News Archive for December 2016

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

01 December
- Director of Spain's Prado museum to leave post after 15 years
- Green groups pressure Spain over 'at risk' wetlands
- Spanish police bust Georgian crime ring suspected of robbing more than 100 homes
- US gaming magnate (and friend of Trump) to build MASSIVE entertainment complex in Madrid
- Spanish police arrest 34 in tennis match-fixing probe
02 December
- Gareth Bale out for up to four months following ankle surgery
- Las Fallas: Valencia’s fire festival granted Unesco heritage status
- The perks and quirks of having a baby in Spain
- Madrid vows to ban diesel-fuelled cars by 2025
- Spain to raise minimum wage by 8 percent in 2017
- Fugitive British paedophile arrested in Benidorm
03 December
- Spanish taxman investigates Ronaldo revelations
04 December
- Spanish seek to recover properties seized in Cuba
- Madrid homeless dine out... for free
- Spain rescues 92 migrants off southern coast
05 December
- Two drown in flash floods as torrential rain hits southern Spain
- Busted: Gang that robbed tourists in Madrid by posing as police
- Spain raises tax on fags, booze and sugary drinks in pledge to meet EU deficit target
07 December
- Real Madrid demand respect for 'exemplary' Ronaldo after tax fraud allegations
- Spain rescues more migrants crossing from Morocco
- Police seize 2,500kg of cocaine headed for Spain
- Saffron, rural Spain's crisis-beating spice
- Ikea vows to redesign 'sexist' baby changing signs in Spanish stores
- Spanish sports minister challenges 'Football Leaks' gag order
08 December
- Spain smashes another fake police ring that robbed tourists
- Coveted Picasso paintings sell for a fortune in Sweden
- Need to confess sins? New app in Spain finds nearest priest
09 December
- Ronaldo publishes details of €225m income denying accusations of tax fraud
- Nearly 400 migrants storm border at Spanish enclave of Ceuta
- New Atletico Madrid stadium to be named Wanda Metropolitano
- Brussels 'to fast-track offer' for British nationals in Spain to remain EU citizens
12 December
- Anti-fur activists bare all in Barcelona
- Parents of sick girl accused of spending appeal money on themselves
- Madrid bakery closed after rats caught nibbling sandwiches
- Sex shop’s dildo nativity scene sparks controversy in Spain
13 December
- Spanish court annuls Airbnb fine over 'illegal' holiday lets
- Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or for the fourth time
- Spanish princess dons reindeer jumper in royal Christmas card
- Former anti-ETA militant turned Isis backer held in Spain
- Five Catalans who burned photos of Spanish king arrested
14 December
- IMF urges Spain to raise VAT, cut spending and push labour reform
- Spanish tax office demands 'Football Leaks' documents
- Spanish chef calls on Trump to drop lawsuit and donate to charity instead
- Spanish court suspends Catalonia independence vote
- Why advertising on The Local really paid off for this startup
15 December
- Colombia asks Madrid to remove Netflix 'Narcos' billboard
- Spanish police arrest 200 Chinese in telephone fraud scam
- How the number of Muslims in Spain is far lower than people think
- Police find lunchbox crammed full of GIANT cockroaches in Madrid park
16 December
- Anti-plagiarism university head quits after being accused of 'plagiarism'
- Is Spain about to kill off the siesta?
- Afghan boy who made Messi shirt out of plastic bag finally meets his hero
- For sale: Iconic Madrid landmark on the market for €272 million
17 December
- Catalan parliament speaker in court over secession debate
- Spanish court acquits councillor over taking top off in chapel
- Rights groups slam Franco-Spanish ETA raid
18 December
- Hotel maids in Spain rebel against low salaries
19 December
- This is what it's like to win the world's richest lottery
- Emergency measures in place as downpour makes Spanish rivers overflow
20 December
- Seven tasty traditional dishes to devour at Christmas in Spain
- Five dead as flash floods wreak havoc across eastern Spain
- Spanish Red Cross worker kidnapped at gunpoint in Afghanistan
- Madrid wants to put gardens on top of its buses
- Spanish court confirms Barça's Neymar transfer deal
21 December
- Spain seeks to lure London financial firms post-Brexit
- Google doodle celebrates Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía
- Home Alone: Three young children spend four days at home with mother’s corpse
- Spanish banks ordered to reimburse unfair mortgage interest
- Spain boosts security for Christmas crowds in wake of Berlin attack
22 December
- Football: Monaco forced to pay millions in tax to Spain - report
- Little donkey: Live nativity scenes raise animal welfare concerns
- Madrid neighbourhood scoops 'fat one' in Spain's Christmas lottery
- Old folks celebrate big win in Spain’s Christmas lottery
- Spain's Christmas lottery showers fortune on 'communists' in struggling town
23 December
- How the rain in Spain could thwart your New Year diet plan
- Podemos finds itself caught between the battle lines of Spanish politics
- February trial set for ex-Catalan chief Artur Mas
24 December
- Catalan separatists gather, prepare independence vote
- Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies in Spanish hospital aged 68
26 December
- Barça hero Iniesta likely to extend contract
27 December
- 'I don't play football to win the Ballon d'Or': Neymar
- Rob Schneider feels wrath of Spain for pitiful paella
- Spain proposes fines for parents of underage drinkers
- Madrid activates anti-pollution measures as air contamination spikes
- Spanish kids given 3.5 times more antibiotics than European peers: study
- Spanish king’s Christmas message hits 18 year ratings low
28 December
- Cash-strapped scriptwriting brothers attempt to flog off Goya award
- Fast food restaurant announces name change as Spaniards can’t pronounce 'Burger King' properly
- Madrid activates temporary car ban as pollution levels grow
29 December
- Two suspected jihadists arrested in Madrid and weapons cache seized
- Spanish activists held in Greece for refugee smuggling attempt
- Madrid lifts partial car ban as pollution eases
- Five Spanish New Year traditions to bring you luck for 2017
30 December
- Madrid bans large trucks from city centre over terrorist fears
- Madrid party square appears in suspected jihadists' video
31 December
- Catalan president pledges referendum in New Year address
- Two British expats in Spain awarded gongs in Queen's New Year Honours list