The death of an elderly mother of 80 lead to the death of her 40-year-old daughter, who was physically handicapped. The mother died of natural causes and the daughter who had severe mental and physical handicaps died alone in their apartment days afterwards.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Looming Iberia Strike
by Martin Myall •
Brace yourselves for industrial action by the Spanish national airline, Iberia, who have scheduled strike action for Friday the 14th and then from Monday the 17th through to Friday the 21st.
Controversial Pardons
by Martin Myall •
The story begins in 2006 with the Catalan regional police, Los Mossos d’Escuadra, arresting a Rumanian man who they had misidentified as the author of a hold up. Whilst in custody they beat up and tortured the man, which was caught on the police station’s own CCTV cameras.
Wife Beating Senator?
by Martin Myall •
The Supreme Court is investigating a conservative Senator for the Canary Islands for allegedly beating his wife.
Spain Heads Cocaine Users
by Martin Myall •
It’s not very often that we come out in number one slot, so even if it is for a negative reason, it’s worth celebrating. Spain has the highest percentage of cocaine and cannabis users in Europe.
School Mums’ Sexy Calendar
by Martin Myall •
There is no length that a Mum will not go to ensure that her child has a good education… even if it means posing for an erotic calendar. Read on.
Banks and Government Suggest…
by Martin Myall •
As the number of defaults grows on mortgages, the banking board suggests that more properties should be built and more mortgages granted for them. You can be forgiven for wanting to read that twice to make sure you have understood – don’t worry; you have.
Spain’s Chronological Confusion
by Martin Myall •
When travelling between Spain and the UK – and even Portugal and Spain, you have to remember the hour difference – we’re in a different time zone… or are we?
Political Blowback
by Martin Myall •
In 2005 the Spanish conservatives were still smarting from having control of the government. The new leader, Mariano Rajoy set about what proved to be of eight years of bitter opposition, so their objection to the new socialist’s governments bill of same-sex marriage was a given.
Fleeing Capital
by Martin Myall •
As we approach the eve of the last month of December, the amount of capital that has left spain so far this year has reached 247,172.72 million euros.