Category Archives: Spain News
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.
Body found floating in the rio Guadalquivir in Sevilla
National Police are investigating the discovery of a body floating in the rio Guadalquivir in Sevilla on Friday.
Six injured in fire in Nervión
Six people required hospital treatment, one with first-degree burns, as a result of fire in the early hours of Friday morning in the basement of a house calle Federico Mayo Gayarre in Nervión, Sevilla.
Unemployment tops five million
The number of unemployed at the end of 2011 hit five million for the first time with 5,273,600 out of work, that’s 22.85% of the registered workforce.
2,000 kilos of hashish intercepted in Cádiz province
The Guardia Civil has intercepted over 2,000 kilos of hashish in an operation carried out in San Fernando, Cádiz province, on Thursday morning.
Another 42 immigrants intercepted off the Granada coast
Once it starts. Marine Rescue today intercepted 42 illegal immigrants, including five women and two children, about 12 miles from the isla de Alborán.
ETA member arrested in France
French police in Urruña have arrested alleged ETA member Ernesto Prat Urzainqui, on the ‘most wanted’ list since 2008.
Killer commits suicide
The man arrested yesterday in Sabadell for the killing of his wife in Santa Coloma de Queralt, Tarragona, has committed suicide.
750 kilo haul of hashish at military facility in Ceuta
Guardia Civil officers have seized 750 kilos of hashish at a military base in Cueta and arrested three people, one of them a soldier.
Killer arrested in Gavá, Barcelona
Police in Gava, Barcelona, have arrested a 60 year old man suspected of being the contracted killer of a woman in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, last September.