News from throughout Spain including the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Barcelona, Madrid, Almeria, Murcia http://www.thinkspain.com/ thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17325/fifth-arrest-in-polop-mayor-murder-case Police arrested another two people this morning in connection with the October 2007 murder of the mayor of Polop, Alejandro Ponsoda, bringing the total to five. The police have declined to name either of the two new suspects or confirm ... Polop Crime/Incidents Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:22 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17325/fifth-arrest-in-polop-mayor-murder-case thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17324/iberia-cabin-crew-call-off-strikes Iberia cabin crew have called off their strikes planned for November 30th and December 1st, 2nd, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th after reaching a verbal agreement with Iberia's management. The trade unions involved, CTA and SITCPLA, ... Spain Education & Employment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:43 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17324/iberia-cabin-crew-call-off-strikes thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17323/two-spaniards-missing-after-egyptian-dive-boat-sinks Two Spanish tourists are still missing in the Red Sea after their dive boat sank off Egypt's Sinai coast, a popular beach holiday and diving destination. The married couple, Israel Perez and Maria Lourdes Gonzalez, both 33, whose home ... Spain Crime/Incidents Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:10:29 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17323/two-spaniards-missing-after-egyptian-dive-boat-sinks thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17322/variety-magazine-tips-penelope-cruz-for-second-oscar According the American magazine, Variety, Penelope Cruz, who won an Oscar last year for her role in 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', is one of the favourites for the coveted prize again this year. Variety magazine was impressed by ... Spain Leisure/Entertainment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:18:15 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17322/variety-magazine-tips-penelope-cruz-for-second-oscar thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17321/13-year-old-girl-goes-missing-on-way-to-school A 13-year-old girl from the Magraners district of Lleida has gone missing whilst on her way to school. The Mossos d'Esquadra have confirmed that the minor disappeared yesterday morning after leaving her home to go to school. ... Lleida Crime/Incidents Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:52:05 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17321/13-year-old-girl-goes-missing-on-way-to-school thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17320/spanish-tv-news-beats-bbc-and-nbc-to-international-award The news director for TVE (Television Espanola) Fran Llorente and the heads of the channel's Telediario 2 programme will be in Zurich tonight to receive the prize for the world's best television news bulletin awarded by the ... Spain Community/Public Services Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:37:47 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17320/spanish-tv-news-beats-bbc-and-nbc-to-international-award thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17319/spain-enjoy-goal-fest-in-vienna Spain were on excellent form last night as they hit back from an early deficit to rout 10-man Austria 5-1 at the Ernst-Happel Stadion in Vienna. Vicente del Bosque's side suffered an early setback when Jakob Jantscher put Austria ... Spain Sport Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:57:54 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17319/spain-enjoy-goal-fest-in-vienna thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17318/consumers-association-hits-out-at-mobile-phone-operators-for-keeping-unused-credit The Spanish Consumer Association FACUA has launched an attack against leading mobile 'phone operators for appropriating left over credit when customers don't renew their credit within the required time limit. In a press ... Spain Technology/Science Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:12:55 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17318/consumers-association-hits-out-at-mobile-phone-operators-for-keeping-unused-credit thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17317/penelope-cruz-coy-about-relationship-with-bardem Actress Penelope Cruz has admitted on the David Letterman show that she is "uncomfortable" talking about her private life. During her Late Show appearance David Letterman asked the actress, 35, point-blank if she's engaged to Bardem, ... Spain Leisure/Entertainment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:45:41 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17317/penelope-cruz-coy-about-relationship-with-bardem thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17316/ny-cervantes-institute-inaugurates-new-exhibition A selection of fine art by nine Spanish artists who fled to the States during the Civil War (1936-1939) has gone on show at the Cervantes Institute in New York as examples of the city's multicultural art between 1930 and 1960. "The ... Spain Culture/Art/Literature Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:13:15 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17316/ny-cervantes-institute-inaugurates-new-exhibition thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17315/spanish-fishing-boat-freed-by-somali-pirates Somali pirates have released Spanish trawler Alakrana and its crew after holding it for 47 days. