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Dealers used megaphone to advertise drugs
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Dealers used megaphone to advertise drugs

Three men who were arrested after allegedly using a megaphone to announce they had ecstasy, speed and marijuana for sale at last year's Ortiguera festival of Celtic music are due to appear in court in Galicia.
Israel blocks Gaza visit of Spanish politician
gaza

Israel blocks Gaza visit of Spanish politician

A delegation of left-wing European Parliamentarians including Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain's Podemos party, have been denied permission to enter Gaza to report on the impact of the actions of the Israeli military.
New York Times hails Catalan vote plan
independence

New York Times hails Catalan vote plan

US newspaper the New York Times has lauded the 'democratic values' of Spain for allowing Catalans to vote on independence in a proposed November consultation, contrasting it with the 'armed campaign' of Russia in the Ukraine.
Spain ignores protests over Canaries oil deal
Repsol

Spain ignores protests over Canaries oil deal

Spain's energy ministry on Wednesday released details of a controversial deal allowing oil giant Repsol to begin exploring for oil and gas off the Canary Islands, despite fierce opposition from environmental groups and the regional government.
Health minister slammed over 'Ebola holiday'
Ebola

Health minister slammed over 'Ebola holiday'

A spokesperson for Spain's leading consumer rights organization has branded the decision of Spain's health minister to remain on holiday during the repatriation and subsequent death of Ebola-infected priest Miguel Pajares as "unacceptable" and "insulting".
Majorca club slammed for sexist t-shirts
sexism

Majorca club slammed for sexist t-shirts

A politician on the Spanish island of Majorca has filed an official complaint about t-shirts distributed by a local nightclub which show a man shoving a woman to the ground with the caption, "Problem? No problem".
Bus chaos as UK tourists stranded in Spain

Bus chaos as UK tourists stranded in Spain

Sixty-two tourists travelling from London to Spain with the low-cost coach travel company Megabus were left stranded for over seven hours on Sunday after the British driver of their vehicle was arrested in Girona.
Spanish scientists find distant 'dying planet'
science

Spanish scientists find distant 'dying planet'

Astronomers at an observatory in Almería have become the first in Spain to find an 'exoplanet' – a world outside our solar system - with their discovery of Kepler-91b, a 'dying' world orbiting a red giant star some 3,360 light years from Earth.
Spain sends stolen booty back to Colombia
archaeology

Spain sends stolen booty back to Colombia

Spain is to return almost 700 archaeological artefacts, worth a total of €5.15 million ($7 million), to Colombia after seizing them eleven years ago during a drug-trafficking investigation then storing them in a museum.