News Archive for May 2018

Here you can find articles published in May 2018. Return to full archive here

02 May
- Calls grow for Spain minister to quit over rape trial comment
- Vet extradited to US over puppy-smuggling heroin plot
- As ETA prepares to disband Basque prisoners pine for home
- Travel chaos for Vueling passengers as hundreds of flights cancelled in pilot strike
- The end of Basque struggle: ETA announces dissolution.
- ETA's bloody history: 829 deaths in a six-decade struggle
03 May
- VIDEO: Driver filmed playing guitar at the wheel on Mallorca motorway sought by police
- Spain PM says 'no impunity' for ETA after dissolution
- OPINION Fighting the 'Wolf Pack': What next for Spanish women?
- ‘Clothing optional’: New website offers Spanish holiday homes for nudists
04 May
- ETA dissolved but Basque separatism remains strong
- Spanish psychotherapy experts send letter to Ministry of Justice denouncing 'The Pack' sentence
- 80 per cent of European hashish smuggled in every year to Spanish town near Gibraltar
- Catalan schools accused of indoctrinating children with pro-independence ideas
- Catalan parliament defies Spain and changes law that could make Puigdemont president
- President of Murcia region announces new flights to 'Manchester United'
05 May
- ETA legacy haunts leftist Basque separatist parties
- Fresh protest in Madrid against gang rape acquittal
06 May
- Spain's Bilbao fights to lead European wind power sector
- Catalan separatists to try again to elect Puigdemont
- Spanish great Xavi to play on until at least end of year
07 May
- Jamie Acourt: Britain's most wanted man won't fight extradition from Spain
- Golden couple of Spanish cinema return to open Cannes festival
- Police detain four Brits about to jump off Benidorm skyscraper for fun
- Nordic and Mediterranean countries can make more of healthy cuisine: WHO
08 May
- Rescuers from Denmark and Spain cleared of human trafficking by Greek court
- Breeding fighting bulls in Spain: a family's passion
- Spain officially has the best beaches in the world
09 May
- Atletico 'fed up' over Barça's pursuit of Griezmann
- New direct Ireland-Spain ferry route launches
- Valencia joins the battle against mass tourism with ban on rooms with a view
- IN PICS: Blooming gorgeous patios of Cordoba
- How to sound cool on a night out in Spain
- Penelope Cruz puts 'torture' of early work behind her
- Kenya's flying doctors group scoops top Spanish prize
10 May
- Spain's Galicia welcomes back thousands of Venezuelans
- Madrid blocks second Puigdemont comeback bid in Catalonia
- Meet Alfred and Amaia: Spain’s 2018 Eurovision hopefuls
- Spain takes tentative first step to legalising euthanasia
- Actor Viggo Mortensen joins pro-independence Catalan group
11 May
- PROFILE: Quim Torra, the Catalan separatist anointed by Puigdemont
- Puigdemont rejects being chosen as next Catalan leader
- Spanish supermarket worker wins spy cam case over empanadilla
- Prosecutors hindering Catalan police violence probes: Amnesty
- Madrid prepares to ban almost all Airbnb-style rentals
- Five fantastic facts about Spain in Eurovision
- What next: Is a new Catalan government finally in sight?
13 May
- Catalan lawmakers fail to agree on new president in first round vote
14 May
- VIDEO: Ten-foot shark sparks panic among bathers on Costa del Sol beach
- Don't panic: Tenerife's volcano ISN'T about to blow
- Hardline separatist Torra appointed leader of Catalonia
- Spain police union warn 'legions of youth' working for narcos
- ANALYSIS: Why aren’t Spanish companies preparing for Brexit?
