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Man, 86, battered hospital room-mate, 80, to death with mobile phone in central Spain

AN octogenarian has been charged with battering a man, 80, to death with a mobile phone in a shared hospital room. The 86-year-old aggressor has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in

12 May, 2022 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Far-right Vox party to get first taste of regional government power in Spain

Far-right Vox party gets first taste of regional government power in Spain

THE far-right Vox party has achieved its first foothold in running a regional government in Spain after it secured a coalition deal on Thursday with the Partido Popular(PP) in Castilla y Leon.

10 Mar, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Galicia's Alberto Nuñez Feijoo Wants To Become Leader Of Spain's Partido Popular

Galicia’s Alberto Nuñez Feijoo announces Partido Popular leadership bid in Spain

GALICIA president, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has officially put himself forward as the next leader of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular. The Galician leader has been the only name in the frame to replace

2 Mar, 2022 @ 14:23

Lead·National News·Politics

Police Arrest Hit And Run Driver Who Fled Andalucia's Sevilla To End Up On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police arrest hit-and-run driver who fled Andalucia’s Sevilla to hide on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A serial criminal has been arrested at Alicante bus station following a serious hit-and-run incident in Sevilla. The driver, 28, knocked over a moped rider who required emergency surgery. A Sevilla taxi

1 Mar, 2022 @ 17:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla·Torrevieja

Pedro Sanchez claims 'more than 500 people' died during latest heatwave in Spain

Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y Leon

FAR-RIGHT party Vox won 13 seats in yesterday’s Castilla y Leon regional elections which will make it kingmaker in a Partido Popular-led coalition. The PSOE socialists of Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, lost

14 Feb, 2022 @ 13:06

Lead·National News·Politics

Winter warning after mother and two children die from carbon monoxide poisoning in Spain

THREE members of the same family have tragically died from suspected gas poisoning while they were asleep in their home in Castilla y Leon. The family were found dead in their home

31 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

IN PICS: Is this the tackiest hotel in Spain?

There are awards for the best boutique hotel, the most luxurious and the most elegantly designed, but if there was a gong for the most tackiest then the Hotel Convento in Spain’s

5 Aug, 2021 @ 15:33

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Film fans: How Spain’s Castilla y Leon became the location for some of the greatest movies ever

FILM buffs should head to Castilla y Leon this summer for a series of talks about how the region became the chosen location for some of the greatest films of all time.

12 Jun, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Other News·Silver Screen Spain (on the road with Thelma)

Strict measures implemented in Castilla y Leon to last until May as region struggles to curb 3rd wave

CASTILLA Y LEON has announced the extension of perimeter closure for the duration of the state of alarm. The third wave of coronavirus sweeping through Spain is relentless and, as it advances,

8 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

Two hunters convicted of shooting protected wolf in Spain in landmark case

TWO hunters have been convicted for the shooting of an Iberian wolf back in 2015. The shooting took place on November 29 in the town of Tornadizos in the province of Avila,

12 Jun, 2020 @ 18:28

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Madrid

Spanish police arrest an 83-year-old man in his home after he opened fire on the officers

AN 83-year-old man has been arrested after shooting at the police in Castilla y León.

4 May, 2020 @ 18:10

Crime & Law·Lead

Man in his 90s in Spain argues he should be allowed to break lockdown rules as he’s the only inhabitant left in his hamlet

A MAN in his 90s has argued he should be allowed to break lockdown rules because he’s the only inhabitant in a small hamlet in Castilla y León.

16 Apr, 2020 @ 17:45

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A Mayor in Spain’s Castilla y Leon caught breaking lockdown to go ring church bells on Good Friday

A MAYOR from a town in Castilla y León has been caught breaking lockdown to go ring the church bells.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 16:52

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Man in Spain’s Castilla y Leon arrested for allegedly killing his wife after she fell from their third floor flat

A MAN has been arrested in Castilla y León, for allegedly killing his wife after he pushed her to her death from their third floor flat.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Police Nacional ramp up Christmas patrols

Man sentenced to four months in prison in Spain’s Castilla y Leon for breaching lockdown four times after caught breaking and entering

A MAN has been sentenced to four months in prison for skipping quarantine in Castilla y Leon.

3 Apr, 2020 @ 15:13

Crime & Law·Lead

You NEED to try this Torrezno, voted the best in SPAIN

THE best torrezno in Spain has been announced.

10 Mar, 2020 @ 11:32

Food & Drink·Lead

REVEALED: Over half Spain’s 66 most dangerous bridges in Andalucia government says

OVER half of Spain’s 66 bridges with ‘serious safety problems’ are in Andalucia, government data has revealed. The 66 bridges represent 0.29% of the 23,000 structures managed by the state, including underpasses, overpasses

10 Dec, 2018 @ 15:03

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: One-eyed matador in Spain scalped during brutal bullfight (WARNING: Distressing footage)

Despite the gruesome attack the matador is set to to perform one last bullfight

10 Jul, 2018 @ 12:19

Lead·National News

Spanish Guadalajara residents blast media for false Corona beer story

The BBC and Independent, among others, reported that Antonio Fernandez, the billionaire founder of Mexico’s Corona beer, had left €2 million to everyone in his hometown of Guadalajara, in Castilla y Leon,

9 Dec, 2016 @ 19:34

Business & Finance·National News·Other News

Latest Spanish botched job on 17th century statue

An amateur artist from Castilla y León has ‘restored’ a 17th century statue

14 Aug, 2016 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead

Priests bemoan stork families living in Spanish churches

Church bosses have appealed to the government to bend environmental laws

4 Mar, 2016 @ 14:00

Lead·Nature

Ex-PP politician authorizing wind farms received €535,721 from Switzerland

Rafael Delgado Nunez received €535,721 from Switzerland according to Spanish tax office Hacienda

22 Apr, 2015 @ 12:22

Environment·Lead

Manhunt launched for poachers who decapitated more than 100 deer in Spain

The poachers left the dismembered bodies scattered across the countryside

26 Feb, 2015 @ 15:42

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

ITV prices vary by more than double across Spain

Castilla y Leon is the most expensive

11 Sep, 2014 @ 08:30

Hollywood meets Spain’s power brokers at Vera Sicilia winery

The star-studded event was held in celebration of the winery's 150'th anniversary

26 Jul, 2014 @ 15:21

Entertainment·Food & Drink

What’s in a name?

The map of Spain is a tour of the country’s turbulent, colourful and ever-changing history, displayed in the names of its towns and villages, writes Imogen Calderwood

14 Jun, 2014 @ 10:00

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