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French Driver 1 – Spanish Cyclist 0

by Martin Myall • October 22, 2014

The Catalonian regional police arrested a French driver after allegedly and deliberately running over a cyclist, with whom he had a heated argument.

by Martin Myall • October 21, 2014

Pablo Garcia Rivas was sent down for 1,721 years for 80 counts of rape, but only ended up doing 17 years before being released – now he’s behind bars again.

by Hugh MacArthur • October 12, 2014

A woman managed to escape by jumping out of a window in her home after her partner opened fire on her with a pistol.

by Hugh MacArthur • October 8, 2014

A woman from Valencia confessed to her husband, upon giving birth to a dwarf child, that the baby was not his.

by Martin Myall • October 8, 2014

There seems to have been more concern about her family pet, Excalibur, than the nurse infected by Ebola, as far as social media goes.

by Martin Myall • October 4, 2014

Since April 2012 almost 900,000 people have lost their health service coverage because they no longer contribute the Seguridad Social.

by Hugh MacArthur • September 27, 2014

A 40-year-old angler died from electrocution as he fished in the La Vega del Jabaón reservoir in the province of Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha).

by David Darby • September 20, 2014

Even the Popular Party itself could not have imagined the backlash over the controversial proposed abortion bill drafted by the Justice Minister, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón. The bill called for horrendously archaic rules to be applied to abortion, making almost impossible for a woman to abort a fetus, no matter what the circumstances.

by David Darby • September 19, 2014

So, what does the Scotland ‘No’ vote mean for Catalonia? Well, in truth, not an awful lot really, but it has made the public in Catalonia (and many other countries worldwide) sit up and take notice. Particularly the ‘turnout’ figures.