News Archive for September 2015
Here you can find articles published in September 2015. Return to full archive here-
01 September
- Cyclist to remain in induced coma for a week after Tour of Spain crash
- De Gea transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid scuppered
- In pics: Spain's wacky hat festival
- Migrants discovered after being smuggled into Spain in car engine
- Rajoy: 'We’re proud to be referred to as the Germans of the South'
- Man kidnapped by gang of French nationals rescued on Costa del Sol
- Revealed: Eight dirty tricks Spanish restaurants use to overcharge you
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02 September
- Madrid and Barcelona residents to welcome refugees into their homes
- Police search home of France train suspect's parents in southern Spain
- Spanish unemployment creeps up for the first time in seven months
- Spain breaks its own record to stay global leader in organ transplants
- Italian woman sues after Spanish nudist beach photos appear online
- Spaniard arrested for keeping cash after €60k bank error in his favour
- Police file complaint as confiscated cannabis puts station on 'high' alert
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03 September
- Images of drowned toddler spark soul searching over refugee crisis
- Hundreds of flamingos battered to death during giant hailstone storm
- Spain's general election will be in December 'most probably' on 20th
- 'I'll give you €5,000 if you will give my son a job', says desperate father
- Foot fracture forces Chris Froome to withdraw from the Tour of Spain
- Spain approves permanent base for US Marine rapid reaction force
- What Don Quixote has to say to Spain about today's migrant crisis
- Rajoy horrified by drowned toddler image and calls for Syria solution
- Six simple ways to do your bit and help refugees if you live in Spain
- Hundreds across Spain clamour to welcome refugees into their homes
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04 September
- Spanish PM defends reforms that will counter Catalan separatism
- Prime ministers of UK and Spain publish joint call for EU reforms
- British holidaymakers abandon son in Mallorca following family row
- Travellers face delays as train and airport workers strike across Spain
- Artur Mas: parliament majority is all we need to declare independence
- Ten brilliant Spanish reinventions of everyday English words
- Everyday Spaniards to star in 'Life in a Day' in Spain on the big screen
- UK and Spanish PMs hold Madrid talks over deepening refugee crisis
- 05 September
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07 September
- Narco brothers 'Benny' and 'Angel' extradited from Spain to USA
- 12-year-old girl becomes seventh victim of A Coruña rally crash
- Spain under pressure from Brussels to accept around 15,000 refugees
- 'Hiking alone in the mountains and forests has a deeply positive effect'
- Woman arrested in Catalonia for recruiting people to fight for Isis
- The rain in Spain claims four lives and causes chaos across south coast
- Cops injured during riot at migrant detention centre in eastern Spain
- Spain warns of jihadist infiltration threat with 'avalanche' of refugees
- Catalan independence parties look set to win the most seats in election
- Spanish aristocrat welcomes Syrian refugee families to live in his palace
- Spanish national police celebrates its first gay wedding on the force
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08 September
- Star economist Piketty set to advise Spain anti-austerity party Podemos
- Spain shrugs off capital flight risk from Catalan independence push
- It's time Spain learnt some lessons from its own Civil War refugees
- She’s a (royal) Barbie girl! Queen Letizia honoured with very own doll
- At last! Netflix comes to television screens across Spain from October
- Old bones shed light on mysterious origins of the Basque people
- Pep Guardiola 'would gladly have played for a Catalan national team'
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09 September
- Spanish court rules archdiocese is liable in altar boy sexual abuse case
- Citizens pressure the government of Spain to welcome in more refugees
- Bedridden Spaniard wins victory after being turned away from opera
- Gerry Adams sends a message of solidarity to the people of Catalonia
- Spain is 'not going to quibble over numbers' when it comes to refugees
- Wanted: Family with two kids to save village school in eastern Spain
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10 September
- Cremation of businessman Ruiz-Mateos stalled over paternity claim
- Penelope Cruz wows Madrid crowd with her return to Spanish cinema
- Diada: Catalans hold mass rally in push for independence from Spain
- Gibraltar National Day: Ten facts you need to know about The Rock
