News Archive for April 2016
Here you can find articles published in April 2016. Return to full archive here-
01 April
- Anti-sunburn drones to patrol Spanish beaches this summer
- Costa Rica killers jailed over attacks on environmentalists
- Grandad arrested for breaking up fight between 4-year-olds
- Giant fireball streaks over Spain 'turning night into day'
- April Fools' Day: Did The Local manage to trick you?
- Ten bizarre Spanish stories that are not April Fools' jokes
- El Clásico to honour Barça football legend Johan Cryuff
- Fit for a king? Spain's Palace publishes list of royal gifts
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04 April
- Rambo cop with plastic gun sparks panic in Madrid plaza
- Spanish unemployment rate drops in March
- Spanish royal, Almodóvar and Messi named in tax files leak
- Rajoy vows to turn back the clocks in Spain
- Madrid takes centre stage in new Netflix period drama
- Families furious over tribute to suicidal Germanwings pilot
- German retiree 'fed to dog' by Russian wife in Mallorca
- Catalan leader rules out independence during mandate
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05 April
- Spain launches judicial probe in wake of tax haven leaks
- Messi and family strongly deny tax evasion after leaks
- Man caught smuggling half a kilo of cocaine between legs
- Adios Chus: Almodóvar's favourite muse dies aged 85
- Canary Island schools offer kids free fruit to fight obesity
- 'I'm the only referee who has come out of the closet'
- Family of drowned swimmers want better safety measures
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06 April
- French farmers' wine dumping sparks anger in Spain
- Three arrested in Spain over passenger jet bomb hoax
- Ibiza fury as song suggests party island has drug culture
- Spanish town fined for staging bizarre 'slippery swine' race
- Almodóvar cancels new film junket amid tax fraud scrutiny
- Fat man who crushed nativity donkey to death goes free
- Brit arrested for blowtorch attack on woman in Tenerife
- Gibraltar and Falklands team up over 'bullying' tactics
- Santander bank plans to slash up to 1,200 jobs across Spain
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07 April
- Consulate reveals weirdest requests from Brits abroad
- Spanish king's aunt admits she had company in Panama
- Brrrrr! Spain shivered in coldest March in 12 years
- Renewable energy giant given 7 months to restructure debt
- 'Refugees welcome' in Spain: So where are they?
- British four-year-old drowns in Spanish holiday pool
- Compulsive hoarder crushed to death under huge trash pile
- Three-way coalition talks start as clock ticks for Spain
- Spain's budget deficit isn't as bad as first thought
- Heirs of dictator Franco named in tax haven leak
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08 April
- Basques ban smoking and drinking at sports stadiums
- Rajoy to face 'crimes against humanity' suit over EU deal
- 'In business we're expected to do more and be superwomen'
- Wrath of gods could see super telescope installed in Canaries
- Caveman study reveals genes NOT passed to modern man
- Eagle patrol to battle drones over Spain's Royal Palace
- First journalist punished over photos under Spain’s gag law
- Podemos scuttles hopes for tripartite coalition in Spain
- 'Hug a Brit to stop Brexit' Europeans urged
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11 April
- Two runners collapse and die during Castellón marathon
- Mum jailed for handbag attack on teacher at school gates
- Spain fires ambassador who 'did nothing but go to church'
- Police arrest 'hugger mugger' gang in Barcelona
- Bullseye! Matador gored in bum during Seville bullfight
- Leak reveals Neymar to earn 46 million...if he learns Catalan
- Beyoncé adds Barcelona gig to Formation world tour
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12 April
- Spain minister asks Panama to clear him over banking leak
- Arms cache reveals Isis cell planned bold attack in Spain
- Spain's 'Gatsby' arrested over laundering €13m in aloe vera
- Nine incredibly addictive television series from Spain
- Grieving dad sues over 'cure cancer with vitamins' therapy
- Spanish 'starchitect' reaches new high with tallest building
- Spanish king to meet parties in fresh bid to end deadlock
- Mallorca graffiti fury: 'Tourists go home. Refugees welcome'
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13 April
- Hat-trick hero Ronaldo fires Real Madrid into semi-finals
- Hate crime against Muslims rises tenfold in Spain
- Now 'botched' castle repair wins world architecture prize
- Brussels slams Spain for failing to take in refugees
- Man arrested in Malaga over Paris supermarket attack
- Seville celebrates its April Fair
- Bienvenidos a Blighty: Spanish workers flock to UK
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14 April
- Families of crash victims sue suicide pilot's US school
- Spanish police arrest 14 for 'glorifying terrorism' online
- Panic on board Paris flight to Bilbao after 'terror scare'
- Spaniards design mattress to catch out love cheats
- Spanish ambassador joins UK and France on visit to Libya
- Spanish siblings reveal secret incestuous romance on TV
- Podemos starts referendum on backing Socialist-led govt
- Four people pulled alive from collapsed building in Tenerife
- Ibiza airport rip off sandwich goes viral
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15 April
- 5 practical things Brits abroad can do to keep UK in the EU
