June 2024

‘Stick to football’: Spain’s goalkeeper Unai Simon slams Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe after Frenchman urged his compatriots to vote against far-right Marine Le Pen

SPAIN’S goalkeeper Unai Simon criticised the Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe in a press conference this week after the French forward urged his compatriots to vote against far-right Marine Le Pen after snap legislative elections were called for later this month. Mbappe, who joined Spanish giants Real Madrid from Paris St Germain earlier this month, […]

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Dog in Spain was beaten and starved to death by owners who left her tied up on a balcony for YEARS and routinely shocked her with an electric collar

A COUPLE have been convicted of animal abuse at a Valencia court after their Great Dane dog died of starvation with an expert saying it was the ‘worst case she had ever seen’. The pet- named Leia- spent five of her six years tied to a rope on a terrace in Albalat de la Ribera.

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Man, 27, dies after falling off cliff by popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 27-year-old man lost his life after he fell from a cliff at a popular Costa del Sol resort. The tragic event occurred yesterday evening around 7:15 pm at Carabeo Beach in Nerja. The young man suffered a severe head injury from the fall and was in critical condition. READ MORE: Drone taxis will take

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Spain’s central government considers legal action against speaker of Balearic parliament from far-right Vox party, after he tears up picture of Civil War victim during parliamentary session

THE central Spanish government of Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is considering taking legal action against Vox politician Gabriel Le Senne, who is currently serving as the speaker of the Balearic Islands’ parliament.  The move comes after Le Senne ripped up a photo with images of a victim from the Spanish Civil War during

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Tourism has gone too far’ – hundreds of protestors target F1 roadshow in Barcelona city centre ahead of Spanish Grand Prix

HUNDREDS of protestors attempted to disrupt a Formula One roadshow in Barcelona on Wednesday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s F1 Spanish Grand Prix. Tens of thousands of fans lined Passeig de Gracia, one of Barcelona’s most famous boulevards, to catch a glimpse of drivers including Carlos Sainz and Jack Doohan as they drove up and

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Fake ‘deaf’ people who pestered Mallorca restaurant customers for cash, beat up angry diner and flee to Spain’s Costa del Sol

THREE people who pretended to be deaf have been arrested after a Mallorca restaurant customer was beaten up after one of them spat at his family. Two men and a woman- all of Romanian nationality- flew off to Malaga Airport and were detained by the Guardia Civil in Alhaurin de la Torre. They have all

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King Felipe VI of Spain celebrates 10 years as head of the throne

KING Felipe VI celebrated the 10th anniversary of becoming Spain’s head of state on Wednesday with a series of commemorative events in Madrid. Proceedings started in the morning with the raising of the flag and the solemn change of the Royal Guard in the Courtyard of the Armoury. At around 11.30am, Felipe, Queen Letizia and

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Scam warning in Spain: Ignore these texts pretending to be from the DGT traffic authority, say police

SPAIN’S Traffic Authority, the DGT, has warned motorists that fake text messages are being sent out to trick them into paying fines. The bogus texts are demanding the payment of made-up penalties for offences that never happened. The technique, known as `phishing’ tries to get unsuspecting victims to pass on their bank details or other

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TikTok influencer is denied entry into a major tourist attraction in southern Spain ‘because of her tattoos and outfit’

AN ONLINE influencer called Gigi (@gigi_abeleira) has taken to her TikTok account to complain that she was refused entry to the cathedral in the southern Spanish city of Sevilla, according to her because of what she was wearing and her tattoos.  The Argentine content-creator explained in her video – titled “I just wanted to send

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Jay Slater latest: Missing Brit’s final social media post emerges as desperate search to find bricklayer, 19, continues in remote area of Spain’s Tenerife

THE search continued on Wednesday in Tenerife to find Jay Slater, a 19-year-old Brit who was on holiday in the Canary Islands when he went missing in a national park on Monday.  According to UK press reports, Slater posted a picture on social network Snapchat just an hour before he phoned a friend to say

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