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FIVE people have been arrested for assaulting and kidnapping a homeless man in Leganes, Madrid, over a measly €15 debt. Among the suspects are a Colombian man and his Spanish partner, two Hungarian twin brothers and another Spanish man. Police…
A SENEGAL-BORN former MP was arrested in Madrid following an ‘altercation’ with police, authorities have said – in a case that has set off a furious debate over alleged racism in the force. Dramatic footage shows Serigne Mbaye, a political…
ALL eyes in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol were locked onto the boy – some mirthful, some scornful and some merely curious. Wearing a white wolf mask and a tattered hoodie, the boy lowered into a crouch as onlookers formed a…
THE Spanish government has vowed to spill all the secrets on one of the most dramatic moments in the country’s modern history. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed on Monday that his government will declassify all documents related to the failed…
AT least ten people have been killed and dozens injured after two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers derailed in Andalucia, according to the Guardia Civil. The accident happened near Adamuz in Cordoba on Sunday evening after an Iryo train…
EYE-OPENING new figures have lifted the lid on Spain’s best and worst airports for delays and cancellations. According to data crunched by boffins at AirHelp – an online service that helps airline passengers apply for compensation – more than one…
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced ‘urgent and decisive’ measures to address Spain’s deepening housing shortage. Landlords who extend long-term rental contracts without increasing rents will in future be granted a full 100% tax exemption on the related rental income.…
A GANG illegally selling ‘greenhouse’ fluorinated gases used in fridges and air conditioners has been brought down by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency. Five people have been arrested following 11 inspections of nine companies in the Alicante, Valencia…
IT was a weekend in Madrid when it seemed that almost every nationalist and right-wing Vox supporter was out in the streets united by one goal – to sing the praises of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. Remembering the death…
SPAIN, Portugal, and the European Commission (EC) have struck a deal for a high-speed train link between Madrid and Lisbon to launch by 2034 with a journey time of just three hours. A ‘conventional’ five-hour link between the two capitals will…
