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Spain Rescues 44 Migrants Trying to Cross Med in 2 Boats
Spain's maritime rescue service says it has rescued 44 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea crammed into two small boats. The rescue service says it collected 25 migrants before dawn Sunday from one boat and 19 others hours later from a second craft. No casualties were reported. It says captains of passing...
Spain registers first Zika microcephaly birth in Europe
A woman in Spain infected with the Zika virus has given birth to a baby with the brain disease microcephaly, thought to be the first such birth in Europe. Authorities revealed in May they had detected microcephaly in the foetus but the couple decided to keep the baby. Felix Castillo, the neonatal chief at Barcelona's Vall...
Lionel Messi handed jail term in Spain for tax fraud
Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud. His father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009. They also face millions of euros in fines for using tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to...
Electric blue wine might be coming to a glass near you
No one asked for it, but sure, we'll take it: blue wine is now a thing. The strikingly bright beverage, made by Spanish winemaker Gik, is reportedly sweet and meant to be served chilled. It does not, unfortunately, taste like a blue Jolly Rancher — at least as far as we can tell. According to Eater, the wine gets its...
Gibraltar in threat to Britain — Spain will CLOSE the border if UK votes to leave EU
SPAIN could make a fresh power grab for Gibraltar if the UK votes to leave the EU, Brexit supporters have been warned. A victory for the Leave campaign on June 23 could threaten British sovereignty over the Iberian peninsula and see strict border controls introduced at the only crossing into the rest of mainland Europe. ...
SHAMEFUL Spain bans RAF plane from its airspace as Gibraltar tensions reach new levels
TENSIONS between UK and Spain hit a new high as an RAF aircraft transporting Phillip Hammond to Gibraltar was barred from flying over Spanish airspace. The Foreign Secretary was making an official visit to extol the virtues of remaining in the EU when the diplomatic slap in the face took place last week. It comes just a week...
Spain toxic tyre dump at Sesena forces mass evacuation
People living near a "toxic cloud" from a burning tyre dump in Spain have been told to leave their homes. Local officials ordered the evacuation of the Quinon de Sesena area, where 9,000 people live, saying human health may be at risk. However, many residents have already left their homes and it is thought that just...
TRUTH behind the Gibraltar row: How US submarine threatened Royal Navy to act on Spain
THE commander of a US nuclear submarine threatened to ram a Spanish customs vessel trying to block its path unless the Royal Navy vessel escorting it took action. Last week it emerged that a Royal Navy patrol boat fired warning flares across the bow of the Spanish vessel during the altercation just outside Gibraltar...
Families furious after Spain sneaks through new £70 TOURISM TAX for holidaymakers
A TOURIST tax is about to hit families in the pocket as they travel to Spain this summer. Holidaymakers have been left furious after being told they could be charged up to £70 for taking a break in countries like Majorca and Ibiza this summer. Balearic island authorities agreed the new duty for “sustainable...
TERROR ON THE BEACH: Spain, France and Italy named as jihadi targets by intelligence chief
ITALIAN intelligence chiefs are warning of summer terror planned for the beaches of Europe by Jihadists posing as ice cream and T-shirt sellers. Popular daily newspaper BILD said on Tuesday that the BND — Germany's equivalent of MI6 — learned from its Italian counterpart of the Isis plots to bring bloodshed to...
Spain Erasmus student bus crash ‘kills 13’
At least 13 people have been killed after a bus carrying foreign students crashed on a Spanish motorway between the cities of Barcelona and Valencia. Most of the 57 people on board the bus were students on the Erasmus programme who were returning to Barcelona after a trip to a fireworks festival. Footage from the scene shows a...
SPAIN TERROR WARNING: New ISIS threat revealed for holidaymakers in the Costa del Sol
BRITISH sunseekers are being warned to expect a terror attack in popular Spanish resorts as the annual rush to bag bargain holiday deals in the run up to the summer gets underway. SPAIN TERROR WARNING: New ISIS threat revealed for holidaymakers in the Costa del Sol A leading security expert has issued a warning for a...
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