British Embassy Press Release: UK Police make a public appeal to Brits in Spain as search for Thomas Dures expands to the Spanish costas
Wanted: Thomas Dures
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National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Gone Phishing
by Hugh MacArthur •
Seguridad Social has had to come out and report a scam letter, supposed from them, asking for money.
Helicopter Crash
by Hugh MacArthur •
Three workers belonging to a hydro-electric company died yesterday morning when their helicopter crashed in the Monte Picayo area, Valencia.
Stabbed His Mother
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil arrested a 20-year-old man on Thursday, accused of stabbing his own mother to death.
Drunk, Drugged up & Driving
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil arrested a driver who knocked over and killed an officer belonging to the Policia Nacional in Valencia on a motorbike .
Tighter Smoking Restrictions
by Martin Myall •
The European Commission has asked state members to tighten smoking restrictions already in place, to cover vaping and outside, public areas.
Lowering The Alcohol Limit
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, announced yesterday that the Government has begun the parliamentary procedure to approve tightening the alcohol limits on drink driving.
Police Car Hits Pedestrians
by Vivienne Hughes •
There was a nasty road accident in Madrid last week when a Policía Nacional patrol car, which was rushing as back up for another unit, ploughed into a group of pedestrians.
Body of British Tourist Recovered
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil announced yesterday that they had located a second body in Escorca, in Mallorca (Balearic Islands) where a British couple had gone missing.
Blow to Bullfighting
by Louise Powell •
The Official Spanish Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado) published today an order from the Ministerio de Cultura cancelling the Premio Nacional de Tauromaquia (National Bullfighting Prize).