A 42-year-old man facing trial for the murder of three elderly siblings in Spain is now alleged to have killed his cellmate in prison, reports say. The suspect, identified as Dilawar Hussain F.C., was moved to Estremera prison outside Madrid last month. He had allegedly confessed to killing two sisters and their brother in the…
Eight people have been arrested in Spain after two officers were killed in a boat chase with suspected drug traffickers. Miguel Angel Gomez Gonzalez, 39, and David Perez Carracedo, 43, died when a speedboat rammed the police’s smaller vessel. Two other officers were injured, one seriously. The incident happened in the southern port of Barbate,…
Spain’s first openly LGBT matador believes more bullfighters will come out, after revealing he is pansexual. “There have always been gay people in bullfighting, but they didn’t say anything,” says Mario Alcalde. I meet the 31-year-old on a remote farm near the Portuguese border, where he is having a practice session for one of Spain’s…
Former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves denied raping a woman in a nightclub as he took the stand on the final day of his trial in Spain. The 40-year-old has been in prison without bail since he was arrested in January of last year. He told a Barcelona court the woman could have left…
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has defended the country’s Eurovision song after it was branded “anti-women”. The electro-pop anthem Zorra has come under fire because its title, which means vixen, is more often used to mean “bitch” or “slut” in Spanish slang. The song “insults women in a sexist way”, said the Feminist Movement of…
Farmers in Spain have joined their European counterparts in staging protests across the country. Like their European counterparts, they demand more flexibility from the European Union, tighter controls on the produce of non-EU countries and more help from their government. In several regions, they blocked roads and caused severe disruption to motorists. A large demonstration…
The Spanish region of Catalonia has declared a state of emergency as it faces its worst drought on record. From Thursday residents will be banned from washing their cars and filling up empty swimming pools under a measures brought in to tackle the crisis. More than six million Catalans will be affected across 200 towns…
The Spanish congress has blocked a controversial amnesty law presented by the government as legal concerns caused last-minute wrangling over its content. The bill, presented by Socialist Pedro Sánchez’s government, sought to benefit Catalan nationalists facing legal proceedings for separatist activity. It included those involved in a failed 2017 independence bid, including the ex-president of…
A Spanish judge has proposed that former football federation president Luis Rubiales should stand trial over the women’s World Cup kiss involving captain Jenni Hermoso. Mr Rubiales grabbed Ms Hermoso’s head and kissed her during the presentation after Spain’s victory in Australia. She said the kiss was “not consensual”, a statement denied by Mr Rubiales….
Spanish police say they have busted a gang of ex-military men from Eastern Europe who allegedly robbed luxury homes in the southern Málaga province. Six people were arrested on Wednesday, including the alleged ringleader from Albania. A stash of jewellery, watches, cash and weapons was found. The gang is alleged to have carried out 71…