Category Archives: Spain News
Fire in Mancha Real claims life of 41 year old man
A fire in a house on calle Callejuelas Altas in Mancha Real early this morning claimed the life of a 41 year old man. The fire was reported at 06:40 and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Garzon barred from office for 11 years
The Supreme Court has found judge Baltasar Garzon guilty of authorising illegal recordings of lawyers’ conversations and he has been banned from the legal profession for 11 years with no appeal possible against the ruling.
57 arrested in connection with sharing child pornography
The National Police have arrested 57 people and charged another 24 in connection with the downloading of child pornography in an operation which covered 21 provinces in Spain.
Young boy killed by falling concrete pipe
A 10 year old boy died this afternoon in Lobón, Badajoz, after being hit by a falling prefabricated concrete pipe in front of the warehouse belonging to the company “Frilobón”. The tragic incident occurred at 16:30 for reasons as yet unknown.
New PSOE Executive
The president of the Junta de Andalucia, José Antonio Griñán, has been selected as PSOE president in the new executive led by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, replacing Manuel Chaves. This was despite Griñán’s candidacy not being supported by the new leader.
Elderly man dies in fire in Txurdinaga
An 80 year old man died on Saturday afternoon in a fire at his home in calle Doctor Ugarte in the Bilbao district of Txurdinaga. The cause of the fire appears to have been a cigarette.
14 year old dies from injuries after fire
A 14 year old boy who suffered serious carbon monoxide poisoning during a fire on Wednesday in Toledo died in hospital on Saturday evening.
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba elected as leader of the PSOE
Former deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba has been elected as secretary general of the PSOE, beating Carme Chacon by 487 votes (51.16%) to 465 (48.84%) votes. There were two blank voting papers and one was void.
Domestic fatality in Guadassuar
A 49 year old man turned himself in to the police on Saturday morning and confessed to killing his partner, a 49 year old Spanish woman, in the Valencian town of Guadassuar.
Legionella in Calpe, Alicante
The Department of Health yhas reported that the deaths of three British nationals aged between 73 years and 78 years were due to pneumonia associated with legionella and are related to the outbreak in Calpe, Alicante.
Bodies of missing policemen found
The bodies of three police officers who disappeared while trying to rescue a Slovak student near playa de Riazor in A Coruña have now been located and the search is now concentrated on trying to find the student.
Annual Valentine’s Day writing competition
The annual Valentine’s Day writing competition is upon us once again with the closing date being February 13th at 13:00.
Iberia cancels 123 flights today as strike continues
Iberia has cancelled 123 flights today, the seventh day of strikes by pilots belonging to the SEPLA union.
Man arrested after attacking a courier
Guardia Civil officers in Cañada del Rosal, Sevilla, have charged a man with attempted murder after he attacked a courier delivering a package to his home.
Spanair goes bust
The last Spanair flight landed at Madrid at 22:00 on Friday night and at 02:00 this morning the company ceased trading and declared bankruptcy.