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Lt Col Antonio Tejero obituary: officer at fore of coup bid in Spain
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (545+ words) The image of Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero, heavily moustached, wearing a Guardia Civil tricorn hat and wielding a revolver in parliament is etched in the Spanish collective memory. It represents the moment when Tejero, as the leader of a dramatic…...
Canary Islands nobility uses baroque art hoard to pay inheritance tax bill
1+ week, 1+ day ago (371+ words) The old wealthy families of the Canary Islands used to trade sugar for works of Flemish art. Now, the most senior noble family of the Spanish archipelago has used a trove of baroque paintings that have hung in their dining…...
Spanish police claim government could accept 1m illegal migrants
1+ week, 2+ day ago (19+ words) Spanish police claim government could accept 1m illegal migrants'The Times Spanish police claim government could accept 1m illegal migrants...
Spain could give 1m illegal migrants residency, police claim
1+ week, 2+ day ago (369+ words) Double the number of illegal migrants than expected may benefit from a Spanish government plan to grant them official status, according to a police report. The analysis, prepared by the National Centre for Immigration and Borders (CNIF), part of the…...
How to escape the stag crowds and join the style set in this European city
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1275+ words) Still, there are promising signs of change. Alongside established names like the Mandarin Oriental and Four Seasons, a recent flurry of high-end openings signals Prague's quiet shift towards a more discerning visitor " the latest of which is the Fairmont Golden…...
Wetherspoons has landed in Spain — I was first in the queue
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (265+ words) Sensibly, this Spoons " known as the Castell de Santa B'rbera after the castle in Alicante " is by the B gates, or the non-Schengen part of the airport, from which UK flights depart. You can't miss it: the red Wetherspoons branding…...
Untold story of the ‘raspberry killer’ pulled from the Thames
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1067+ words) Just before 7am on December 16, a woman in her fifties threw herself into the freezing waters of the Thames. Rescuers fished her out by Battersea Bridge, wrapped her in a warm blanket and handed her to the emergency services. The woman…...
Inside Pep Guardiola’s politics: from Catalan independence to Gaza
2+ week, 4+ day ago (386+ words) Pep Guardiola looked down at his chest and in his bones, he felt it was wrong. He was 20, with only one season banked as a Barcelona regular, and now he was the captain of a young Spain team, ready to…...
For the ultimate lunch, take a private plane to Spain
2+ week, 5+ day ago (209+ words) The thing about the Pilatus PC-12 is that it can land pretty much anywhere. Being a six to eight-seater, single-engine turboprop, it requires less runway than most private jets, allowing it access to ten times the number of airstrips across…...
A Norwegian coastal escape, Spain hideaways, horseback treks
2+ week, 5+ day ago (454+ words) A Norwegian coastal escape, Spain hideaways, horseback treks'The Times A Norwegian coastal escape, Spain hideaways, horseback treks What's hot in the world of luxury travel? Lisa Grainger rounds up the latest destinations and must-haves for globetrotters To really get away…...