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Blank Screens As Pirate Tv Supplier Of Pay Channels Arrested In Spain S Murcia Region

BLANK SCREENS as pirate TV supplier of ‘pay’ channels is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region

A pirate TV operation has been smashed by the Policia Nacional that supplied copyrighted channels via the internet to at least 15,000 viewers in Spain.

29 Dec, 2020 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Technology

Boy In Spain S Barcelona Arrested For Running Euro Note Forgery Business Via Social Media Platform

Boy in Spain’s Barcelona ran a Euro note forgery business via social media platform

A Barcelona area youngster has been arrested for making forged Euro notes and selling them online to customers in the UK, Spain and Portugal. The

22 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Mask fraudsters arrested as Moldovan gang sell non-existent PPE gear around Spain

A Moldovan gang have been arrested on 265 fraud charges including 81 scams involving selling non-existent COVID-19 protection gear. Six people were detained in Catalunya

21 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain to suspend most air travellers from United Kingdom

SPAIN is to severely curtail air travel from the United Kingdom from tomorrow(December 22). Spanish citizens and residents will be exempted from the ban which

21 Dec, 2020 @ 15:39

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Lions catch COVID-19 at Barcelona Zoo in Spain but respond well to treatment

FOUR lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 and are recovering well. It’s only the second-recorded case of coronavirus amongst large felines following

8 Dec, 2020 @ 15:02

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain’s health minister warns that Xmas relaxations could be partially-reversed if new COVID-19 cases rise too quickly

SPAIN’S health minister, Salvador Illa, has issued a blunt warning that relaxations of curfew and travel rules for Christmas could be changed if coronavirus cases

7 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Glasses raised as Spain’s biggest brewery pumps in millions to keep bar terraces warm this winter

SPAIN’S biggest brewer, Mahou San Miguel, is to pump in €20 million to keep bar terraces as warm and comfortable as possible this winter. Indoor

18 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s government extend monitoring measures to counter ‘fake’ news on the internet

SPAIN has extended a law which continues to see the government monitoring the internet in a bid to cut down on ‘fake’ news stories. The

17 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Lead·National News

Sabadell Bank shareholders massively back UK TSB sale as fight against BBVA takeover continues in Spain

Banking giants BBVA and Sabadell launch formal merger talks in Spain

TWO of Spain’s largest banks, the BBVA and Banco Sabadell have opened formal merger talks. Informal discussions have taken place in recent months but now

16 Nov, 2020 @ 18:46

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Majority Of Country To Get Covid 19 Vaccines From Pfizer And Other Companies By Next May Says Spain S Health Minister

‘Majority’ of Spain to get COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and other companies by next May says Health Minister

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Salvador Illa, has predicted that the majority of the country will have received coronavirus vaccines from companies like Pfizer by next May.

10 Nov, 2020 @ 11:55

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

No National Home Lockdowns Imminent In Spain Despite Covid 19 Case Count Continues To Race Upwards

No national home lockdown ‘imminent’ in Spain as COVID-19 case count continues to race upwards

SPAIN’S Health Minister has ruled out any imminent national home confinement orders as new COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the country. Speaking today(November 2),

2 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Defiant Restaurant Boss Defies Closure Order And Gets Fined 60 000 Spain S Catalunya Region

Restaurant boss defies COVID-19 closure order and gets fined €60,000 in Spain’s Catalunya region

A RESTAURANT owner in Catalunya is defying new COVID-19 restrictions by keeping his business open in spite of being fined €60,000. A two week shutdown

21 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Barcelona·Lead·National News

European court raps Spain over police attack on peaceful protestors in 2014

SPAIN has been found guilty of flouting the right to protest during a violent police intervention at an anti-austerity demonstration in Valladolid in February 2014.

6 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Pervert sexually assaults boy,3, and videos abuse in Spain's Valencia

Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest four youngsters for sharing child sex abuse videos on Portugal-based site

A DOZEN people, including four children, have been arrested in Spain for being part of a paedophile internet ring that shared child sex abuse videos

6 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Malaga·National News

Spain’s Supreme Court confirms 18-month removal of Catalunya’s president

SPAIN’S Supreme Court judges have unanimously ruled that Catalunya president, Quim Torra, should be removed from his position. They upheld last December’s Catalunya court verdict

28 Sep, 2020 @ 16:20

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Politics

Drunk Lorry Driver Phones Guardia Civil In Spain S La Rioja To Be Arrested So That He Can Be Sacked And Claim Dole Money

Drunk trucker phones police to get arrested in Spain’s La Rioja because he wanted the sack to claim state benefits

A DRUNK lorry driver rang the Guardia Civil to say that he was intoxicated and asked to be arrested. The 56-year-old man from the Barcelona

9 Sep, 2020 @ 14:13

National News

Decomposing woman’s body found in a car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

THE BODY of a 33-year-old woman was discovered in the boot of her car in Valencia City, a week after she was reported missing The

31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:59

National News·Valencia

Students In Spain Call National Strike Over School Classroom Concerns

Students call for a three-day school strike across Spain over classroom concerns

STUDENT leaders in Spain have announced a three-day strike to voice their concern over problems for teachers and pupils alike, ahead of the new school

26 Aug, 2020 @ 15:50

Education·National News

Pedro Sanchez rejects any new national lockdown as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Spain

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has today(August 25) dismissed any notion of a national return to lockdown restrictions implemented under the State of Alarm during

25 Aug, 2020 @ 15:55

Coronavirus·Lead·National News