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Thursday, February 25, 2016

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Brexit
British expats rush to register to have their say over Brexit
Photo: PaulDCocker / Flickr

British expats rush to register to have their say over Brexit

Make sure you have a voice in the EU referendum. 
    Signed Messi shirt is dream come true for Afghan boy
    Photo: Unicef

    Signed Messi shirt is dream come true for Afghan boy

    The young Afghan boy who touched hearts around the world with his makeshift Lionel Messi football shirt has finally got the real thing - signed by the Barcelona player himself. 
      Nul points! Spain's academics slam English Eurovision song
      Barei, Spain's Eurovision 2016 hopeful. Photo: rtve.es

      Nul points! Spain's academics slam English Eurovision song 

      Spaniards are not happy that this year, Spain's Eurovision entry is sung entirely in English... 
        Spanish energy giant loses €1.2 billion in oil price plunge
        Photo: AFP

        Spanish energy giant loses €1.2 billion in oil price plunge

        Spain's oil giant lost €1.2 billion in 2015 after the price of oil plunged.  
          Seductress thief who targeted elderly men arrested in Spain
          Screenshot from video posted by Los Mossos - Catalan police.

          Seductress thief who targeted elderly men arrested in Spain

          Police say they are still investigating just how many men the alleged seductress caught in her web. 
            Global leader Spain carries out its 100,000th transplant
            Photo: AFP

            Global leader Spain carries out its 100,000th transplant

            The kidney transplant was carried out on a man in Valencia.  
              Hapless ham thief leads cops to door with trail of fat
              Photo: AFP

              Hapless ham thief leads cops to door with trail of fat

              The dim-witted thief discovered that jamon legs oozing fat leave a tell-tale trail. 
                Podemos stick to their guns and suspend Socialist talks
                Photo: AFP

                Podemos stick to their guns and suspend Socialist talks

                Are Socialist efforts to form a government "doomed to failure"? 
                  Barcelona cracks down on 'visual pollution' of billboards
                  Photo of a billboard in Barcelona. Photo: mingusmutter/Flickr Creative Commons.

                  Barcelona cracks down on 'visual pollution' of billboards

                  Barcelona's left-wing mayor is throwing out one in five street advertisements to free the city of "visual pollution". 
                    Rajoy achieves in hometown what Hitler and Stalin didn't
                    Photo: AFP

                    Rajoy achieves in hometown what Hitler and Stalin didn't

                    Being declared 'persona non grata' has hurt the acting Prime Minister's feelings. 
                      Features
                      Valentine's Day
                      Ten golden rules for snagging a Spanish man
                      Sally Fazakerley on navigating the perilous path to true love

                      Ten golden rules for snagging a Spanish man 

                      Looking for your very own Don Juan? Then this is what you need to know. 
                      Madrid hairdressers offer free haircuts for the homeless
                      Carlos, who has been living on the street for five months. Photo: uncorteunahistoria

                      Madrid hairdressers offer free haircuts for the homeless

                      A group of Spanish hairdressers are using their Sundays to give free haircuts to the homeless along with a chance to tell their stories.  
                      8 amazing ski resorts in Spain
                      Sierra Nevada ski resort. Photo: Álvaro Salas Ordóñez / Flickr Creative Commons.

                      8 amazing ski resorts in Spain

                      With lots of snow falling across Spain's mountains. It's time to head for the slopes! 
                      How to be a mermaid: Spanish swim school makes a splash
                      Photo: Sirenas Mediterranean Academy 

                      How to be a mermaid: Spanish swim school makes a splash 

                      A horrible accident inspired one Spanish woman to follow her lifelong dream... to become a mermaid and help others follow in her wake. 
                      Black diamonds: How Spain became world's truffle capital
                      All photos: Fiona Govan

                      Black diamonds: How Spain became world's truffle capital

                      In a remote corner of eastern Spain the cultivation of pungent 'black diamonds' is transforming a rural economy and making the region the truffle capital of the world. 
                      More news
                      Video
                      Spaniards' AMAZING supercut of The Simpsons goes viral
                      Screen shot from Simpsons Movie References. cqmzz / Vimeo

