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National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Palma Tourist Dust Up
by Hugh MacArthur •
There was a street brawl in Palma de Mallorca over the weekend between foreign tourists and street hawkers, resulting in four German tourists being injured.
More on Tyre Blaze
by Vivienne Hughes •
We’ve been following the development of the huge blaze 30 kilometres from the city of Madrid most of the day; the blaze started around two in the morning, probably involving arson
Something is Amiss
by Martin Myall •
Thanks to a plea deal, six policemen facing years in prison for giving a man such a beating that he died from it, got off with a just suspended sentence.
Sexually Assaulted Mother-in-Law
by Vivienne Hughes •
An 83-year-old man has been jailed, facing trial for allegedly sexually assaulting his 101-year-old mother-in-law.
Eurovision Blunder
by Martin Myall •
The Eurovision Song Contest, which staggers on past its on use-by date, has managed to unite Spain in support of the Basques after the Swedish hosts for this year banned the Basque Flag, along side the ISIS one.
Guardia Shooting Update
by Martin Myall •
According to the arrested policeman’s statement, the victim tried to drive away so he blocked him in with his car. However, eyewitness tell another story.
Guardia Shoots Driver
by Hugh MacArthur •
First reports are that a Guardia Civil policeman was involved in a road accident and shot the other driver six times.
Shootings on a Trawler
by Hugh MacArthur •
When you’re out fishing in pirate-invested waters, you take security personnel, however, you don’t expect them to shoot each other.
Block of Holiday Flats Collapse
by Martin Myall •
A block of holiday flats in the Los Cristianos area of Tenerife, Canary Islands, collapsed this morning around 09.30h.