Spain

Destinations

Why Benidorm is so much more than party tourism

Benidorm is famous for its wild parties and cheap alcohol. But as I found on a recent trip, there’s much more to the Costa Blanca town.

01/05/2023

Culture news

Spain's ex-king has secret daughter, explosive new book claims

Spain's Juan Carlos is said to have had a fourth daughter from an extramarital affair. A new book claims to lift the lid on an open secret in the Spanish royal court.

28/04/2023

Spain

Spain's April heatwave sees temperatures nudging 40C

Unseasonably hot weather has seen April temperatures nudging 40C in parts of Spain. Last year was Spain's hottest since 1961, and warm air from North Africa is giving Spaniards a foretaste of another scorching summer several months early.

27/04/2023

Climate

Spain heatwave: Why are fish being euthanised in Girona?

Spain has endured 36-consecutive months of below-average rainfall. The drought led to unusual scenes at the River Onyar yesterday.

27/04/2023

Spain

Spain pleads for aid from EU as drought devastates its farmers

Spain is asking for aid from the European Commission to help its farmers after the country was hit by a historic drought

26/04/2023

Spain

South American trade on the agenda as Brazil's Lula visits Spain

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Spain on Tuesday on the second stop of a European tour aimed at resetting relations and making progress on a long-delayed trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

26/04/2023

Europe Decoded

What to expect from Brazilian President Lula's visit to Spain

Brazilian President Lula’s remarks created divisions ahead of his first European trip even as Spain was hoping to deepen ties.

25/04/2023

My Europe Series

Spaniards wait years to move loved ones as fascist leader exhumed

Like many others, Rosa Gil has spent the past 15 years trying to remove the remains of her own grandfather from the same mausoleum.

24/04/2023

Spain

Remains of Spain's former fascist Falange party leader exhumed

The remains of Spain's former fascist Falange party leader José Antonio Primo de Rivera have been exhumed and removed from the Valley of the Cuelgamuros, formerly known as the Valley of the Fallen

24/04/2023

Health news

3,000-year-old human hair provides first proof of drug use in Europe

The unusual finding of human hair in a cave in Menorca has provided the first direct evidence of the use of plant drugs by people in Europe.

21/04/2023

Spain

Return of the King: Spain's Juan Carlos makes 'unwanted' visit home

This is the second time the former monarch has visited Spain since he moved to the Middle East amid scandalous affairs and criminal accusations.

20/04/2023

Spain

500 days of darkness: Spanish 'cavewoman' shocked by Ukraine war news

Beatriz Flamini emerged from the 70-metre-deep cave in southern Spain last Friday to learn about the Ukraine war for the first time.

19/04/2023

Green News

Spain: Barcelona is heading for a ‘drought emergency’

It isn’t the first time the region has faced water shortages but experts say they are now getting more frequent and intense due to climate change.

19/04/2023

Health news

This robot successfully performed an entire lung transplant

This new lung transplant technique uses a robot dubbed "Da Vinci" and no longer requires breaking a patient's ribs.

19/04/2023

Spain

Food prices in Spain expected to rise due to crop failure

A winter drought in southern Europe has led to water use restrictions in France and Italy, while some Spanish ecologists warn the country's cereal crops may become unsustainable in the future.

19/04/2023

Culture news

Spanish 'Big Brother' contestant sentenced to jail after sexual abuse

José María López, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for sexually assaulting fellow Big Brother contestant Carlota Prado.

18/04/2023

Lifestyle

More sex please, we're Spanish! Spain says 'sí' to open relationships

Spain appears to be warming up to the idea of open relationships as almost half of Spaniards say it’s okay to have multiple sexual partners at the same time.

17/04/2023

Culture news

Spain marks end of Easter with Christian Pop Festival

Only four out of ten young people claim to be religious in Spain. With the first edition of the Resurrection Festival, organisers hope to revive people's faith through joy and song.

17/04/2023

Culture news

The best Picasso exhibitions in Spain in 2023

Picasso is revered as one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, with a staggering body of work.

15/04/2023

Eco-Innovation

Inside the hop-growing warehouse in Spain that feels like a nightclub

The flowers are a key ingredient in beer. With crop yields falling, can vertical farming help future proof their supply?

15/04/2023

Travel News

High-speed trains are the cheapest in this European country

Spain is challenging the ‘elitist nature’ of high-speed trains with more services and lower prices.

15/04/2023

Europe Decoded

'Part of our heritage': Flamenco dancer applauds new legal protection

Ana Morales, a dancer who also represents the Flamenco Association, said anything that provided legal protection for this part of the nation’s cultural heritage was welcome.

13/04/2023

Spain

'People may die': Hospital waiting times in Spain break records

At the age of 90, Isabel had a micro stroke. Eleven months later she is still waiting for a CAT scan.

12/04/2023

Food and Drink

BLACKPINK's Jisoo turns Spanish churro shop into pilgrimage site

K-Pop idol Jisso's favourite churro shop in Barcelona has been given a sizeable push following a popular Instagram post. The queues in front of the churrería are filled with Korean tourists and fans eager to replicate her eating habits.

10/04/2023

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Thousands of drummers in Spain mark Good Friday

Thousands of drums come together in the village square in Calanda northeast Spain. At midday on Good Friday, they begin to beat in unison, filling the whole village with sound

07/04/2023

Mobility

A Spanish start-up is ready to launch Europe’s first reusable rocket

SpaceX pioneered reusable rockets. Spain’s PLD Space is now hoping to shake up the industry with micro-launchers made in Europe.

07/04/2023