- Behind-the-scenes peek as Game of Thrones films on location in Spain
- Catalan pro-secession parties could clinch parliamentary majority: poll
- Spain comes out as most popular gay tourist destination in Europe
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11 September
- Independence fever and lots of flags as Catalans celebrate National Day
- No drone zone: Madrid cancels its order for 'waste of money' drones
- Man arrested over double murder of Brit expats at Costa Blanca villa
- Breast cancer charity race T-shirts branded 'sexist' for being 'too pink'
- Why a Corbyn victory could have profound consequences for Spain
- 12 September
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14 September
- Spanish police arrest driver caught speeding in video post on Facebook
- Italian Fabio Aru clinches against the odds Tour of Spain race victory
- 'I found a home where you could make a living without being a star'
- Futuristic tube could link Madrid and Barcelona in just 30 minutes
- Spain's Podemos leader welcomes Jeremy Corbyn as likeminded 'ally'
- Barcelona breaks cruise record as 60,000 sail into city over weekend
- Murder suspect used fake camino arrows to lure pilgrim off the route
- PM unintentionally reveals struggle to learn English with list of clangers
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15 September
- Police seize yacht stuffed so full of cannabis it was at risk of sinking
- Protestors lock horns over Spain's controversial bull spearing festival
- Welcome to Castellón: First tourists touch down at Spain's ghost airport
- Ten wonderful reasons to explore Spain's newest tourist destination
- Spanish air traffic controllers call strikes for September and October
- Woman wins €260k compensation after being blinded by rubber bullet
- PM risks being called a hypocrite by attending gay best friend’s wedding
- Spain's King and Queen embark on four-day visit to the United States
- More than 3,000 Spanish festivals involve animal cruelty, says report
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16 September
- Obama backs 'strong and unified' Spain amid Catalan breakaway bid
- Spain urged to open its border to hundreds of Syrian refugee children
- One year after Ashya King's cancer treatment 'everything is improving'
- Summer finally comes to an end as Spain is battered by fierce storms
- Terrifying moment car is driven the wrong way on Mallorca motorway
- Spanish lesbians take legal action after fertility treatment is denied
- Jeremy Corbyn compares Cameron tactics to those of dictator Franco
- The Prado ranks above the Louvre on list of world's greatest museums
- Syrian father and son tripped up by camerawoman find home in Madrid
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17 September
- Foreigners within Catalonia adopt fervour of independence movement
- 'Gracias España': Syrian tripped up by camerawoman arrives in Madrid
- Camino killer cut off the hands of American pilgrim Denise Thiem
- Bones found in Gran Canaria are not those of missing Yéremi Vargas
- Startup purchases first flat in Spain entirely through crowdfunding
- Spain's shocking north-south divide revealed in latest poverty statistics
- Full bodied, flame grilled: Burger King chain launches Whopper Wine
- Independence for Catalonia would mean leaving EU, warns Brussels
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18 September
- Ronaldo poised to overtake Raul as Real Madrid's all-time best scorer
- Tripped Syrian refugee family sees 'dream come true' at Real Madrid
- Madrid calls time on blacking up 'tradition' of Three Kings parade
- Ten things you need to know about Spain's San Sebastián Film Festival
- Smuggled seahorses destined for dinner table seized on Costa del Sol
- FC Barcelona join forces with Red Cross in drive to support refugees
- Seven things we learned during the Spanish royal visit to United States
- 'It's possible to find great talent for a fraction of the cost of elsewhere'
- Spanish naked clown protest flops after sparking outrage in Palestine
- 19 September
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21 September
- Barcelona football club will remain 'neutral' in the debate on Catalonia
- Spain clinches its third EuroBasket gold to become European champs
- Reporter shocks Spain by referring to King Felipe with informal 'you'
- Hamazing! Spanish town smashes world record for most ham-slicing
- Spain's central bank warns against prospect of Catalan independence
- Separatists set to win a majority in Catalonia's upcoming election: poll
- Man arrested for taking spin behind the wheel - to his own driving test
- Queen Sofia nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Alzheimer's work
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22 September
