News Archive for July 2016
Here you can find articles published in July 2016. Return to full archive here-
01 July
- What's on in Spain: July 2016
- First Lady 'proud' US might just elect a female president
- Spain's Rajoy starts talks to form government after vote
- Del Bosque quits as Spain coach after poor Euro 2016
- Brothers arrested in Spain for promoting Islamic State
- Spanish exodus at highest level since crisis began
- Stalker held in Spain for death threats to Stephen Hawking
- Why Spain plays a crucial role in whether UK stays together
- Spanish 'Laughing Man' is back in hilarious Brexit spoof
- 03 July
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04 July
- 80% of Spaniards under 30 still live at home with parents
- Man wrongfully jailed in Spain demands €10 million from gov
- In pics: Over a million people celebrate Madrid Pride 2016
- Spain should be fined over its deficit says EU Commissioner
- Spaniards report xenophobic attacks after Brexit vote
- Seventeen Spanish provinces on alert for extreme weather
- Couple marries in ambulance after groom passes out
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05 July
- 5 good reasons why Indians would feel at home in Spain
- Spain's unemployment figures drop to 7-year low in June
- More than 130,000 dogs and cats rescued in Spain in 2015
- Waiter slammed for denying service to Catalan-speaker
- First sexually transmitted Zika case registered in Spain
- Brits demand dual citizenship for expats in Spain post Brexit
- Spanish airline Vueling cuts flights for sixth day running
- Immigrant tries to cross into Spain posing as cyclist
- Court makes pregnant woman induce labour against her will
- Spanish police target 50 town halls in corruption probe
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06 July
- Saint-Exupery's Spanish civil war press pass found
- Topless protesters get bloody over Pamplona bull run
- Get your kit off! Madrid to host 'no swimsuit day' in city pools
- Pamplona on alert for sexual assaults at bull run fest
- Remain supporters eye move to Spain after Brexit vote
- Messi to appeal 21-month jail term for tax fraud in Spain
- Trapped teen uses phone GPS to escape would-be rapist
- Could bottled Ibiza air be this summer's best souvenir?
- Pamplona in pics: San Fermin bull fest kicks off with a bang
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07 July
- Fed-up Mallorca calls time out as mass tourism takes toll
- Barack Obama to meet king of Spain in long-awaited visit
- Police rescue UK teen trapped by dad in house for 2 years
- Ex-Spanish soldier faces jail over Isis bodysuits for babies
- Cramped Barcelona nudists call for more beach space
- The top 10 priciest Spanish cities for summer travellers
- Five held over sexual assault after first day of bull run fest
- EU moves closer to fining Spain for 2015 overspend
- Spain's 'war of the beach umbrellas' heats up
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08 July
- Spanish whistle-blower gets jail time in Vatileaks case
- Spanish civil war veteran, Nazi camp survivor dies at 102
- Six gored in 'war-like' Pamplona bull run
- Spanish women to buy 'tax-free' tampons from Canada
- Spain to approve €1.75 million in refugee aid
- Spain charges Volkswagen with fraud over emissions
- Air Europa pilots set to strike this summer
- Obama Spain visit 'to go ahead' after Dallas shootings
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11 July
- Spanish police smash global GPS tracker scam
- Police hunt sex attacker after another rape in Pamplona
- Solar plane leaves Spain for penultimate leg of world tour
- Gibraltar wants another referendum on Brexit
- Scorchio! Heat warnings issued across Spain
- Brother and sister die in Barcelona apartment blaze
- Campaigners protest killing of mother of 'murderer bull'
- Spaniard with Buddha tattoo to be deported from Myanmar
- Spain protests over 'reckless' Gibraltar police patrol vessel
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12 July
- Chocolate activist wins first 'Nobel Prize for chefs'
- EU starts sanctions procedure against Spain over deficit
- Barcelona FC slammed over campaign to defend Messi
- Animal lovers face charges for gloating over matador's death
- Champion of expat property rights in Spain awarded gong
- Zara goes green with cast-off clothing recycling bins
- Barcelona restaurant at centre of money laundering probe
- Beach lifeguard 'refused' to help boy who spoke Catalan
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13 July
- 15 arrested for sexual assault at Pamplona bull-running
- Spain proposes tax hike to dodge EU deficit penalty
- Pole vaulter loses Olympic bid after airline misplaces his pole
- American tourist gored in leg during Pamplona bull run
- Tenerife cliffside road collapse forces mass evacuation
- Keep calm and wait and see: Advice for expats post-Brexit
- Supermarket workers sacked for eating 15 cent snack
- 'I've had best time ever' insists American gored in bull run
- 14 July