                      Spaniards' AMAZING supercut of The Simpsons goes viral

                      Two Spanish students responsible for an incredible video tribute to The Simpsons tells The Local what inspired them. 
                      The Local List
                      Six reasons why Spain is failing on human rights
                      Photo: Cristina Quicler/AFP

                      Six reasons why Spain is failing on human rights

                      Amnesty International has blasted Spain in a new report for these six major human rights issues. 
                      Spain's Socialists announce end to political deadlock

                      Spain's Socialists announce end to political deadlock

                      Spain's socialist party have struck a deal hopefully ending more than two months of political deadlock in Spain 
                      Former Guantanamo detainee among jihadists held in Spain

                      Former Guantanamo detainee among jihadists held in Spain

                      Four people suspected of recruiting jihadists for Isis have been arrested, one of whom was a former Guantanamo prisoner who received military training in Afghanistan. 
                      Picasso Museum overturns 'art risk' breastfeeding ban
                      Archive image of a woman in Spain breastfeeding. Photo: Jaime Reina/AFP.

                      Picasso Museum overturns 'art risk' breastfeeding ban

                      Breastfeeding was not allowed under regulations banning food and drink inside the galleries to avoid damage to the exhibits. 
                      From our other editions
                      First foreign-funded imam thrown out of Austria
                      A mosque in Telfs, Austria. Photo: Hafelekar/Wikimedia

                      First foreign-funded imam thrown out of Austria

                      Austria, which was accused last year of becoming a centre for terrorism after failing to tackle Muslim extremism, has moved this week to throw out its first foreign-funded imam. 
                      Police post $100,000 reward in murder case
                      Photo: Aaurgau cantonal police

                      Police post $100,000 reward in murder case

                      Authorities in the canton of Aargau issue one of the biggest rewards in Swiss history for information to help stumped investigators solve the savage murder of four people in December. 
                      Fatal cucumber sex game lands man in court
                      Photo: DPA

                      Fatal cucumber sex game lands man in court

                      A man in southern Germany faces five years in prison after his lover died in a sex accident involving an edible dildo and a burnt piece of meat. 
                      Denmark just took a major step to eliminate food waste
                      Princess Marie (left) helped open the new market on Monday. Photo: Liselotte Sabroe/Scanpix

                      Denmark just took a major step to eliminate food waste

                      With 700,000 tonnes of food thrown away each year, a new Copenhagen shop selling discounted surplus food is hailed as a step in the right direction. 
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                      International
                      Have your say on Brexit: How to register to vote in EU referendum
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                      Back to Boho chic: Win your new season wardrobe
                      National
                      Spanish police make Valentine joke. Internet gets very angry
                      Travel
                      Ten touristy types you'll meet in Spain: Which one are you?
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                      8 things you learn in an international flatshare
                      International
                      The Boss is coming: Bruce Springsteen to play Spain gigs
                      Technology
                      Five brilliant apps to help you learn Spanish
                      National
                      Spanish civil servant takes six years off work. No-one notices
                      National
                      Could this be Spain's own Maggie Thatcher?
                      National
                      Seven of the best cheesy chat up lines in Spanish
                      Health
                      One dead and dozens ill after falling foul of dodgy tortilla
                      National
                      Hapless man has FOUR steel rings cut off penis by firemen
                      National
                      Top ten most romantic nicknames to woo your Spanish sweetheart
                      Shocking: Migrant hides inside car bumper to cross into Spain
                      Lifestyle
                      Six things the USA could learn from Spain
                      National
                      Ten of Spain's most romantic getaways for Valentine's Day
                      Culture
                      Wacky and whimsical: Spain goes carnival crazy
                      National
                      Danger: Early toxic caterpillar plague creeps across Spain
                      National
                      Like father like son: Napkin proves matador paternity suit
                      National
                      UK rallies expats in Spain ahead of referendum on Brexit
                      National
                      Secret to long life? Spaniard lived to 107 on 'red wine diet'
                      National
                      Ten Spanish corruption scandals that will take your breath away
                      National
                      Watch: Gravity-defying stunts at Spain's Wind Tunnel Games
                      National
                      10 English words you'd never guess were really Spanish
                      National
                      Madrid to rename Francoist streets after terrorism victims

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