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Catalan president finally condemns violence after third night of turmoil

News Desk17th October 201920th October 2019

17th October 201920th October 20192304

Catalan president Quim Torra finally condemned the violence as Barcelona and other towns descended into chaos again on Wednesday night, with protestors setting barricades on fire, burning...

Thomas Cook collapse sparks UK’s biggest repatriation since World War II

News Desk23rd September 201930th September 2019

23rd September 201930th September 20192065

With the British travel group Thomas Cook declaring bankruptcy on Monday after failing to reach a last-ditch rescue deal, it has triggered the UK’s biggest repatriation...

At least 6 dead as flash floods hit south-east Spain

News Desk15th September 20191st June 2021

15th September 20191st June 20213011

At least six people have died and over 3,500 have been evacuated from their homes over the weekend, after flash floods struck the south-east of...

Anti-corruption prosecutors question ex-mistress of former king

News Desk13th September 201918th September 2019

13th September 201918th September 20194295

Spanish anti-corruption prosecutors have questioned an ex-mistress of Spain’s former king Juan Carlos, after reports that she said the monarch received part of an overall...

Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’ to represent Spain at Oscars

News Desk5th September 201910th September 2019

5th September 201910th September 20193978

Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria), will represent Spain at the Oscars for Best Foreign Film. Members of Spain’s Academy of...

Ryanair cabin crew plan 10 days of strikes in Spain

News Desk14th August 201922nd August 2019

14th August 201922nd August 20192673

Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Spain have announced plans to hold 10 days of strikes during September unless the airline changes its plans to...

Renfe cancels nearly 1000 trains because of strike

News Desk14th August 201916th August 2019

14th August 201916th August 20192437

Renfe has been forced to cancel 950 trains on Wednesday 14 August – the second day of partial stoppages for the four organised during the summer period...

Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo accused of sexual harassment

News Desk13th August 201921st August 2019

13th August 201921st August 20192535

World famous opera tenor Placido Domingo has been accused of sexual harassment by nine women, in a report published by the Associated Press (AP). Several of...

UN Refugee Agency calls for ‘immediate disembarkation’ of 507 people

News Desk13th August 201914th August 2019

13th August 201914th August 20192528

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued a statement calling on European governments to allow the ‘immediate disembarkation’ of 507 people saved by Open Arms and...

Help catch 11 fugitives still on the run, possibly in Spain

News Desk1st August 201919th January 2022

1st August 201919th January 20224549

Suspected murderers, sex offenders and drugs traffickers are among just 11 fugitives left on the run in a campaign that has seen 84 offenders already...

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