News Archive for March 2016
Here you can find articles published in March 2016. Return to full archive here-
01 March
- Basque separatist leader to be released from Spanish jail
- Socialist chief faces uphill battle in bid to lead Spain
- Lena Dunham slams Spanish mag for Photoshopped cover
- 80% of Spaniards under thirty still live at home with parents
- Nearly 300 Spanish towns ban 'cruel' animal circuses
- Spanish renewable energy giant posts €1.2 billion loss
- Police baffled by car parked on top of house in Spain
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02 March
- 'Europe's Nelson Mandela' freed, vows to push for peace
- This is how excited Spain is by its probable next PM
- Spanish town bans bizarre duck throwing festival
- US expats vote for Sanders in 'Super Tuesday' primary
- Students travel to Spain one year after Germanwings crash
- Spanish unemployment figures rise in February
- Europe's mysterious richest man: five essential facts
- Socialists face doomed vote to form government in Spain
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03 March
- Brits in EU: It's your future, so act now to keep Britain in
- Socialists lose first parliament vote to form government
- Gang smuggled asylum seekers into UK through Spain
- Top uni scraps homeopathy - because it's nonsense
- Spanish police unwittingly save ex-terrorists in snow
- Wanted: amateur Indiana Joneses for Spanish dig
- Child runs for help at petrol station for drunk-driving mum
- 'Date a Spaniard': Nine sure-fire ways to improve your Spanish
- Princess' husband admits palace knew about deals: trial
- Spain's Princess Cristina takes stand in tax evasion trial
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04 March
- Spain seizes 20,000 military uniforms destined for Isis
- Barcelona-Paris plane in scary near miss with drone
- Mysterious mummified and mutilated man found in Spain
- Mum arrested for chaining up son while she was at work
- Podemos to block Socialist bid to form Spanish govt
- Thousands of Spaniards fined for 'disrespecting' police
- Spain 'waiting to pounce' if Gibraltar leaves the EU
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07 March
- Basque leader given a hero's welcome on release from jail
- Spain's 'unfair' labour reform creates jobs but erodes rights
- It's official: world's best (and priciest) ham is from Spain
- 'Anyone can become a wine taster with a little practice'
- Women given green light in Spanish equality drive
- Teenager killed on train tracks while trying to rescue dog
- 'Gibraltar is passionately British - that's why we reject Brexit'
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08 March
- Third Catholic teacher admits to sexual abuse in Barcelona
- Spanish fizzy pop trumps French Champagne in court
- Highway patrol: Police deliver baby on Spanish roadside
- Are these Spain's ten most powerful women?
- Woman bus driver in Spain faces sack over toilet breaks
- Spain still doesn't have a govt. So what happens now?
- Seven great ways to celebrate 400 years of Cervantes
- Woman judge asks rape victim if she 'tried closing her legs'
- Abengoa shares soar as creditors said to throw lifeline
- 09 March
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10 March
- Leaked text chat embarrasses scandal-hit Spanish royals
- 'It's time Rajoy stepped aside' says senior party member
- Outrage: taxi swerves to avoid fallen biker but then drives on
- Spain's first baby born to Zika infected mother given all clear
- Costa del stink: Rubbish piles up in Malaga bin men strike
- Hero dog saves drowning man in southern Spain... with bark
- Zara launches 'gender fluid' collection and people hate it
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11 March
- 24-year-old woman arrested over Madrid cyclist hit and run
- Mother and daughter jailed for revenge killing of politician
- 'We won't forget you': Madrid mourns victims of train bombs
- Barça chiefs off the hook over Neymar transfer fraud case
- Go Green! Where to celebrate St Patrick's Day in Spain
- Spain's 'seduction guru' faces backlash over macho moves
- Spain fears flood of refugees with closure of Balkan route
- Police seize 88 tonnes of contraband tobacco in Spain
- 13 March
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14 March
- Tennis star Rafa Nadal to sue former French sports minister
- Thousands march in Spain to support bullfighting tradition
- Boy drowns in attempt to stow away on boat to reach Spain
- 'It can be difficult to find the correct bra size in Spain'
- Paul McCartney to play Madrid concert in new world tour
- Madrid welcomes Indian stars with Bollywood flash mob
- Spain rejects EU-Turkey 'one in, one out' refugee deal
- Child's birthday party brawl ends in fatal stabbing in Spain
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15 March
- Train strike threatens Easter travel chaos across Spain
- 'Gluten free' Zara shirt pulled after causing offence in Spain
- Spaniard jailed over Facebook 'joke' about killing fascists
- Spain mulls 'no kill bullfights' in nod to animal rights
- Spain set for a soggy start to Easter holidays
- Spain's ruling conservatives submerged in graft scandals
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16 March
- Palestinian firebomb child to meet Real Madrid heroes
- Growing pains hit Podemos as internal rifts damage party
- Dutch football fans filmed humiliating beggars in Madrid
- British expats challenge voting block in EU referendum
- Welcome to Spain's quirkiest clifftop house
- Spanish fathers demand legal right to equal parental leave
- Spanish widow on hold for 56 hours in bid to find son a job
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17 March
- The rise and fall of Spanish energy giant Abengoa
- Woman finds 83kg of cocaine washed up on Spanish beach
- Report: Life in Spain is more miserable than Saudi Arabia
- Why has China destroyed 20 tonnes of Spanish fruit?
