and Marina have been missing since Thursday. Photo from appeal poster
Fears mounting for two women missing in Spain
Laura del Hoyo, 24, and Marina Okarynska, 26, disappeared six days ago and their families fear they may have been kidnapped or hurt by Marina's ex-boyfriend.
The France-based company is Spain's biggest car-pooling platform. Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP
Spanish bus operators call for ban on BlaBlaCar
Spanish bus drivers are taking legal action against BlaBlaCar, the nation's most popular car-pooling site, over claims of unfair competition.
Pablo Picasso's "Head of a Young Woman" is now back in Spanish hands. Photo: AFP
France returns seized Picasso painting to Spain
A €25 million Pablo Picasso painting, described as a “national treasure” in Spain was back in Spanish hands on Tuesday, after French customs officers had seized it from a boat in Corsica.
Exports of the Catalan sparkling wine have soared. Archive photo: Shutterstock
Battle of the fizz: Cava takes on champagne
After decades of rising exports, producers of Catalan cava are brimming with confidence and have their eyes set on taking on the "king" of sparkling wine - French champagne.
Sports fans will need special permission to play football on the beach in summer. Photo: Henri Bergius/Flickr
Beach football ban amid health and safety fears
Health and safety worries have pushed one mayor in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia to ban football on his town's beaches.
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The two-michelin starred Atul Kochar will open Benares in Madrid. Photo: Benares
Michelin-starred Indian chef opens up in Madrid
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Pimientos de padron - like playing Russian Roulette with a spicy pepper. Photo: The Table Hopper / Flickr
13 delicious reasons to be a vegetarian in Spain
Vogue Like a Painting merges high fashion with high art. Photo: Sara Houlison
Madrid's traditional art scene goes high fashion
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Spain is the biggest exporter of wine in the world. Photo: LexnGer/Flickr
10 facts you didn't know about Spanish wine
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The man was killed during a police raid on street sellers. Stock photo: Den Williams / Flickr
Riot in resort after street seller dies in police raid
The fireman used his own fire engine to fill his private pool. Stock photo: Jose Ma RT/Flickr
Fireman fired for using hose to fill his own pool
Bullfighter Francisco "Fran" Rivera has been seriously gored in Spain. Photo: Josep Lago/AFP
Star matador in 'serious condition' after goring
Stock photo of a bungee jumper Photo: Eron Main /creative commons / Wikimedia
Dutch teenage girl dies during bungee jump
The aim of the game is to collect as much money as possible through illegal activities. Archive photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP
Spain's 'Corrupt Mayor' app mocks political graft
General Karenzi Karake leaves the Rwanda High Commission in London after extradiction case against him dropped. Photo: Justin Tallis / AFP
Spain won't get Rwandan spy chief on war crimes
This year's Perseids promises to be one of the best. Archive photo: AFP
Spanish skies to see best meteor shower in years
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The young pup was described as "super scared" after the incident. Stock photo: Jim McCluskey/Flickr
Dog dumped over fence sparks outrage in Spain
Denise Theim disappeared on the Camino de Santiago on April 5th. Photo issued by Theim Family
Parents of missing US pilgrim appeal to Rajoy
Stock photo of a mother and calf orca whale. Photo: Valery Hache/AFP
Killer whales spotted in waters off Canary Islands
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Can you guess the German word for slug? Photo: Wikimedia/Prashanthns
Ten wonderfully literal German words
One of the best things about the German language is undoubtedly its logic. The wonderful compound nouns which German is famous for can sometimes be notoriously complex, but also make perfect sense.
Photo: Alistair Paterson
Rich Swiss youth burns Ferrari in fraud attempt
A German court has put the son of a Swiss millionaire on probation after he set fire to his Ferrari so that he could get another luxury vehicle on his insurance.
No mere gun can harm a Wonderbra! Photos: DPA
Bra stops bullet in hunting mishap miracle
A woman in Mecklenberg-Western Pomerania survived being accidentally shot in a hunting accident, Gadebusch-Rehnaer Zeitung reported on Friday – because her bra somehow stopped the bullet.
"You're speaking with Gimi. The boss of Copenhagen". Levakovic as seen in a clip from a TV2 documentary about his family. Screenshot: TV2
'Notorious Gypsy Boss' expelled from Denmark
A 46-year-old Croatian said to be the patriach of ‘Denmark’s most criminal family’ was on Thursday sentenced to 15 months in prison and expulsion from the country.
A magnetic burn caused the boy to lose his thumb. Photo: AFP
French boy loses thumb in routine MRI scan
A 13-year-old French boy lost his thumb during a routine MRI scan at a hospital in northern France, according to reports this week, which claimed the digit was "burned to the bone" after a mishap by medics.
The medieval town of Sellia, Calabria. Photo: Comune di Sellia
Italian town warns people to 'stop dying'
A small medieval village in Calabria has taken a unique approach to the problem of its dwindling and ageing population: ban people from getting sick.
Tara Lynn's ELLE cover and Unni Askeland's picture. Photo: Facebook/Unni Askeland
Artist challenges Norway PM to pose naked
Norwegian artist Unni Askeland has challenged Prime Minister Erna Solberg to join her in posting a naked picture of herself on the internet to inspire curvaceous women to flaunt it during the bikini season.
Ikea stabbings
Emergency services outside the Ikea store in Västerås on Monday. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT
Two arrested after deadly double stabbing at Ikea
UPDATED: A man and a woman have died following a stabbing inside an Ikea store in Västerås, north west of Stockholm. Police have arrested two suspects.
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