News Archive for February 2019

Here you can find articles published in February 2019. Return to full archive here

01 February
- What's on in Spain: 15 and a half things to do in February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Comodín'
- Jailed Catalan leaders moved to Madrid ahead of Feb 12 trial
- Storm 'Helena' sweeps across Spain bringing high winds, storms and flooding
02 February
- Spain rescues three men from boat loaded with drugs
03 February
- Women enter the select male world of Spanish ham cutters
- 'Roma' wins best Latin American film award at Spain's Goyas
04 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Desagradable'
- Six Spanish Netflix series to keep you entertained during lockdown
- Spain recognises Venezuela opposition leader as acting president
- OPINION: It’s no surprise some Brits in Spain would now accept a soft Brexit
05 February
- VIDEO: 12 unique things about shopping in a Spanish supermarket
- Answer this: Just how bad is the bureaucracy in Spain?
- Spain police smash jihadi recruiting network operating in prisons
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Carcajada'
- Spanish police strike blow to Camorra mafia crime network
- ANALYSIS: Enough of the potty protests, Madrid's trial of Catalan leaders will be a civilised matter
- Mourinho avoids jail but is hit by fine for tax fraud in Spain
06 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Dulce'
- Madrid taxi strike called off... for now
- Spanish councils ordered to remove Franco symbols once and for all
- Becoming Spanish: 'Brexit has made me more than happy to renounce my British passport'
07 February
- Real Madrid take upper-hand in Clasico clash with Barcelona
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Chiste'
- These are the 17 absolute worst things about living in Spain
- Spain's right-wing calls for street protests over PM's concession to Catalan separatists
08 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Festejar'
- Brexit questions? Ask the British Ambassador in Madrid
- Madrid man arrested after dismembered corpse of girlfriend found in freezer
- RECIPE: How to make a hearty Cocido Madrileño
- Madrid says talks with Catalan separatists 'stall'
09 February
- Catalan separatists face long-awaited trial in Madrid
- FOCUS: 'In the end, they are judging all of us'
- One killed and four injured in Barcelona train crash
10 February
- Nearly 50,000 protest protest in Spain against PM's talks with separatists
- Catalan separatists trial to be fought in international media
11 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Aliciente'
- Spain to hire 1,735 public sector workers to cope with Brexit fallout
- OPINION: The Brexit media coverage of British immigrants in Spain reinforces hated stereotypes
- Spanish police detain guerrilla-style graffiti taggers for stopping trains
12 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Entramado'
- Adopt an olive tree: Breathe new life into rural Spain
- Catalan separarists' trial: What you need to know
- Catalan separatists' long-awaited trial begins amid protests
- Franco's family faced with deadline to choose dictator's reburial site
13 February
- 'It became a political rally': Catalonia documentary directors return German award
- Lions and tigers and bears... oh my! Spanish police raid illegal taxidermist
- Spanish word of the day: 'Escabroso'
- Will Pedro Sanchez be forced to call early elections?
14 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Enamorado'
- Netflix row overshadows extraordinary true story of Spain's first lesbian marriage
- Oriol Junqueras refuses to answer prosecutor during Catalan separatists' trial
- Valencia region pledges free healthcare for Brits post-Brexit
- No-deal Brexit: Country by country guide to how the rights of Britons will be affected
- Brexit: Why have British citizens in the EU been left to fight for their own rights?
15 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Nefasto'
- Spanish PM calls snap election after budget defeat
- My Spanish story: Swapping the city for a writing life in the campo
- Explainer: Why Spain is heading for ANOTHER general election
- BBVA accused of racism after freezing bank accounts of hundreds of Chinese clients in Spain
- EU parliament bans Puigdemont conference over 'security fears'
- ANALYSIS: What the snap election could mean for Spain, Catalonia and Brexit
16 February
- Spain gives Franco family 15 days to decide reburial
- Spanish priest killed by jihadis in Burkina Faso
17 February
- 200,000 protest in Barcelona against separatist trial
18 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Tajante'
- Spanish victims of Catholic priests speak out over sex abuse
- Firefighters battle hundreds of blazes set deliberately in northern Spain
- OPINION: How Spain treats Britons over Brexit is in the hands of the UK
19 February
- Gibraltar slams Spanish warship for 'childish behaviour' in its waters
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Conquistar'
- ANALYSIS: Gloves come off as Spain begins two-month-long political fist fight
- Road-tripping in Spain: A whistlestop tour of six cities in six days
- This is what the Spanish are promising Brits if there is a no-deal Brexit
- Feb 26th: Rajoy to take the stand in Catalan separatists' trial
20 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Anochecer'
- Spanish PM to visit France to pay tribute to civil war exiles
- Temperatures set to soar across Spain as spring arrives early
- IN PICS: The Super Snow Moon as seen from Spain
- Everything you need to know about Spain's NIE number
- FOCUS: At Catalan separatist trial, judge Marchena walks tightrope
21 February
- From Mauritania to the Jarama valley: Meet Usman, the alternative organic veg farmer
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Batir'
- Spanish court hands 15-year jail sentence in gang rape case
- Spain's King Felipe speaks out during Catalan separatists' trial
- IN PICS: Separatist activists block roads in Catalonia strike
- Spain row over Gibraltar 'colony' threatens to derail Brits' visa-free travel to EU after Brexit
- Michelin-starred Valencia restaurant closed amid fears diner died from poisonous mushroom
22 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Lección'
- 'I feel like I want to cry': Brexit Q&A provokes raw emotion
- Madrid man arrested after mother’s body parts found stored in ‘tupperware’
23 February
- Spanish court points to food poisoning at Michelin restaurant in woman's death
25 February
- Spanish PM urges resistance to 'winds of xenophobia' facing Europe
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Dadivoso'
- Spain is officially the world’s healthiest country
- OPINION: Remainers must forgive fellow Brits in Spain who fell for the Brexit lie
- No vaccination, no nursery: Galicia plans ban against ant-vax movement
26 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Comensal'
- My pain in Spain: One woman's frustrating battle for electricity in Barcelona
- Answer this: How has living in Spain improved your health?
- EU court cancels state aid ruling against four Spanish football clubs
- VIDEO: Terrifying footage of BA flight's aborted landing in Gibraltar
- Shakira to be questioned over alleged tax fraud in Spain
- Brexit: Britons in Europe pin hopes on UK parliament as MPs to get vote on no-deal
27 February
- Woody Allen returns to beloved Spain for summer filming
- Mariano Rajoy testifies in Catalan separatists' trial
- Vegans on the rise - why Spaniards are turning away from meat
- It's official: Spain has the best beach in Europe
- Spain to pass new law to protect rights of Britons in case of no-deal Brexit
- Boost for Brits in EU as UK government backs key Brexit amendment
28 February
- Spanish Word of the Day: 'Lamentar'
- Will Britons resident in Spain still get healthcare after Brexit?
- How our meeting with Jeremy Corbyn in Madrid led to a victory for Britons across the EU
- Giant inflammable King Felipe sculpture sparks row at Madrid art fair
- Police probe strange incident at Madrid's North Korean embassy
- IN PICS: Carnival Queens compete for Santa Cruz crown
- What happens next in the fight to protect rights of Britons in Europe?
- ANALYSIS: Why the Catalan Republic is a big fat lie