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"Neither the wheelchair nor my disability has ever determined who I am" - Teresa Perales

Teresa Perales has regularly defied the odds to become Spain's most decorated Paralympian. After winning a prestigious Princess of Asturias Award, she tells us how she has managed to succeed, how she manages her work-life balance and why she chose to swim.

29/10/2021

Spain

Spain presses Algeria to guarantee natural gas supply

A spike in energy prices across Europe is hitting the Iberian peninsula hard and driving up electricity bills for homes and businesses.

28/10/2021

Spain

La Liga denounces racist insults against Vinícius Junior

The league said it will take the case to Spanish authorities so they can pursue the necessary measures against the fan.

28/10/2021

World

"Freedom of expression at all costs" - Emmanuel Carrère

"The right to blaspheme is part of our tradition" - Author, journalist, film director and columnist of the November 2015 attacks in Paris, Emmanuel Carrère, defends his preference for freedom of expression.

27/10/2021

World

The couple behind BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine win a Princess of Asturias Award

You may not know their names, but you definitely know the fruits of their labour. Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci, the scientists behind BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine join the group of researchers to receive a Princess of Asturias Award for their contribution to the virus' vaccines.

26/10/2021

Spain

Why it's not just Spain's poor fearing a rise in electricity bills

Charities are calling for governments to increase social aid and issue bans on disconnections so those who can't afford their bills aren't left in the dark.

26/10/2021

Spain

Spain discovers two mass graves of Civil War victims in Belchite

Archaeologists and historians estimate that as many as 150 people could have been buried in the mass graves after their execution.

25/10/2021

Spain

Spain: La Palma volcano more active five weeks after eruption

The cone of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma has partially collapsed, officials say, sending fresh lava flows down the hillside.

25/10/2021

Smart Regions

The city giving digital currency in exchange for saving energy

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode, Smart Regions looks at a transformational European project saving huge amounts of energy. It's led to several buildings in a district of the Catalan city of Viladecans being renovated. Residents play an active role in managing energy. They also have their own digital currency.

25/10/2021

Spain

Child dies after migrant boat rescue off the Canary Islands

Nearly 900 people have died or gone missing this year by trying to reach the Canary Islands by boat in what has become one of the most dangerous migration routes to Europe.

25/10/2021

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Annual sheep march gathers crowds in Madrid

Annual sheep march gathers crowds in Madrid

24/10/2021

Spain

Pablo Picasso artworks sell for a combined $109 million in Las Vegas

The nine paintings and two ceramic pieces had been displayed inside the Picasso restaurant at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art for more than two decades.

24/10/2021

Spain

Spain pledges millions more in aid to La Palma after volcanic eruption

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that no resident of the island would have to leave.

23/10/2021

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Canary Islands: the volcano continues to spread its boiling lava.

Lava cascading from the La Palma volcano threatens new structures by reaching a new urban area on the Spanish island.

21/10/2021

Spain

River of lava flows from La Palma volcano a month after first eruption

Geologists filmed a massive block floating in the direction of Tajuya on a stream of lava coming from the volcano's northern zone.

21/10/2021

Spain

Energy crisis: Soaring electricity prices strain European industries

The biggest cement plant in Spain could stop its activity due to the dramatic increase in electricity prices.

21/10/2021

Spain

ETA ten years on: The rise and fall of the Basque terror group

Over 43 years, more than 800 people were killed in attacks by the Basque separatists.

20/10/2021

Destinations

Córdoba: ‘The city of flowers’ is back in bloom after COVID break

The Spanish city of Córdoba welcomes the return of top floral designers for annual international flower competition.

20/10/2021

Spain

Spain to ease restrictions on young migrants to legalise status

Spain's government is to ease requirements for young, unaccompanied migrants to obtain residence and work permits.

19/10/2021

Spain

Survivors of 1981 food poisoning protest at Madrid's El Prado museum

The activists had threatened to commit suicide if the Spanish government did not offer more support to victims.

19/10/2021

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Canary Islands: Lava flows engulf houses on their way to the sea

The arrival of a second flow to the sea is imminent, according to the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands.

19/10/2021

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Members of Spanish military monitor lava temperature on slopes of La Palma volcano.

Members of Spanish military in protective suits monitor lava temperature on slopes of La Palma volcano

17/10/2021

Spain

Spanish Parliament debates 'Only Yes is Yes' sexual consent law

The law would strengthen the country's penal code against rape by requiring explicit consent for sex acts, a move long demanded by assault survivors and women's rights groups.

15/10/2021

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Volcano eruption continues on La Palma island

Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to spew lava and ashes after more than three weeks erupting on the island of La Palma.

15/10/2021

Spain

Watch: Lava 'tsunami' as earthquake intensifies La Palma volcano

Huge rivers of molten rock have been spewing from the crater in recent days.

15/10/2021

Spain

Hundreds more evacuated as La Palma hit by more earthquakes

Three hundred more citizens have been evacuated from their homes as the lava flows continue to advance northwest.

14/10/2021