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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.

Features

The two-michelin starred Atul Kochar will open Benares in Madrid. Photo: Benares

Michelin-starred Indian chef opens up in Madrid

He became the first Indian chef to earn a Michelin star and is widely regarded as one of the best chefs in London. The Local talks to Atul Kochhar as he prepares to launch his new restaurant Benares 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

Long feared by vegetarians as the land of jamón, Spanish cuisine also boasts a host of delicious traditional alternatives. Foodie experts, Devour Spain, share their tips for the best vegetarian food in Spain.

Vogue Like a Painting merges high fashion with high art. Photo: Sara Houlison

Madrid's traditional art scene goes high fashion

Madrid’s museums are moving away from the traditional to embrace new artistic forms and the latest brings a touch of haute couture to the capital's celebrated art scene.

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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

It was the Romans' favourite drink, a muse to Picasso and fell victim to the fascist regime of dicator Francisco Franco. Wine blogger Timmer Brown lifts the lid on everything you (probably) didn't know about Spanish vino.

My Spanish career

Maura Hillen is councillor for tourism and international relations

'Majority of expats treat Spain as a holiday camp'

The Local talks to Maura Hillen, president of the AUAN property rights association and now local councillor in Albox, southern Spain who thinks expats need to get more politically engaged.

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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

Catalonia’s riot police were called to disturbances in the resort of Salou following the death of a Senegalese street hawker during a police bust.

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

The head of a fire department in southern Spain has lost his job after using one of his brigade’s trucks to fill his private swimming pool.

Bullfighter Francisco "Fran" Rivera has been seriously gored in Spain. Photo: Josep Lago/AFP

Star matador in 'serious condition' after goring

One of Spain's most famous bullfighters is in a "very serious condition" after being gored on Monday and doctors say he may never fight again.

Stock photo of a bungee jumper Photo: Eron Main /creative commons / Wikimedia

Dutch teenage girl dies during bungee jump

A 17-year-old girl from the Netherlands fell to her death during a bungee jump in Cabezón de la Sal in Spain’s northern region of Catantabria on Monday.

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

Collecting obscene amounts of money, writing illegal contracts, handing out bribes - all things you can do with a new Spanish mobile app inspired by headlines of corruption in Spain.

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

A court in Britain dropped a controversial extradition case against Rwanda's intelligence chief wanted in Spain on Monday, leaving him free to return home.

This year's Perseids promises to be one of the best. Archive photo: AFP

Spanish skies to see best meteor shower in years

Look up to the night skies as this year’s Perseid meteor shower promises to be quite a show. Here’s everything you need to know for a night of stargazing.

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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

Police are searching for two men who were caught on CCTV throwing a dog over the fence of an animal shelter before making a quick getaway.

Denise Theim disappeared on the Camino de Santiago on April 5th. Photo issued by Theim Family

Parents of missing US pilgrim appeal to Rajoy

The parents of Denise Thiem, an American woman who disappeared while walking the Camino de Santiago, have called on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to help locate their missing daughter.

Stock photo of a mother and calf orca whale. Photo: Valery Hache/AFP

Killer whales spotted in waters off Canary Islands

A pod of killer whales has been filmed mere miles off the Canary Islands, the first such observation in over three years.

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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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