News Archive for September 2016

Here you can find articles published in September 2016. Return to full archive here

01 September
- Spanish MPs reject Rajoy in first confidence vote
- It's a girl! Rare giant panda cub born in Madrid zoo
- Worried 'Brexpats' sign up for Spanish citizenship classes
- 'Congo fever' outbreak feared as Spaniard dies from tick bite
02 September
- What's on in Spain: September 2016
- Spain is about to dig up the remains of Franco's generals
- Spanish unemployment creeps up with end of summer
- Spanish café offers cut-price coffee to those with manners
- Rajoy faces second doomed vote to form Spanish govt
03 September
- PM's bid to form new govt rejected again, elections loom
04 September
- Lopetegui faces demanding task reviving Spain's glory
05 September
- Forest fires threaten Costa Blanca resort of Jávea
- Loyal dog mounts vigil at hospital doors for sick owner
- Spain swelters as September heatwave continues
- 'We drank from animal troughs to survive'
- Spain's king delays further talks to end political impasse
06 September
- Police hunt for Costa Blanca fire starters
- Police free four migrants hidden in car's false bottom
- Spaniards caught smuggling 260 reptiles through airport
- What we know about the Costa Blanca wildfires
07 September
- Seven reasons why Barcelona is best seen by bicycle
- Telefonica eyes slice of data-sharing pie for users
- September heatwave: Alerts for 32 provinces across Spain
- Spanish team invents hands-free 'penis bidet'
- Almodóvar's 'Julieta' chosen to represent Spain at Oscars
- In pics: Devastation caused by Costa Blanca wildfires
08 September
- Catalonia starts DNA project to identify civil war victims
- Man caught smuggling parrot eggs and chicks in luggage
- Vatican fires Mallorca bishop over affair with secretary
- Pregnant woman in niqab attacked by two men in Spain
09 September
- Throngs mourn Spanish nun gunned down in Haiti
- Four dead and dozens injured as train derails in Galicia
- La Diada: Five things you need to know
- Relief at last: Spain heatwave comes to an end with storms
10 September
- Tens of thousands of Catalans to march for independence
- La Diada: Why are Catalans marching for independence?
11 September
- Thousands march in Madrid to push for bullfighting ban
- Excessive speed blamed for deadly Spanish train crash
- An historical look at the drive for Catalan independence
- Catalans rally on La Diada to push for break from Spain
12 September
- Five reasons Barcelona can win the Champions League
- Vast crowds demand Catalan independence from Spain
- Game of Thrones want extras 'with muscles' to film in Spain
- Protected brown bear found shot dead in northern Spain
- Dozens stuck on border fence for hours in bid to enter Spain
13 September
- Spain has no govt but its economy is still growing
- Five reasons Real Madrid can win the Champions League
- Spanish pair forced to return 'adopted son' to birth mother
- Summer is over: 24 provinces across Spain on storm alert
- Crowds clash over ban at Tordesillas bull festival
14 September
- At least 24 injured as tourist bus crashes in Barcelona
- Black box reveals crash train going FOUR times speed limit
- Benidorm diver finds ring lost 37 years ago... and returns it
- Spanish driver clocks off mid-route stranding full train
- Spanish police make Med's largest hash bust this year
- Forgotten Voices: What Brits in Spain think about Brexit
15 September
- Spain's Doñana wetlands going dry, WWF warns
- Women-led flotilla sails from Barcelona to Gaza Strip
- Caretaker abandons 90-yr-old granny in bar to go to fiesta
- Man freed after French police stop him 10cm inside Spain
- Teachers in Spain among the highest paid worldwide
- Conservative leader leaves party amid corruption probe
16 September
- Four Spanish police arrested for drug theft
- Spain slammed for refugee crisis 'failure'
- Spanish man digs up Civil War bomb during fossil hunt
- Honeymooning Spaniard killed in Bali boat blast
- Elderly Brit rescued from apartment in Spain
- Drink-driving tourist held in Spain after killing policeman
- Spanish woman denied classes over her hijab
18 September
- Magnificent Seven 'about Trump': Ethan Hawke in Spain
- One dead and 14 injured in blast at Spanish resort
19 September
- Police investigate cause of resort town explosion
- Family found dismembered in home near Madrid
- Gay football referee under police protection after threats
- Barcelona fines Tripadvisor €30k over illegal holiday flats
- Muslim woman denied classes over hijab may attend after all
20 September
- Two bulls drop dead after head-on collision in bullring
- New search underway for civil war grave of poet Lorca
- Bison found decapitated on Valencia nature reserve
21 September
- Spanish football chief's niece killed after kidnap ordeal
- Granada swimming pool in hot water over burkini ban
- Spanish study finds four types of personality. Which are you?
- Spain's Banco Popular to axe 3,000 jobs in cost cutting plan
- Zara owner Inditex profits rise as quick-trend model pays off
- Spain records its first victim of 'devil's breath' zombie drug
22 September
- King Felipe urges UK end 'colonial anachronism' of Gib
- Pizza delivery falls victim to Spain's political instability
- Car-Free Day brings traffic to a standstill across Spain
- Obama-era surveillance worse than Stasi, says Oliver Stone
23 September
- Second headless bison found at Spanish nature reserve
- Family seeks funds for mother injured in Spanish bus crash
- Spanish parents call strike over too much homework
- Spain's Basques go to polls as memories of violence fade
- National anthem: Could Spain finally sing with one voice?
- Spain's Socialists in crisis as political blockage takes toll
24 September
- Spanish cinema breaks taboo and talks Eta
25 September
- Basques and Galicians vote to unblock Spain's deadlock
- 'Sulking Ronaldo has to live with being subbed': Zidane
26 September
- Spain's regional elections boost acting PM's party
- Ex-IMF boss Rato goes on trial over bankers' luxury sprees
- Voter posts christening gift instead of ballot paper
- Two jihadists held in Spain for plotting terrorist attacks
- Ten facts you probably didn't know about Spanish wine
- Socialists lose support but still refuse to back Rajoy govt
- Americans abroad: get off the fence, stop Trump
27 September
- Socialists under pressure to allow PP to form government
- Spain's Ferrari Land unveils fastest rollercoaster in Europe
- Eta calls for peace agreement similar to Colombia's
- Why moving to Spain could be the best decision of your life
- Spain court jails five over deadly Halloween stampede
28 September
- Spain parliament OKs probe into govt 'political police'
- UK files show how Spanish spy tricked Nazis over D-Day
- Bardem and Cruz team up again for Pablo Escobar film
- Spanish jihadists arrested for forming terror cell in Europe
- Lidl's €2.99 anti-aging cream comes out top in Spain again
- Socialists in open warfare as ex-PM blasts Sanchez
- British mother arrested for leaving child to party till dawn
29 September
- Spain's stricken Socialist party hit by 'coup' attempt
- Catalan leader promises 2017 independence referendum
- Ten incredible Spain locations for Game of Thrones season 7
- Spain in eye of a perfect storm after 10 months without govt
30 September
- Spanish police seize over 100 tonnes of contraband tobacco
- Catalan leader wins backing for independence referendum
- Everyone loves Spain: Tourist numbers break new record
- Spain's crisis-hit Socialists set for leadership showdown
- Thousands share clips of life for 'Spain in a Day' film