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Champions League final 2019 in photos

Liverpool and Tottenham face off in an all-English Champions League final.

01/06/2019

Spain

360° video: This is the most sustainable way to catch tuna fish

The almadraba technique might be 3,000 years old, but it is still the most sustainable way to catch tuna fish, it's claimed. Join Spanish fishermen as they catch the giant fish in this 360° report.

01/06/2019

Spain

UEFA warns over 'fake stewards' plot to steal Champions League tickets

Ahead of the Champions League final, UEFA issued a warning about fake stewards and an organised attempt to steal tickets.

01/06/2019

Sport

Ex-Arsenal footballer Jose Antonio Reyes 'dies in car accident'

We couldn't be confirming worse news," the club wrote on Twitter. "Beloved Sevilla star José Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace."

01/06/2019

Spain

Liverpool beat Tottenham to lift sixth Champions League trophy

Liverpool lift their sixth Champions League trophy, defeating Tottenham 2-0 in Madrid

01/06/2019

Sport

New Guinness World Record set in Madrid: Football for Friendship

In partnership with Gazprom Football

“We should all learn to speak the language of football, because then we are able to communicate with each other no matter which nationality [we are].”

31/05/2019

Spain

Police arrest man accused of funding return of ISIS fighters to Europe

Police said the operation was part of the fight against so-called Islamic State's (ISIS) new strategy of returning its fighters to their home countries, following the loss of its territory in Iraq and Syria.

31/05/2019

Focus

Hundreds of children attend the seventh Football for Friendship event

In partnership with Gazprom Football

Friendship, fair play and dedication are some of the pillars on which Football for Friendship, an annual international programme for youths, is based. Hundreds of young people from all over the world come to participate in this event that seeks to promote core values of football.

31/05/2019

Spain

Could this drone help save migrant lives in the Mediterranean?

Spanish engineers are developing a specially-adapted drone that can aid lifesaving migrant search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

31/05/2019

Sport

Football for Friendship: "It's a movement changing the minds of thousands"

In partnership with Gazprom Football

Supported by UEFA, FIFA, the International Olympic Committee and many other key figures and organisations, the International Children’s Social Programme Football for Friendship (F4F) has been implemented by Gazprom since 2013.

31/05/2019

World

Madrid gears up for all-English Champions League Final

More than 67,000 football fans are expected to attend the all-English Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid tomorrow night. Liverpool are veterans, having won this title five times previously. It's Spurs' first appearance in a Champions League Final

31/05/2019

Spain

Champions League trophy displayed in Madrid as 80,000 fans head to fin

The Champions League trophy was paraded through the streets of Madrid on Thursday ahead of the Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool final being held in the city on Saturday.

30/05/2019

Sport

Children reflect on the current state of journalism at Football for Friendship

In partnership with Gazprom Football

Children reflect on the current state of journalism at Football for Friendship

30/05/2019

Spain

Meet the Spanish teenagers who hunt down celebrity spelling errors

Celebrities in Spain would be well advised to brush up on their spelling and grammar — lest they find themselves hunted down by a class of teenage spell-checkers who are publicly calling out written mistakes found on social media.

29/05/2019

Spain

Real Madrid overtakes Manchester United as world’s most valuable football club

Real Madrid overtakes Manchester United as world’s most valuable football club, according to KPMG

29/05/2019

Spain

'Police target La Liga footballers in match-fixing probe'

A match-fixing probe in Spain is focussing on current and former La Liga footballers as well as club presidents and managers, say police.

28/05/2019

Spain

Migrant found hiding in vehicle's glove box by border police

A migrant was found hiding in a vehicle's glove box on the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

28/05/2019

Spain

Catalan separatists facing jail in Spain win EU Parliament seats

Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras elected to the European Parliament but it's not clear whether either will ever get there.

26/05/2019

Europe News

Independence puzzle for European Parliament

The former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, is campaigning for a seat in the European Parliament. And the polls indicate that he could get it. But the problem is whether he can legally occupy it.

24/05/2019

Spain

Spanish parliament suspends lawmaker rights of four jailed Catalan MPs

The Spanish parliament's governing body on Friday suspended the lawmaker rights of the four jailed Catalan members of parliament while they face trial over the region's failed 2017 independence bid.

24/05/2019

World

Catalonia’s Puigdemont risks arrest if he returns for election

The legal services of the European Parliament indicate that he must go to Madrid to be sworn in.

24/05/2019

Spain

Watch: Zoo told to stop breeding unless offspring reintroduced to wild

The city council voted to modify bylaws, saying breeding will eventually be halted if they are not adhered to. Animal rights activists celebrated but some zookeepers are worried restrictions could do more harm than good.

23/05/2019

Spain

Jailed Catalan leaders attend opening session of Spain's new parliament

Five Catalan separatists were allowed out of prison to be sworn in at the opening session of Spain's new parliament 20 days after general elections

21/05/2019

World

Spanish first as jailed Catalan leaders sworn in at parliament

Five elected Catalan leaders were allowed out of prison for a few hours today, in order to be sworn in at the opening of the Spanish Parliament.

21/05/2019

Next Series

Smart cooling and cleaning for concentrated solar power plants

In partnership with The European Commission

New research is looking at ways of saving water at ultra-thirsty concentrated solar power plants, making this renewable energy more environmentally friendly.

20/05/2019

Spain

EU not doing enough to tackle youth unemployment, says Spanish voter

Like many of his generation, Gonzalo Ajihado left his native Spain seven years ago in the hope of finding better opportunities abroad.

18/05/2019