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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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Spain's bailed-out lender to pay back small investors
Photo: AFP

Spain's bailed-out lender to pay back small investors

Thousands of savers ripped off by the high street lender will now be compensated. 
    British man arrested in Spain after posing as Interpol officer
    The man had a collection of 'Interpol' clothing. Photo: Policia Nacional / Ministerio Interior

    British man arrested in Spain after posing as Interpol officer

    Wearing a jacket with INTERPOL written across the back doesn't make you an international crime fighter. 
      Five brilliant apps to help you learn Spanish
      Photo: CAFNR/Flickr 

      Five brilliant apps to help you learn Spanish 

      Mobile apps are a great way to make language-learning fun. The Local looks at five of the best.  
        Spanish police raid Chinese bank in €300m fraud probe
        File photo: AFP

        Spanish police raid Chinese bank in €300m fraud probe

        The Madrid branch of a Chinese bank has been raided as part of a probe into smuggling, money laundering and violation of workers' rights. 
          Video
          Madrid police chiefs forced to hide from mob of angry cops
          Screenshot from video by Estrella Digital.

          Madrid police chiefs forced to hide from mob of angry cops

          Madrid's municipal police force turned on city security chiefs in a protest over ditching "anti-riot squads".  
            Spain's salad growers demand end to exploitation
            A greenhouse worker outside his 'home' in Almeria. Photo: AFP

            Spain's salad growers demand end to exploitation

            Discontent is brewing in the greenhouses of southern Spain. 
              Spanish kingpin behind huge art fraud to face trial in USA
              The fraudster sold fake masterpieces such as Jackson Pollock. File Photo: AFP

              Spanish kingpin behind huge art fraud to face trial in USA

              A Spaniard thought to be behind one of the world's biggest art frauds is to be sent to the USA to face charges. 
                Spanish necrophilia movie is surprise hit in the Philippines
                Archive photo of a body in a hospital. Photo: Jeff Pachou/AFP.

                Spanish necrophilia movie is surprise hit in the Philippines

                When it premiered in Spain, only 9,000 saw it. But the creepy movie about necrophilia has become a surprise hit in the Philippines. 
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                  Ten touristy types you'll meet in Spain: Which one are you?
                  Revellers enjoy a night out in Magaluf. Photo: AFP

                  Ten touristy types you'll meet in Spain: Which one are you?

                  Are you a 'sun, sea and sangria' type? Or a culture vulture? 
                    Spain arrests vets and hunters for cutting dogs' ears and tails
                    Photo of a dog with cut ears: Ewa Ziemska Wikimedia Commons.

                    Spain arrests vets and hunters for cutting dogs' ears and tails

                    Six vets and dozens of hunters have been arrested for cutting off dogs' ears and tails in an illegal procedure, without anesthetic.  
                      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

                      From the Pyrenees to the Sierra Nevada, The Local looks at some of the best places in Spain to hit the slopes and enjoy the après-ski. 
                      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. 
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                      D'oh! Man steals police car in Spain to cross into Gibraltar
                      The man was arrested trying to enter Gibraltar. Photo: AFP

                      D'oh! Man steals police car in Spain to cross into Gibraltar

                      If there is one place a Spanish Guardia Civil patrol cannot pass unnoticed it is across the frontier with Gibraltar, as one hapless thief discovered. 
                      Two pregnant women in Spain now infected with Zika virus
                      The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries the Zika virus. Photo: Marvin Recinos / AFP.

                      Two pregnant women in Spain now infected with Zika virus

                      A second pregnant woman was diagnosed with the Zika virus, which experts believe is linked to head-shrinking in babies. 
                      The Boss is coming: Bruce Springsteen to play Spain gigs
                      Photo: AFP

                      The Boss is coming: Bruce Springsteen to play Spain gigs

                      American rocker Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band will play three Spanish cities in May. 
                      Teenage hooligan jailed for killing rival fan during brawl
                      Atletico fans in the VIcente Calderon stadium. Photo: AFP

                      Teenage hooligan jailed for killing rival fan during brawl

                      An 18-year-old has been sentenced to six years for the death of 'Jimmy' who was beaten up and thrown in Madrid's river. 
                      Prisoners outraged at mouse poo served in breakfast rolls
                      Photo: Prison worker union APFP.

                      Prisoners outraged at mouse poo served in breakfast rolls

                      Prisoners in Granada found quite an unpleasant topping to their morning meal at the weekend. 
                      From our other editions
                      Long-lost Mozart score found in Prague
                      Vasiliy Shkafer as Mozart and Fyodor Shalyapin as Salieri. Photo: Russian Private Opera, 1898

                      Long-lost Mozart score found in Prague

                      A long-lost collaborative effort between composers and putative rivals Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri has been found at a Czech museum, its spokeswoman said Friday. 
                      Prison guard and Syrian escapee 'likely off to Syria'
                      Prison guard Angelica Magdici posing with the suspected getaway car. Photo: Zurich cantonal police

                      Prison guard and Syrian escapee 'likely off to Syria'

                      A female Zurich prison guard and the Syrian inmate she helped escape from his cell have probably fled to Syria, according to the guard’s husband. 
                      Berlin police seize man who refuses to give up Döner
                      Photo: DPA

                      Berlin police seize man who refuses to give up Döner

                      Police in Berlin had to drag a man from a bus on Wednesday evening after he refused to stop eating a Döner which he’d brought on board. 
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                      Six tips for surviving the Danish dating scene
                      The Dane is a beautiful yet mysterious creature. Photo: Sigfrid Lundberg/Flickr

                      Six tips for surviving the Danish dating scene

                      Ahead of Valentine's Day, we've put together some tips for dating Danish women through extensive trial and error. OK, mainly error.  
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                      US taxes and FATCA: 'The time for hiding is over'
                      National
                      Spanish civil servant takes six years off work. No-one notices
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                      Back to Boho chic: Win your new season wardrobe
                      National
                      Could this be Spain's own Maggie Thatcher?
                      National
                      Seven of the best cheesy chat up lines in Spanish
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                      8 things you learn in an international flatshare
                      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
                      National
                      Olé? Bullfighter takes five-month-old baby into the ring
                      National
                      Watch: Moment south Spain struck by 6.3 magnitude quake
                      Travel
                      9 charming Spanish towns to visit before the tourists come
                      National
                      Heartbroken parents publish suicide note from bullied son

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