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9 Arrested in Barcelona Over Terrorism Connections
The National Police have arrested nine people in Barcelona Tuesday night in an anti-terrorism operation against Al Qaeda. The arrested individuals have allegedly been linked to a network of document falsification and are even thought to have collaborated...
Marbella Police Arrest British Man Accused of Rape
Police have arrested a British man resident in Marbella in connection with allegations of a sexual assault on a girl, also of British nationality. The British man, who works in public relations apparently met the girl at the place where he worked. After...
Spanish Woman Claims Ownership of The Sun
A Spanish woman has claimed to be the owner of the Sun. The 49-year-old from Galicia told El Mundo newspaper that she registered the star at a local public notary. “There was no snag, I backed my claim legally, I am not stupid, I know the law....
Dead Body Found Floating in Puerto Banus Waters
Police are investigating the death of a British man found dead floating in Puerto Banus waters Wednesday. The discovery was made at midnight on Wednesday when a group of people found the dead body floating next to a boat in the Puerto Banus marina. The...
Sara Carbonero Gets Boob Job
Spain’s media has gone into a frenzy speculating over the celebrity-journalist Sara Carbonero and an alleged boob job. It all started with the magazine Diez Minutos which exclusively covered the 26-year-old’s alleged boob job. According to...
31% of Spaniards in Favor of Expelling Unemployed Immigrants
31% of the Spanish population agree that immigrants that find themselves unemployed for a long time should be expelled from the country, while 65% have expressed that they do not agree, according to a survey conducted by the Bertelsmann Foundation, presented...
A “Crazy Night” of Alcohol and Unprotected Sex
According to a new study prepared by officials of the Spanish Society of Contraception and the Study Circle of Contraception, 38.4% of young adolsecent girls in Spain between the ages of 19 and 29 have admitted to having had sexual relations without using...
UNESCO Declares Flamenco Intangible Heritage
A UNESCO intergovernmental committee has declared Flamenco an intangible heritage including it in the Urgent Safeguarding List and the Representative List. Two other Spanish customs have also been included, the Sibilia singing from Mallorca and the Catalan...
2 Million Minors in Spain at Risk of Poverty
A new report from Unicef has found that one out of four children (around 24.1%) are at risk of relative poverty, living in homes where the income is below 60% of the national average (around 14,300 euros per year in homes with two adults and one child...
