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Spain: More than 20,000 revellers enjoy annual Tomatina festival

Organisers of the annual Tomatina festival tossed 145 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes into the crowd, quickly converting the town into a red sea.

28/08/2019

Spain

Watch live: Thousands hurl fruit at La Tomatina festival

In recent years, as many as 20,000 people have taken part in La Tomatina, most of them tourists.

28/08/2019

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Video captures tornado hitting near Malaga in Spain

Eyewitness video captured a tornado hitting the Spanish town of Campillos in Malaga on Monday (August 26) evening.

27/08/2019

Spain

Severe storm in Madrid brings hail and flash flooding

A severe hailstorm hit Madrid paralysing roads and causing flash flooding.

27/08/2019

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Flash flooding in Madrid region sweeps away vehicles

Videos taken by Madrid residents on Monday (August 26) show flooded streets in one of the worst affected neighbourhoods, Arganda del Rey, as heavy rains drenched the Spanish capital.

27/08/2019

Spain

Watch: Tourists evacuated as Civil War bomb found at Barcelona beach

The device is thought to date back to Spain's 1936-39 Civil War and was discovered 25 metres from the shore, by an off-duty police diver.

26/08/2019

Spain

Majorca crash: Seven dead in collision between helicopter and plane

At least five people have died in a collision between a helicopter and an ultralight aircraft on the Spanish island of Mallorca, EFE cited the Guardia Civil as saying.

25/08/2019

Eco-Innovation

Here's why solar-powered catamarans are the way to holiday in Ibiza

We investigate why Ibiza’s first zero-emissions boating experience La Bella Verde has become so popular.

24/08/2019

Spain

Wildfire on Spanish island of Gran Canaria 'subsides' as winds drop

A wildfire that has raged across vast areas of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria since the weekend has abated as winds drop, local officials said Tuesday.

20/08/2019

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Gran Canaria wildfire rages out of control as 9,000 are evacuated

Firefighters continue to battle an uncontained wildfire on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria as 9,000 people are evacuated.

19/08/2019

Spain

Gran Canaria wildfire: 2,000 evacuated as blaze rages out of control

Around 2000 residents have been moved from their homes on Gran Canaria because of second forest fire within a week.

18/08/2019

Living

My discovery of Spain's organic wine

I explored a vineyard in Córdoba to learn about Spanish organic wine and why its popularity is increasing.

18/08/2019

Spain

360º video: this school teaches paraplegics how to fly airplanes

After losing the use of his legs in a plane crash, a Spanish engineer has launched a new kind of flight school where other paraplegics can learn how to fly planes.

16/08/2019

Spain

Spanish island's UNESCO archaeological zone ravaged by wildfires

The heart of Gran Canaria was severely ravaged after five continuous days of wildfires.

15/08/2019

Spain

Watch: Spanish village turned into a pensioners' paradise

A village in Spain where two-thirds of its residents are aged over 65 has had a makeover to make it more elderly-friendly.

14/08/2019

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Residents were evacuated as a wildfire burns in Gran Canaria

A wildfire spread close to a National Park and to an area popular with holidaymakers on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria. 1,000 hectares have burned and forced for precaution the evacuation of local residents from their homes.

12/08/2019

Spain

Wildfire rages through forest in Spain's Canary Islands

Video footage shows a wildfire burning through the hills near Juncalillo on the island of Gran Canaria.

11/08/2019

Spain

Bullfighting returns to the Balearics

Bullfighting has returned to the Balearic island of Mallorca after a partial ban was overturned by Spain's top court.

10/08/2019

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Bullfighting returns to Mallorca, despite protests

After two years without the tradition on the Spanish island of Mallorca, bullfights have returned to the capital city of Palma. Outside the arena, however, a group of protesters gathered, holding signs and chanting slogans calling the tradition "torture".

10/08/2019

Spain

Quarter of humanity - including San Marino - faces dire water crisis

Most of southern Europe falls into the 'high water stress' category, with some cities and region facing an even deeper crisis.

07/08/2019

Spain

Plane evacuated after filling with smoke shortly before landing

Passengers evacuated a British Airways flight when the cabin reportedly filled with smoke shortly after it landed in Valencia, Spain.

06/08/2019

Spain

British Airways plane evacuated after cabin fills with smoke

A British Airways plane had to be evacuated after landing in Valencia, Spain, because the cabin filled with smoke.

05/08/2019

World

Over 13,000 unaccompanied young migrants in Spain

They are teenagers and they are alone. Many of the thousands of unaccompanied migrant minors now registered in Spain are now stuck. They are in a state of limbo as the likelihood of getting permanent accommodation remains low.

02/08/2019

Spain

'Keep your hair on': Beard ban at Burger King overturned

Burger King workers in Barcelona will now be able to grow facial hair after authorities ruled the company's internal policy against beards, moustaches, or stubble went against their constitutional rights.

01/08/2019

Spain

Footage of a bull with horns on fire causes uproar

Several French NGOs called out the old Spanish tradition of setting a bull's horns on fire after footage of a bull with his horns on fire went viral on social media.

29/07/2019

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Daredevils scale greasy pole in bizarre traditional competition

Dozens of plucky locals took part in a bizarre traditional competition in the port of Roquetas de Mar in southern Spain on Friday afternoon which saw them attempt to run the length of a greasy pole to grab flags before splashing into the sea below

29/07/2019