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Spain WILL compete at Rio Olympics despite Madrid doping lab suspension

Spain’s participation in Brazil was thrown into doubt after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended the Madrid headquarters for failing to meet international standards

7 Jun, 2016 @ 10:48

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Sport

Spain’s Olympic team robbed at gun point in Rio

The attack will add to concerns over safety at the upcoming games

23 May, 2016 @ 12:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Spain’s Miguel Jimenez rules himself out of Rio Olympics

Spain’s Miguel Jimenez rules out Rio

16 May, 2016 @ 09:48

Lead·Sport

Spain sees Europe’s first case of Zika-related birth defects

A pregnant Catalonian woman was infected with Zika and dengue

6 May, 2016 @ 10:09

Health·Lead·National News

Spanish Olympic gold medalist contracts Zika in Brazil, throws Rio 2016 into doubt

There are now a total of 32 confirmed Zika cases in Spain, three of which are pregnant

1 Mar, 2016 @ 15:28

Health·Lead·National News·Sport

Pregnant woman tests positive for Zika virus in Spain

Europe's first case confirmed in Catalunya as six more people infected in Spain

5 Feb, 2016 @ 09:59

Featured·Health·National News

Spain-Brazil flight grounded after bomb threat

The Brazilian airliner, heading from Madrid to Sao Paulo, was turned around after an hour and a half in the air

15 Dec, 2015 @ 10:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Tax crackdown in Spain

Spain ramps up efforts to reclaim billions of euros lost in unpaid taxes

30 Oct, 2015 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·National News

Neymar hit with backhander allegations in transfer to Barcelona

Prosecutors representing Neymar’s former club Santos claim the striker, his father and Barcelona officials took backhanders from his transfer fee

17 Jun, 2015 @ 16:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

‘Revolutionary’ Andalucia chef Diego Gallegos presents his restaurant Sollo in Fuengirola

Jon Clarke is blown away by the exciting new restaurant of Fuengirola’s top chef Diego Gallegos

6 May, 2015 @ 11:00

Food & Drink

Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar both celebrate their birthdays today!

The Brazilian striker has scored more than double the number of goals in his professional career than Ronaldo had done at the age of 23

5 Feb, 2015 @ 15:40

Sport

Millionaire with strong Gibraltar links at the centre of a £70 million criminal investigation

Investors lose a combined £70 million to a Brazilian housing scheme set up by a self-made millionaire who grew up on the Rock

15 Jan, 2015 @ 15:17

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Kinahan’s Costa del Sol drug empire under threat

The Kinahan clan have been dealt a series of blows in the last few months as Spanish police begin to move in

9 Jan, 2015 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Chicken to blame for Spain’s growing environmental footprint

Spain falls two places in world sustainability rankings

11 Oct, 2014 @ 11:00

Spain appoint first ever female Davis Cup captain

Gala Leon Garcia becomes just the fifth female captain in the tennis tournament’s 114-year history, but Rafael Nadal's coach has criticised the decision

23 Sep, 2014 @ 10:42

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