You often hear about hailstones destroying crops and smashing windscreens but the recent storm in Albacete killed 200 flamingos. Some sources put the figure as 300.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Starved Mother to Death?
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man in Tenerife is charged with having let his own mother starve to death on her sick bed.
Camera in Staff Toilets
by Martin Myall •
A 25-year-old man was arrested in Madrid for allegedly filming female staff members in the toilets of his father’s meat-packaging company…
Disgraced Guardsman
by Martin Myall •
The Spanish Supreme Court has ratified the military court’s decision to expel a guardsman from the Guardia Civil for committing robberies… he was even wearing his uniform.
Another Bungee Jumping Death
by Martin Myall •
Soon after the tragic death of an English woman losing her life whilst bungee jumping from a bridge near Lanjaron, A 17-year-old Dutch girl was killed on a jump from a bridge in the north of Spain.
Cheerful News
by Martin Myall •
The Catalán police have arrested 29 false gas inspectors, whilst another 14 are on the run – thought that would cheer you up!
Facing Life Imprisonment
by Martin Myall •
A man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his own daughters, aged nine and four, during the weekend custody of his children.
Speeding Mayor Nabbed
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Mayor of Alcañiz (Teruel) was caught doing 211 KPH on a stretch of road with at 100 KPH speed limit. He said that he was sorry.
Burns Girlfriend Alive
by Martin Myall •
A woman in La Palma (Canary Islands) died in hospital after her ex-boyfriend reportedly threw gasoline over her and set light to her.
Naval Mine Detonated
by Vivienne Hughes •
Bathers on La playa de la Marineta Cassiana in Dénia had a huge surprise when naval demolition experts detonated WW2 mine on the seabed.