The provincial law court of Murcia has found a functionary (civil servant) guilty of demanding sex as payment for processing documents.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Dangerous King
by Vivienne Hughes •
The police in Carabanchel (Madrid) arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly trying to kidnap a young boy during a Three-Kings’ parade.
Kidnapped
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man from Novelda (Alicante) allegedly kept his Romanian ex-partner prisoner for six months in a house without electricity and other prime necessities.
Madrid’s Pollution Problems
by Hugh MacArthur •
Today, the 1st of January, 2017, Madrid will have traffic circulation restrictions placed on its streets. This is the second time in less than a week.
Phone Boxes & Phone Books
by Martin Myall •
The Central Government has just forced Telefónica to maintain public phone boxes and phone directories for at least another year.
Beach Crash Landing
by Vivienne Hughes •
A light plane crash landed on a beach in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The three people, a foreign family, aboard survived with only non-life-threatening injuries.
Large Shark Washed Up
by Hugh MacArthur •
One thing is stumbling across a washed up dolphin, and quite another is bumping into a shark nearly four metres long, even if it is dead.
Medieval Market Postponed
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Almuñécar Councillor for Fiestas announced that the Medieval Market planned for this weekend has been postponed because of the weather forecast; rain all day.
Cash Payment Ceiling Lowered
by Martin Myall •
The Government has the intention to limit cash payments to only 1,000 euros, dropping it from the present 2,500-euro ceiling.
Determined Driver
by Martin Myall •
The Catalan regional police, Los Mossos d’Esquadra, arrested a 26-old woman after drink-driving down the AP-7 in Gerona minus a front wheel.