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Thousands locked down as La Palma volcano destroys cement works

Aerials images from La Palma shows lava pouring down the slopes towards an industrial zone and destroying a cement works, raising fresh fears of toxic gases.

12/10/2021

Spain

Pedro Sánchez calls for unity as Spain celebrates National Day

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was booed by some members of the public as he arrived at the traditional military parade in Madrid.

12/10/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Fresh evacuations as farmers warn of catastrophe

The Cumbre Vieja volcano has continued to spew lava since it erupted three weeks ago.

12/10/2021

Art

Bullfighting banned from Spain's €400 COVID 'culture recovery voucher'

Offering cultural opportunities to young people in this way is expected to cost the state around €190 million. But traditional bullfighting is not on the table - here's why.

12/10/2021

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Lava flow drags down big rocks in La Palma

Drone footage showed huge rocks flowing down wide streams of lava from a Spanish volcano, almost three weeks after it first erupted.

11/10/2021

Spain

La Palma: New lava streams after volcano's cone collapses

Three weeks since its eruption upended the lives of thousands, the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island is still spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing.

11/10/2021

Spain

Art and technology merge for an interactive experience of Goya

An exhibition of Goya's work aims to provide art lovers with an immersive experience which gives a deeper understanding of the artist's life

10/10/2021

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Firefighters on scene near La Palma volcano

The volcano on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands continued spewing lava Saturday morning, following almost three weeks of constant eruption.

09/10/2021

Spain

Teenager's homosexuality described as an illness at Spanish hospital

A 19-year-old woman in Murcia was given a clinical report stating that her homosexuality was an illness.

08/10/2021

Sport

Spain's NBA champion Pau Gasol retires

Double NBA winner and Europe's most successful basketball player Pau Gasol called time on his sporting career on Tuesday.

07/10/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Ash cloud forces new airport shutdown

Scientists warn the situation is still tense and unpredictable as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Spanish island of La Palma.

07/10/2021

Series

This couple transformed their waste into a beautiful eco-home in Spain

Laura and Dave's Earthship is built from recycled cans, bottles and old tyres, and helps them live almost entire self-sufficiently.

06/10/2021

Spain

Spain's government eyes rent controls in new housing bill

The most controversial provision in the bill would set price hike caps for landlords with multiple residential properties.

06/10/2021

Spain

Ex-foreign minister quizzed over letting Polisario chief into Spain

The decision to allow the Western Sahara leader into Spain in April angered Morocco.

05/10/2021

Spain

Eleven bodies recovered off Spain's Balearic Islands

Authorities said that three people had been rescued and 11 bodies recovered after a sailboat was reported west of Cabrera.

04/10/2021

Spain

Watch: Drone footage shows new lava flows from La Palma volcano

More earthquakes rattled the Spanish island of La Palma on Monday, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the crater collapsed.

04/10/2021

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Thermal camera images of Cumbre Vieja volcano and lava flows on Spain's La Palma

Thermal camera images show details of the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption which has been spewing lava and ash for two weeks on Spain's Canary island of La Palma.

03/10/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Satellite image shows lava flow to Atlantic Ocean

Local residents are advised to say and wear face masks and eye protection to protect themselves from potentially toxic gas and heavy falls of volcanic ash

01/10/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Lava flowing into sea expands Spanish island

Satellite imagery showed a D-shaped tongue of molten rock building up on the island's western shore measured 338 hectares by the end of Wednesday.

30/09/2021

Culture news

San Sebastián Film Festival: 'Blue Moon' takes the top prize

San Sebastián International Film Festival closed its 69th edition Saturday with Romanian director Alina Grigore’s first film 'Blue Moon' taking the top prize.

29/09/2021

Spain

How satellites are helping us understand the La Palma volcano crisis

From measuring gas emissions to assessing damage, the Sentinel satellites of the European Copernicus network have been providing crucial data.

29/09/2021

Spain

Watch: Spanish volcano continues to erupt after lava reaches sea

Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano which erupted ten days ago on La Palma in the Canary Islands has reached the ocean, a phenomenon that produces toxic gases.

29/09/2021

Spain

La Palma braces for toxic gas emissions as lava creeps closer to sea

Residents in several of the Canary Island's neighbourhoods have been confined to their homes due to fears of toxic gas emissions.

28/09/2021

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Canary Islands: a "miracle house" spared by the lava flow of La Palma

Drone video from La Palma reveals what Spanish media are referring to as the “miracle house”, spared by the lava of the volcano in eruption.

27/09/2021

Spain

Watch: Lava topples church as volcanic eruptions continue on La Palma

Dramatic footage shows a cloud of dense smoke engulfing the bell tower of the church before it collapses.

27/09/2021

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Smoke, ash and lava spurt out of Spanish volcano

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island continued to spew fountains of lava as the devastating eruption entered its seventh day.

25/09/2021