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SPAIN BLAST: Two workers fighting for their lives after suffering serious burns while another employee missing from Tarragona petrochemical plant

TWO workers are fighting for their lives after suffering serious burns to their bodies when a petrochemical plant exploded in Tarragona earlier this evening. Another

14 Jan, 2020 @ 21:10

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SPAIN EXPLOSION: One killed in Tarragona petrochemical blast as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez monitors situation and more information is revealed

ONE worker has been killed and at least another six injured following an explosion at a petrochemical plant in Tarragona. Dozens of firefighters are tackling

14 Jan, 2020 @ 20:29

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IN VIDEOS: Huge explosion at petrochemical plant in Spain with ‘several severely injured’ as police tell residents to lock windows and doors

Columna de humo de una #explosion en la petroquímica de #tarragona. Ha retumbado hasta mi habitación pic.twitter.com/cwEtN2sKkm — LeSmile (@LeSmileLOL) January 14, 2020 A HUGE

14 Jan, 2020 @ 19:25

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Spain unveils new electric car charging points at Carrefour and McDonald’s

Alongside Malaga, Madrid, Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha also have points in various retail areas across the city

14 Jan, 2020 @ 17:11

Environment·National News

'Spain WILL NOT be on UK 'Green' travel list before the end of July' says UK ambassador on a visit to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca

British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott issues Brexit warning to expats as UK prepares to leave EU in just 17 days

“You have time and there are plenty of appointments in most provinces, but do make it a New Year's Resolution to get it done as

14 Jan, 2020 @ 16:41

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LISTEN: Man in Spain wakes up in bar toilet in a hungover panic before pulling himself a beer and calling Guardia Civil to ‘get him out of here’

THIS is the moment a reveller in Spain phoned police after waking up to find himself in the toilet of a bar with no recollection

14 Jan, 2020 @ 12:17

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Spanish Government cracks down on social media influencers recommending prescription drugs

A pharmacist, first noticed the problem when a certain brand of prescription facial wipe was suddenly selling out, only to find it was being recommended

14 Jan, 2020 @ 11:34

Health·National News

British airline Flybe on brink of collapse as it enters talks with UK government just months after Thomas Cook was refused bailout

EMBATTLED British airline Flybe has entered talks with the UK government in a bid to secure a rescue deal. The carrier, which connects many UK

13 Jan, 2020 @ 23:28

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OPINION: As the Queen ‘supports’ Harry and Meghan, it’s clear that the Megxit crisis began in Spain

With backing from the British Monarch, surely we have to support them as well

13 Jan, 2020 @ 19:43

Lead·National News·Opinion

Spain’s Nadal and Serbia’s Djokovic announce €450,000 cash donation to Australian bushfires relief after ATP Cup team final

“To see the damage to wildlife and nature has been devastating”

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:01

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Record 133 airport workers hauled before judges 10 years after their strike which led to eight Spanish airports closing and 300,000 stranded

They are charged with ‘the crime of abandoning public service’ and causing the financial damages of the passengers that were involved

10 Jan, 2020 @ 17:42

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

UK ‘failing children’ as numerous paedophiles allowed to travel to Spain and other countries to commit sexual abuse, new report finds

The disclosure and barring service is ‘confusing, inconsistent and in need of reform’

9 Jan, 2020 @ 15:33

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: Man ‘possessed by the devil’ drives car into CHURCH in Spain

THIS is the moment a Spanish man rammed through the doors of a church in his car in Spain while claiming he was possessed by

9 Jan, 2020 @ 09:00

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Spain’s population reaches record levels due to immigration

THE Spanish population has reached an all-time high at 47.1 million during the first half of 2019.

9 Jan, 2020 @ 08:00

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Migrant mum gives birth on boat to Spain but baby dies before they make it ashore

A BABY has died after being born on a small boat carrying migrants to Spain.

8 Jan, 2020 @ 19:05

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Spain withdraws troops from Baghdad after Iranian missiles strike Iraqi bases housing US soldiers

SPANISH soldiers have been withdrawn from Iraq amid mounting tensions between the US and Iran.

8 Jan, 2020 @ 16:42

Lead·National News·Politics

FINALLY! The nearly man becomes the Main Man, as Pedro Sanchez forms a government in Spain after a turbulent two-year wait

'He has the qualities of a true statesman,' insists celebrated expat author Ian Gibson

8 Jan, 2020 @ 11:50

Lead·National News·Politics

WATCH: Onlookers horrified as toddler in Spain walks along tower block ledge while ‘mother in shower’

Using her hand for support, she reaches a balcony before she doubles back and climbs through the window

7 Jan, 2020 @ 19:00

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BREAKING: Spain FINALLY has government after Pedro Sanchez wins vote of confidence

PEDRO Sanchez will officially become Spain’s prime minister after winning a second vote of confidence. Known as a votacion de investidura, it was the second

