News Archive for July 2015

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01 July
- Spanish police bust international drug ring
- Spain's 'gag law' brought into force amid protests
- Ibiza opens exclusive whimsical dining club
- John Noakes 'recovering well' after missing ordeal
- Hay 'spontaneously combusts' in heatwave
- Man drunk in charge of a bike fined €1,000 in Spain
- How 'Spanish plume' set off a heatwave in the UK
- The ten most repressive points of Spain's gag law
- The ultimate guide to Madrid's Gay Pride 2015
- Ryanair takes on Spain’s air traffic controllers
02 July
- Feelng cooler? Another heatwave starts Friday
- UEFA probes Barça over independence flags
- Tenerife timeshare crook shot dead at Essex home
- Barcelona's new mayor imposes curb on tourism
- Spain's unemployment drops for fifth month
- King Felipe VI launches Spanish proficiency test
- Optimistic PM raises Spain's growth forecast
- Madrid International Film Festival 2015: the guide
- Spain is home to quarter of new European citizens
- Madrid's Plaza Mayor to get a cultural makeover
- Spanish royals complete first state visit to Mexico
03 July
- Spanish reporter flees Egypt to avoid arrest
- Maggie's out as mayor renames Madrid square
- Game of Thrones add a surprise Spain location
- Nadal doubts future after Wimbledon thrashing
- Costa Brava beaches closed over shark fears
- Catalonia independence movement loses support
- Woody Allen drops in on his favourite Spanish city
- 6 reasons to love Woody Allen's favourite city
04 July
- Varoufakis accuses creditors of 'terrorism'
- Leftist Spanish parties back 'No' Greek vote
- Animal rights activists protest Spanish bull run
05 July
- Barcelona struggles with rising tide of tourists
- 'High risk of terror attack' in Spain says Diaz
06 July
- Spain on high alert for wildfires amid heatwave
- 'Democracy' the winner in Greece: Podemos
- Mayor gets death threats over bullfighting row
- Majority of Spaniards oppose new "gag law"
- Spain is 'open to' Greece bailout negotiations
- Over a million celebrate Madrid Pride 2015
- Madrid mayor to rid city of dictator Franco
07 July
- Spanish Prime Minister backs further Greek aid
- Hunt for Britain's Most Wanted hits the Costas
- 400-year-old Spanish treasure on sale in NY
- Jihadist messages about Spain raise terror alert
- Two Americans and a Brit gored in Pamplona
- Spain detains suspected female Isis recruiter
- Shock as porno filmed at famous tourist spot
- Most Spaniards have never read Don Quixote
08 July
- Why Spain is not like Greece - and why it is
- Scorching Spanish heat reaches record highs
- Nation of optimists: 8 in 10 Spaniards are happy
- Catholic group calls for sex-segregated beaches
- Spanish cabbies call for anti-Uber alliance
- PM welcomes 'positive' change in Greek tone
- 'Women are more elegant the more they undress'
09 July
- Game of Thrones recruits 2,400 extras in Spain
- High Court ruling deals blow to cannabis clubs
- Barcelona mayor gives herself a pay cut
- Spaniard shoots arcade manager over money row
- Spanish chef dumps Trump over racist slurs
- Tsipras dissing Podemos leader Iglesias goes viral
- Charging bulls injure five during Pamplona run
- Postcards reveal bitter truth of the 'Real Spain'
- Spain expected to be a top job creator in 2016
- First Spanish woman in 19 years makes it to final
10 July
- Wildfires ravage Spain during record heatwave
- Court frees alleged crime ring leader on bail
- Lost 100-yr old Titanic relic resurfaces in Spain
- Singer serenades 380 embryos in world first
- Spain to probe Eta for crimes against humanity
- Barcelona says tourists are worse than poverty
- Spain improves outlook for joblessness and debt
11 July
- When Pamplona bull runners get hooked
12 July
- Greece faces D-Day as bailout talks resume
- Suspected ETA members charged in France
13 July
- Swedish man held over woman's death in Spain
- End of an era: Casillas to leave Real Madrid
- As it happened: Greece roadmap deal struck
- Eight dead in retirement home blaze in Spain
- PM denies EU meeting was 'revenge' on Greece
- One dead, six injured in hot air balloon accident
- Catalonians 'fear' Colau's Barcelona reforms
- Bakery set to be world's first to deliver by drone
- Podemos slams Greek deal as 'coup d'Etat'
- Pamplona rape sparks city-wide protests
- Spanish town to put its pigeons on the pill
14 July
- Podemos leads criticism of Greek bailout deal
- Madrid chief denies Casillas was pushed out
- Spanish holiday islands consider limit on tourism
- French tourist gored to death by bull in Spain
- Almodóvar calls for unity against conservatives
- Officer asks government for Mecca travel grant
- Crime literary fest draws crowds to northern Spain
15 July
- Tsipras says Europe 'can change' if Podemos wins
- Hero cops save newborn baby dumped in trash
- Rajoy to submit Greek debt deal to parliament
