Couple jailed for 4 years in Spain over ‘meticulously planned’ €1.6m wine theft
A court in Cáceres (Extremadura) on Monday jailed a couple for stealing 45 bottles of wine worth over €1.6 million from a hotel restaurant, in
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The Jarramplas Festival: why in Cáceres it’s an honour to be pelted with turnips
Today is a day you’ve dreamt of for years. It’s a cold winter morning. Your neighbours are outside waiting, armed with turnips. It’s time for
Mexican beauty queen & partner arrested for theft of wine worth €1.6m from Spanish restaurant
A former Mexican beauty queen and her Dutch-Romanian boyfriend were arrested this week in Croatia for allegedly stealing over €1.6 million worth of wine from
Leonardo DiCaprio, conflict-free diamonds, and a new factory in Extremadura
A Silicon Valley based lab-grown diamond company, that has Hollywood actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio amongst its investors, has confirmed its plans to build a
Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (26 July)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (29 July) Seven more municipalities to close their borders The governing council of the Junta de Extremadura has agreed to request
Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (19 July)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (22 July) Extremadura reports 440 infections and 10 hospitalised in 24 hours On Saturday, Extremadura registered 428 new cases of Covid
Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (12 July)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (16 July) Vaccination of people in their 20s begins in Cáceres and Mérida The vaccination of Extremeños in their 20s
Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (5 July)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (7 July) Torrejoncillo and Malpartida de Plasencia to be closed due to Covid The governing council of the Junta de
Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (28 June)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (1 July) Tallest Buddhist monument in Europe to be built in Cáceres Talk of a huge Buddhist temple, which includes
Extremadura in English – weekly news round-up (21 June)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (25 June) Extremadura begins vaccinating 30-39 year olds This week the Extremadura Health Service (SES) begins vaccinating people in their thirties.