- Death toll rises to seven in Tenerife building collapse
- Spanish industry minister resigns over Panama Papers
- Mexico unearths tomb of Spanish conquistador priest
- Europe's tallest skyscraper among six planned for Madrid
- Spain ranks among worst for kids at risk of poverty
- Man stayed in 14 luxury hotels in Barcelona without paying
- Spain is so proud of its tapas it wants Unesco to protect it
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18 April
- Thousands of Basques march for return of Eta prisoners
- Police free 29 Chinese sex slaves in Spain
- At least 2,000 catch stomach bug from bottled water
- Terrifying: Woman leaps from burning building and survives
- Bad owners to sweep streets in Madrid's war on dog poo
- Arms trafficker held in Malaga to be extradited to France
- Podemos members rule out pact to form government
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19 April
- Spain's CaixaBank launches takeover of Portugal's BPI
- Police arrest Isis recruiter who was planning attacks in Spain
- Spain to overshoot deficit target... for 8th year running
- Spanish police free sex slaves forced to work 24 hours a day
- San Sebastián to hold public vote over bullfighting ban
- Report raises fears of Isis terror plot on Costa del Sol
- Five bonkers ways Spain is commemorating Cervantes
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20 April
- Almodóvar's latest to compete for top prize at Cannes
- El Hierro, the Canary Island aiming for 100% clean energy
- 'Imagine Madrid without gays' metro advert sparks row
- Two thirds of Spaniards want Britain to remain in EU
- Fury as teacher admits abuse of NINE children yet walks free
- Wannabe astronaut 'blinded' after Ibiza jump goes wrong
- Meet the Swedish man putting the Messi into baby changing
- Podemos lawmakers launch hunger strike over refugees
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21 April
- Queen Elizabeth II: Why she loves (and loathes) Spain
- Finally Spanish PM meets with Catalan separatist leader
- Is Spain winning the battle against domestic violence?
- Spanish woman lay dead in cinema for a whole week
- Forget tampons and use sea sponges, says Catalan town
- Happy Birthday Your Majesty! (Please visit Gibraltar again)
- Who knew? Kim Jong-un reveals passion for flamenco
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22 April
- Survey: Could Brits in Europe put the brakes on Brexit?
- Happy book day! Top ten Spanish literary gifts
- Nine reasons why Cervantes is better than Shakespeare
- Woman returns handbag full of cash found on metro
- Fresh elections almost certain but will results be different?
- Spanish designers chosen to dress youngest British royals
- 23 April
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25 April
- Couple caught on camera having sex on metro platform
- Spain's stunning locations for Game of Thrones Season Six
- Spanish government finds tax cheats… using spy in the sky
- Spanish nuns prove virginity in bid to clear leader of order
- Spain voted top Erasmus destination - and here’s why
- Road rage: Spanish cop high on drugs shoots driver dead
- Spanish king makes final bid to broker deal on new govt
- Expat couple win 'hollow victory' over house demolition
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26 April
- Rafael Nadal sues ex French minister for drugs slur
- Guernica film premieres on 79th anniversary of bombings
- Thousands fall sick from poo contaminated bottled water
- Two day metro strike causes commuter chaos in Barcelona
- Spanish-US gay couple win battle against Thai surrogate
- Catalonia triples fines against businesses not using Catalan
- Spanish parties restart pact negotiations in surprise move
- Oil tycoon faces 12 years jail over Marbella palace 'harem'
- Flying Spaghetti Monster row over sermon on the beach
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27 April
- Spain's King Felipe calls for new elections after failed talks
- Nadal seeks to release doping test history to clear name
- Spanish 'porn king' arrested over child sex abuse
- Brit dies in Costa Blanca pub brawl after KO punch from pal
- Prince's Costa del Sol villa could be yours for just €5.3m
- Rafa Nadal chosen to carry Spanish flag at Rio Olympics
- Man killed by charging buffalo at Spanish safari park
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28 April
- Spanish police smash designer drug rings
- Spanish scientists create human sperm from skin cells
- 'Hugely important' haul of Roman coins found in Spain
- Outcry over job ad seeking waitress with 'nice breasts'
- Spain sees unemployment rise in first quarter of 2016
- Junk food 'not so bad' when eaten with Mediterranean diet
- Expats lose bid to scrap 15-year rule for EU referendum
- Why Spain is heading for a Groundhog day election
- Drunk Brits booted off Ryanair Liverpool flight to Alicante
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29 April
- Expats didn't 'abandon' UK so ALL Brits should get EU vote
- Paternity test 'proves Spanish matadors are father and son'
- Spain in tug-of-war with Lorca family over poet's archive
- Brace yourself: Fierce storms to hit Spanish Med at weekend
- 'Troll' wins payout from family of missing Spanish boy
- Eurovision bans Basque flag alongside that of Isis terrorists
- What's on in Spain: May 2016
- Ibiza bans drinking in street… and that includes water
- Recipe: Pisto Manchego - a Spanish veggie delight
- Barcelona city proposes new tourist tax on 'day trippers'