(ESP06) Fifty-odd lorries have suffered punctures on a particular stretch of the AP-7 where it passes through Cataluña – the culprit is allegedly a policeman.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Mother Stabbed Own Baby
by Hugh MacArthur •
(ESP04) A young woman admitted in court on Monday the 11th, behind closed doors, that she had stabbed her own baby shortly after having given birh to it, killing it.
Cop Killer Caught
by Hugh MacArthur •
A Serbian man, wanted by the law, shot dead two Guardia Civil policemen and a farmer in Teruel, in the north of Spain.
A Fruit Machine, Tractor & Bar
by Hugh MacArthur •
A bar owner told the farmhand playing on a fruitmachine that he had to go because the bar was closing. The lad did, but only to return and ram the entrance with his tractor.
Mad Cow Disease Detected
by Hugh MacArthur •
A new case of Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) was discovered on a farm in Salamanca, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health.
24-Hour Taxi Strike
by Martin Myall •
You might have trouble catching a taxi today because there is a nationwide strike in this sector – the only regions not affected are Asturias and Castilla y León.
Floor Falls Through in Disco
by Hugh MacArthur •
The floor in a discotheque in Tenerife (Canary Islands) gave way last Saturday resulting in forty people being treated for injuries – nobody was killed.
So The Wife Wouldn’t Find Out
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man was arrested in Monforte del Cid (Alicante) for making a false statement concerning an alleged mugging – he had made it all up because he was scared of telling his wife the truth.
German Woman Shot Dead
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 35-year-old German woman was murdered yesterday in Vinarós (Castellón, Valencia) by her ex of the same nationality.
Neo-Nazis in the Madrid Police
by Martin Myall •
When members of the Policía Local in Madrid made threats against the Mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, on a chat forum, nobody suspected how things would deteriorate further.