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Scotland’s biggest rock band add one extra date to rearranged European tour, and it’s here in Spain

Simon Wade - 16 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

TEXAS, arguably Scotland’s biggest and most endearing rock band have added an extra concert date in Spain for their rearranged 2021 tour. Albacete's Palacio de...

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Police call out ‘barbaric’ traps on cycle path in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 10 May, 2020 @ 13:10

TWISTED pranksters have been laying dangerous traps for cyclists in Albacete. Several routes have been dotted with nails protruding from the earth while barbed wire...

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WATCH: Heartbreaking moment injured elephants roam Southern Spain motorway after truck overturns, one killed

Elisa Menendez - 3 Apr, 2018 @ 11:04

Shocking videos show emergency services lifting an injured elephant with a crane after the circus truck overturned on the motorway

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Dog rescue centre in Spain in peril after British expat owner dies suddenly from brain aneurysm

Laurence Dollimore - 9 Feb, 2018 @ 12:08

DOZENS of dogs are in danger after their British expat owner died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. Hope for Podenos, in Albacete, urgently needs €120,000...

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WATCH: Escaped bull in Spain smashes and flings motorbike into the air with its horns

Laurence Dollimore - 24 Jun, 2017 @ 15:13

Locals cowered in their homes in fear as the bull ran around the streets

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MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa and footballer Gabriel Milito owe Spanish tax man millions

Rob Horgan - 3 Jan, 2016 @ 13:20

Football clubs Racing Santander, Recreativo de Huelva, Jerez, Murcia, Albacete and Alicante are also named for owing the tax man more than €1 million

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Around 300 flamingos killed by enormous hailstones in Albacete storm

Tom Powell - 8 Sep, 2015 @ 11:40

Many injured flamingos were also rescued from the Albacete bird reserve

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Little-known Spanish wine voted world’s second favourite by popular wine app

Iona Napier - 4 Sep, 2015 @ 11:22

The world’s second favourite wine is little-known Valencian vintage

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UPDATE: Death toll from fighter jet crash in Spain rises to 11

Imogen Calderwood - 27 Jan, 2015 @ 12:10

THE death toll from the crash of a Greek fighter jet in central Spain has risen to 11. One of the French airmen who...

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UPDATE: Ten dead in plane crash in Castilla la Mancha

Rob Horgan - 26 Jan, 2015 @ 17:54

A Greek F16 fighter jet crashed at the Albacete airbase

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A Guardia Civil officer dies at La Vuelta a Espana

Rob Horgan - 9 Sep, 2014 @ 11:27

Officials are investigating the death of a Guardia Civil officer who died whilst on patrol at the Vuelta a Espana

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Spain football idol Andres Iniesta is no saint after all

Rund Abdelfatah - 11 Jul, 2012 @ 19:00

Iniesta never intended to donate €300,000 Euro 2012 fee to fire victims

End of the line for high speed Toledo – Albacete ‘ghost train’

James Bryce - 17 Jul, 2011 @ 11:00

Route carrying just nine passengers cost 18,000 euros a day to operate

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Costa Blanca and Valencia area COVID-19 case figures stay under control compared to other parts of Spain

Costa Blanca and Valencia area COVID-19 case figures stay under control compared to other parts of Spain

Alex Trelinski - 19 Apr, 2021 @ 19:42

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19 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

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Spain launches brand new submarine in Murcia this week under watchful eye of King Felipe

19 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca businessman is conned out of €153,000 by a bogus African diplomat in Spain

Costa Blanca businessman is conned out of €153,000 by a bogus African diplomat in Spain

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FAT FIGHTERS: EU enforces limit on artificial trans fats in food products

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Bars and restaurants on the Costa Blanca will ask for extended hours similar to other regions of Spain

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19 Apr, 2021 @ 16:35

Selfish Grandson Steals €2,500 By Using Bank Card Belonging To His 99 Year Old Granny On Spain's Costa Blanca

Greedy grandson steals €2,500 from his 99-year-old granny by using her bank card on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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British billionaire brothers expand real estate portfolio in Spain’s Balearic Islands

19 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Spain's La Liga president Javier Tebas slams Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid for forming new European Super League

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19 Apr, 2021 @ 15:25

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