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- ‘Illegal’ Sagrada Familia cathedral set to pay millions for construction permit… 136 years too late
Magnificent. Iconic. Landmark. ‘Illegal’ is probably not on anyone’s list of adjectives for the unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona. It should be, though – for 136 years, building has been going on without a permit.World News - Ram attack: Driver repeatedly attempts to run down man on Madrid street (VIDEO)
Police in Spain are hunting a dangerous driver after shocking footage captured by a passerby showed how a speeding vehicle was used as a weapon in an attempt to knock down a pedestrian.World News - Spain’s top narco arrested after brazen appearance in music video
The suspected leader of one of Spain’s largest drug cartels has been arrested after turning himself in just weeks after he appeared to taunt police by appearing in a music video.World News - Sporadic clashes & unrest mar Catalonia’s independence vote anniversary rallies (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Massive demonstrations have flooded Barcelona and other cities on the anniversary of Catalonia’s attempt to push for independence. Several rallies ended up in clashes with police as some protesters burned Spanish flags.World News - Catalans block roads & railway station on the anniversary of independence vote (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Hundreds of people have staged a sit-in at a train station and paralyzed traffic in some areas of Catalonia as they marked the anniversary of the region's attempt to push for its independence from Spain.World News - Riot police clash with pro-independence protesters in Barcelona (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Security forces have clashed with pro-independence demonstrators in one of the main squares of Barcelona, Sant Jaume. The officers were seen beating the protesters with batons.World News
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