The Guardia Civil are keen to locate the owner of a dog that was found in a rubbish hopper, barely alive, after having been shot in the face with a shotgun.
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A satirical take on Spanish national news
Light-Fingered Ref?
by Martin Myall •
A referee in Galicia in northern Spain was allegedly caught stealing a visiting-team player’s wallet from the changing rooms. He denies it.
Dies from Perforated Colon
by Vivienne Hughes •
A woman, who went to a hospital in Alicante after 15 days without being able to defecate was be sent home without a CAT scan – she died 5 hours later.
Pregnant Woman Knocked Down
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Barcelona city police have tracked down a driver who hit a pregnant woman on a zebra crossing and then abandoned his car and made off on foot.
Pregnant Girl Collapses & Dies
by Vivienne Hughes •
An 18-year-old Romanian woman collapsed on the street from a heart attack and later died in hospital.
Four Elderly Women Die in Flood
by Vivienne Hughes •
Four women at a residency for the elderly in Cataluña died as a result of the home being hit by a flood when the nearby river burst its banks at four in the morning.
Clitoris Festival Cock-Up
by David Darby •
Unfortunately, Google managed to translate grelo to clitoris… the problem was exacerbated by the fact that the translation was concerning a grelo festival in the Galician town of As Pontes. You can imagine the shock when they read an official announcement of their proud festival which welcomed one and all to a “clitoris festival.”
Three Elderly Ladies Run Over
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two women, aged 82 and 79, were killed and the third left seriously injured after a 74-year-old man accidentally ran them over. The accident occurred in Liérganes on the north coast of Spain earlier in the month at 15.50h on the CA-260. The four women pedestrians – the fourth woman was not hit – were…
Bodies of Chopper Crew Found
by Martin Myall •
One week after the news of the Spanish helicopter accident taking place and one whole week of desperate hope, the bodies of the three crew were found inside the wreckage on the seabed.
A Spaniard the Richest Man
by Hugh MacArthur •
During a whole five hours a Spaniard was the richest man in the world, pushing Bill Gates into second place, according to Forbes. Then Microsoft‘s shares went up and Mr Gates regained his place.