News Archive for June 2016
Here you can find articles published in June 2016. Return to full archive here-
01 June
- Spanish widow wins right to use dead husband's sperm
- Model jailed for 15 years for 'crime of passion' murder
- Spanish police quiz suspect over boy missing since 2007
- Spanish teen killed crossing train tracks while texting
- American bionic scientist wins prestigious Spanish award
- Why Shakira's Spanish accent is making Colombians cringe
- Amnesty slams Spain over 'obsolete' asylum system
- Spain demands Unesco protection for famous snack
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02 June
- The Spanish gum that cures hangovers AND boosts libido
- 'British expats could lose right to live in Spain' warns Rajoy
- Man kills girlfriend at Seville airport over missed flight
- Spanish unemployment drops ahead of general election
- Rajoy issued a Brexit warning. This is how you responded
- Fearless 'supergranny' stands up to squatters in Barcelona
- 'I trusted my Dad': Messi tells court in €4m tax fraud trial
- You'll never guess which beer was just crowned Spain's best
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03 June
- Hotting up! Spain set for hotter than average summer
- Spanish dad loses custody after giving son pig medicine
- Spanish town installs giant turd to deter bad dog owners
- It's enormous! World's largest cruise ship sails into Malaga
- Why this bionic limb pioneer doesn't believe in disability
- Spain prosecutors ask Messi be absolved in tax fraud trial
- German tourists on Mallorca caught stealing beach towels
- Congratulations! Spain finally gets its very own paella emoji
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06 June
- The Spanish startup offering the ultimate bucket list
- Watch: Escaped bull goes on the run in northern Spain
- Oh baby! Rare orangutan birth celebrated at Madrid Zoo
- Tenerife police probe death of Brit woman in balcony plunge
- How drone racing craze is really taking off in Spain
- Couple found dead on yacht in Catalonia after 'drugs binge'
- Experts warn of jellyfish boom across Spain's beaches
- President Obama announces three-day visit to Spain in July
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07 June
- Fake Spanish football kits seized in France
- Will Obama be running with the bulls in Pamplona?
- La Roja fans branded 'Spanish whores' in Barcelona attack
- Spain sizzles as temperatures soar across the country
- Spanish study proves fat really ISN'T bad for you
- Charity wants answer from US Navy over disappearing cats
- Spain offers joint sovereignty over Gibraltar to beat Brexit
- Royals took advantage of Spain's tax evasion amnesty
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08 June
- This 114-year-old woman is now the oldest Spaniard ever
- Brown bear released in Spain as part of survival plan
- Tenerife teen killed dad and hid headless torso in suitcase
- Sheep invade Spanish city after shepherd takes a snooze
- Ouch! Spain suffers shock defeat to Georgia (ranked 137)
- Scorchio! Heat warning issued in seven provinces in Spain
- Police shut down illegal expat care home on Costa Blanca
- Who stole this huge inflatable turd from a Spanish square?
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09 June
- Catalonia's pro-independence coalition breaks down
- Is Malia Obama set for a summer internship in Madrid?
- Costa del Sol sex pest held over assault on British teens
- Migrant dies attempting to reach Spain through a sewer
- Are these the weirdest political campaign ads ever?
- Spain's property sales bounce back from boom and bust
- Spain's Podemos set to beat Socialists into second place
- Spaniard arrested for locking daughter in car to go boozing
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10 June
- Rafael Nadal to miss Wimbledon with wrist injury
- Madrid metro drivers call eight days of strikes in June
- WATCH: Doctor drones rid Spain's palm trees of pests
- ETA member arrested by Swiss claims torture in Spain
- Reservation app ends 'sunbed wars' on the Costa del Sol
- Madrid cops 'overwhelmed' as pickpockets target Primark
- Spain to recruit 500 spies in fight against jihadist terrorism
- Spain goalkeeper De Gea says sex scandal claims 'a lie'
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13 June
- Spain to start Euro 2016 bid under sex-scandal cloud
- Madrid metro strike threatens commuter chaos all week
- Spaniard dies after being gored in the heart at fiesta
- Meet the Spaniard working as North Korea's secret weapon
- Ramadan row: Headmaster in Spain warns against fasting
- David De Gea's girlfriend Edurne stands by her man
- Spain beat Czech Republic 1-0 thanks to late Pique header
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14 June
- Spain's party leaders clash in pre-election debate
- Barcelona to pay €5.5 million fine over Neymar transfer
- Spain knocked off top spot for world's best restaurant
- Spain cools off with brief respite from the summer heat
- Sportsmen could be identified from blood in doping probe
- Spaniard working for North Korea held for arms trafficking
- Hilarious video pokes fun at expats in Spain over Brexit
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15 June
- 'I was surprised at just how many films were shot in Spain'
- How Spain became the eldorado of fertility treatment
- Spain's 'disposable' workers become main election issue
- Why it's so much better to walk than take Madrid's metro
- US novelist Richard Ford wins prestigious Spanish prize
- Spain's public debt surpasses 100 percent in record high
- Spain locations prove a hit with Game of Thrones fans
- Disgraced banker could walk free thanks to Franco fans
- University chapel desecrated with pro-abortion graffiti
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16 June
- Catalans worn down by long independence drive
- Spain's Pau Gasol considers freezing sperm over Zika fears
- Mrs Obama and daughters to visit Spain at end of June
- Spain 'unhappy' over David Cameron's visit to Gibraltar
- Girl's best friend: Four-year-old finds comfort with a bull
- Drug baron 'lieutenant' who gunned down rivals arrested
- More Venezuelans are asylum seekers in Spain than Syrians
- Cameron calls off Gibraltar rally after MP attack
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17 June
- Defending champions Spain eye Euro 2016 knockout stage
- Spain and Gibraltar condemn murder of British MP Jo Cox
- Wildfire forces evacuation of hospital in eastern Spain
- American honeymooner suffers racist attack in Malaga
- Two-day air traffic strike called at Madrid airport
- Albert Rivera defies ban to screen La Roja in Barcelona
- Councillor proposes 'macho day' during LGBT debate
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20 June
- 'We met over a delicious plate of grilled sweetbreads'
- Spain joins forces with Bollywood to boost tourism
- Don't jump! Officials in Spain warn against 'balconing' craze
- Stargazers in Spain to enjoy summer of celestial delights
- Croatian hooligans threaten trouble ahead of Spain game
- How not to eat ice-cream and other lessons on campaigning
- VIDEO: Brits in Europe say why UK should stay
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21 June
- Bride of the wind: Meet the first ever wingwalker in Spain
- Spanish far-right fans to be kicked out of France
- Has bureaucracy deprived Brits abroad of their vote?
