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Greenpeace clamber up congress in coast protest
Eight Greenpeace activists have been arrested after they climbed up to the top of the Spanish Congress, or national parliament, on Thursday morning in protest against a new law that will, in some cases, reduce the protection belt for building along Spain’s coastline from 100 to 20 metres.
Dog medicine doc lands year’s jail time
A Spanish doctor who reportedly gave drugs for dogs, cattle and horses to a team of cyclists was sentenced to a year behind bars by a Madrid court on Tuesday.
Madrid sells its Sol in big money ad deal
Cash-strapped Madrid is set to rename its emblematic Sol metro station 'Sol Vodafone' after a multi-million euro deal between the mobile operator giant and the city’s town hall was signed on Wednesday.
Madrid's left shuns Thatcher Street idea
A Madrid Town Hall proposal to name a street after the late Baroness Thatcher has been snubbed by Spain's left.
Runaway croc causes havoc in Malaga
An escaped crocodile is causing a stir near the town of Mijas in southern Spain and with the weather heating up, the beast will soon get peckish.
Mourinho slams FIFA for 'fixing' best manager vote
The controversial Real Madrid coach has denounced 'irregularities' in FIFA's voting process for the 2012 Ballon d'Or awards gala in which he was a candidate for the Men's Coach of the Year award.
La Liga tax offenders kick off late payments
Football may have been a ray of hope for crisis-ridden Spain over the past five years, but Spanish teams are only now starting to pay back the €752.3 million they owe the taxpayer.
Champions League: No Spanish face-off yet
The three Spanish teams remaining in this year's Champions League draw won't be playing each other in the quarter finals of the tournament.
The richest man you've never heard of
Amancio Ortega's life is a real rags-to-riches tale. The son of a railway worker, he built up a global clothing empire and was recently named by Forbes magazine as the third richest man in the world.
Spain slaughters horses as crisis bites
Spain's horse owners are selling off stallions and mares they can no longer afford to keep and many of these beasts ending up at the nation's slaughterhouses.