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Spanish football recovery: Up to 5,000 fans heading to La Liga games

Crowds are welcome to football stadiums after more than a year of games played closed behind doors due to COVID-19. Fans are back at the venues in Spain, but with restrictions on capacity and social distancing.

17/05/2021

Tech News

Computer games help children overcome pain from cancer treatment

Research conducted at the Hospital de la Paz in Madrid shows that playing video games helps children in their recovery from cancer treatments. It analysed pain levels by monitoring heart rate and eye responses in children going through chemotherapy.

17/05/2021

Spain

Police break up crowds in Barcelona after state of emergency lifted

Inter-regional travel and curfews were lifted in most of Spain on May 9, leading to thousands of weekend revellers descending on public spaces in Barcelona.

16/05/2021

Nature

Bison could be the 'natural firefighters' we need to tackle wildfires

A new project in the south of Spain is studying whether the European bison can help reduce the risk of wildfires by clearing away scrubland that fuels blazes.

15/05/2021

Spain

Spain to allow some fans into football games for season finale

Spain will allow spectators back to matches from next weekend under strict conditions.

12/05/2021

Spain

Spain warns that lockdown leaving parties lead to more than a hangover

Scenes of revelers partying in mass over the past weekend, in many cases without social distancing or masks, have infuriated many, including health workers, and created a new political quarrel.

10/05/2021

World

Could equine therapy be the new stressbuster on the block?

Equine-assisted therapy is on the rise in Spain. For many people, riding a horse improves physical and mental health. And during the pandemic, it has also helped some people combat the stress and anxiety associated with COVID-19.

10/05/2021

World

Spain wants to turn all public highways into toll paying roads by 2024

The government in Madrid says every driver should pay for their own usage of the motorways, as opposed to relying on public money for their upkeep. Under the new plans, drivers would have pay to use all of Spain's motorways, as well as other national and regional roads.

10/05/2021

Spain

Taste of freedom as Spaniards celebrate end of state of emergency

While hundreds celebrated with improvised street parties, others feared the national state of emergency would be replaced by a patchwork of conflicting regional approaches.

09/05/2021

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07/05/2021

Musica

Sonya Yoncheva shows her passion for Zarzuela

Sonya Yoncheva sings Zarzuela for the first time at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. The Bulgarian star soprano explores Spanish heritage and takes on the classics of this art form.

06/05/2021

Spain

Pablo Iglesias quits, leaving an indelible mark on Spanish politics

Pablo Iglesias, the leader and founder of left-wing party Podemos, resigned from party politics following defeat in the regional elections in Madrid.

05/05/2021

Spain

Conservatives claim victory in Madrid regional elections

The right-wing Popular Party won a clear victory in Madrid's regional elections, increasing their seats in the regional assembly.

04/05/2021

Spain

Madrid elections: Far-right Vox expected to enter ruling coalition

Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the right-wing Popular Party is expected to win Tuesday's regional election in the Spanish capital but she is likely to need the support of Vox to govern.

03/05/2021

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'Covid trial' music festival held in Liverpool and first bullfight since start of pandemic in Madrid

a series of events that authorities are holding to test the safety of large-scale gatherings ahead of government plans to lift nearly all restrictions on June 21. Bullfighting with fans returned to Madrid on Sunday for the first time since the start of the pandemic

03/05/2021

My Europe Series

Are the Canary Islands becoming a migrant limbo?

Ousmane is one of the thousands of migrants stuck in the Canary Islands desperately trying to get to mainland Europe. Many want to leave and many more keep arriving. Local populations are struggling to manage the financial costs creating social tensions in the Spanish archipelago.

30/04/2021

Spain

Bodies of Spanish and Irish victims repatriated from Burkina Faso

Several European countries have vowed to keep fighting extremism in Africa's Sahel region.

30/04/2021

Sport

Election duties mean Marcelo could miss Real Madrid-Chelsea semi-final

Election duties mean Marcelo could be left back in Madrid for Real's Champions League semi-final versus Chelsea in west London.

29/04/2021

Spain

Spain expects increase in COVID vaccine shipment

Spain’s health officials say that vaccination efforts are picking up pace after a record week in both the arrival of doses and the number of shots administered.

28/04/2021

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Spain rescues 41 migrants off the coast of Canary Islands

A Spanish patrol boat which intercepted and picked up 41 migrants, including nine women and three children yesterday afternoon south of the island of El Hierro, on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife arrives and docks at the port of Los Cristianos.

28/04/2021

Spain

Spanish minister receives blood-stained knife amid election threats

Three other left-wing officials have also received threatening letters containing bullets.

28/04/2021

Ocean

How can Europe’s fishing industry reduce its reliance on plastic?

In partnership with the European Commission

Could the ocean help us shake off our century-long addiction to oil? Could blue be the new black? New materials and technologies are bringing Europe's "blue economy" sectors closer to this goal.

27/04/2021

Spain

Spanish journalists and Irishman killed in Burkina Faso after ambush

Two Spanish journalists and one Irish national were killed in Burkina Faso after an anti-poaching patrol was ambushed.

27/04/2021

Spain

‘No sign of contagion’ after 5,000 person rock concert in Barcelona

Officials said the Love of Lesbian concert held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona showed no signs of spreading coronavirus among the 5,000 spectators.

27/04/2021

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Spanish chocolatiers present replica of Picasso's 'Guernica'

Euskal Gozogileak (Basque Confectioners) association members exhibit a life-size chocolate version of Picasso's painting "Guernica".

25/04/2021

Spain

Man arrested in Mallorca for allegedly infecting 22 people with COVID

Spanish police said a man in Mallorca went about his "normal life" despite COVID-19 symptoms and a PCR test, eventually infecting 22 people with the virus.

24/04/2021