A German family of four died in a road accident in Mallorca after attempting to cut across the oncoming lane to enter a restaurant car park.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
French Hit & Run Incident
by Vivienne Hughes •
Several Frenchmen have been arrested, accused of running over and killing 63-year-old Francisco Adrover during a joy ride in Gandia, Valencia.
Drownings 20% Up
by Hugh MacArthur •
Up to the 1st of August a total of 264 people had drowned in Spain; that’s 20% up on 2015, according to the Federación Española de Salvamento y Socorrismo.
The Numbers Race
by Martin Myall •
Madrid and Guipúzcoa have run out of new telephone numbers for landlines, so the only way out is to issue new area-codes prefixes.
Mining Town for Sale
by Martin Myall •
You’ve probably heard of hamlets being sold off; a scattering of dilapidated houses, but this article deals with a whole mining town. Ciñera de Gordón, in León, has 128 single-family dwellings, 12 flats, a football ground, swimming pool, supermarket, cinema, restaurant and a medical centre… plus two mines with thousands of tonnes of coal waiting…
Bathers Help Beached Whales
by Louise Powell •
Bathers on the island of Lanzarote were amazed to see a herd of pilot whales beach themselves at their very feet. What followed was caught on video.
Baby Left in Parked Car
by Hugh MacArthur •
…Again, we should add. This time it was a German father who had left his baby in a supermarket car park in Sant Joan d’Alacant, Alicante.
Child Gored During Fiesta
by Martin Myall •
A 7-year-old girl received two wounds from the horns of a bull as she played outside her house – the animal had escaped from the bull-running fiesta.
Italian Causes Fire with Flare
by Martin Myall •
A 43-year-old Italian was arrested two days ago for having allegedly caused a wildfire on the islet of s’Espalmador (Balearic Islands).
Mother Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
A mother was arrested for having left her 8-year child in the care of an acquaintance under false pretenses whilst she partied for five days.