News Archive for September 2017

Here you can find articles published in September 2017. Return to full archive here

01 September
- Spanish au pair who went missing in Switzerland ‘has amnesia’ says father
- Spain tells North Korean embassy to reduce staff
- Works begin to clean Spain's 'killer lake'
- Police detain parents of two-year-old who tested positive for cocaine in Spain
- Spain turn to Asensio to conquer old foe Italy
- Spanish authorities arrest members of global credit card fraud network
02 September
- Trump to host Spanish PM Rajoy at White House
03 September
- Isco turning talent into greatness: Spain coach Lopetegui
- Catalan leader says he won't accept suspension over independence vote
04 September
- Unemployment climbs in Spain after busy tourist summer season ends
- Catalonia unveils beefed-up tax agency ahead of independence referendum
- Twelve Brits arrested in Magaluf drug bust
- Spain's new generation puts world football summit in its sights
05 September
- Aid group pushes for enquiry into suspected migrant deaths near Morocco
- August unemployment increase highest for years in Spain
- July smashes historical records for tourist arrivals in Spain despite backlash
- Spanish clubs hope stadia upgrades will make difference in battle for supremacy
- Spain's treasurer threatens to penalize companies that pay tax to Catalonia and not Spain
06 September
- Catalonia set for clash with Madrid over independence vote
- Spaniard files paternity suit against Julio Iglesias
- Spain and Morocco break up 'jihadist cell' preparing 'large-scale' attack
- Mendes summoned over Ronaldo tax evasion case
- Spain asks Constitutional Court to block Catalan parliament referendum vote
- DNA proves Dalí is NOT the father of Spanish psychic
07 September
- Catalonia launches Oct 1st independence challenge against Spain
- Ten of the greatest autumn getaways in Spain
- Spain to charge Catalan leaders over independence vote
08 September
- Rajoy brands Catalan referendum an 'intolerable act of disobedience'
- Deposed Spanish football federation chief ordered to resign
- New strike promises pain in Spain for train travellers on Sept 29
- Good news for travellers: Airport strikes called off as talks continue
- Madrid toughens Catalonia stance as separatists push on
09 September
- Spanish cyclist dies from crash near Vuelta finale
10 September
- Historic Vuelta triumph cements Froome's legacy
- Catalan leader vows to see through independence bid
- Catalan independence vote divides region's mayors
- Business as usual: Spain's no-nonsense approach after terror
11 September
- La Diada: Giant crowd expected to rally for Catalan independence
- Spanish Red Cross worker killed by patient in Afghanistan
- Facebook fined €1.2 million by Spanish data watchdog
- 'Goodbye Spain': Million march for independent Catalonia
12 September
- Catalan youths drive push for independence from Spain
- Ceuta and Melilla: the Spanish enclaves at the centre of the fight against terrorism
- Catalan independence: 'Politicians are acting like children with a box of matches'
- Rafa Nadal speaks out against Catalan independence
- Police ordered to seize ballot boxes ahead of Catalonia vote
13 September
- Swedish tourist held in Barcelona over alleged sex assaults
- Barcelona's Sagrada Familia evacuated in 'false alarm' bomb scare
- Number of migrants arriving in Spain soars: minister
- Spain prosecutors threaten to arrest pro-referendum mayors in Catalonia
- Policeman stabbed to death in Valencia by Swede suspected of 'body in suitcase' murder
14 September
- Real Madrid star benched over infected pimple from shaving legs
- Spain to spend big at borders tightening defences to stop migrants
- Catalonia to launch campaign for independence referendum
- Bilbao health authority in hot water over cocaine sniffing 'kit'
15 September
- How Spain became the world leader in organ transplants
- Spanish PM due in Catalonia after fresh separatist challenge
- Spanish researchers awarded 'funny Nobel' for discovery that babies 'sing and dance' in womb
16 September
- Spain tightens control over Catalan spending as tensions soar
- Nine key pitfalls of Catalonia's independence referendum
17 September
- Thousands of Basques march in solidarity with Catalan independence vote
- 'We will vote' say 700 Catalan mayors in referendum protest
- Catalonia's mayors caught in referendum crossfire
- Worried Catalan employers make referendum back-up plans
18 September
- Spanish police seize pro-Catalan referendum pamphlets
- Pirate bullfighter provokes a storm with Franco-era flag
- Ten great reasons to visit San Sebastián
- Catalonia will face 'brutal impoverishment' as an independent state, warns Spain
- Dozens of Spanish flights grounded in Ryanair cancellation chaos
19 September
- Spain expels North Korea ambassador over nuclear tests
- Spain seizes Catalan referendum posters and summons mayors
- Spanish police launch graft probe in Catalan president's fiefdom
20 September
- Spain takes control of Catalonia's finances to block referendum
- Spain police search Catalan govt headquarters amid referendum row
- Winter is coming: First snowfall arrives in Spain
- Madrid has imposed 'de facto' state of emergency in Catalonia
- VIDEO: Angry protests break out in Barcelona as police detain Catalan officials
21 September
- Catalans rally into the night after major escalation of tensions with Madrid
- Protesters gather in Barcelona as Catalan referendum dealt a blow
- Scottish leader raises concern over Catalonia crisis
- MEPs urge Spain to release Swedish-Turkish writer Hamza Yalcin
22 September
- Spanish police arrest man over Barcelona attacks
- ANALYSIS: Catalonia closes ranks against Spain in referendum row
- OPINION: Catalonia’s de facto independence
- Spain is shipping in police to boost forces in Catalonia...on a Loony Tunes boat
- Catalonia's independence referendum: how the disputed vote led to crackdown
23 September
- Spanish man among Mexico earthquake victims
- To vote or not, independence or not: Catalonia divided
- Ex-Spanish king at 79 becomes world sailing champion
- Rajoy asks Catalan leaders to admit referendum 'won't happen'
24 September
- In southern Spain, concern and rejection of Catalan referendum
25 September
- 'We are Catalans': Scots voice referendum solidarity
- Police probes Catalan referendum website developers
26 September
- Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont could face arrest over referendum
- Welcome to Catalonia's most pro-independence town
27 September
- Trump: 'I think the people of Catalonia would stay with Spain'
- Basque terrorist group ETA slams Madrid's opposition to Catalan independence vote
- Police arrest 11 Russians in Marbella for money laundering
- Suspected Spanish Isis recruiter arrested in Belgium
28 September
- Catalan police warn of public disorder if polling stations are closed on referendum day
- Anti-independence Catalans keep low profile but could be 'silent majority'
- Mayor of Barcelona calls for EU to mediate in Catalonia
- Video: Ballot papers printed at secret location ahead of Catalan referendum
- Spanish police make major marijuana and underwear bust
- Thousands of students take to Barcelona's streets in defence of Catalan vote
- Spain releases Swedish-Turkish writer wanted by Turkey
29 September
- Analysis: Could Madrid do more to convince Catalans?
- Millions of ballots seized by police ahead of Catalan vote
- Spanish curbs on Catalan referendum 'appear to violate fundamental rights': UN experts
- VOICES: What Catalans really think about the vote for independence
- 'Oppressive climate' for media freedom in Catalonia ahead of referendum: report
- Catalan government says over 2,300 polling stations are ready for referendum
- Veteran David Villa dropped from Spain squad following unlikely comeback
- Spain says Swedish-Turkish writer will not be extradited to Turkey
- Spain heads for showdown over Catalan independence referendum
- Tourists warned to be careful in Catalonia this weekend
- 10 facts on Catalan President and pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont
30 September
- Police seal off 1,300 polling stations in Catalonia: govt