Spain News

Alicante - A couple were arrested this week in the north of Alicante on charges of selling drugs to minors in a so-called "anti-crisis", or cheap, package. Police seized quantities of marijuana, hashish and a small amount of money.

Cambridge - Spaniard Iñaki Buenaposada studied English in Cambridge in the UK some 25 years ago, when he was just 16. He took some books from what he thought was garbage and kept them, but now wishes to return them.

Spanish police arrested three people, including two French crew members from a yacht approximately 550 nautical miles from Spain's Canary Islands and one Spaniard on land. In the process they also seized 550 kilos (1,200 pounds) of cocaine.

The World Cup draw earlier turned up some shockers, with some of the best teams in the world pitted against each other so early in the tournament.

Torrevieja - A record 25 kilogram (55 pound) tumor was recently removed from a 47-year-old woman in Torrevieja, Spain. This is one of only five similar cases recorded in the world, although the next biggest was a mere 11.3 kilograms (25 pounds).

Alfafar - The popular Swedish retail company Ikea is about to open yet another store, this time in Alfafar in the Valencian community of Spain. They have 400 jobs on offer, but received applications from 20,000 people, crashing their server capacity.

Borja - You may remember the controversial "restoration" performed on the "Ecce Homo" fresco at a church in Borja, Spain. Well, to add to the controversy, the priest at that church is now being charged with fraud and alleged sexual abuse.

Madrid - A bus, plastered with huge and graphic images of aborted fetuses, is currently doing the rounds of Madrid's main streets. The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform in Spain is trying to get the word out against abortion.

For some reason, certain businesses in Spain have decided to follow the US tradition of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, in trying to get shoppers to spend plenty of "dinero" before the festive season.

Fans of the "Thor" films will be pleased to hear that Chris Hemsworth, who played the lead, is busy on location with a new film in La Gomera in Spain's Canary Islands. This time he is playing a 19th century shipwrecked sailor.