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Spain-based freelance journalist. Covered the country for @thetimes for 11 years. Works for @Independent , @sundaytimes , @Reuters , @Telegraph , @ipaper & others.

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Shame on @el_pais for sacking distinguished journalist John Carlin for writing article in @thetimes criticising the Spanish gov
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The royal convict gets a pass to leave prison for Christmas while jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras will stay behind bars despite the European Court of Justice ruling he was entitled to immunity as an MEP. My latest for @thesundaytimes
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It seems like King Felipe missed a chance to call for dialogue as the Catalan crisis deepens. No word about the hundreds hurt
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A report by a senior British police officer casts doubts on claims of violence before and during the Catalan referendum. Judges did not allow it to be used in trial. Police told court there was violence. My story
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My obituary of Neus Català, a life-long opponent of fascism, who fought in the French Resistance and was one of the last survivors of Ravensbrück concentration camp. She and others sabotaged the Nazi war effort in an arms factory
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Spain prepares for a historic moment as Franco is exhumed from the Valley of the Fallen, ending a symbol of the dictatorship. But many Spaniards I have spoken to care more about unemployment, the economy, Catalonia. #Franco #ValledelosCaidos
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UN says Spain must free three Catalan politicians held in prison for over 18 months. Madrid refutes the findings of the report saying it was carried out 'without rigour'. My story for @thetimes
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Liverpool and Tottenham fans enjoying the party atmosphere in Puerta del Sol. #UCLfinal #SpursOfficial #Liverpool
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A year on from the Catalan independence referendum, Raul Romeva, one of nine Catalan politicians facing trial over rebellion charges, tells me from prison how he has no regrets over the vote."I am a political prisoner," he insists. My story for @thetimes
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6 years
Spain should stop hounding Catalan separatists and negotiate in the national interest. Editorial in @thetimes
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4 years
Art collector pays €1,200 to clean a copy of 17th-century panting and it is ruined in the latest case after Spain's infamous Monkey Christ botch job. My latest for @theipaper
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One of Franco's most notorious torturers is awarded four medals for good conduct and gets a generous rise in his police pension. My story
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Five men known as #LaManada or wolf pack who were cleared of the gang rape of a teenager at #Sanfermines have been released on bail while they appeal nine yr jail terms for the lesser conviction of sexual abuse. The case sparked outrage across Spain
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A chilling fact
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42. Fernando Simón, el 23 de febrero: "el virus en España no está […] no se ha detectado ningún otro caso". Hoy: 18.077 casos. 833 muertos (RTVE)
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Thousands take to the streets of Barcelona to call for Catalonia to stay in Spain
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Finally, 83 years after his mother was shot by a Francoist firing squad in 1936, her son Martin de Torre Muñoz will receive the rattle which he was holding as a baby when his mother was arrested. An emotive moment for his family.
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Martín recibirá mañana, 82 años después, el sonajero que guardaba su madre cuando fue asesinada por fascistas palentinos. Todas las infancias robadas y el futuro de un país libre, simbolizados en ese objeto. Debería ser un acto de Estado, debería estar allí toda la ciudadanía.
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On the eve of the trial of 12 Catalan politicians and activists, Jordi Sanchez tells me from jail it is a political trial. The Spanish gov says it wants to counter 'fake news' by independence movement about Spanish democracy. My story:
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‘España, otra vez’, duro editorial de ‘The Times’ contra el Gobierno de Rajoy @lavanguardia
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Seven judges barred Sir Hugh Orde’s evidence from being used in the trial, ruling: “This expert can only bring his appreciable experience in historic conflicts gathered in other countries and does not have direct experience of the events being judged.”
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I think the translation of this message into English does not work #SpainForSure
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Un país en el que puedes confiar. Un país en el que puedes creer. Seguro. #SpainForSure 🇪🇸
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When archaeologists found Eugenio Insúa's wedding ring in a mass grave, it ended his daughter's search for the father she never knew. My latest for @Independent on how the victims of General Franco may at last find redress.
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6 years
@Billbrowder Hi @grahamkeeley from @thetimes Tell me more please about what has happened?
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5 years
A Spanish football team made up of migrants take a stand against racism by putting the insults they face on their shirts instead of their names. Slave, nigger, gorilla are just some. My story for @thetimes
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Is it me or are Spanish TV tertulias just dressed bun fights between shouting adults? RTVE this morning was unwatchable
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"It can be hard in the rain or the cold. But I am content when I am looking after (the sheep)"- Marina Vilalta, at 96 perhaps Spain's oldest shepherdess, on the pleasures of rural life. Mil gracias @AbrahamOrriols whose book celebrates this way of life.
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6 years
Protests for and against King Felipe as he arrives in Barcelona for MWC2018. My report for @thetimes
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'Spain clearly needs a new constitutional settlement agreed by all political forces. But a political solution to the crisis will only be possible if Mr Sànchez and his co-defendants are seen to be treated fairly.' @thetimes editorial
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4 years
Spain's overnight death toll is 164, according to health ministry data, the lowest daily figure since March 18.
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One law for the Spanish royals, another for other the rest? Protests after King Felipe's jailed brother-in-law is allowed to leave prison two days a week. My story for @thetimes
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Gurtel comes back to haunt Mariano Rajoy as former Popular Party treasurer Luis Barcenas is jailed for 33 years and corruption mastermind Francisco Correa imprisoned for 51 years. My story for @thetimes
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3 years
How they see us: Fuel crisis in UK is front page news in Spain. #fuelshortages #Brexit
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6 years
Editorial on Catalonia in @thetimes today
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Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont can be extradited to Spain to face charges of corruption, but not rebellion, a German court rules. Puigdemont claims this is a victory.
