Spain

Spain

Spain deploys hundreds of soldiers to tackle blaze as thousands flee

A firefighter lost his life earlier this week.

13/09/2021

Spain

Divided Catalan separatists rally ahead of talks with Madrid

As they took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday, Catalan separatists tried to offer a display of unity despite the divisions in their ranks over upcoming talks with the Spanish government.

11/09/2021

Spain

Fire in southwestern Spain killes one and forces 1,000 to evacuate

Strong winds have further complicated the battle for firefighters near the popular resort town of Estepona.

09/09/2021

Money

What happens when Spain's top football league and NFTs mix?

Spain's La Liga is joining the blockchain world by launching officially licensed digital cards of players to be sold and traded online.

09/09/2021

Spain

Spanish woman sues after DNA test reveals baby swap mistake

The error was only realised after a DNA test revealed that one of the women was not the daughter of her presumed parents.

08/09/2021

Spain

Injuries in suspected homophobic assault in Spain were 'consensual'

A 20-year-old man has admitted that the injuries he claimed he had received in an assault by eight masked men in Madrid were actually consensual.

07/09/2021

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Valencia celebrates Las Fallas festival for first time since pandemic

The annual Las Fallas festival, held in Valencia for the first time since the pandemic put the tradition on hold, ends with the burning of statues -- called "fallas", and fireworks.

06/09/2021

Climate

How do you plan a road trip around a heatwave and wildfires?

Extreme weather is increasingly becoming the norm in Europe. What does that mean for travel plans, and can weather forecasts help?

05/09/2021

Spain

Spanish rescuers pull 208 migrants from boats in sea and ocean

The rescue operation adds to Spain's rise in arrivals of people who risked a perilous seaborne journey to reach Europe.

04/09/2021

Spain

Heavy floods on Spain's eastern coast damage homes and businesses

The flash flooding, dangerous in some eastern parts of Spain since Wednesday, didn't lead to any direct casualties.

03/09/2021

My Europe Series

How struggling Spain became one of Europe's vaccination champions

Clue: no carrots (health pass) nor sticks (mandatory vaccination) needed.

03/09/2021

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Torrential rain causes devastating flooding in the Catalan town of Alcanar

The meteorological depression, known as DANA, brought lightning strikes and heavy rains to the center and northeast of Spain. The storm has affected the Ebro delta in a tremendous way

02/09/2021

Spain

Flash floods hit eastern Spain after torrential rain

Authorities across Spain remain on high alert after storms brought more than 9,000 lightning strikes on Wednesday.

01/09/2021

Spain

Migrant death toll rises on Atlantic route to Spain's Canary Islands

The International Organization for Migration says that 529 migrants have died attempting to reach the Spanish islands this year.

01/09/2021

Spain

Two people killed in apartment building collapse in eastern Spain

Two people have died after a three-storey apartment building collapsed in the Spanish coastal town of Peñíscola.

26/08/2021

Spain

Spanish club welcomes Afghan wheelchair player who fled home

Nilofar Bayat fled Afghanistan after the Taliban took over. The Spanish government were instrumental in her migration.

26/08/2021

Spain

Spanish region restricts fertiliser after dead fish wash up in lagoon

Tonnes of dead fish washed up in Mar Menor, a salt water lagoon in Murcia.

25/08/2021

Spain

52 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Spain's Canary Islands

The sole survivor so far told Spain's Maritime rescue services the boat had left Africa last week carrying 53 people.

20/08/2021

Spain

Man decapitated by ferry after boat accident in Ibiza port

One man was killed and another injured when a ferry smashed into a small boat entering the port of the Spanish island of Ibiza.

18/08/2021

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Spain remembers victims of two violent terrorist attacks in 2017

Four years ago today, a van plowed through pedestrians along Barcelona's Las Ramblas, leaving many dead and more injured.

17/08/2021

Sport

Barcelona's debt now at '€1.35 billion', says club president

Barcelona's president Joan Laporta has presented a grim picture of the football club's financial situation, saying its debt had risen to €1.35 billion.

16/08/2021

Spain

Spain defends the return of unaccompanied child migrants to Morocco

Spain’s interior minister has defended sending unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco and denied accusations by rights groups that the returns breach international law.

16/08/2021

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Madrid heatwave reaches over 40º

The Spanish national weather service warned temperatures could hit 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas the coming days as a heatwave grips parts of southern Europe.

13/08/2021

Musica

Sung under the stars: Kaufmann and Radvanovsky thrill in concert version of Tosca

German tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars alongside soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in an open-air concert version of Puccini's operatic thriller Tosca, in Spain.

12/08/2021

My Europe Series

Europe's garden is ridden with poverty, plastic and contradiction

Spain's southern region of Andalusia attracts two very different kinds of foreigners: those that flock to its beautiful beaches every year and the growing army of migrants that harvest fruit and vegetables in what has been coined as Europe's back garden.

12/08/2021

Spain

Almodóvar criticises algorithms after Instagram restores film poster

The poster shows a woman's nipple with milk dripping from it.

11/08/2021