Tag: Tarragona
What killed Sergio? Authorities struggle to understand the ‘ball of fire’ that killed Tarragona resident living 2km from site...
IT was nearing 7pm. Sergio's wife had just gone out for a walk with their granddaughter, when a massive explosion sent up...
Missing worker found dead as death toll reaches two following massive explosion at petrochemical plant in Spain’s Tarragona
A WORKER who went missing after a massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in Spain's Tarragona has been found dead this morning.
SPAIN BLAST: Two workers fighting for their lives after suffering serious burns while another employee missing from Tarragona petrochemical...
TWO workers are fighting for their lives after suffering serious burns to their bodies when a petrochemical plant exploded in Tarragona earlier this evening. Another...
British woman dies while waiting for Thomas Cook rescue flight from Spain holiday hotspot
A BRITISH woman has died after arriving at a Spanish airport to catch a rescue flight home following the closure of Thomas Cook. The 67-year-old...
Spain’s Malaga on YELLOW ALERT for extreme heat as wildfires reported in Madrid, Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca
It comes as a heatwave has been scorching Europe, with a record high of 45.9°C registered in Montpellier, France
British expat cycles 320km despite four knee operations to raise money for cancer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
'I FEEL STRONG': Carol Webb greeted by friends at Tea for Two in Calpe AFTER four knee operations,...
GREEDY SAMARITANS: criminal gang who slashed tourists’ tyres at toll booths along Costa Blanca and then robbed them finally...
TYRANNY: The gang of six would slash tyres of unwitting tourists at toll booths TYRE slashers who targeted...
5-year-old Irish boy in intensive care after being hit by drink driver in Spain
The child is believed to be stable at a hospital in Tarragona, after being injured in a hit-and-run in the resort of Salou on Monday night
Britain’s Sam Horsfield dominated Tarragona green to claim his place in the European Tour
Horsfield scored 63 winning an impressive 27 under par with eight shots left to clear, to secure his European Tour card in style.
Spain’s waters at highest temperatures EVER after hottest June for 50 years, threatening marine life
Marine environmentalists have repeatedly warned of the impact of warmer seas on marine life due to its ability to encourage invader species
Man killed in freak human tower accident in Tarragona
The 51-year-old victim was crushed by a metal structure during a training session in the Catalan port city. Two other team members, aged 50 and 52, were treated in hospital for their injuries.
Two-year passport battle for 97 expats and Spaniards caught up in car import scam
EXCLUSIVE: The group are being investigated for fraud and being part of a criminal organisation after using a shady British-owned company that dealt with the paperwork
Spain’s North Korean ‘ambassador’ arrested for arms trafficking ring operating in southern Spain
Alejandro became intrigued with North Korea when he was growing up
British teenager crawled past bodies with a broken back in Spanish bus crash
Tallulah Lyons, 19, was one of 34 people injured in the crash in Tarragona, yesterday
13 die as coach carrying foreign students crashes in Spain
The students on the bus were enrolled at Barcelona University as part of the European Erasmus exchange programme
Spanish mermaid academy makes a splash!
Spanish academy lures hundreds of would-be mermaids from all over the world
Tarragona men have Spain’s ‘worst semen’
The city is investigating what's causing the low sperm mobility
Twist in the tail for Spain’s strangest swimming school
Europe's first mermaid academy opens
Inheritance Tax scrapped in Catalunya
Paul Whitelock looks at the detail of the decision and provides further information about this potentially punitive tax for residents and non-residents with assets in Spain
What a cultured bunch!
Next week a shortlist will be drawn up to decide on which Spanish city will become Europe’s City of Culture in 2016. Nicola Cowell takes a look at what is on offer
Spanish police arrest three over kidnap of British schoolboy
Officers swoop on small town near Tarragona in connection with Sahil Saeed’s abduction
Briton held after fatal gunfight
A BRITISH man is being held by police following a shooting in which a German was killed and an Italian badly wounded. Daren Coupland, 41,...
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