News Archive for May 2016
Here you can find articles published in May 2016. Return to full archive here- 01 May
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03 May
- Hiker stumbles upon dinosaur print in hills outside Barcelona
- Protesters suffer 'savage' attack during Catalan bull run
- Police arrest four suspected jihadist recruiters in Madrid
- Man posts sex advert to reap revenge on ex-sister-in-law
- Spain's King Felipe calls new elections for June 26th
- Brit tourist drowns in Magaluf bathtub after drinking session
- Expats in Spain rush online to register their vote over Brexit
- Ten superb reasons why you need to visit San Sebastián
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04 May
- Spanish banks launch wave of job cuts and branch closures
- Thou shalt not stream films illegally say Spain's bishops
- Brexit would leave expats in 'ghastly' legal limbo for years
- Abused wife saved by hiding SOS note in son's homework
- Why the baby brain can learn two languages at same time
- Look up! Rare meteor shower set to dazzle skies over Spain
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05 May
- Champions League: Real beat City to set up all-Madrid final
- Spanish court clears man of rape as 'girl was into bondage'
- Chinese workers treated with paella, sangria and flamenco
- Students at Spanish college forced to take exorcism class
- Adios Bin Ladens: ECB pulls €500 notes favoured by crims
- Joanna Lumley demands end to Spain's hunting dog cruelty
- Watch this escaped hippo waddle through Spanish town
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06 May
- Spain hunts Russian officials close to Putin in mafia probe
- First in Europe: Spain reports Zika-related birth defects case
- Refugee with cerebral palsy could start new life in Spain
- It's official: Spain has the best beaches in the whole world
- Bomb threat from man refused beer on Ryanair flight in Spain
- Spain smashes Nigerian 'CEO swindle' scammer network
- Danish 'cult' claiming 'demons cause autism' arrives in Spain
- Brit escapes hitmen after gun jams in Costa del Sol attack
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09 May
- Spanish police seek child victims of 'porn king' director
- Two arrested over appalling animal neglect at Malaga farm
- Heavy rain, storms and wind: Welcome to Spain in May
- Migrant kids discovered in scrap stowing away to Spain
- Hope fades for Spanish pair missing off Borneo coast
- 'It's fashionable to be cool and innovative in the kitchen'
- What Google says about Spain (and other EU nations)
- Two mums face jail for leaving kids in car to go out drinking
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10 May
- Spain's Civil War victims to be exhumed from Franco's tomb
- British expats: have your say in this historic decision
- Kamikaze driver held in Spain for live-streaming at 200 km/h
- Much of southern Spain on flood alert as storms rage on
- Podemos teams up with far-left party in election alliance
- Two kitesurfers swept away by strong currents off Tarifa
- Spain hailed as 'model' nation for gay rights in Europe
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11 May
- Spanish journalist freed from Syria feared being sold to Isis
- Disabled refugee starts new life thanks to Spain campaign
- Denmark arrests boyfriend of British mum missing in Spain
- Campaigners demand opera drops bull from starring role
- Tesco to bring British tea and biscuits to Spanish stores
- Volunteers fail to save baby whale beached in Spain
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12 May
- Say yay! This is Spain's entry for Eurovision Song Contest
- 'Brexit would hurt UK ability to protect Gibraltar': UK minister
- 25,000 bees discovered living behind Madrid apartment wall
- Last chance! Expat Brits urged to register for EU vote
- Spanish couple given up for dead found alive off Borneo
- King of Spain stops for €11 motorway lunch
- Spanish magazine boss punched over anti-Nazi cover
- 7 incredible ways Spain has profoundly changed my life
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17 May
- No more sashimi: Castaways survived ten days on raw fish
- Five reasons why Spain is a great place to be gay
- Spaniard faces jail over 'kill the king' Twitter joke
- Shipment of cocaine found hidden within plastic bananas
- Fury over Franco and Himmler 'tribute' during Spanish fiesta
- 5 reasons why Spanish clubs dominate European football
- Almodóvar fights back over Panama Papers 'exaggeration'
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18 May
- Camino de Santiago opens up to armchair pilgrims with app
- Catalan police hunt gangs stealing dogs for illegal fights
- British woman braves jellyfish for Balearic swim challenge
- Activists scale skyscraper in Spain to protest US trade deal
- Rajoy described as 'low key and lacking in charisma' by FT
- 'It’s time to dig up Franco' say victims of Spain's dictatorship
- Spanish teenager wins battle with Zara to stock plus sizes
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19 May
- Grandson auctions Joan Miró paintings to help refugees
- Catalonia moves ahead slowly with independence plans
- Spain wins reprieve on deficits from EU
- Man called police to let cats out: faces €600,000 fine
- Brits: Why vote away your right to move in Europe?