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, president of the government, confirmed that the pirates had abandoned the Alakrana tuna boat and that all 36 ... Spain Crime/Incidents Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:50:14 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17315/spanish-fishing-boat-freed-by-somali-pirates thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17314/third-arrest-made-in-polop-murder-case The Guardia Civil have arrested a third person in connection with the murder two years ago of Polop's mayor, Alejandro Ponsoda. The only information the police have provided so far is that the arrest was made in the Marina Baixa, the ... Polop Crime/Incidents Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:37:50 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17314/third-arrest-made-in-polop-murder-case thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17313/health-dept-investigates-childrens-deaths The Valencian health department is investigating the death in Torrevieja of a six-year-old boy who had the AH1N1 virus and that of an eight-year-old boy in Carlet, who died suddenly on Sunday. A spokesperson for the health department has ... Spain Health/Beauty/Fashion Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:32 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17313/health-dept-investigates-childrens-deaths thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17312/second-man-arrested-in-connection-with-murder-of-polops-mayor The people of Polop were "very surprised" to see a neighbour of theirs, the owner of the only shoe shop in the town, arrested in connection with the murder of the town's mayor, Alejandro Ponsoda, in October 2007. The local man is the ... Polop Crime/Incidents Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:09:04 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17312/second-man-arrested-in-connection-with-murder-of-polops-mayor thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17311/spain-announces-team-for-davis-cup-final Rafael Nada, Fernando Verdasco, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez are the four Spanish players who will compete against the Czech Republic in the final of the Davis Cup in Barcelona next month. Spain's Davis Cup captain, Albert Costa ... Barcelona Sport Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:46:59 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17311/spain-announces-team-for-davis-cup-final thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17310/cruise-diaz-film-brings-in-7-million-euros-for-seville Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz will soon be on their way to Seville to film their upcoming romantic comedy 'Knight & Day'. According to Maribel Montano, Seville's council spokesperson for culture, the Hollywood ... Sevilla Leisure/Entertainment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:18:54 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17310/cruise-diaz-film-brings-in-7-million-euros-for-seville thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17309/daimler-mercedes-buys-brawn-gp The Brawn Formula 1 team has been bought by German car giant Daimler-Mercedes. Brawn, who won both the driver and manufacturer titles in their debut season in 2009 will be rebranded as Mercedes Grand Prix, with Ross Brawn (pictured) ... Spain Sport Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:38:49 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17309/daimler-mercedes-buys-brawn-gp thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17308/alonso-debuts-with-ferrari-at-cheste Spanish Formula 1 driver, Fernando Alonso, was given a warm welcome by fans at the Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste (Valencia) today as he joined the rest of his future team-mates for the final day of the Finali Mondiali, Ferrari's ... Spain Sport Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:20:35 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17308/alonso-debuts-with-ferrari-at-cheste thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17307/robredo-and-granollers-runners-up-in-paris Spanish doubles pair Tommy Robredo and Marcel Granollers ended up runners up at the ATP Masters 1000 in Bercy (Paris) today. They were beaten 6-3, 6-4 by the tournament favourites Canadian Daniel Nestor and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic, the ... Spain Sport Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:57:44 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17307/robredo-and-granollers-runners-up-in-paris thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17306/suspected-yihad-member-arrested-in-pamplona GUARDIA Civil officers in Pamplona have arrested an Algerian national believed to have been financing yihad cells back in his native country. The accused, Sennia Rabah, has had an international arrest warrant hanging over him from Italian ... Pamplona/Iruna Crime/Incidents Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:46:40 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17306/suspected-yihad-member-arrested-in-pamplona thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17305/girls-who-died-of-swine-flu-had-no-previous-health-problems SWINE 'flu has claimed the lives of two girls, aged four and 13, in Catalunya this week. The regional ministry of health reports that the victims, who live in the Barcelona metropolitan area, died on Thursday. They did