A driver has been fined 80 euros for chewing his nails whilst driving in the centre of Carbajosa (Salamanca) in the north of Spain.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
IMF Squeezes Spain Again
by Martin Myall •
The International Monetary Fund might recognize that Spain economy is improving, but it is still wants more measures that will only cause more suffering from a crisis-weary population.
Punishing Common Sense?
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Ministry of Industry has recently announced a special tax on solar-panel batteries (accumulators) to discourage power storage. The tax varies between 8.9 euros and 15.3 euros per kilowatt.
Builders in Court over Noise
by Hugh MacArthur •
A Public Prosecutor is recommending a 3-year-imprisonment sentence for two builders over ‘acoustic contamination’ issues.
Shark Sighted
by Martin Myall •
Two beaches were closed when a 2-metre shark was spotted ‘loitering with intent.’
Killer Zimmer
by Hugh MacArthur •
Police arrested a 95-year-old man after he allegedly killed an 88-year-old man in an old-persons’ home in Sangüesa, Navarra, in the north of Spain.
Dutchman Caught with Coke Cargo
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Spanish police and the Spanish Navy boarded a fishing boat 1,480km off the Canary Island with just under two tonnes of cocaine aboard.
No Alimony Refunds
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected a claim made by a man to have his child-maintenance payments refunded to him after he found out that his daughter was not his.
Repsol Fights Lower Prices
by Vivienne Hughes •
The national energy company, Repsol, has lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court against the Government’s decision to lower the price of butane.
Belgian Yacht Shipwrecked
by Vivienne Hughes •
Three Belgians belonging to a crew of six drowned when their yacht, Be Happy, came to grief upon the rocky coastline of the Balearic islands (Formentera) yesterday.