News Archive for August 2017
Here you can find articles published in August 2017. Return to full archive here-
01 August
- What's on in Spain: August 2017
- Summer storms: Severe weather warnings issued across parts of Spain
- Dozens of migrants storm border fence from Morocco into Spain
- Tacky Spanish souvenirs: the best of the worst
- Franco's summer palace to offer guided tours that 'glorify the dictator'
- Spain allows extradition of alleged Russian hacker to US
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04 August
- Molotov cocktails thrown at Spain's embassy in Venezuela
- Spanish motorcycling legend Nieto dies after quad bike crash
- Trump appoints campaign donor and hispanophile as new US ambassador to Madrid
- Hellish delays at Barcelona airport as security staff stage strike
- Opinion: The fakers' little lies are eating our brains
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09 August
- Sweden aids journalist held in Spain on Turkey warrant
- Holiday in the Canary Islands? Beware the toxic algae foam
- Migrants found hidden in fairground rides in Spain's Ceuta
- This is what happened when a vegan ordered a meat-free meal on the Costa del Sol
- Mallorca and Ibiza introduce strict rules to curb mass tourism
- VIDEO: Russian gang boss who slept with axe under pillow arrested on Costa del Sol
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17 August
- Spain rescues 600 migrants at sea in just one day
- Tourism: The problem with Ibiza
- As it happened: Two arrested and one suspect dead after 13 killed in terror attack on Barcelona's Las Ramblas
- Driver targets pedestrians in Barcelona 'terrorist attack'
- IN PICTURES: Aftermath of terror attack on Barcelona's Las Ramblas
- Barcelona terror attack: What we know so far
- 'Screams and a bit of a crash and then the crowd parted and this van going full pelt down the middle of the Ramblas'
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18 August
- Five terrorists dead after second attack in resort south of Barcelona injures seven
- Barcelona victims: People from 34 countries are listed among dead and injured
- Barcelona: Terrorists acted 'out of desperation' after plan to use explosives failed
- This is how the world reacted to the terror attack in Barcelona
- 'Barcelona is a city of peace and will continue to be': Spain reacts with defiance to Barcelona terror attack
- Barcelona victim: Italian father-of-two slain in front of family
- 'Islamic terrorism' must stop, Trump says after Spain attacks
- Families torn apart after Spain's twin attacks
- Police name three Moroccans suspected of Catalonia attacks
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19 August
- Barcelona attack latest: Manhunt continues for final member of terrorist cell
- Spain attacker showed 'no sign of radicalisation': father
- Terrorist cell planned to attack Sagrada Familia with van of explosives
- Barcelona: What we know about the attackers
- 'They're our neighbours': Hometown of Spain attack suspects in shock
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20 August
- Spain releases German-Turkish writer sought by Ankara
- After terror attack, Barcelona under fire over security barrier
- Muslims fear anti-Islam backlash in tolerant Barcelona
- 120 gas canisters found for 'one or more' attacks in Barcelona
- Barcelona mourns attack victims in Sagrada Familia mass
- Spain attack fugitive whereabouts unknown as Barcelona mourns
- Police confirm death of 7-yr-old Julian Cadman in Las Ramblas attack
- 'Mother of Satan' explosive found in Spain bomb factory
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21 August
- Separatist tensions persist in Spain after deadly attacks
- Van driver fled through market moments after mowing down victims on Las Ramblas
- Spanish mother crushed to death by hospital lift doors minutes after giving birth
- IN PICS: A look at tributes on Las Ramblas
- Death toll in Spain attacks mounts to 15
- Jihadist terrorists have long had Spain in their sights – here's why
- Barcelona attack van driver shot dead by police
- 22 August
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23 August
- Swiss police: member of Spanish terror cell visited Zurich
- Two terror suspects charged over Barcelona attack
- This tiny bird just flew 2,400 km from southern Spain to Sweden at a 'spectacular' speed
- Will Barcelona lose its appeal for tourists in wake of terror attacks?
- Fugitive mum whose plight divided Spain turns herself in
- Charlie Hebdo publishes provocative Islam cartoon in wake of Barcelona attack
- 24 August
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28 August
- Spanish au pair missing on Swiss Riviera
- 112-year-old Spaniard claims title of world’s oldest man
- Summer comes to an end with rain in Spain falling mainly…everywhere
- How a remarkable novel is helping Spain come to terms with the Basque Country’s violent past
- Chapter closes on public custody battle that divided Spain
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29 August
- 'The EU should not allow the symbol of peace in Europe to become a symbol of waste'
- Two women porters die in stampede at Ceuta border
- Catalan separatists will impose border controls with referendum win
- What a hoot: Alhambra welcomes new night time visitors
- British insurance firm stripped of licence over fake holiday sickness claims
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31 August
- Erdogan critic urges Spain to block his extradition to Turkey
- Mexican professor charged with murdering Spanish wife after fake kidnap
- US intellience warned Spain of planned Barcelona attack in May, report claims
- What's on in Spain: Seven great things to do in September
- Ireland's Aqua Blue bus victim of Vuelta arson attack
- 9 awesome reasons to spend your Erasmus year in Spain