For centuries the finest swords were produced in Toledo, Spain – Toledo Steel, but now the Spanish Ministry of Defence prefers to buy them from China…
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Brussels Reprimands Spain over H.S. Train
by Martin Myall •
Spain has been reported to the EU Law Court by Brussels over the AVE (high speed train) environmental issues.
Policeman Films Sexual Assault for Laughs
by Hugh MacArthur •
Do not adjust your reading glasses; you understood correctly. Amazingly he has kept his job.
Guilty of Having Boss Murdered
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Supreme Court of the land has upheld a guilty sentence of a man who hired a hitman to kill his boss.
Judge in Traffic Fines Scandal
by Martin Myall •
A judge sitting on the Constitution Court, Enrique López, was stopped and fined for riding a bike without a helmet and drunk.
King Juan Carlos Abdicates
by David Darby •
His popularity seemed untouchable, and was further enhanced by the fact he never courted such adulation. Always calm and measured, intelligent and informed, he was everything the new power hungry politicians were not. The feeling of stability he managed to instill was felt throughout the world, and for the majority of his reign he was regarded by other nations as the most popular current monarch.
European Elections Summary
by Martin Myall •
You can best sum up the European Election results in Spain as: Yes we can; Ouch we won; and, We lost again!
University Corpse Scandal
by Vivienne Hughes •
Many people donate their own bodies to medical science as an alternative burial arrangement – however, the numbers of those that do might well plummet.
Law Backfires
by Martin Myall •
The Spanish Government’s law reforms designed to limit Spanish judges acting in an international capacity has backfired.
Stiffer Drink-Driving Fines
by Hugh MacArthur •
New Traffic Laws came into force yesterday, which include up to 1,000-euro fines for drink-driving.