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Ex-PM Zapatero faces fresh investigation after jewellery found in office safe valued at €1.3m

News Desk14th June 202615th June 2026

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A Spanish High Court judge investigating former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged corruption has launched a separate inquiry into jewellery worth an estimated...

Pope Leo concludes Spain trip in Tenerife after highlighting migrant crisis in Canary Islands

News Desk12th June 202615th June 2026

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Pope Leo XIV was due to fly back to Rome on Friday after concluding a week-long visit to Spain with a final stop in Tenerife,...

Man held after three British women allegedly sexually assaulted at Valencia hostel

News Desk12th June 202612th June 2026

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A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Valencia after allegedly carrying out separate sexual assaults on three British holidaymakers, including two teenagers, at a hostel...

British couple detained on Costa del Sol for alleged child abandonment, as baby ‘tests positive for cocaine’

News Desk11th June 202615th June 2026

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A British couple have been detained on Spain’s Costa del Sol after allegedly leaving their three young children alone in a hotel room while they...

Man shot dead near Barcelona police station in second fatal shooting within a week

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A man was shot dead in broad daylight near a police office in central Barcelona on Wednesday morning, prompting a major manhunt as the city...

Pope blesses Sagrada Familia’s Tower of Jesus after visits to prison and Montserrat

News Desk11th June 202615th June 2026

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Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the newest and tallest spire of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia on Wednesday, blessing the Tower of Jesus Christ and helping cement Antoni...

Magaluf and Benidorm tighten rules ahead of expected World Cup influx from UK

News Desk10th June 202615th June 2026

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England and Scotland supporters heading to Magaluf for the World Cup have been told that televisions showing matches on outdoor terraces must be muted after...

Police bust Alicante counterfeit document workshop linked to migrant smuggling networks

News Desk10th June 202615th June 2026

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Spanish police have dismantled a sophisticated counterfeit document workshop in Alicante that investigators say was supplying forged identity papers to criminal networks across Europe, seizing...

Trial of Spanish PM’s brother concludes amid wider corruption scrutiny

News Desk9th June 202615th June 2026

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A trial involving the brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez drew to a close on Tuesday, marking the latest development in a series of...

Spain ready for World Cup opener after Peru victory, but Uruguay threat awaits in Group H

Sports Desk9th June 202615th June 2026

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Spain head into the World Cup on a positive note after rounding off their preparations with a convincing 3-1 victory over Peru in Puebla, Mexico,...

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