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15 July
- Painful memories of civil war live on in southern Spain
- Spanish cathedral to host Ai Weiwei incarceration exhibit
- Spain ups security at tourist spots in wake of Nice attack
- Catch 'em all: Pokémon GO finally arrives in Spain
- Matador has just this to say to those who hate bullfighting
- Greek political novelist is top draw at Spain mega-festival
- Air Europa pilots call four day strike for July and August
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18 July
- Spanish Civil War: A testing ground for Second World War
- Spain sizzles in its first heatwave of summer 2016
- Pokémon GO tourists rescued from Barcelona tunnel
- On this day: 80 years ago, Spain plunged into civil war
- Spanish cities woo London-based firms in wake of Brexit
- Mother-of-two gored to death 'by accident' in Spanish fiesta
- Woof! How to find dog-friendly beaches in Spain
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19 July
- Gritty Barcelona inspires new generation of crime writers
- Game of Thrones returns to Spain for season seven
- Police issue guidelines as Pokémon craze sweeps Spain
- Watch: Man in wheelchair zooms past Barcelona traffic
- Heat alerts issued across Spain as temperatures soar
- Another dodgy art restoration raises alarm in Spain
- Belgian jailed for 25 years for Madrid murder of Danish girl
- Spain elects a Speaker. Now can it agree on a government?
- San Sebastián film festival to honour Sigourney Weaver
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20 July
- Barcelona bans Segways from tourist clogged waterfront
- Spanish football boss to run for UEFA top job
- Spanish court clears rapper who joked about Eta attacks
- Spain's megalithic tombs win Unesco World Heritage Status
- Tourist sparks bomb scare by locking suitcase to park bench
- Catalan football star slammed for admitting 'I'm Spanish'
- Scientists and top chefs team up to explore science of taste
- Chinese magnate sells Madrid landmark after feud with city
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21 July
- British nuclear sub docks in Gibraltar after collision
- Spanish climbers rescued after Andes avalanche
- Price of defending girlfriend against fiesta sex pest? €150K
- Tax returns reveal true extent of Spain's north-south divide
- Surfs Pup! Barcelona opens its first dog-friendly beach
- Spain seeks 'urgent' answers over Gib nuclear sub collision
- Couple plant bomb at Lidl to earn place in the Spanish sun
- Julen Lopetegui named as Spain's new football coach
- The Spanish Civil War and the Americans who fought in it
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22 July
- Spain's new coach Lopetegui promises 'evolution'
- Girl rescued after night spent adrift on surfboard off Spain
- Zoo animals enjoy ice lollies to cool off in Spain's heatwave
- Childless households are the new normal in Spain
- Catalan separatists overtake 'remainers' for the first time
- Spain pays €300m each year in pensions… to dead people
- Stag party bungee jump prank goes viral in Spain
- 23 July
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26 July
- Couple find snake in their bed in northern Spain
- Drones hunt down 1.7 million tax cheats in Spain
- Air Europa cancels 114 flights during four-day pilot strike
- Bull pops into high street bank during Spanish fiesta
- 7 reasons why grandparents in Spain are simply the best
- Police bust gang selling fake holiday rentals in Barcelona
- Family warns of painkiller risk after Irishman dies on holiday
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27 July
- Five brilliant ways to beat the crowds in Barcelona
- Spanish king 'concerned' about political deadlock
- Spain calls in army as wildfire reaches nature reserve
- Ex-cop shoots new in-laws at wedding reception in Spain
- Jihadist brothers arrested in Catalonia for financing Isis
- Air Europa pilots call off four-day strike
- Spain ups security at tourist spots as terrorism fears grow
- Spain escapes fine from EU over excessive deficit
- Eleven jailed in stamp scam, one of Spain's 'biggest frauds'
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28 July
- Catalan parliament defies court in independence drive
- Flamenco queen makes bid for badminton gold for Spain
- Stolen Dali masterpiece recovered from criminal gang
- Spanish parents fight for right to name their son 'Wolf'
- Heatwave continues and then Spain's set for sand storms
- Summer jobs bring Spanish unemployment to six-year low
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29 July
- Spain's King Felipe VI tasks Rajoy with forming new govt
- Barcelona unveils 'shame counter' of refugee deaths
- Teen found safe and abducter arrested after Spain manhunt
- Thousands hunt Pokémon Go in Madrid to break record
- The good, bad and the ugly of long distance relationships
- Madrid ups ante against Catalan separatist lawmakers
- Beach closed after shark attack in southern Spain
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