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Travelling to Madrid for the Champions League Final? How to Stay Safe in the Capital
ON the 1st of June, 2019, over 150,000 Brits are expected to travel to Madrid for the Champions League final. That’s before you even...
Liverpool FC brings extreme security measures to Marbella football training ground ahead of Champions League final
There are dozens of Policia Nacional agents patrolling the ground and the surrounding area
Five Madrid campsites for under €50 a night that won’t leave you priced out of Champions League weekend
Over 90% of Madrid city centre is now booked up, with nowhere for two people for a two-night stay over the weekend for under €2,000
Football shirts recycled into hospital gowns in Spain to help sick children face their ‘hardest match’
La Liga football shirts have replaced the usual green hospital robes in a bid to make child patients facing their ‘hardest match' feel stronger
Madrid airport faces Champions League final ‘chaos’ with 150,000 British fans set for Spain
Staff at Madrid Airport normally handle up to 3,000 passengers an hour but the huge number of supporters flying in will see that number double
Liverpool back in Marbella for seven-day training camp ahead of Champions League final with Tottenham in Madrid
Both English teams will compete for their first silverware of the season at the Spanish capital’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium
Appeal launched for Irish woman missing in Spain as twin sister found ‘very traumatised’ in hospital
Mary and Martha Osaro, from Ireland, had been on a night out in the La Latina area of the Spanish capital to celebrate turning 26
IN PICS: The property portfolios of Spain’s political leaders
As the dust settles on last month’s snap election, we take a look at the property portfolios of Spain’s political supremos
EXCLUSIVE : Over 96% of Madrid’s hotels FULL as prices skyrocket to €26,000 for two nights on Champions League...
A two night stay on the weekend of May 31 to June 2 could be the most expensive ever in Spanish (even European history)
Mercadona shopper in Spain baffled after best before date printed on ‘houmous itself’ and not packaging
"The date is printed on the houmous itself"
A dapper David Beckham makes an impact on his return to Spain and dines out at favourite Madrid restaurant
The former England international returned to the city he called home for four years to promote luxury Swiss watch brand TUDOR
Madrid’s born-again Gran Hotel Ingles is the lap of Belle Epoque luxury, discovers Olive Press editor Jon Clarke
Many original features have been saved, from time-faded photos of guests to vintage postcards and an ancient typewriter by the lifts
British artist Mat Collishaw talks Brexit, Goya and the Bible from new exhibition in Madrid
A contemporary of Hirst at Goldsmith’s, Mat became the talk of the art world in 1988 when he exhibited Bullet Hole at the collective Young British Artists exhibition, Freeze
Man in Spain arrested over double knife attack at Ryanair check-in desk that saw woman stabbed in ear
A police officer took out his gun, and with a flight attendant managed to diffuse the situation
Former US Marine arrested after North Korean embassy attacked in Spain
Christopher Ahn was arrested in Los Angeles and charged by US authorities, after a mysterious dissident group broke into the embassy and assaulted staff
Bomb threat in Madrid declared false alarm as workers told they can return to work
SOME 2,000 workers have been told they can return to work following an alleged bomb threat on a skyscraper in Madrid. According to ABC, the...
Bomb threat sees thousands evacuated from Madrid skyscraper home to British embassy
Firefighters are meeting with security teams at the building while trying to establish if the threat is credible
BREAKING: Police continue evacuation of British embassy after alleged bomb threat on Madrid skyscraper
Firefighters, National and Municipal Police and paramedics are on the scene
BREAKING: Madrid skyscraper evacuated amid bomb threat
A SKYSCRAPER in Madrid has been evacuated following a bomb threat. Policia Nacional have been ushering workers out from the Torrespacio building following the threat...
IN PICS: British family and Madrid studio restore gorgeous period house in Spain into B&B
The 18th century private home, considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the town of Villalba de Los Barros, has been lovingly restored to its former glory
Spain footy star Diego Costa handed eight-match ban and €6,000 fine after red card for telling referee,’I s*** on...
He is also accused of grabbing the referee’s arm to stop him showing a yellow to his teammates Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin
Uber’s NEW electric scooter service hits Spain with rides for as little as €0.12
Unlocking costs €1, and the charge is then €0.12 per minute, but with the first 10 minutes free for the first month
THAT’S SOME REAL SH*T: Cannabis in Spain has ‘dangerous’ levels of faeces due to ‘way it’s smuggled’
Analysts examined 90 samples and found dangerous levels of E.coli and the Aspergillus fungus
Thousands march in Madrid as depopulation rocks rural Spain
REVOLT: Protesters want help them for their dwindling villagesMADRID has seen large protests by rural...
Secret grave of Franco victims discovered in Madrid cemetery
Thousand of people were shot in Madrid by Franco’s regime following the end of the civil war, the 80th anniversary of which is marked this year
Secretive anti-North Korean group claims break-in at Spain embassy
The declaration - entitled ‘Facts About Madrid’ - came just hours after Spain’s High Court named suspects in the investigation into the break-in
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Police arrest 30 in Costa del Sol gigalo ring that lured young men with FAKE escort jobs, netting ringleaders...
Fake roles, accompanying wealthy older women, with salaries of up to €700 per service were promised
