Tag: galicia
Doctor called in to help podgy population lose weight in a Spanish town
A SPANISH town is full of so many fat people that a doctor has been drafted in to help them shed the weight.
Naron...
Romanian pimp brothers in Spain ‘cut off prostitute’s arm with samurai sword’ and ‘put metal balls in penises to...
A COURT has heard how Romanian brothers in Spain allegedly cut off one of their prostitute's arms and forced them to eat money.
The Sandulache...
Driver in Spain tests positive for ‘every drug possible’, but is still allowed to drive
A DRIVER has tested positive for 'every possible kind of drug' after being pulled over by police.
The reckless 42-year-old had cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, methamphetamines...
British insurance company to pay part of €1.8 billion in damages to Spain government for disastrous 2002 oil spill
A SPANISH court has ordered a British insurance firm to cough up part of €1.8 billion in damages to the Spanish government.
The A Coruña...
SAVAGED: 82-year-old woman loses BOTH LEGS and SCALP in vicious attack by local’s bulldogs in Spain, chances of survival...
AN 82-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being viciously attacked by two dogs as she walked home from church in Spain.
The emergency...
ARSON TERROR: At least 39 dead in Spain and Portugal fires as suspects arrested
AT least 39 people have died in forest fires tearing through Portugal and Spain.
Authorities said they were still battling 60 blazes in Portugal and another 50...
‘TERRORIST FIRES’: Dozens dead as fires started by twisted arsonists rip through Portugal and Spain, one-month old baby missing
AT least 34 people have died due to the devastating forest fires in Portugal and Spain.
Several people are still missing in Portugal, including a...
Nine dead and dozens injured in Portugal and Spain wildfires, two burned to death trapped in car
AT least nine people have died following the outbreak of wildfires in Portugal and Spain over the weekend.
Hundreds of fires, which were made deliberately...
BREAKING: Two dead, 500 military deployed after sick arsonists DELIBERATELY start more than 100 fires in Galicia
AT least two are dead following the outbreak of an estimated 146 fires in Galicia.
Some 500 military personnel have been rushed to scenes in...
Zara owner Inditex’s record-breaking year rakes in more than €23 billion
Owner Amancio Ortega raked in more than €1 billion
Spanish teacher among those killed in London terrorist attack
She was walking across Westminster bridge after a day's work
Repentant Spanish priest apologises after dressing as Hugh Hefner and simulating ‘erotic acts’ during carnival
He has been ordered to attend a spiritual retreat to reflect on the incident
A gruesome legacy: The history of shooting in Spain
Graphic content warning: Following the shocking massacre of a landowner's dogs by alleged hunters upset over a hunting ban, we trace the Spanish roots of the gruesome sport
EU condemns Spain for violating human rights in a planning dispute
The European Court of Human Rights judged that Spanish courts denied apartment owners in Galicia the right to defend their interests by not informing them of legal proceedings to revoke planning permission for the building
Spanish police arrest four suspected ISIS terrorists linked with Paris attacks
The men are believed to be Algerian and Moroccan nationals with links to ISIS
Harry Potter fan vandalises 2,000-year-old dolmen in Spain
Police hunt Potter-inspired graffitist for defacing historic dolmen
Non-smoker in Spain to sue hospital authorities after pre-op photo of him used on cigarette packets
He said that many of his neighbours had recognised him on the packets
12th century Galician castle denied permission to be used as a Parador
Parador inside medieval castle closed down after 18 months of protests
Man dies as fierce storms wreak havoc across Spain
He reportedly ignored a cordon and drove into an 'at risk' area
UPDATE: Death toll up to four in train crash in Spain
Emergency services are currently at the scene
VIDEO: Drone racing debuts in Spain at National Open race
The sport continues to grow worldwide
Dead body washed up on Spanish beach
Local police were called to the scene at around 9 am today
End of the line for Spain’s most notorious illegal fishing family
A brave pursuit by ecologists could finally spell the end of one of Spain’s top fishing gangs, writes Joe Duggan
Secret Spanish getaways
There is more to Spain than visiting cathedrals in Barcelona, going to Plaza Mayor in Madrid, enjoying Las Fallas in Valencia, or lying on Empuriabrava beach at the Costa Brava
Santiago de Compostela: To the end of the earth or Word in your shell-like
It's home to Spain's most stunning cathedral, best seafood, Albarino wine and thousands of pilgrims
Two years’ jail for captain of Prestige tanker which created huge oil spill
Supreme Court sentences Prestige tanker captain to two years in jail for negligence
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