News Archive for October 2018
Here you can find articles published in October 2018. Return to full archive here-
01 October
- Ana Carrasco makes history as first female world moto champion
- Spanish Word of the Day: Empalagoso
- Pro-independence protesters in Catalonia block roads and railway line
- Catalonia: 'To keep friends and family close it's best not to talk politics'
- INTERVIEW: Italian opera star explains his love of Madrid (and why you should go see Faust)
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03 October
- Child among 11 bodies found after boat carrying migrants to Spain capsized
- Police smash jihadist ring operating in 17 jails across Spain
- Spanish Word of the day: 'Fugaz'
- How co-living is shaping the future of work in Spain
- Spanish court confirms 4.5-year jail term for disgraced ex-IMF chief Rato
- Property of the week: Condo in Orihuela Costa
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04 October
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Anteayer'
- My Spanish story: How I found love in Estepona
- Is Carles Puigdemont about to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
- Brexit: Brits in Spain react to Theresa May's speech
- Catalonia appeals to Putin and Trump in bid for foreign mediation
- Toddler dies after father 'forgets' her in locked car and catches train to work
- At last! Spain slashes ‘tampon’ tax
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06 October
- Verdict in Spain's first 'stolen babies' trial due Monday
- Spain rejects re-opening probe into Abidal's liver transplant
- #MeToo in Europe: New laws on consent and catcalling
- Spanish opera star Montserrat Caballé dies aged 85
- Increasingly human-like robots spark fascination and fear at Madrid conference
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10 October
- Death toll in Mallorca floods rises to ten
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Tocayo'
- Mallorca survivor: 'I climbed through car window and swam 500m to safety'
- Renting property in Spain: Know your rights as a tenant
- Morocco navy fires on migrant boat crossing to Spain
- Rafa Nadal offers refuge to those displaced by Mallorca floods
- Rescuers hunt for 4-year-old boy missing in floods as death toll rises to 10
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11 October
- IN PICS: Smashed cars, strewn furniture and inches of mud after Mallorca floods
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Soler'
- Five-year-old among three still missing in deadly Mallorca floods
- Death toll in Mallorca floods rises to 12 with discovery of two more bodies
- Where do all the English speakers live in Spain?
- Family of Spanish skateboard hero collect bravery award from Queen
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18 October
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Resol'
- Spanish narco arrested after cameo in reggaeton music video
- El Raval: Welcome to Barcelona's most dangerous neighbourhood
- More rain due in Spain as temperatures set to plummet
- Property of the week: A grand old Cuenca town house in need of TLC
- Brexit: 'So many questions, but still no answers'
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25 October
- Brazilian goes on trial for grisly murder of family in Spain
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Caliente'
- Most flights between Spain and UK in jeopardy with no-deal Brexit
- Ex-IMF chief Rato 'seeks forgiveness' as he starts jail term in Spain for graft
- Spanish police seize massive cocaine haul in banana cargo
- Spain's Supreme Court orders trial of former Catalan leaders
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26 October
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Derrumbar'
- My Spanish Story: How I got sober in Spain
- How are young Brits in Spain adapting to Brexit?
- FOCUS: Catalan separatists torn asunder a year after independence bid
- OPINION: It's time to ring-fence citizens rights before Brexit
- QUIZ: How well do you know your Spanish idioms?
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31 October
- The eusko: Could French Basque's thriving currency make it to Spain?
- Vatican backs Spain's search for reburial spot for Franco
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Soso'
- Spain has lowest 'delusions of grandeur' in Europe: poll
- Spain wages war on dubious homeopathy meds
- Video: Man spray-paints ‘freedom’ on Spanish dictator’s disputed tomb
- Why (now more than ever) you shouldn’t use your phone while driving in Spain