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Spain's 'most underrated destination' is a small seaside town with a secret island ⊕
Located in the Galicia region of Spain, this seaside town is typically much quieter than other bustling spots like Madrid or Barcelona.
49 days ago
‘We got hooked’: arrests on US army base spark fear of military coordination with ICE ⊖⊖
The traffic stops on a rural California base appeared routine – until immigration agents showed up. Experts and lawmakers say the incidents could violate US law
Francisco Galicia paced his cell at For…
3 months ago
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police ⊖
Previously vessels would be sunk once they had completed their cargo runs from South America to Europe
The plummeting price of cocaine is forcing drug-traffickers to reuse the “narco-submarines” they …
4 months ago
Weather tracker: Storm Claudia brings more flooding to Portugal and Spain ⊖
Heavy rainfall hit Galicia region first before slowly moving across western parts of the Iberian peninsula
Portugal and Spain are again recovering from flooding after Storm Claudia brought heavy rain …
Cristhian Mosquera: ‘Arsenal were my team growing up. They had an aura’ ⊕⊕
The Spain Under-21 centre-back on his club’s ‘crazy’ defensive numbers, his dual identity and his love of multicultural London
“Jesus Christ! All I want to do is get you in a straight bloody line. Wha…
‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution ⊕⊕
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty
It began in the small Catalan town of Taradell as a plan to provide local people …
6 months ago
Men in wet clothes claiming to be Camino pilgrims arrested over alleged ‘narco-sub’ plot ⊖⊖
Three men had fled in taxi after allegedly piloting vessel carrying 3.65 tonnes of cocaine to Galicia, Spanish police say
Police in Spain have arrested three men thought to have piloted a “narco-subma…
7 months ago
Sailors are warned to stay in port after killer whales shift their yacht attacks to shallow waters off Spanish coast ○
The coastguard advised sailors in Galicia to remain in the port after receiving reports of whales ramming the rudders of boats in far shallower waters than usual.
Spain battles record fires despite end of heatwave bringing cooler temperature ○
The Spanish government will declare the areas affected by the deadly wildfires that have ravaged much of its northern Galicia province as disaster zones.