‘Paedophile-catching burglar’ turns himself in
A Spanish burglar who anonymously handed in stolen video tapes which led to the arrest of a paedophile football coach has turned himself in, police said on Thursday.
Day: January 23, 2014
Barça boss to quit over fraud claims: Reports
Barcelona announced an extraordinary board meeting Thursday amid reports that president Sandro Rosell may be poised to resign after claims he may have misappropriated funds in the deal that bought Brazilian player Neymar to the club.
Fugitive Swiss woman kills sick baby
A Swiss woman who kidnapped her seriously ill ten-month-old son and then went on the run allegedly killed the baby in a Spanish hospital on Wednesday.
VIDEO: Luxury ski resort burns to the ground
A €500 ($675) a night luxury ski lodge in Spain's southern Sierra Nevada mountain range was left entirely gutted by a wild fire on Wednesday morning.
‘Richer women enjoy better sex’: study
Researchers in Barcelona have taken a peek at the sexual habits of Spaniards from different economic backgrounds and concluded that money does matter, but not in the way you might think.
Struggling Spain enters ‘fragile’ growth phase
The Spanish economy grew by 0.3 percent in the last quarter of 2013 but shrank by 1.2 percent over the whole year, the Bank of Spain said on Thursday.
Spain to free Madrid bombings middleman
A Moroccan man currently behind bars for his role in the Madrid train bombings in March 2004, which left 191 people dead, is set for a March release.
Tello’s hat-trick brings Barça close to Cup semis
Lionel Messi marked his 400th appearance for Barcelona by setting up three goals for Cristian Tello as the Catalans moved towards the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a 4-1 win away to Levante on Wednesday.
Spain’s jobless rate back up to 26 percent
UPDATED: The unemployment rate in Spain rose again in the final quarter of 2013 to hit 26.03 percent, slightly up from the 25.98 percent figure recorded in the previous quarter, official data released on Thursday shows.
Coca-Cola set to axe 750 jobs in Spain
Coca-Cola is looking to close four of its 11 bottling plants in Spain in a move that would affect the jobs of 1,250 people, the company and the UGT union said.
Found: lost play by Spanish Shakespeare
A 400-year-old unpublished romantic comedy by the great Spanish Golden Age playwright Felix Lope de Vega has been found in Spain's national library, officials announced on Wednesday.