- Man arrested for unfurling giant Spanish flag in Gibraltar
- Brexit vote opens 'Pandora's box' to populism, warns Spain
- Blight threatens to devastate Spain's sherry grape harvest
- Whatever happened to Spain's pop sensation Las Ketchup?
- Forget red, white or rosé: The future of Spanish wine is blue
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22 June
- Spain wakes up to 'hipster' craze with its first cereal café
- Shocker as Spain lose to Croatia in Euro 2016 clash
- Spanish elections: What are the possible outcomes?
- 'I'll always stand up for Gibraltar' insists Cameron
- Driver caught in carpool lane with doll as fake passenger
- Briton found dead after losing way during Barcelona festival
- Spanish artist shocks Berlin with 'bloody refugee' mural
- Spain's interior minister faces calls to resign over leak
- Princess Cristina awaits verdict as fraud trial ends
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23 June
- First ever solar flight to cross Atlantic arrives safely in Spain
- Axe murderer kills man and two women at Madrid law firm
- Spain REALLY wants Britain to stay in EU and here's why
- Mother arrested trying to sell underage daughter to old man
- Iconic Café Comercial in Madrid to reopen after revamp
- 'The British are quite peculiar but I want them with us'
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24 June
- Brit expats in Spain stunned and fearful after Brexit win
- Worried after Brexit? Here’s how to become Spanish
- Spanish politicans united in their reaction to Brexit
- Brexit: Spain calls for shared sovereignty over Gibraltar
- Brexit limbo: What happens next for expat Brits in Spain?
- Why we are part of the Brexit problem - and what to do
- Will Brexit affect Sunday's general election in Spain?
- Rajoy: British expats will have same rights in Spain...for now
- Black Friday: Spanish markets plummet with news of Brexit
- View from the Costa: British expats fear time in sun is over
- Anxiety over Brexit damage to UK-Spain bilateral trade
- Gibraltar stands defiant against Spain after Brexit vote
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25 June
- Brexit: fresh calls for Catalan vote on secession from Spain
- Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: analysts
- Brexit divorce must be 'quick': EU founding states
- Radicalism or safety first? Spain wavers before vote
- Europe's press mourns Brexit vote
- Spain's Gasol heading to Rio Olympics despite Zika fear
- 26 June
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27 June
- Rajoy claims right to form government after poll win
- Migrants storm Spain-Morocco border fence
- Spanish general election: What the papers say
- Groundhog Day: PSOE refuse to back Rajoy after repeat poll
- How Brexit could now shatter dreams of buying in Spain
- Underwear selfie makes PP politician the butt of jokes
- Six important things we learnt from Spain's repeat elections
- How to wed a Spaniard: Brexit prompts flood of proposals
- Spain to go head to head with Italy for quarter final place
- Spain's 'most hated man' in street punch up over insults
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28 June
- Spain's top 10 awesome summer music festivals
- Spain crash out of Euro 2016 after 2-0 defeat by Italy
- Spanish general election: What next?
- Madrid's prostitutes offered study grants to get off streets
- Meet the new face of women's tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza
- Caretaker strangled Danish girl as she slept in Madrid flat
- Spanish arrest Russian mafia in money laundering probe
- The bright side of Brexit: The 'good news' for Brits in Spain
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29 June
- The ultimate guide to Madrid Gay Pride 2016
- Spain's animal rights party wins record votes in election
- Barcelona ups fine for illegal home-rentals to €600,000
- Woman fined after 'stealing' her own dog from kennels
- Catalonia ex-president faces trial over illegal 'referendum'
- Gibraltar 'in talks' with Scotland to remain in the EU
- Spanish PM opposes EU talks with Scotland after Brexit
- Pamplona fights fiesta urine with walls that 'pee back'
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30 June
- Michelle Obama and daughters arrive in Spain
- Investigation into 'terrorism-praising' puppet show shelved
- Two workers in Spain fired for skipping work... for 15 years
- Splash! Spanish waterpark crowned best in the world
- Google's Madrid offices raided in tax probe
- Seven burning questions for British expats about Brexit