Couple arrested over smuggled erection pills
Police in Spain said on Friday they arrested an Indian woman and a Pakistani man suspected of peddling hundreds of thousands of illegal erectile dysfunction pills across Europe.
Day: March 6, 2015
Radical centrists spook Spain’s populists
Everyone is talking about Ciudadanos, the centrist political party nipping at the heels of Podemos. Here's why.
Postcard from…Mark Zuckerberg
The CEO of Facebook was in Barcelona this week attending the Mobile World Congress. If he had written us a postcard it might have read something like this...
‘Little orange’ joke backfires for ruling PP
A joke by the spokesman for Spain’s ruling Popular Party backfired this week, as people took to social media in support of the leader of one of Spain’s new and fast growing parties, showing that Spain's political establishment has a long way to go when it comes to social media.
Barking dogs land owners in the doghouse
A couple in southern Spain have been sentenced to 21 months in prison after neighbours complained that their dogs were barking too much.
Cringe: Ronaldo does dad dancing in new ad
Cristiano Ronaldo has shown off some fancy footwork of a different variety in an advertisement for his new line of shoes.
Costa del Middle Earth? Spain plans Hobbit park
The city of Rincón de la Victoria is working to bring to life the imagery and characters of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved books, but the plans have raised copyright concerns.
Nearly 100 families lose homes each day in Spain
Nearly 35,000 home foreclosures were carried out last year in Spain, or 95 each day, as families struggled to make mortgage payments despite a rebound in the economy, official data published Thursday showed.
Scandal: 40 to stand trial in Gürtel case
A Spanish judge on Thursday ordered 40 people, including three former treasurers of the ruling Popular Party, to stand trial over an alleged kickback scheme at the heart of the party.