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Police in Spain’s Barcelona province arrest minor for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child pornography
A MINOR has been arrested in Barcelona province on suspicion of using artificial intelligence to create child pornography. The youngster is thought to have...
Number of schoolboys under investigation for creating deep-fake nudes of classmates rises to 26
THE PUBLIC prosecutor in the province of Badajoz is now investigating as many as 26 schoolboys for their alleged involvement in the creation and...
Police in Spain identify 11 minors suspected of making and sharing deep-fake naked photos of female classmates
POLICE investigators in Extremadura have identified 11 minors who are suspected to be behind the creation and distribution of a number of deep-fake naked...
Artificial intelligence: Mothers in Spain’s Extremadura region denounce faked nude photos of their daughters circulating in schools
AROUND two dozen mothers in the Spanish region of Extremadura have reported a shocking new use of artificial intelligence: to create ultra-realistic naked pictures...
Hidden thoughts: How Old Etonian journalist and author Paul Richardson came to run a farm in Spain’s Extremadura
IT was on a long drive back from Portugal to Denia to catch the ferry to Ibiza that Paul Richardson stumbled across the little...
One dead and six hospitalised after Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Caceres, Extremadura
AN 85-year-old man has died in Caceres from Legionnaires' disease, with six others affected and hospitalised.
As of Tuesday, August 29, four patients are currently...
Stunning ancient mosaic of Medusa uncovered by archaeologists in western Spain
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a Roman mosaic in Extremadura depicting Medusa with tiny wings and locks of hair which is believed to have been used...
Man sought for running over his partner in Antequera arrested in Spain’s Extremadura
A MAN who run over over his partner in Antequera has been arrested in Caceres (Extremadura)
The 26-year-old allegedly hit the victim with a stolen...
Roman baths in fantastic state of preservation found in Spain
ROMAN baths in a great state of preservation have been discovered in Merida (Extremadura).
A group of 20 archeologists, including six Granada University students, have...
Popular Party in Extremadura does complete U-turn and will enter into government with far-right Vox
THE LEADER of the conservative Popular Party in Extremadura, Maria Guardiola, did a complete U-turn on Friday and signed a coalition deal with far-right...
Spain’s June heatwave to last until at least Thursday, with 44ºC temperatures likely
THIS WEEKEND saw Spain officially enter a heatwave, the eighth since the year 2011 to fall within the month of June. The extreme weather...
As general elections approach, conservative Popular Party struggles with uneasy bedfellow Vox
THE LATEST POLLS ahead of the July 23 snap election in Spain suggest that the conservative Popular Party (PP) and far-right Vox party will...
Kings Landing city of Caceres in Spain to host second ‘City of Dragons’ event in 2023
EXTREMADURA'S capital Caceres will host its second 'City of Dragons' event for Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon fans in November.
The city...
Iberian Lynx population continues to rise in rural Spain and Portugal
THE IBERIAN LYNX population is continuing to rise in the wild of the Iberian Peninsula with 1,668 animals reported in 2022 according to the...
Vintage wine thieves in Spain ordered to pay over €750,000 to insurance company
TWO people who stole vintage wines worth €1.6 million from a Michelin-starred Caceres restaurant in October 2021, have been jailed and ordered to pay...
Ten very good reasons to visit Extremadura on your 2023 trip to Spain
WHEN it comes to tourism, Extremadura is off the beaten track.
Few of the 80 million foreign visitors who visited Spain annually in pre-Covid times...
FIREBUG: Man arrested accused of causing 19 forest fires in Spain’s Caceres
A MAN has been arrested accused of setting 19 forest fires in Spain’s Caceres over a period of two years.
One of the blazes burned...
Bad weather from Storm Efrain kills one in Spain’s Salamanca province, sweeps away road in Extremadura
TORRENTIAL rain in Spain’s Extremadura region from Storm Efrain caused chaos on Tuesday, sweeping away part of a road in Caceres province due to...
All roads lead to Rome in Merida, one of Spain’s best kept travel secrets
THE city of Merida boasts the best-preserved Roman ruins outside Italy, and without the crowds.
Founded in 25BC, Augusta Emerita as the city was then...
Man accused of stealing €1.6m worth of wine from restaurant in Spain appears in court over whisky theft
A man accused of stealing 45 bottles of wine with a value of €1.6 million made an appearance on Tuesday in a Madrid court...
Police in Spain find masses of marijuana hidden inside bags of lettuce on lorry
Police have taken down a major criminal organisation in Spain, and one part of the operation left officers shocked.
Police have seized 296 kilograms of...
WATCH: Drought reveals Spain’s own Stonehenge hidden below water level in Extremadura reservoir
A SOUTHERN European severe summer drought has allowed the Spanish Stonehenge to reappear from a dried up reservoir in the western province of Caceres.
The...
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...
Spain signs big green energy deal including new electric car battery factory
Spain has signed a major agreement with Chinese green energy company Envision Group to set up four projects.
They include an electric car battery plant,...
Vintage wine thieves behind €1.6 million restaurant robbery in Spain are caught at Croatia border
TWO people behind an audacious vintage wine robbery last October at a Caceres restaurant in Extremadura, have been arrested trying to cross into Croatia...
Endesa commences new renewable energy project in Spain
SPAIN'S largest utility company, Endesa, is to build 27 renewable projects across Spain.
They will have a capacity of 1,130 megawatts and employ 4,200 people.
The...
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“This has to stop” – mother delivers petition to Congress with 63,000 signatures demanding total ban of mobile phones...
TWO TEACHERS on Thursday delivered a petition with 63,000 signatures to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in a bid to encourage a total ban on...
