A huge forest fire has broken out in Asturias in northern Spain comprising of 99 separate fires.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Dogs Savage Mother & Child
by Martin Myall •
A mother and her 4-year-old daughter were attacked by their own dogs on Friday the 17th in the town of El Casar in the province of Guadalajara.
Alovera Tracks Policeman
by Martin Myall •
A municipal policeman from Alovera (Guadalajara) has reported his town hall for planting a tracking device in his car since he reported sick.
Supermarket Saint
by Hugh MacArthur •
A supermarket worker handed over 68,000 euros in a backpack after finding it in a shopping trolley.
Mother & Kids Die from Fall
by Vivienne Hughes •
Police investigations are pointing towards the deliberate deaths of a mother and her two children following a 10-storey fall.
Horse Killer Released
by Vivienne Hughes •
The first person ever to go to jail for cruelty to animals in Spain has been released, a month and a half into his 8-month sentence.
Very Expensive Metre
by Hugh MacArthur •
Domingo Alonso was a bit choked, to say the least, when he discovered that the Town Hall had embargoed his pension and savings – he’s 77.
Hit & Run Mobility Scooter
by Martin Myall •
It was around 18.30h on 29/11/15 that a middle-aged man on a mobility scooter ran right over an elderly lady and then fled the scene.
DIY Road Lines
by Hugh MacArthur •
A farmer from Zafra in Badajoz was found guilty of painting out parts of an unbroken white line (no overtaking) in order to ‘legally’ turn into his property.
Child Rape Blackmail
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policía Nacional in Madrid arrested three people, accused of prostituting two adolescent girls, aged 12 & 14, in order to blackmail their ‘clients.’