Tag: Badajoz
Thieves fake ID cards unmask home jewellery robberies in Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Torrevieja for stealing jewellery from homes in Cartagena, Elche and Petrer as well as much further afield in...
Eight arrested in Spain for selling fake driving licenses online
THE Guardia Civil have arrested eight people in Badajoz for allegedly selling fake driving licences to customers online throughout Spain.
This organisation sold the fakes...
Fake Iberian hams with €1 million retail price are seized during meat firm raids in Spain
THOUSANDS of falsely-labelled Iberian ham shoulders have been seized in a probe over a €1 million food fraud.
Seven meat firms are been investigated by...
IN PICS: Spaniard converts bargain bus into travelling hotel for family holidays
A 41-year-old man from Badajoz in Extremadura has become a social media star in Spain after he revealed plans to convert a 1998...
Judge in Spain holds eight accountable for catalogue of errors that led to 2012 horror air crash
A JUDGE has summoned eight air force personnel to answer for the catalogue of errors that led to the death of a veteran instructor...
Two men posing as priests in Spain’s Extremadura use coronavirus as an excuse to scam elderly people
TWO people in Extremadura who are posing as priests have tried to scam elderly people, using coronavirus as the excuse.
Malaga man, 32, drops dead on padel tennis court during tournament
The unnamed man became dizzy on court and fell to the ground as other players rushed to aid him
WATCH: An escaped Hippopotamus roaming the streets of Spain
THIS is the moment a hippopotamus stopped traffic in Spain after escaping from a circus.
Spotted wondering the streets of La Garrovilla, in Badajoz province, the...
Police in Spain test new hidden speed cameras in Andalucia
SPANISH police have tested tiny new speed radars that cannot be seen by drivers.
The new devices, which are placed behind metal barriers, have been...
New oldest man in world from southern Spain thanks ‘good genes and good wine’
A 112-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has become the oldest man in the world.
Francisco Núñez Olivera, born in December 1904, claims the title after Pole Yisrael Kristal...
Investigation launched after man killed by heatwave in Sevilla while another in critical condition
SPAIN'S largest union UGT has launched an investigation after a worker was killed by the recent heatwave in Sevilla.
The 54-year-old died of suspected heatstroke...
Spain set for first heatwave of the year as temperatures soar into the forties
Thirteen provinces are at high risk
Arab Sheikh and football billionaire purchases charming Spanish bolthole
The estate is larger than 8,000 football pitches
Woody Allen paid €100,000 by Extremadura Junta for New Year’s bash
Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band received performed on December 30, 2014 in Badajoz
Hottest ever May on record for Spain with temperatures hitting 42.9 degrees centigrade
Three recent deaths in Spain have been put down to soaring temperatures
Iberian lynx cubs born outside Andalucia for first time in decades
The births of two Iberian lynx cubs in Badajoz is being hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ moment
Portugal demands overdue toll payment from 300,000 drivers, most from Huelva and Galicia
The estimated overdue electronic toll fees stand at €80 million for toll roads which have been contested ever since they were set up
Spanish bus crash kills five children
The bus was taking a youth football team home after a match
Town Halls in Spain destroy plant used in killer homemade drug
Two people have died and another two have been hospitalized after eating the Stramonium plant
Puppy torture man arrested
Badajoz man faces jail for torturing animals and putting footage online
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Secrets from the deep: As reservoirs dry up across Spain, long lost ancient sites are revealed
ACROSS Spain archaeological treasures are emerging from the deep as a prolonged drought causes reservoir levels to drop to their lowest in decades.
The severe...
