News Archive for January 2016
Here you can find articles published in January 2016. Return to full archive here- 02 January
- 03 January
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04 January
- Spain plans super 'whale highway' to help safe migration through Med
- He's got rhythm: Mariano Rajoy puts on his dancing shoes for 2016
- 'I wanted to change the narrative of what it's like to be black in Spain'
- Why Spain loves the Three Kings
- Rainy Reyes: Provinces across Spain on alert for stormy weather
- Europe's first carnival of 2016 kicks off with crazy costumes in Spain
- No gracias: Madrid's leftist mayor turns down €25 corporate gift
- At least three migrants reported dead during clashes at Ceuta border
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05 January
- Trump ad actually shows migrants storming Spain border NOT Mexico
- Real Madrid sack Benitez as coach and hire footballing legend Zidane
- Video captures one homeless man setting another on fire as he sleeps
- Spain's new leftist MPs renounce traditional parliamentary perks
- Spain's unemployment sees largest annual decline ever during 2015
- Spain: Archbishop blames domestic violence on 'disobedient wives'
- Catalonia's separatist leader admits he is 'ready' to call fresh elections
- Spain busts Anglo-Dutch drug gang seizing three tonnes of cocaine
- 06 January
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07 January
- Spain cites Gibraltar in backing sovereignty talks over Falklands
- Ten adrenaline-fuelled adventures for thrill-seekers in Spain in 2016
- Spain's Three Kings celebrations bring gifts, sweets...and controversy
- Free Willy: Spanish swimmer saves whale caught in illegal fishing net
- El Salvador to arrest 17 soldiers for murder of Spanish missionaries
- Spain's Socialist leader heads to Portugal for tips on govt forming
- What's on in Spain: January 2016
- Passport-sized royal portrait lands cheeky Catalan councillors in court
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08 January
- Espanyol reported over 'monkey chants' against Barça's Neymar
- Could late autumn leaf fall pose security problem in Madrid?
- Fears for Spanish pilot as cargo plane crashes in remote Lapland
- How to be a mermaid: Spanish swim school makes a splash
- Luck strikes twice for three lottery winning waiters in seaside resort
- Owner of Spain’s biggest kayak firm disappears while kayaking off Ibiza
- 09 January
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11 January
- Catalonia ends deadlock appointing new leader in breakaway drive
- Spain's Princess Cristina arrives at court for landmark corruption case
- Spanish woman confesses to hiding dead man in ice-cream shop freezer
- 'I wanted to give homeless people a voice so they won't be invisible'
- Spanish king's brother-in-law: From Olympic glory to royal shame
- 'All citizens equal before the law': Princess Cristina fraud trial starts
- Ten things you need to know about the new president of Catalonia
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12 January
- Move over Ronaldo: Messi back on top of world with fifth Ballon D'Or
- Spanish woman gave birth to all three children on New Year's Eve
- Pedro Almodóvar returns to what he does best with latest film Julieta
- Ex-mayor of Marbella pleads guilty over Sir Sean Connery villa fraud
- Fifteen go on trial over the Madrid Halloween stampede that killed five
- Spanish startup pioneers a 'new generation' long-lasting drone
- Slipstream cyclist daredevil reaches 80 km/h behind bus in Barcelona
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13 January
- New Catalan leader takes office but won't swear loyalty to King or Spain
- Spain's divided parliament convenes at time of political turmoil
- Warm winter brings early almond blossom and climate change alarm
- Is Spain's leftist Podemos party being secretly funded by Iran?
- Spanish police smash 'false bottom' pleasure boat drug smuggling ring
- Man robbed of money to visit sick mum finds kindness from strangers
- Wanted: 300 Spanish chefs sought for Italian restaurants... in Britain
- Younger, scruffier, and with a babe in arms: This is Spain's new elite
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14 January
- Now budget airline charges €60 for cabin crew job interviews in Spain
- Basque nationalists admit link to terrorist group Eta...and avoid jail
- Farmer who hacked off right hand in insurance scam is jailed in Spain
- Sperm thieving scandal throws Spanish greyhound race in a spin
- Firefighting helicopter pilot turned drug smuggler busted
- Spain's mild winter is waking bears from hibernation early
- Spanish designer nominated for transgender costumes
- Spanish lifeguards held over 'people trafficking' of refugees
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15 January
- Spanish prosecutors demand four years jail for ex-IMF chief
- Spain reaches for the stars with astronomy travel agency
- Spain braced as icy winds and snow storms sweep nation
- Is singing in English Spain's only chance for Eurovision?
