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Spain: Seven women rescued in sex trafficking operation

Spanish police say seven women and a baby have been rescued as part of an operation against the trafficking of Romanians for sexual exploitation

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Champions League: Atletico and Real meet in rematch of last season's final

The Champions League resumes on Tuesday with two of the first-leg fixtures of the quarter-final stage. Atletico Madrid welcome La Liga and city

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Chelsea continue title march, Man United enjoy derby success as PSG win League Cup

Chelsea continued their march towards the Premier League title courtesy of a narrow 1-0 win at a battling Queens Park Rangers. Chelsea had not

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Ismael Serrano's ninth album: reflecting on crisis-hit Spain

He is a poet, a singer, a guitarist and a songwriter – and perhaps most importantly an engaged citizen. Spanish artist Ismael Serrano has gone to

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Lufthansa doctors 'recommended continued treatment for Lubitz'

The German newspaper Bild says Lufthansa doctors had recommended that pilot Andreas Lubitz should be given psychological treatment, despite

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Spain: Hologram rally outside parliament defends right to protest

A virtual protest has been held outside Spain’s parliament, showing projected ‘people’ marching and chanting, to denounce a contested new security

Spain

Catalonia: 11 arrested for suspected links to ISIL

An ongoing police operation against a jihadist cell in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, has resulted in the arrests of 11 people. They are suspected of

France

EU warned Germany over safety control 'before Germanwings crash'

It has been revealed that a European regulator found “issues” with Germany’s aviation authority over safety enforcement – reportedly before the

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Messi match fit

Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi is fit to play against Celta de Vigo on Sunday

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MotoGP's Dani Pedrosa comes through "successful" surgery for arm problem

Dani Pedrosa has undergone what’s been described as “successful” surgery for an ongoing arm problem that has thrown his MotoGP future into doubt

Spain

Beatle John Lennon's first wife Cynthia dies aged 75

Cynthia Lennon, first wife of late Beatle John Lennon, has died, her family said on Wednesday. She was 75. “Cynthia Lennon passed away today at her

Sport

Real Madrid agree deal to buy Porto defender Danilo

Real Madrid have boosted their ranks by buying the Brazilian defender Danilo from Porto. The 23-year-old, who mainly plays at right-back, will join

Spain

Spanish police arrest alleged would-be jihadi brothers

Spanish police have arrested four members of a family, including twin teenage boys who were allegedly about to travel to Syria to become jihadi

France

German police make progress in profiling of Andreas Lubitz

As a video emerges of the co-pilot of the ill-fated Germanwings jet, officials say they are making progress in piecing together his background one

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Dalí and Picasso hang side-by-side in unprecedented Barcelona exhibition

Works by two of the 20th century’s greatest artists are currently on show side by side in a unique exhibition in Barcelona that explores the

France

Alpine plane crash: Locals say prayers for Germanwings victims

Local people living near the Alpine crash site where a Germanwings passenger plane carrying 150 people crashed on Tuesday have held a religious

Germany

'One day the world will know my name', Germanwings co-pilot Lubitz 'declared'

An ex-girlfriend of Andreas Lubitz claims he had 'wanted to change the system' as the investigation continues into the Germanwings crash.

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Dusseldorf church memorial for plane crash victims

A special church service was held in Dusseldorf’s Catholic Basilika, St. Lambertus on Friday to commemorate and remember the victims of the

Germany

Amazement in the hometown of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz

In Montabaur, between Frankfurt and Bonne, people reacted at the flight club that Andreas Lubitz belonged to.