The Policía Nacional have swooped on a gang that had set up a scam which had netted 12,000 euros involving pay-as-you-go, mobile-phone, top ups.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Knuckles Rapped by Strasbourg
by Martin Myall •
Spain has been ordered to pay compensation to a bookshop owner in Barcelona, Pedro Varela, who was fined for selling pro-Nazi literature, as it “justified genocide.”
The Dastardly Duke
by Martin Myall •
The speed with which the Duke of Palma, Iñaki Urdangarin, has fallen to a level of being nationally despised is amazing but logical.
2012 Capital Flight
by Martin Myall •
The exodus of capital from Spain during 2012 was more than double that of 2011.
Supreme Court Revokes Burka Ban
by Martin Myall •
The highest court in the land considers that Lérida in Cataluña overstepped its authority when it prohibited the use this form of headgear.
Forgiving Wife?
by Martin Myall •
The law courts in Pontevedra, Galicia was the scene of a battered wife defending her husband who had stabbed her.
Poisonous Relationship
by Martin Myall •
There’s a bar in Gijón, Asturias called El Lavaderu were staff relations were bad, poisonous, in fact, as it later came to light: somebody had been literally putting it in their food.
Burning Woman in Bank
by Martin Myall •
Inocencia L.P. from Almassora in Castellón, Valencia, set light to herself in her branch of the Caixa bank, which resulted in burns to 48% of her body
Iberia Strike Action Commences
by Martin Myall •
Starting today Iberia workers are carrying out strike action until the 22nd of February. If their demands are not met, there will be further strike action from the 4th to the 8th of March and then from the 18th to the 22nd of the same month – a total of 15 days of stoppages.
Shamed into U-Turn
by Martin Myall •
It is possible for citizen to push through affairs to be debated in parliament; it’s just a question of collection half a million signatures…