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“We have witnessed a horror which seems like something from Medieval Spain.” How mass graves from the Civil War haunt modern day Spain. My latest for @euronews Gracias @PaquiMaqueda #ARMH
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Qué valiente es Cope Radio atacando a @thetimes sin haber leido un art��culo de opinión. Según Ramon Jauregui @thetimes había comparado Rajoy con Franco. No . Léelo
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Art smashed by jihadists in Iraq is reborn in an international project. How experts copied the iconic two lamassu and will unveil them in Mosul later this month. My story for @thetimes
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Exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont tells @thetimes that a deal is possible with the Spanish government which stops short of independence but includes 'self determination'. #Catalonia
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A moment in Spanish history as General Franco's remains are transported to El Pardo cemetery to be reburied after the exhumation from the Valley of the Fallen. #exhumacionFranco
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The Catalan crisis needs a sure-headed, not partisan King. The Times editorial:
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6 years
Adiós to Mariano Rajoy? It appears so. But will he go quietly or be pushed after a no confidence vote? My story for @thetimes
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The legal battle to send Carles Puigdemont to Spain to face rebellion charges begins as German prosecutors request the Catalan leader's extradition. My story for @thetimes
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Dare I say it, this is possibly a more important story than any poll, whatever it may say: How archaeologists discovered a baby's rattle belonged to the mother who was executed by a firing squad in the civil war.
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John Carlin's excellent piece on how the ghosts of the civil war haunt Spain's current crisis over Catalonia
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Tens of thousands protest against independence in Barcelona as a poll by @metroscopia shows most Catalans have misgivings about their separatist leaders. My story for @thetimes
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As Spain's Socialist government prepares to exhume Franco from a vast mausoleum to end an era of paying tribute to a dictator, the antics of his family have come under scrutiny. My story:
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As reported exclusively in @thetimes first...
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British police chief Sir Hugh Orde dismantles the narrative of the Spanish police regarding the events of September 20. "We were surprised to see that the crowd was overwhelmingly peaceful, and to see that when the Guardia Civil turned up, the press was already there".
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As Spain unveils a €10 billion plan to battle rural depopulation, my latest for @VOANews asks if politicans are tackling the root causes of this problem? With thanks to Alejandro Macarrón Larumbe @teresaribera @SoriaYa #Espa ñavacia
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@minitrue2020 Hi Have you been able to read the whole story? Subscription free for a month.
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Spanish daily ABC takes @thetimes to task on our editorial 'Spain Again'
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Museum in a suitcase is preserving Spain’s civil war memories — a bitterly controversial topic. Here you will learn about the man who saved George Orwell's life or relatives of the Red Baron. My latest for @theipaper @Civil_War_Spain
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So @marianorajoy spends eight hours holed up in a fish restaurant while MPs decide his future. He must have known it was all over so fancied a cigar
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Three Spanish volunteers who saved thousands of migrants are cleared of people trafficking. My story for @thetimes
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A great book. Can't wait to see Patria on the screen
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Great stuff
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Chants of ‘my name is Boris’ and ‘this is a work event’ outside Downing Street as maybe a hundred bewigged Boris lookalikes jig around in the street. Utterly surreal
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Spain authorizes the arrival of #OpenArms rescue ship carrying 313 migrants picked up off Libya after other countries refused to take them. No doubt political opponents of Spanish PM @sanchezcastejon will seize on this but others may see this as a charitable move at Xmas
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German court rules Carles Puigdemont cannot be extradited to Spain on a charge of rebellion as there was no violence. A huge blow to the Spanish government which will have a big impact on the Catalan crisis
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A curious coincidence that Kremlin critic @billbrowder is detained in Spain on a Russian arrest warrant? Sources tell me Moscow was aware he was in Madrid before the warrant was issued. My story for @thetimes
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Trouble in the House of Borbon. My story for @thetimes
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Amid controversy over how Saudi Arabia might use laser guided bombs in the Yemen conflict, Spain's Socialist government cancels the €9.2m deal and returns the cash. My story
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If the Spanish PM cannot find a negotiated way out of Catalan crisis, he should step aside. Times editorial:
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The best place in Spain
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San Sebastián, España
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Hundreds of thousands of Catalans march against independence.
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Spanish deputy PM Carmen Calvo says Democratic Memory Law will give state funding to find victims in mass graves, annul trials in dictatorship, make Valley of Fallen a civil cemetery, recognise women/Roma victims. Potentially a big day for Spain? #MemoriaHistorica
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Step aside President Biden, this is the big news of the day: a Spanish politician jumps the queue to get the COVID-19 jab then actually resigns.
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ÚLTIMA HORA | El consejero de Salud de Murcia dimite y López Miras le defiende: "Ha sido ejemplar"
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He estado criticado por mis palabras en @elmundoes ("es muy importante para ver si la justicia española puede darles un juicio justo a los acusados"). Para q lo sepaís, solo queria decir que es importante para España demonstrar al mundo que pueda dar los indepes un juicio justo
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Outrage after five men who called themselves #LaManada are jailed for 9 years for the sexual abuse, not rape, of an 18-yr-old woman at San Fermin bull running festival.
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Extraordinary: Spanish TV reports the proclamation of King Charles III live as media here dedicates itself almost completely to the British monarchy
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