- Venezuela: Spanish law 'violates human rights'
- Catalan parties form pact for independence
- Bull-run festival comes to an end in Pamplona
16 July
- Catalonia declares war on Airbnb type rentals
- Espanyol star striker to head to Middlesbrough
- Seagull steals camera for amazing bird's eye selfie
- Mother of abandoned bin baby arrested in Madrid
- Spanish town brings in compulsory siesta law
- Top tips for taking the perfect Spanish siesta
- Night drone mystery at Spanish royal palace
- Spain performs first all-robot transplant in EU
17 July
- Madrid press website slammed as 'totalitarian'
- Blind drivers get behind the wheel on F1 track
- New mayors vow to rid Spain of Franco ghosts
- Lifeguard drones to patrol Spanish beaches
- In pics: Spain celebrates patron saint of seafarers
- Airlines urged to enforce psychological testing
- Spain's €1bn airport sells for bargain €10,000
- Barcelona scooter pair filmed pulling suitcase
18 July
- Spain's museums invite blind to touch artworks
- Top Cuban official pays visit to Spain
19 July
- Crash victims' families want more compensation
- Bartomeu re-elected as Barça president
20 July
- Warning: third heatwave to bake sweltering Spain
- Danish tourists accused of rape in Spain
- Spanish racers die in US motorbike horror crash
- Podemos lose support amid economic recovery
- Catwalk of the future arrives in sunny Spain
- Barça hero to stand for Catalan independence
- Man arrested for tapping girlfriend's mobile phone
- Tiptoe along the 'world's scariest footpath' online
21 July
- Ex-IMF chief summoned in latest fraud case
- Catalan separatists ready to declare independence
- Could sleazy Salamanca be the next Magaluf?
- Diver killed in windsurfer collision on Gran Canaria
- Spain to accept just third of its EU migrant quota
- Rich and poor divide of Spanish regions revealed
- Spanish town gives pets equal rights as citizens
22 July
- Syria kidnap fears for three Spanish journalists
- Madrid's Ritz to get more glitz in Saudi makeover
- Londoner dies in bungee jump after hitting bridge
- Madrid plaza renamed to honour gay rights hero
- Ten things Spaniards do better than anyone else
- Gazpacho: Spaniards are going crazy for cold soup
- 'No theory ruled out' over journos missing in Syria
23 July
- Ex-IMF chief refuses to testify on fraud charges
- Ex-soldier arrested for recruiting women to Isis
- Ryanair bans booze on flights from UK to Ibiza
- Spanish Prime Minister boasts of job creation
- Seven silly TripAdvisor comments about Spain
- King warns Catalonia over independence drive
- Spain welcomes record number of holidaymakers
24 July
- Spain's minimum age for marriage raised to 16
- Off with his head! Bust of King axed by Barcelona
- Fake policeman caught using Hollywood actor ID
- Rajoy and Merkel plan a second holiday together
- Hot or not? Politicans in Spain are rated on looks
- Barça to appeal Uefa fine for independence flags
- Bin baby mum may have dumped a previous child
25 July
- Two years on from train crash - 'no justice'
27 July
- Black economy clouds Spain's recovery
- French farmers block German, Spanish trucks
- Firefighters go on strike as wildfires ravage Spain
- Madrid hosts UN meet on homegrown jihadism
- 'Spaniards hunting lions in Africa are a disgrace'
- Iconic Madrid cafe closes its doors after 128 years
- 'Majority of expats treat Spain as a holiday camp'
28 July
- Alleged German Hells Angels boss out on bail
- France charges Spanish coach crash driver
- Barça fined over crowd boos and whistles at king
- Bishop bans transsexual from becoming godfather
- Third time lucky family find $1m of Spanish gold
- British PM names Ana Botín economic advisor
- Two injured in Barcelona hotel shooting
- Venezuela leader brands Spanish PM a 'hitman'
29 July
- Urban allotments thrive in crisis-hit Spain
- Brit, Belgian were targets in Barcelona shooting
- First gag law fine for 'lazy police' social media post
- Spanish bid to develop the world's first 'robokid'
- Spanish airport operator profits jump 80 percent
- Best place to commute to London? It's Madrid
- Eight great commuter flats to rent in Madrid
30 July
- Tokyo 2020 logo sparks copycat calls from Spain
- PM backs 'xenophobic' candidate in Catalan vote
- Finally! Spain's heatwave to end with fierce storms
- Madrid's traditional museum scene receives a haute couture makeover
- Fastest economic growth in Spain since crisis
- Footballer sparks row by wearing Franco T-shirt
- Parents lock child in hot car to hit Marbella shops
31 July
- Row threatens Spain's first nuclear graveyard
- What's on in Spain: August 2015
- Hundreds flee floods at music festival campsite
- Barcelona shooting victim was Dutch fugitive
- Childhood memory helps to locate Civil War grave
- Recovering Spanish banks see profits rise
- Tourist lies on speeding car in latest stupid stunt