- Spaniards most accepting of refugees worldwide
- Almodóvar proves Cannes favourite with latest film
- 'Severe jellyfish stings' end Brit's Spanish swim feat
- Anger as Catalan flag banned from major football match
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20 May
- 14 unique Basque words that are very handy to know
- Spain court drops warrant for Putin associate in mafia probe
- Spanish region bans bull killing in traditional festivals
- Metro strike to cause chaos in Madrid this weekend
- Top baby names: Spanish parents depart from tradition
- Teen seriously injured when fifth-floor selfie goes wrong
- Thirteen mouthwateringly delicious reasons to be a vegetarian in Spain
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23 May
- Barcelona edge out Sevilla in bad-tempered King's Cup final
- Nudists lose battle to bare all on southern Spanish beach
- Spanish director wins Cannes prize for car park love story
- Suspect in Swiss murder arrested in Spain
- Model goes on trial for murder of British expat millionaire
- Vegans get naked and bloody at Barcelona anti-meat protest
- Fearless gay couple stand up to neo-Nazis... with a kiss
- Spanish cops issue fine over 'All Cats Are Beautiful' bag
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24 May
- Top Ten: Barcelona's coolest rooftop bars
- Spanish journalist feared kidnapped by Colombia rebels
- Watch: Brad Pitt saves little girl from crush on set in Spain
- Plane forced to dodge THREE drones to land in Bilbao
- Spanish woman wrongly jailed for 'murder that didn't happen'
- Spain launches campaign to stop English 'invasion'
- Police in Spain baffled over 'Se7en' style double murder
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25 May
- Madrid installs anti-diving dumpsters to thwart thieves
- Two more journalists feared kidnapped in rural Colombia
- Squatters clash with police over Barcelona bank eviction
- Kitesurfer speared through ankle by fish off Costa Blanca
- Refugees arrive in Spain (but really want to be in Germany)
- 5 reasons why Extremadura should be on your bucket list
- British holidaymakers flock to Spain to avoid terror threat
- Brit historian Mary Beard wins prestigious Spanish award
- Police backtrack over fine for 'All Cats Are Beautiful' bag
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26 May
- Pole dancer from Spain makes bid for British stardom
- DNA from ancient Phoenician shows Iberian ancestry
- Fleet of jets take Madrid fans to Champions League final
- Spain has 58 bathing spots that don't meet EU standards
- Stunning cave paintings found 300 metres below Spain
- Police sieze haul of elephant tusks from Madrid home
- Why Nigeria is furious over Spain's wasteful tomato fiesta
- Franco finally stripped of mayor title by Catalan town
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27 May
- 'Magical mystery tours' among top Spanish startups to watch
- Colombia blames guerrillas for missing journalists
- Spanish capital gripped by Champions League fever
- Travel chaos looms as Easyjet workers call strike in Malaga
- Superfast undersea mega-cable to link US and Spain
- Beach hogger fined in Spain for saving spot with umbrella
- Spanish bishop demands staff get 'anti-paedo certificate'
- Model found guilty of murder of Brit millionaire ex-boyfriend
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30 May
- What's on in Spain: June 2016
- Gibraltar leader fears Spain sovereignty push over Brexit
- Four-day metro strike brings travel chaos to Barcelona
- Ten amazing reasons to visit Spain's Canary Islands
- How a quiet Barcelona block became a hotbed of protests
- Isis storm Real Madrid fan club in Iraq, shooting 12 dead
- Confused Spaniard causes evacuation of Cologne airport
- Man jailed for driving car with bomb into political party HQ
- Smoking near kids is 'form of abuse': Spanish experts
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31 May
- Basketball great Pau Gasol could skip Rio over Zika fears
- Second day of metro strikes brings chaos to Barcelona
- 'I never look at what I sign,' admits Messi in fraud case
- Norwegian woman found dead on Mallorca
- Spain recoils at yet another botched restoration attempt
- Police hunt macabre 'wolf decapitator' of Asturias
- Archbishop faces lawsuit over 'hate speech' against gays
- Spanish resort bans blow-up dolls and novelty willies