Spain

Travel News

This Spanish town will pay Brits thousands to relocate there

The scheme aims to bolster the local economy.

06/04/2023

Spain

Spanish wildfires burn through mountainous region of Tarifa

Wildfires are burning through the mountainous region of Tarifa in Spain as a severe winter drought affects large parts of Southern Europe.

06/04/2023

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WATCH: Northern Spain ravaged by more than 100 fires

The Spanish regions of Asturias and Cantabria were scorched by more than 100 fires which, according to officials, were intentionally started by 'criminals'.

01/04/2023

Spain

Officials say arson behind wildfires in northern Spain

Officials in the northern Spanish region of Asturias say that unspecified arsonists were behind most of the 100 or so wildfires raging in the heavily wooded and mountainous area.

01/04/2023

Work

Mental health over salary? Spanish workers shift their priorities

A new report shows mental health is the priority for Spanish workers, despite the country's high unemployment rate.

31/03/2023

Europe Decoded

'Gateway' Spain sees spike in protected animals trafficking

Last year, there was a 55% increase in the number of protected animals trafficked to Spain compared with 2021.

31/03/2023

Culture news

Marina Abramović: My life and legacy as a performance artist

Marina Abramović has a very special relationship with Spain. The country and its culture reflect she says so much of how she feels and what she represents. So, when asked to perform and direct by Barcelona's famed Liceu Opera, Abramović says the unique opportunity was too good to miss.

31/03/2023

Spain

Catalan separatist MEP Clara Ponsatí released after arrest in Spain

Ponsatí returned to Catalonia after five years of exile in Scotland and Belgium, despite an outstanding arrest warrant.

29/03/2023

Culture news

A new 'news language': Spanish TikTok journalists attract millions

A group of young Spanish women are shaking up the daily news business with an innovative storytelling approach on social media. Ac2ality aims to provide a look at the news as you've probably never seen it before.

28/03/2023

Spain

Spain screaming out for waiters as pandemic fuels tourism

Spain is in need of hospitality workers with post-pandemic tourism expected to break records.

28/03/2023

Climate

Spanish wildfire raises concerns amid soaring temperatures

Are Europe’s wildfires going to get worse in 2023? Spanish blaze raises concern as temperatures soar.

27/03/2023

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Watch: Spain's first big wildfire this season rages out of control

A major forest fire continues to rage in Spain’s eastern Castellon region, days after more than 1,500 people had to be evacuated from their homes.

27/03/2023

Art

Artwork by renowned Colombian artist on display in Valencia

Some 45 pieces by the renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero are on display in Valencia, with some of the artworks coming from private collections.

24/03/2023

Culture news

First official Formula 1 exhibition opens in Madrid

From Lewis Hamilton to Romain Grosjean and Michael Schumacher, the world's first F1 exhibition has something for every lover of motorsport and it's on now in Madrid.

24/03/2023

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Hundreds evacuated as forest fire rages in east Spain

Hundreds of people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain's eastern Castellón region.

24/03/2023

Spain

Firefighters battle blaze ripping through forests in eastern Spain

A large wildfire continued to burn out of control in eastern Spain on Friday, scorching at least 1,000 hectares and forcing the evacuation of 900 residents of nearby towns.

24/03/2023

Scenes

Meet the 15-year-old coding genius from Spain

In partnership with Media City

There had never been a participant as young as me in a talk of this kind. I was only eight years old. They could not find a microphone for my size

21/03/2023

Green News

Activists protest spending EU 'green' funds on Spain ski resort

Spanish environmentalists want the EU to investigate the use of €26 million from its “green” economic recovery fund to join two ski resorts in the rapidly warming Pyrenees mountains.

20/03/2023

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WATCH: Huge wooden figures being burnt in Las Fallas festival in Spain

Las Fallas festival in Valencia is an annual celebration leading up to the feast of St. Joseph, the city's patron saint. At the end of the five-day fiesta, the large wooden Fallas structures are burnt.

20/03/2023

Spain

Spain passes law against domestic animal abuse

Spain adopted a new law on animal welfare on Thursday, increasing the punishment for mistreatment

16/03/2023

Spain

'I can't save money': Spain's supermarket inflation hits record high

This steep rise in food prices has taken place despite the reduction in VAT on some basic food products that the Spanish government introduced.

16/03/2023

Culture news

Rodrigo Cuevas and the reinvention of Asturian folklore

There is little traditional or archaic about Spanish singer Rodrigo Cuevas but he does perform well-known tropes from Asturian folklore, his performances are rooted in politics and LGBT rights issues.

16/03/2023

Spain

Leonardo DiCaprio's sun diamond plan to revive a town in 'empty Spain'

The town of Trujillo will be home to a new factory making synthetic diamonds for use in jewellery and high-spec electronics.

14/03/2023

Creators

'I make hyperrealistic babies and science-fiction creatures'

From Avatar to hyperrealistic babies, Spanish artist Cristina Jobs sculpts works of art that perfectly mimic, and sometimes even exceed reality.

11/03/2023

Health news

Parents donate heart valves of foetus that died during delivery

The team behind the operation says it’s the first time in Spain that perinatal tissue is collected for transplantation.

10/03/2023

Spain

Three killed in Spanish mine collapse

An official from the Spanish operator ICL Iberia confirmed that the three men were Spanish nationals and experienced geologists and that two of them were postgraduate students.

09/03/2023