- Loyal dog waits two months at hospital door for dead owner
- Spanish teacher fired after projecting porn to classroom
- Dreadlock row divides old politics from new in Spain
- 16 January
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18 January
- Dog bless you: pets welcomed for church blessing in Spain
- Volunteer lifeguards: 'In jail we were treated like terrorists'
- Passengers caught smuggling live eels on to Madrid plane
- Hot to trot: Spain celebrates fiery festival to ward off evil
- Spanish cops told strip club is off limits for on duty officers
- Studio of Spanish surrealist Joan Miró recreated in London
- Desperate Rajoy pleads for support in bid to end deadlock
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19 January
- Spain: Inequality leaps as rich get richer and poor get poorer
- Weird new glow-in-the-dark ninja shark discovered
- 'Integration and learning to speak the language is vital'
- Iran poised to build oil refinery on Spain's southern coast
- Red card for 'sexist' ref who asked player out mid-match
- Paella: Six reasons you have probably been doing it wrong
- Censorship backlash in Spain after Facebook bans the bulls
- Spain's last cigarette factory shuts as sales go up in smoke
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20 January
- Mother and daughter on trial for revenge killing of politican
- HBO to challenge Netflix in battle for Spanish viewers
- Watch: Drunk taxi driver risks death on Madrid motorway
- King Felipe steps up to try and end political deadlock in Spain
- Spain ranks top for solo travellers and thrill-seekers
- Farm workers squashed 72 piglets to death in sick video
- Heartbroken parents publish suicide note from bullied son
- Lionel Messi to go on trial with father over €4 million tax fraud
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21 January
- Welcome to San Sebastian: City of culture... and peace
- Google honours flamenco icon Lola Flores with doodle
- Madrid hairdressers offer free haircuts for the homeless
- Want to study abroad? Here's why you should choose Spain
- Embarrassing: PM admits to 'wide-open diary' in prank
- 9 charming Spanish towns to visit before the tourists come
- Spain: Baby contracts scurvy after vegan almond milk diet
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22 January
- Radiohead to launch long-awaited album in Barcelona
- Spain launches new reality TV show: 'I want to be a nun'
- Spanish criminal sentenced to take part in identity parades
- Barcelona firemen save groom trapped in bar wearing a tutu
- Podemos propose pact to lock conservatives out of power
- Gang nabbed over ten tonne olive heist in southern Spain
- Hapless thieves report losing phone at crime scene
- 23 January
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25 January
- Strong earthquake hits Med between Morocco and Spain
- Brit expat held for strangling wife in 'sex game gone wrong'
- This 111-year-old Spaniard is world's oldest man… or is he?
- Parents arrested after 10-year-old caught driving family car
- Madrid metro sparks row with free passes for transsexuals
- Watch: Moment south Spain struck by 6.3 magnitude quake
- Olé? Bullfighter takes five-month-old baby into the ring
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26 January
- Energy giant Abengoa shares soar with viability plan hopes
- Now Spaniards can show their love of paella with new emoji
- Is Spain's healthy diet under threat from fast food culture?
- Spain's conservatives rocked by another corruption scandal
- Spanish police rescue nuns cloistered in 'virtual slavery'
- Now bullfighter faces 'child abuse' probe over baby photo
- Captain found guilty of 'gross negligence' over Prestige spill
- Spaniard who camped outside White House for 35 years dies
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27 January
- Spain plummets in corruption ranking to among worst in EU
- Spain's Santander bank falls short of expected profit gain
- Podemos MPs forced to sit at the back... and they're furious
- Families in Spain choose to sleep outside after earthquake
- 10 English words you'd never guess were really Spanish
- Spanish paraglider dances in the sky with Northern Lights
- Spain urges calm amid fears over head-shrinking Zika virus
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28 January
- 'I've been treated like a dog': Wanda cools on Madrid plan
- Victory for 'misled' investors as Bankia ordered to repay
- Watch: Gravity-defying stunts at Spain's Wind Tunnel Games
- Man jailed for knifing brother in row over TV remote control
- Fresh corruption cases harm Rajoy's last-ditch power bid
- Ten Spanish corruption scandals that will take your breath away
- Spain sees record jobless fall in 2015 as economy recovers
- Swedish football star scores with totally bonkers Spanglish
- Madrid to rename Francoist streets after terrorism victims
- Horror as man plunges to his death after forgetting his keys
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29 January
- 'I'm no cheat': Arruabarrena of Spain denies matching fixing
- Spanish cop suspended after demanding freebie in brothel
- Kendall Jenner in racism row as face of Mango tribal range
- Record tourism brings boost to Spain's economic recovery
- Mastermind behind the Great Train Robbery dies in Spain
- Spanish court refuses to drop case against Princess Cristina
- Take a trip inside the surreal mind of artist Salvador Dalí
- 31 January