not have any ... Barcelona Health/Beauty/Fashion Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:34:12 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17305/girls-who-died-of-swine-flu-had-no-previous-health-problems thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17304/royal-couple-to-divorce SOURCES from the Royal Zarzuela Palace have confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Lugo are in the process of getting a divorce. The Infanta Elena, eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, and Jaime de Marichalar, are said to ... Spain Politics & People Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:24:08 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17304/royal-couple-to-divorce thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17303/massive-biker-protest-storms-madrid THOUSANDS of bikers stormed the streets of Madrid yesterday to demand more safety and respect on the roads. The demonstrators say they feel like second-class citizens compared to car-drivers. One of the moves they want to see is metal ... Madrid Transport (inc Motoring) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:10:07 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17303/massive-biker-protest-storms-madrid thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17302/nadal-blasted-out-of-paris-masters-robredo-granollers-reach-doubles-final Rafa Nadal's hopes of taking the Masters 1000 title in Bercy ended today as he was swept off court by a far superior Novak Djokovic who took just over an hour to despatch him 6-2, 6-3. The Serbian world number three produced a ... Spain Sport Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:21:27 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17302/nadal-blasted-out-of-paris-masters-robredo-granollers-reach-doubles-final thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17301/eta-prisoner-in-belfast-threatens-hunger-strike-if-he-is-extradited ETA prisoner Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos has threatened to go on a hunger strike if he is extradited from Northern Ireland to Spain. Head of the justice service Stephen Ritchie calls this 'blackmail'. De Juana Chaos is on ... Spain Crime/Incidents Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:30:46 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17301/eta-prisoner-in-belfast-threatens-hunger-strike-if-he-is-extradited thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17300/ryanair-ba-and-iberia-merger-like-two-drunkards-propping-each-other-up BRITISH Airways and Iberia have signed the final paperwork and committed themselves to their future merger. Ryanair sources have likened the company fusion to 'two drunkards trying to hold each other up', but both Iberia and BA ... Spain Travel/Tourism Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:27:19 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17300/ryanair-ba-and-iberia-merger-like-two-drunkards-propping-each-other-up thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17299/unemployment-benefit-of-420-euros-a-month-starts UNEMPLOYED people whose dole money ran out after January 1 this year were able to claim a benefit of 420 euros per month, starting yesterday. Initially, only those whose dole payments had run out after August 1 were eligible, but this ... Spain Business/Economy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:25:14 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17299/unemployment-benefit-of-420-euros-a-month-starts thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17298/average-alcoholic-is-aged-20 MOST clinical alcoholics in Spain are in their early 20s, a shock report reveals. Some 3.68 million Spaniards - around eight per cent of the population - regularly drink alcohol to excess, and about two million fit the profile of a ... Spain Health/Beauty/Fashion Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:22:18 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17298/average-alcoholic-is-aged-20 thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17297/nadal-helps-verdasco-into-world-masters-finals Rafael Nadal's 7-5, 7-5 win over defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Paris Masters today earned fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco a place at the World Tour Finals in London later this month. Tsonga needed to win the title to ... Spain Sport Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:50:30 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17297/nadal-helps-verdasco-into-world-masters-finals thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17296/armed-guards-for-spanish-fishing-trawlers 52 private security guards have today been transferred by an Armed Forces plane from Madrid to the Seychelles, where they will be distributed amongst the 13 Spanish trawlers fishing off the coast of Somalia. The decision to provide the ... Spain Crime/Incidents Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:49:10 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17296/armed-guards-for-spanish-fishing-trawlers thinkSPAIN.com http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17295/nadal-clings-on-in-paris Rafael Nadal, the former world No 1, who has had more than his fair share of success in Paris over the past few years, had to save five match points in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Bercy against Nicolas Almagro on Wednesday, ... Spain Sport Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:51:42 +0200 http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17295/nadal-clings-on-in-paris