7 Jan, 2020 @ 14:33

Lead·National News·Politics

Spanish Government tightens restrictions on Yemeni refugees entering Spain, amid civil war that has killed 100,000 people

The Yemeni Civil War which has been ongoing since 2015 has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people

7 Jan, 2020 @ 11:53

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US beefs up military presence in tiny towns in Spain’s Andalucia after Trump’s drone killing of Iran General Soleimani

Dozens of large cargo aircraft have arrived in the largest deployment since the 2003 Gulf War

6 Jan, 2020 @ 16:23

Cadiz·Lead·National News·Sevilla

Pregnant Spanish influencer in holocaust row after posing for Instagram snap captioned #babyintheoven at memorial to murdered jews

The caption is a reference to her second pregnancy – a girl – with husband Javier Ungria, which she announced in November

5 Jan, 2020 @ 14:16

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Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez FINALLY to form left-wing coalition PSOE-Podemos government after agreement with Catalan separatists

The move marks a breakthrough as the November 10 elections were dominated by the future of Catalunya

4 Jan, 2020 @ 16:43

Lead·National News·Politics

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: These are the 12 national holidays in Spain and Andalucia in 2020

In Andalucia eight holidays fall on either a Friday or Monday

4 Jan, 2020 @ 11:53

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Spain employed almost 400,000 more people in 2019, but recorded worst increase for six years

Signs of exhaustion have been reported and a similarly weak decrease has also been registered in unemployment levels

4 Jan, 2020 @ 11:05

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Couple arrested for trying to smuggle Palestinian boy into Spain inside shopping cart

A MOROCCAN couple have been arrested for trying to smuggle a Palestinian boy into Spain inside a shopping cart. The unnamed woman, 38, and man,

2 Jan, 2020 @ 20:08

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SPAIN BLAST: Two workers fighting for their lives after suffering serious burns while another employee missing from Tarragona petrochemical plant

SPAIN EXPLOSION: One killed in Tarragona petrochemical blast as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez monitors situation and more information is revealed

IN VIDEOS: Huge explosion at petrochemical plant in Spain with ‘several severely injured’ as police tell residents to lock windows and doors

Spain unveils new electric car charging points at Carrefour and McDonald’s

British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott issues Brexit warning to expats as UK prepares to leave EU in just 17 days

LISTEN: Man in Spain wakes up in bar toilet in a hungover panic before pulling himself a beer and calling Guardia Civil to ‘get him out of here’

British airline Flybe on brink of collapse as it enters talks with UK government just months after Thomas Cook was refused bailout

OPINION: As the Queen ‘supports’ Harry and Meghan, it’s clear that the Megxit crisis began in Spain

Spain’s Nadal and Serbia’s Djokovic announce €450,000 cash donation to Australian bushfires relief after ATP Cup team final

Record 133 airport workers hauled before judges 10 years after their strike which led to eight Spanish airports closing and 300,000 stranded

UK ‘failing children’ as numerous paedophiles allowed to travel to Spain and other countries to commit sexual abuse, new report finds

WATCH: Man ‘possessed by the devil’ drives car into CHURCH in Spain

Spain’s population reaches record levels due to immigration

Migrant mum gives birth on boat to Spain but baby dies before they make it ashore

Spain withdraws troops from Baghdad after Iranian missiles strike Iraqi bases housing US soldiers

FINALLY! The nearly man becomes the Main Man, as Pedro Sanchez forms a government in Spain after a turbulent two-year wait

WATCH: Onlookers horrified as toddler in Spain walks along tower block ledge while ‘mother in shower’

BREAKING: Spain FINALLY has government after Pedro Sanchez wins vote of confidence

Spanish Government tightens restrictions on Yemeni refugees entering Spain, amid civil war that has killed 100,000 people

US beefs up military presence in tiny towns in Spain’s Andalucia after Trump’s drone killing of Iran General Soleimani

Pregnant Spanish influencer in holocaust row after posing for Instagram snap captioned #babyintheoven at memorial to murdered jews

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez FINALLY to form left-wing coalition PSOE-Podemos government after agreement with Catalan separatists

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: These are the 12 national holidays in Spain and Andalucia in 2020

Spain employed almost 400,000 more people in 2019, but recorded worst increase for six years

Couple arrested for trying to smuggle Palestinian boy into Spain inside shopping cart

Spain blames trafficking gangs for driving thousands to storm the Ceuta border – but admits border fences were left unguarded

Hollywood celebrity bonanza in Mallorca as Cortney Cox holidays with Jennifer Aniston and Pedro Pascal in ‘Billionaire’s Bay’

Fourth body pulled from the sea off the Costa del Sol – as Ceuta border crisis sees dozens drown

The Spanish village that looks like Havana – but sits in the mountains of Asturias

UPDATE: Morocco ‘cooperating’ with Spain to return tens of thousands of migrants who have stormed into Ceuta

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