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Watch: COVID-19 patient enjoys sea air after months in intensive care

Doctors in Barcelona are studying how a short trip out of ICU to the beachfront affects the recovery of COVID-19 patients.

05/09/2020

Sport

Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona for remainder of his contract

The Argentine legend had informed the Spanish club of his intention to leave but was told he would have to cover a €700 million buyout clause.

04/09/2020

Business Planet

When contacts count: the network boosting small business

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet travels to Madrid to see how the world's biggest support network for SMEs is supporting firms during the COVID-19 crisis.

04/09/2020

Spain

Coronavirus: Spanish incidence rate more than 6 times European average

Spain's COVID-19 14-day incidence rate stands at 221 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Across the 31 countries it monitors, the rate currently stands at 34.5.

02/09/2020

Spain

Spain counts the cost of dramatic drop in tourism arrivals for 2020

Tourism has been one of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a fact illustrated in Spain, which recorded a 75% fall in visitor numbers for July against last year.

01/09/2020

Spain

Wildfire rages in southern Spain forcing over 3,000 to evacuate

Firefighters and emergency workers are battling the blaze, which broke our on Thursday in the mountains near the town of Almonaster la Real, 120 kilometres northwest of the city of Seville.

30/08/2020

Spain

Spain arrests pandemic-denier who wrote 'covidiots' deserved 'to die'

Posing as a public official, he also called nursing homes, football clubs and even the press to spread false information about coronavirus.

29/08/2020

Europe News

Red-listing of Ibiza and Mallorca a disaster for local businesses

Some of Spain’s world famous holiday destinations have become COVID-19 hotspots. Ibiza may be considered the clubbing capital of the world, but despite its dancefloors being silenced by the pandemic, infection rates in the Balearic islands are still climbing.

27/08/2020

Spain

Why Spaniards are splashing out on portable pools

Popular portable pool owners share how their new fad purchase helped them to survive the summer amid a health crisis and blistering heat

26/08/2020

Spain

Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave

Messi, 33, has won a record six Ballon d’Or awards during his time at Barcelona.

25/08/2020

Spain

Spain calls in its army to fight COVID-19 resurgence

Just in: Spain calls in its army to fight COVID-19 resurgence

25/08/2020

World

West Nile Virus outbreak poses growing threat in Spain's Andalusia

Twenty-three people have been sent to hospital and seven patients are in intensive care.

25/08/2020

Green News

Atlético Madrid’s Saúl Ñíguez explains why he isn't vegan yet

Although the Spanish midfielder follows a fully plant-based diet, Saúl Ñíguez won't call himself a vegan yet.

22/08/2020

Spain

Spanish region orders closure of brothels after COVID-19 cluster found

With brothels not keeping an official registry of clients, authorities in Castilla La Mancha haven’t been able to contact trace people who may have been exposed

21/08/2020

Spain

Spanish police dismantle two networks smuggling migrants into France

Fifteen people have been arrested including three in the Spanish capital, Madrid, and one in Lleida, a city in the north-eastern province of Catalonia.

21/08/2020

Spain

Ronald Koeman to be appointed new manager of FC Barcelona

It comes after the club sacked Quique Setién on Monday.

17/08/2020

No Comment

Barcelona mourns the victims of the 2017 terror attacks

Sixteen people died in the attacks on Las Ramblas and in the coastal town of Cambrils.

17/08/2020

Spain

Official: Spain's missing former king, Juan Carlos I, is in the UAE

The news ends two weeks of mystery over the former king's whereabouts.

17/08/2020

Spain

Spain shuts all nightclubs and discos amid second coronavirus wave

Around 50,000 new cases were recorded in the past two weeks alone.

14/08/2020

Spain

Galicia bans smoking in public areas to curb COVID-19 outbreak

The authorities believe that smoke can spread the deadly virus.

13/08/2020

Spain

Travel Guide for Holidaying in Spain during COVID-19

Can I hire a car in Spain during COVID-19? Will I be required to take a test on arrival? As visitors from Europe and beyond prepare to holiday in Spain for the first time since lockdown, we’ve put together a guide that will help you plan your summer getaway with confidence.

12/08/2020

Spain

Antonio Banderas tests positive for COVID-19

The Spanish actor posted a statement on his social media account as he turned 60-years-old on Monday, saying he is celebrating his birthday in self-isolation.

10/08/2020

Spain

Madrid's tourism trade struggling as visitors stay away amid pandemic

The COVID 19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on Madrid's tourism industry.

06/08/2020

Spain

Spain's Canary Islands insure tourists who catch COVID-19

The insurance is free to visitors but will only be applied to those who did not know they had the virus.

05/08/2020

Spain

Spain's ex-King Juan Carlos: From democratic hero to tainted exile

Spain's ex-king oversaw the transition from dictatorship to democracy but in later years became tainted by scandals that damaged the monarchy.

04/08/2020

Spain

Are swimming pool rentals the new business idea to rise from COVID-19

Business is booming for French pool rental app Swimmy as Europeans are increasingly ditching public pools for private rentals this summer.

04/08/2020