Tag: cantabria
School bullies ordered by court to pay €4,000 to boy who suffered appalling campaign of verbal abuse and physical...
A SYSTEMATIC bullying campaign against a Santander schoolboy has resulted in a court awarding him €4,000 in compensation.
Four children and their parents have been...
PICTURED: Mother, 48, who was ‘killed by the teenage sons she adopted from Russia’ – as youngest suspect, 13,...
THE identity of the mother allegedly murdered by her teenage sons in northern Spain has been revealed.
Silvia Lopez, 48, was found with stab wounds...
Two children are arrested after their MOTHER is found dead and gagged in a car in Spain – but...
TWO teenagers have been arrested in Spain after the body of their mother was found inside a car.
The parent's corpse was discovered with...
This ‘crowds-free’ resort in northern Spain with Gaudi buildings, pristine beaches and pre-historic caves is a must visit in...
THE north of Spain is seeing a surge in interest from British and other European tourists who have grown tired of the typical holiday...
Revealed: The 5 towns in Spain added to the ‘most beautiful pueblos’ list for 2024
FIVE Spanish towns have won a place in the 2024 list of Spain’s prettiest pueblos.
Some 19 towns were put forward to gain the prestigious...
British motorcyclist, 57, dies after veering off a highway in Spain
A BRITISH motorcyclist has died after veering off a motorway in northern Spain.
The unnamed 57-year-old was driving in the Alto de la Matanela...
SNOWFALL: Boat with British flag carrying 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million intercepted in northern Spain
A BOAT waving a British flag that was transporting 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million has been intercepted in northern Spain.
The white sailing...
Spain’s Civil Guard arrests more than 100 people on suspicion of €1m SMS bank fraud scam
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MORE than 100 people have been arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard on suspicion of defrauding as...
Hundreds of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War lead to close several beaches in Spain
HUNDREDS of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have led to a number of beaches in northern Spain to be closed for swimmers.
Basque Country and...
Two trafficked caracal wild cats rescued in northern Spain
TWO trafficked caracal wild cats have been rescued in northern Spain and have been given a new home
The two caracals, a protected species under...
Group of kids find dead body while playing in Cantabria
A MAN’S corpse has been found by a group of children that were playing in Santoña (Cantabria).
They spotted the body in a waste ground...
Two fishermen die and one missing after boat sinks off coast of Spain’s Cantabria
TWO FISHERMEN died and one is missing after their boat sank off the coast of Cantabria on Monday morning.
The two deceased men came from...
Rail bosses sacked after new train fleet was too tall for tunnels in northern Spain
TWO people who ordered 31 new trains for the Asturias to Cantabria commuter rail line have been sacked after the rolling stock were too...
EXCLUSIVE: Brits taking on Santander Bank 13 YEARS after their dream house in Spain’s Valencia was ‘illegally’ repossessed
A BRITISH couple are going to court over the 2009 repossession of their dream home in Spain.
Tina and Steve Poole are fighting Santander Bank...
Woman in Spain who was given her neighbour’s severed head in a box testifies in court
A KEY witness in a murder trial told a court in Cantabria this week how she had discovered the rotting head of the victim,...
Travel: Exploring Spain’s buried treasures – cool caves
WHEN Spain’s peak summer temperatures start nudging 40 in parts of the country, visiting a cool, dark, damp cave sounds pretty good. The fact...
Alcampo supermarket chain buys 235 stores and warehouse from struggling DIA in Spain
FRENCH retailer Auchan says its Spanish subsidiary Alcampo will buy 235 supermarkets and a warehouse from the struggling DIA group
Subject to clearances from competition...
Property of the week: Historic palace in northern Spain, which played host to royalty and inspired literature
AN historic palace built in the 19th Centuty by a Spanish adventurer who made his fortune in the colonies has gone on sale in...
Dry January raises drought fears in not-so rainy Spain as reservoir capacity goes down to 44%
THE second-driest January of the 21st century has sparked fresh fears of a drought in Spain.
The government conceded this Tuesday that it was monitoring...
Death of legendary footballer, Paco Gento of Real Madrid and Spain, at 88
REAL Madrid and Spanish footballing great, Paco Gento, has died aged 88.
The winger was part of the record-breaking Madrid side of the mid-fifties that...
Pyromaniac firefighter used petrol to start a forest blaze in Spain’s Cantabria region
A volunteer firefighter has been jailed for three and half years for starting a forest fire in Cantabria in 2019.
Luis Trueba was also fined...
Warnings of SIX METRE waves as Andalucia, Mallorca and northern Spain placed on orange and yellow weather alerts
SEVERAL regions across north and eastern Spain have been placed on alert for strong winds and rough seas.
It comes as Storm Amelie has been...
Expert says southern Spain and Balearics at ‘great risk’ of tsunamis but authorities ‘are not prepared’
Southern Spain and the eastern Mediterranean (the Balearics), have frequent seismic activity which make them prone to suffer tsunamis
IN PICS: Spain’s five major landscapes and how their gardens grow
SPAIN is a rainbow nation of biodiversity offering Med sunshine and snow, desert and rain belt, lush river valleys and soaring mountain peaks all...
PANE-FUL TO WATCH: Photos of ‘crazy’ woman cleaning windows in Spain go viral
The shocking images show the resident climbing out and around the windows of her apartment
Ireland’s first EVER direct ferry to Spain sets sail this week
The first trip will depart on Sunday May 6, which will mark the first link between the two countries