Spanish police arrest New Zealander on FBI’s most wanted list
Michael James Pratt, given life sentence in US for sexual assault and producing child sexual abuse images, was staying in Madrid Spanish police have arrested...
Category : Spain
Women lose landmark challenge to sexual abuse in Spanish meat industry
Two workers in an abattoir in Catalonia alleged to have suffered unwanted sexual advances and are now appealing court decision A court in Spain has...
Report into Melilla deaths criticises ‘widespread use of unlawful force’
Amnesty accuses Morocco and Spain of also failing to offer first aid after crush in which at least 37 died The “widespread use of unlawful...
Migrants travel from Nigeria to Canary Islands balanced on ship’s rudder
The three stowaways were rescued by the Spanish Coastguard in Las Palmas on Monday after an 11-day voyage The Spanish coastguard has rescued three migrants...
30 tonnes of cocaine seized in raids against European ‘super cartel’
Arrests made in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Dubai, including one ‘extremely big fish’ A “super-cartel” that controlled one-third of the cocaine trade in...
Hand of Irulegi: ancient Spanish artefact rewrites history of Basque language
The Vascones, an Iron Age tribe from whose language modern Basque is thought to descend, were previously viewed as largely illiterate More than 2,000 years...
Spain’s ‘only yes means yes’ sexual consent bill expected to become law
Legislation that says consent cannot be assumed by default or silence was drawn up after ‘wolf pack’ case Spain’s “only yes means yes” legislation on...
Seven dead and 17 missing as Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada
Three crew rescued from life raft as international mission combs icy seas for survivors At least seven people have died and 17 are missing after...
Volcano-hit La Palma gets a piece of Spain’s biggest lotto
After volcanic eruptions and tourism woes, island gets some Christmas cheer as tickets scoop €400,000 After grappling with volcanic eruptions that dragged on for three...
Spanish drug raid thwarts raffle of Christmas ‘narco-basket’
Suspected dealers in Murcia held lottery for their clients with prizes of drugs, whisky and a leg of ham Spanish police have arrested two suspected...