- Carmen Balcells, legendary literary agent to Nobel prize winners, dies
- Prehistoric humans were earliest polluters, Gibraltar cave study finds
- The startup transforming everyday Spaniards into real estate investors
- Swedish stripper interrupts Malaga bullfight to try to comfort dying bull
- Catalonia and Madrid wage battle of diplomacy over independence
- Two leaders of the Basque terrorist group Eta arrested in French village
- Spanish hotel chain doubts Tunisia future after deadly terrorist attack
- Spanish football hero Xabi Alonso categorically denies tax fraud claim
- EU ministers strike emergency quota deal to distribute refugees
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23 September
- Threats and insults fly in the run up to Sunday's Catalan breakaway vote
- 12 reasons why Spain is (and isn't) a brilliant place to be an expatriate
- Catalan leader intends to negotiate an 'amicable separation' from Spain
- Brussels launches investigation into asylum law violations by Spain
- British teenager becomes fifth party drug victim of Ibiza summer season
- Madrid warns Catalans they'd 'lose Spanish nationality' if they secede
- Spain's thalidomide victims denied compensation after appeal rejected
- Madrid's new mayor pulls funding for prestigious bullfighting school
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24 September
- EU leaders commit fresh billions at emergency summit on refugee crisis
- Legendary Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias to release 'last ever' album
- VW emissions cheating scandal threatens Spanish subsidiary Seat
- Catalonia elections: The key players
- Spanish primary school kids rank top of the class for learning English
- Double the budget and five years late La Pepa Bridge opens in Cádiz
- Politicans squabble over flags flying at Barcelona City Hall ceremony
- Spain wins landmark legal battle over 'discriminatory' EU job advert
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25 September
- Teenager found squeezed inside car dashboard to cross Spanish border
- Catalan independence debate splits families ahead of regional election
- Travel chaos threat across Spain as air traffic strikes called for Saturday
- What would change if Catalonia declared independence from Spain?
- For or against? Famous people have their say on Catalan independence
- Spanish school’s uniform makes it onto the pages of American Vogue
- Irish gangster dies in hail of bullets at swimming pool on Costa del Sol
- Emily Watson receives Spanish film festival lifetime achievement award
- 'Hills and sunshine make Madrid a year-round paradise for runners'
- Q&A: Everything you need to know about the Catalan elections
- Rajoy speaks Catalan in last ditch appeal to voters to stick with Spain
- 26 September
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28 September
- Catalan separatist win pressures Spain ahead of general election
- How the internet reacted to results of Catalonia's historic election
- Catalan elections press review: Victory or failure for separatists?
- Arnie wannabes compete for first prize in Madrid bodybuilding fest
- Q&A: Six things you need to know about the Catalan election results
- Ikea investment will see number of stores double across Spain by 2025
- Artur Mas: How a technocrat was transformed into a patriotic leader
- PM Rajoy rules out negotiating with Catalonia over independence split
- Passengers on zig-zagging airport bus force drunk driver to pull over
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29 September
- Scottish and Flemish nationalists welcome Catalan separatist victory
- Brr! Spain records first snowfall of season high in the Sierra Nevada
- Court summons Catalan president over 2014 illegal independence vote
- Volkswagen suspends car sales in Spain amid emissions cheat scandal
- First Basque film ever selected to represent Spain at the Oscars 2016
- Spanish parents go on trial accused of murdering adoptive daughter
- Catalan government slams 'political lawsuit' brought against Artur Mas
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30 September
- Spain seeks to overturn acquittals in Prestige oil tanker spill disaster
- Barça beat German rivals in nail-biting Champions League battle
- Cher wades into Catalan row: 'You can't put toothpaste back into tube'
- Get ready to binge watch: Netflix is coming to Spain on October 20th
- Syrian refugees found hidden inside refrigerated truck by Basque police
- Catalan leader insists independence ballot was a 'democratic rebellion'
- What's on in Spain: October 2015
- Spanish low-cost perfume company faces counterfeit lawsuit in France
- Oh what a picture! Amazing travel shots of Spain shared on Instagram
- Police call off search for homeless Briton swept away in Malaga flood