- This Spanish 7-year-old can teach the world about fair play
- David Cameron plans Easter family holiday in Lanzarote
- Real Madrid dream comes true for Palestinian fireball orphan
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18 March
- Spanish police bust 'Hotel Marijuana' at beachside resort
- Ten mouth-watering dishes to enjoy over Easter in Spain
- Spain's reclusive Zara heiress shocks with nude beach photo
- Marbella femme fatales held after robbing rich old tourists
- Madrid official fined over topless protest in church
- Ten totally chillaxing things to do on Lanzarote
- Number of Spaniards residing in UK leaps 77% with crisis
- Spanish police arrest six for illegal fishing in Antarctica
- 19 March
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21 March
- Bus crash: Probe into claims driver fell asleep at wheel
- Spain turns off the lights for Global Earth Hour
- Las Fallas: Valencia's spectacular festival of fire
- Flights to and from Spain cancelled amid French strike
- 'I sent my daughter to Spain and they return her dead'
- Erasmus bus crash survivors tell of 'zig-zagging' terror
- US expats in Spain vote for Bernie Sanders in primary
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22 March
- Rain in Spain puts a dampener on Holy Week parades
- Spain foreign minister blames Brussels explosions on Isis
- Spanish celeb causes outrage over photo with dead leopard
- Outcry over Spanish bank's 'anti-homeless' metal bars
- Madrid observes minute's silence for Brussels victims
- One-legged driver does 300km on test drive without license
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23 March
- Spain to boost security at airports after Brussels attacks
- Driver of deadly Spain coach crash in critical condition
- Spanish girl finds message in bottle and it is heartbreaking
- Spain honours Germanwings victims on eve of anniversary
- Far-right group targets Madrid mosque after Brussels attacks
- Eight surprising facts about Easter in Spain
- Man caught hiding 36 packets of cannabis inside his body
- Barcelona officially declares itself a 'veggie friendly' city
- 24 March
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28 March
- Basque terrorist group Eta calls for peace talks
- Spanish pilot smuggles drugs in helicopter from Morocco
- Spanish reporter harassed by far-right Brussels protesters
- Gay Jesus banned from Easter parade in Spain
- In pics: The incredible Holy Week celebrations in Spain
- The man on a mission to teach Spaniards English
- Spanish energy giant given 7 months to avoid bankruptcy
- Spain could lose €3.6 billion a year if it bans bullfighting
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29 March
- Spanish police smash Russia drugs smuggling ring
- Double amputee told to 'crawl' to Ryanair flight in Spain
- Two women arrested in Spain for assault on Jesus statue
- Catalan teachers told how to spot jihadis in the classroom
- Dad left seven-year-old asleep in car for night in Spanish pub
- Spanish admiral vetoed in favour of Boaty MacBoatface
- Thousands pay respects at memorial to legendary Cruyff
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30 March
- Spain's Telefonica CEO steps down after 16 years at helm
- US 'not cooperating' with Spain over jihadist probe
- Mystery surrounds dolphin corpse found in Madrid park
- Welcome back: Uber's rival taxi service returns to Spain
- Baby born on roadside dies in same spot two weeks later
- Why Brexit could be bad for expat homeowners in Spain
- Gay dads fight Thai surrogate to bring baby home to Spain
- Podemos backs down over demands in bid to form govt
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31 March
- Adios! Valencia sacks Gary Neville after just four months
- Spain is failing in anti-doping code admits Olympics chief
- What's on in Spain: April 2016
- Hundreds evacuated from homes as floods hit Spain
- Spain's suicide rate jumps to record high in economic crisis
- Spanish photographer wins prestigious World Photo prize
- Over optimistic Spain misses deficit target... again
- No 'nanny state' makes Spain the best place to enjoy a drink
- Spanish city formerly known as Valencia given new name