15 May
- Young migrants put European hopes in Spanish enclave
- Pep Guardiola and the long tradition of mixing football with politics
- Father raped daughter and her two friends to “exorcise evil spirits”
- Anti-racism group slams new Catalan leader
16 May
- Spanish PM and Catalonia's new separatist leader agree to meet
- Belgium court rejects extradition of Catalan ex-ministers
- Ibiza’s Pacha nightclub under investigation over dancers dressed as cops
- British armed robbery fugitive with 75 identities caught on Costa del Sol
- IN PICS: Madrid's colourful San Isidro festival
- Top Spanish academics vow to boycott all male panel discussions
17 May
- Spain probes death of child in drug trafficking hotspot
- Women take to the streets in Spain demanding funds to fight domestic violence
- The unwritten rules of partying with Spaniards
- New Catalan leader shuns King and constitution at swearing-in ceremony
18 May
- Spain police break up gang kidnapping migrants for ransom
- Ten fascinating museums in Spain you REALLY must visit
- A night at the museums: The essential guide to Madrid’s Noche de Los Museos
- Disturbing footage shows torment of bull during town fiesta
- VIDEO: Madrid metro station renamed 'Han Solo' in Star Wars tribute
19 May
- How Charlie I'Anson became English pioneer in Spain
- New Catalonia president includes jailed, exiled leaders in govt
- Brazen drug trafficking alarms southern Spain
20 May
- Head of Spain's far-left Podemos blasted over luxury home purchase
21 May
- Pablo Iglesias calls Podemos leadership vote after luxury home row
- Spain breaks up 'main' hashish smuggling ring
- IN PICS: This is how Brits in Spain celebrated the Royal Wedding
- 10 common airport scams and how to avoid them when you travel to Spain
- Rajoy urges Catalonia to form 'viable' government
- Israel summons envoy for Spain over UN Gaza vote
22 May
- Portuguese man o'war stingers close down Costa Blanca and Mallorca beaches
- German court again refuses to jail Puigdemont
- VIDEO: Drunk Swedish women on rampage reveals why Spaniards hate tourist rentals
23 May
- Spanish judges strike to demand greater independence
- Javier Bardem sounds free speech warning in row over 'blasphemous' vagina
- Catalan crisis could derail Spain's 2018 budget and PM
- Here's what you need to know about Podemos and that luxury villa
- Catalonia postpones swearing in new regional government
- New comic opera celebrates Spanish woman's botched Jesus restoration
24 May
- Spain PM gets backing for budget despite Catalan crisis
- Spanish rapper given jail for 'glorifying terrorism' vows to 'disobey'
- Swedish vicar to make history with first gay church marriage in Spain
- Spain has third 'most powerful' passport in the world
- Five reasons I love living in Andalusia
- Gürtel: Spain's ruling party sentenced in major corruption trial
- Spain issues international arrest warrant for fugitive rapper amid free speech row
25 May
- Chef Ferran Adrià to reopen Spain's El Bulli as food lab in 2019
- Extreme weather warnings issued in 25 provinces as storms sweep across Spain
- Spain's Socialists file no-confidence motion against Rajoy over graft
- What next: Could a no-confidence vote oust Rajoy?
26 May
- Filmmaker, AIDS orphan Carla Simon on Spain's 'lost generation'
- S&P drops debt downgrade warning for Catalonia
27 May
- Spain's Socialists pledge 'elections within months' if vote succeeds
28 May
- IN PICS: Real Madrid fans welcome home Champions League heroes
- Podemos leader wins confidence vote over luxury home
- Fugitive veteran bank robber arrested in Spain
- Spain saves over 500 migrants at sea over weekend
- Fed-up Spanish cities are bursting Airbnb's bubble
- Meet the Muslim princess Zaida, Spanish ancestor of the British royal family
- Spanish parliament to debate Rajoy no-confidence motion this week
- Number of victims of sexual crimes in Spain increased in 2017
- Tunnel linking Europe to Africa still possible thanks to new study
29 May
- Ryanair Spanish routes threatened by summer strike
- What next? Scenarios after Rajoy's no-confidence vote
- Luis Barcenas sent directly to jail after graft sentence
- Brexit: 'UK nationals don't want their European dream to end in a nightmare'
- IN PICS: Picasso's ties to the kitchen explored at Barcelona show
30 May
- Tensions rise on Catalan streets and beaches as divisions over secession deepen
- LATEST: Kremlin critic, Bill Browder, freed after arrest in Spain
- Catalan president forms govt without jailed or exiled ministers
- Working internationally? Share your experiences
- Embattled Spanish PM rules out quitting over graft case
- Ten awesome reasons to visit Spain's Canary Islands
31 May
- Spanish consumer group to sue Facebook over data sharing
- US philosopher Michael Sandel awarded top Spanish prize
- Rajoy battles for political survival during no-confidence debate
- France's Zinédine Zidane quits as Real Madrid manager
- Adios Rajoy: It's all over for Spanish PM