A 38-year-old man was accidentally run over and killed by a police car after he tripped and fell in front of the vehicle.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Amputates Own Hand
by Martin Myall •
The Supreme Court has sentenced a man, who had amputated his own hand in order to claim insurance money, to a 3-year-imprisonment term.
Hate on the Net
by Martin Myall •
Social media is nature’s way of letting the idiotic and despicable immolate themselves in public. Read on.
Playground Attack
by Martin Myall •
Six of the dozen, adolescent, playground assailants, whose 8-year-old victim ended up in hospital, have been identified and questioned.
Giant Squid in Asturias
by Hugh MacArthur •
A giant squid of some 105 kilos was discovered floating off a beach in Galicia – and it was only a baby!
Lost Voting Rights
by Martin Myall •
If you have lived outside the UK for 15 years or more, you can’t vote in the UK elections – this appears about to change.
Paragliding Death
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 61-year-old man died on Sunday the 2nd when his motorised paraglider developed an engine fault over a beach in Murcia, causing the engine to fail completely.
Post-Brexit Health Coverage
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Spanish Foreign Minister has announced that Madrid is trying to close a deal that would have the UK Government cover the costs of expats using the Spanish health system.
Weekend Homework Strike
by Vivienne Hughes •
The national confederation of school parents associations is recommending a school homework strike during November weekends – something the kids will be dead against!
Armed with A Traffic Sign
by Martin Myall •
Whilst in the USA the police shoot you dead for being of a suspicious colour, in Spain, you can beat a patrol car to death and they let you get on with it.